Our newly launched Therapeutic Wellbeing Toolbox has been written by Dr Tina Rae, child psychologist, who has over 30 years’ experience specialising in the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.

 The toolbox offers over 180 therapeutic strategies that can will help to develop children’s wellbeing and self-regulation skills. You can work through the whole toolbox or choose the most relevant from the six sections of Building Confidence and Self Esteem, Effective Thinking (CBT), Mindfulness, Positive Psychology Tools, Anxiety Management, and Anger and Stress Management.

A review from Professor Barry Carpenter, CBE, OBE, PhD, a Professor of Mental Health in Education at Oxford Brookes University

“The Therapeutic Toolbox is a groundbreaking resource from the distinguished Child Psychologist , Dr Tina Rae.

Within a framework of Positive Psychology there is a clear focus on building emotional resilience through dynamic and innovative activities. These are laid out in 6 Toolbox Card sets , designed and written in such away that they are directly accessible to the child or young person themselves. This in itself is key, in that it directly empowers the CYP to self regulate their emotions , feelings and responses . The cards are attractive and inviting ; they could be used to aid individual sessions , group activities or as a stimulus to whole class discussion .

The Toolbox contains resources to aid the activities on the cards, making it complete and easily accessible for teacher, teaching assistant ,  student or child.

For years a debate has raged : that Education is not therapy . Indeed it is not ! But it should have a therapeutic element that addresses the emotional well being of the CYP .

In this innovative and creative  Toolbox, Tina Rae moves that debate on to the vital area of practice.  in this time of crisis in Child Mental Health .

The Therapeutic Toolbox will be welcomed by many teachers desperate for resources that truly address the current profile of child learning and emotional need. ”

Professor Barry Carpenter , CBE, OBE, PhD

Professor of Mental Health in Education

Oxford Brookes University , UK

A review from Lorraine Petersen, OBE, Special Needs Consultant and Mental Health Trainer with over 25 years experience.

“The recently published Therapeutic Toolbox is a comprehensive resource that every school should invest in. The knowledge and expertise of Dr Tina Rae ensures that this box contains everything a school may need to support children and young people who require a therapeutic approach to supporting their mental health and wellbeing.

The Toolbox is aimed at children and young people aged 8 to 15 and has all the resources required to enable a “non-therapist” to become more skilled and knowledgeable about therapeutic approaches which will enable them to identify and prevent the escalation of more complex mental health difficulties.

The toolbox offers over 180 strategies that can be used to deliver therapeutic support to develop children’s wellbeing and self-regulation skills. The toolbox is portable and can be taken from room to room and comes with a collection of fidgets for use within the intervention sessions.

With the increase in the number of children and young people with significant mental health needs in our schools this Toolbox has everything that is needed to offer a whole school approach to supporting them.”

Lorraine Petersen OBE