Teen Social Work

Unlock Confidence, Resilience, and Real-World Success — A Practical Guide for Teens and Young Adults Navigating the world as a teen or young adult can feel overwhelming. From making new friends or managing anxiety in social situations, to figuring out how to speak up at work or stay on top of deadlines—life throws a lot at you. That’s why this guide was created. This is your personal toolkit for mastering the essential social and life skills needed to thrive—at school, at work, and in the real world. Inside, you’ll discover how to: ✔ Communicate clearly and confidently in any ...

If you're the parent of a "smart but scattered" teen, trying to help him or her grow into a self-sufficient, responsible adult may feel like a never-ending battle. Now you have an alternative to micromanaging, cajoling, or ineffective punishments. This positive guide provides a science-based program for promoting teens' independence by building their executive skills - the fundamental brain-based abilities needed to get organized, stay focused, and control impulses and emotions.

Growing up shouldn't feel like guesswork. These step-by-step life skills help teens feel capable and help parents feel relieved, tonight, not someday. Today's teens are flooded with information but rarely taught the everyday skills to move into adulthood. This upbeat, practical guide gives a clear roadmap to feel prepared before 18 without lectures or fluff. Built for busy teens and quick 15-minute wins.

If life with your teen has become a battleground, it's time to take action. This empathic book shows how. Trusted psychologists who have worked with thousands of families give you the tools you need to overcome defiance and get teen behavior back on track. Vivid stories and answers to frequently asked questions help you put the techniques into action. The updated second edition incorporates new scientific research on why some teens have more problems with self-control than others.

Ever catch yourself doing something and thinking, Why did I just do that? The Psychology of Everyday Life uncovers the hidden rules behind your choices with 100 short psychology facts you can spot in real time at work, in relationships, and online. Each fact fits on one page, with clear explanations, real world examples, and quick “try this” ideas you can feel the same day. Inside, you will: See how thinking traps, biases, and mental shortcuts quietly steer your decisions. Understand why habits stick, why motivation swings, and how to nudge both in a better direction. Learn how emotions...

Cuando te enfadas o sientes emociones que te dificultan actuar racionalmente, reaccionas de manera impulsiva: pierdes los papeles, tomas malas decisiones o dices cosas de las que luego te arrepientes.

One of Joseph Campbell’s most popular, most quoted works, A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living is a treasure trove of insight and inspiration, thought-provoking in its depth, poetic in its scope. Drawn from a month-long workshop at the world-famous Esalen Institute, the Joseph Campbell Companion captures Campbell at his best: wise, funny, intelligent, and inspiring.

In "Bridges to Independence," you will discover a compassionate, insightful guide for those navigating the unique challenges of parenting neurodivergent teenagers moving into adulthood. This comprehensive resource provides practical strategies, emotional support, and resources to help families thrive during these pivotal years. Key Features: Understanding Autism in Adolescence: Explore the characteristics of autism as they manifest during the teenage years, including social dynamics and sensory sensitivities. Communication Strategies: Learn effective techniques to enhance communication with...

Being constantly concerned with what people think of you or how you are seen in social situations may be draining and irritating, limiting your possibilities and development. As a parent or guardian, you want to support your children but are unsure how. The only way to achieve this is to explore for solutions. This workbook is a preliminary stage in your journey to overcoming your dread of people.

Do you find it difficult to make friends at school? Do you ever get invited to a party but say no because you’re worried you’ll look bad? Do you have trouble communicating with someone you find attractive? Many teenagers feel shy and uncomfortable in social situations. That's why Social Skills for Teens with Social Anxiety is here to assist teens who are experiencing social anxiety by teaching them how to deal with it, and start enjoying interacting with people from all walks of life.

For teens dealing with group projects, sports teams, and social circles, learning how to work well with others can be life-changing. But without the right skills, teamwork often leads to frustration, missed goals, or endless group conflicts. This audiobook offers teens 151 exciting, easy-to-follow activities and games that transform any group into a team that supports, trusts, and succeeds together.

Despite what others may tell you, you know when something isn’t right. If the thought of a social situation causes you to spiral into fear and panic—it’s not shyness that you will grow out of! Right now, you are caught in a cycle of negative thoughts, low self-esteem, a racing heart, and so many other challenges that impact each and every area of your life. But it doesn’t have to be this way. If you can’t cope with the pressure of social situations and want to gain the confidence to live a happy, exciting life, then get this audiobook now.

The Radical Art of Focusing in a Noisy World Feeling Drained, Distracted, and Constantly Behind? It’s Not Your Fault—It’s Your Tech. You open your laptop to work, only to find yourself lost in a blizzard of notifications, apps, and endless scrolling. You feel busy, but your best work never gets done. The truth is, the technology designed to help you has quietly become the biggest source of stress and digital clutter in your life, hijacking your brain and crushing your capacity for deep, meaningful focus. This book isn't about ditching your phone; it's about reclaiming your time, your ...

Can’t stop scrolling at midnight? You’re not weak; it’s designed that way. Smartphone Apps are built to keep your brain in “seek mode,” while blue light and infinite feeds keep you wired. Standard advice often says “just put your phone away,” but that doesn’t work when you need alarms, VIP calls, or on-call availability. This book introduces the Sleep-Safe Mode, a five-step framework that works with your phone, not against it, so that you can fall asleep 20–30 minutes faster tonight. You can read and apply the entire book in 30 minutes or less. Can't sleep right now. Try ...

In this instant Amazon-bestselling guide to entrepreneurship and personal finance, teen entrepreneur Nathan Sykes pulls back the curtain on the same journey he's using to attempt the impossible - retiring before 25 years old; younger than 99 percent of the population. In Retire Before College, Sykes shares how high school and college students can transform the way they think about entrepreneurship.

Scattered, distracted, and drowning in notifications? You’re not failing at focus; your environment is. Constant pings and loops are designed to hijack your brain. However, you don’t need to quit your apps or go off-grid to regain clarity. This book offers the 2×50 Focus Reset, a simple, repeatable system that helps you carve out two deep work windows tomorrow, regardless of how busy your day is. What You’ll Gain: Silence distraction triggers without deleting apps Protect two daily focus windows and make them visible to others. Use micro-rituals that redirect urges into progress.s ...

Your body isn’t betraying you, it’s communicating with you. When anxiety hits, your body speaks first: a tight chest, a clenched jaw, a restless pulse. Most of us respond by trying to think our way out of it. But the body doesn’t speak logic; it speaks sensation. In The Body Keeps the Clues, author and learning designer Tristin McAvery teaches you how to translate those sensations into usable data. This book completes the Anxiety Relief Book Series by helping you reconnect with the body’s intelligence through her simple, science-based Body Map Framework: Notice → Name → Nurture....

Calm isn’t quitting, it’s rebellion. In a world that rewards overdrive and monetizes your stress, tranquility becomes an act of quiet defiance. Anxiety Relief: The Calm Rebellion shows high-achieving women how to reclaim control from a culture designed to keep them anxious. Drawing on neuroscience, psychology, and embodied practices, Tristin McAvery offers a science-backed guide to retraining your nervous system in five minutes or less. You’ll learn: Why your body isn’t broken, it’s over-adapted to survival mode. How to practice the Rebel Reset, a 3-step calming framework. The ...

Anxiety isn’t a flaw. It’s a form of feedback. Your mind is not broken. It’s running outdated code. Every anxious thought is a script your brain wrote to keep you safe. The problem? Those scripts never got updated for modern life. In Rewire Your Inner Calm, author and learning designer Tristin McAvery shows you how to rewrite those mental programs using neuroscience, CBT, and habit design. You’ll learn to transform anxiety from an automatic reaction into a conscious response through the System Reboot Protocol, a 4-step process that detects, decodes, debugs, and deploys calm on ...