Manage Angry and Aggressive Child This is a common complaint from visitors to my office, the Autism Clinic and Family Counseling Center. See some tips and tricks that I have seen work with kids who have Autism, ADHD, anxiety, OCD, and depression. If you are thinking about a child who has no diagnosis, and you […]
CBT Counseling Strategies for Autism
Curious about ways to adapt CBT counseling strategies for Autism? Let’s explore what CBT is and how to present CBT strategies for Autism so they are understood and utilized to create a better quality of life, more flexible problem-solving, and better emotional control. It’s true that some people on the autism spectrum tend to be […]
IEP Goals for Anxiety
IEP Goals for Anxiety Update: Telemedicine virtual online counseling now available here: https://www.bradmasoncounselor.com/ Coronavirus Kid Care Kit detailing how to reassure kids in crisis by age group, structuring their day, menu of offline at-home activities, and managing technology use. Children with special needs and behavior problems stuck at home without structure can push their parents […]
IEP Counseling Goals
IEP Counseling Goals Menu Aggression _________ will demonstrate being mad the right way ___% of observed trials. _________ will use appropriate strategies to calm themselves with prompts ___% of observed trials. _________ will allow themselves to be mad or frustrated without hurting 90% of observed opportunities. _________ will refrain from physical aggression (i.e. kicking, hitting, […]
Stay Calm, Yell Less: Increase Compliance
Three guidelines to stay calm, yell less: increase compliance Ever start to feel like a broken record? Have you considered recording those instructions and reminders you say to kids again and again? Don’t throw things in the house! Have you done your homework? Leave your brother alone! Sit still and stop talking! How do you […]
Mass Shootings: Console your child or teen through times of terror 10 tips
Mass Shootings: Ten tips to console your child or teen through times of terror The mass shooting in Las Vegas on October 1, 2017 is unbelievable. In today’s world it is nearly impossible to shut off a child’s fear-engendering exposure to media coverage of such tragic events. Especially if your child has trouble with fears […]
How do our stories maintain illness?
Power of Story Ever wonder why people get “stuck?” Is it fear of change? Staying in the comfort zone of what you have gotten used to, even if it’s not really what you want and dream of? How do our stories maintain illness? Listening to the internal critic and pessimism, resigning yourself to helplessness, in […]
Personal Power Escape the Victim Trap
Personal Power Escape the Victim Trap Who doesn’t want to be powerful? It does require some bravery to stand in and act on your own personal power. To declare your freedom to live the life you want- because obedience and fear of disobedience are so institutionalized in our culture- starting with school. If you don’t […]
Balancing Power in Adult Relationships
Balancing Power in Adult Relationships If you feel like you have no power in a relationship, then the current state of the relationship is not healthy for you. How can you be healthy if your partner has most of the power? Conflicts and power struggles are a normal part of any relationship. The question is, […]
Power in Adult-child Relationships
Power in Adult-child Relationships To sign up for the free course: click here. Everybody wants to know what is going on with kids these days. Why are so many becoming oppositional and disrespectful to parents and teachers? Do kids have the right to say NO? What rights do they have? What power do they have […]