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Mindset Matters: A Counseling Curriculum to Help Students Understand How to Help Themselves Succeed with a Growth Mindset (Paperback)

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Infusing the Growth Mindset theory into your counseling program can help your students increase achievement through greater self-esteem. Apply these research-based lessons in your classroom curriculum and/or small group counseling by teaching:

Mindfulness

Identify Brain Basics

Not Yet is OK

Determination/Grit

Self-Talk

Everyone is Unique

Teach Others What You Know

Counselors, teachers, and students will enjoy these innovative and easy-to-implement lessons. The lessons in this book will provide your students with a foundation of brain science, the magic of grit, and the benefits of learning, which will help them see the positive outcomes of having a growth mindset.

Includes downloadable PowerPoints and reproducibles

5 REASONS THIS BOOK IS ESSENTIAL:

  1. FLEXIBILITY: This curriculum is applicable to both small groups and classroom curriculum.
  2. RESEARCH-BASED: Growth Mindset was introduced by Carol Dweck, Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and was based on years of studies on children of all ages.
  3. KIDS LIKE IT: When kids have fun and find interest in a topic, they want to talk about it and be involved.
  4. CONNECTS WITH ACADEMICS: As one of the ASCA domains, academic connections are essential.
  5. STRUCTURE FOR YOUR YEAR: Make this curriculum a universal theme for a grade level worth of lessons or to integrate if you are a Mindset School.

About the Author


Lisa King has worked as a school counselor, helping students develop and use innovative practices, for 20 years. She is a national speaker, author of six books on career readiness and growth mindset, and presented her programs at local, state, and national conferences. Lisa has authored six books about career readiness and growth mindset. Lisa attended Tufts University for her undergraduate degree and Georgia State University for her graduate degrees. She lives in Marietta, GA. with her husband and daughter.

Product Details
ISBN: 9781937870409
ISBN-10: 1937870405
Publisher: National Center for Youth Issues
Publication Date: September 15th, 2016
Pages: 169
Language: English