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This is something a little different. Below is a child-friendly worksheet that uses a simple, creative story to help young children understand addiction in their family including what it is, how it affects people, and why it’s not their fault.

This can be a helpful way to open the door to conversations that are often confusing, scary, or left unspoken, especially for younger children who may be quietly trying to make sense of things on their own.

Free below from the Oklahoma TF CBT site. Use it, share it, and adapt it however it best fits the families you work with.

Came across this and wanted to share - It’s a free 20-page workbook created by Survivor Advocacy Services at Western Washington University (WWU).

It’s designed to support healing after trauma and includes:

• Simple, practical self-care strategies

• Grounding techniques for anxiety and flashbacks

• Reflection exercises and worksheets

• Support system and connection prompts

One of the biggest mistakes clients in can make is thinking relapse “just happens.”

We know that it builds through patterns like isolation, resentment, poor sleep, defensiveness, and subtle shifts in thinking and behavior.

I came across this worksheet and wanted to share it with the group. It can help people spot those warning signs early and plan for high-risk situations...

Free download below:

When someone experiences loss, they don’t always have the language to explain what they’re feeling. This grief workbook helps bridge that gap, using guided activities, reflection, and coping strategies grounded in TF-CBT.

Originally created for children, but easily adaptable for adults who benefit from structured, hands-on processing.

Click to download:

I'm always looking for free stuff online to share with the Taking the Escalator community. I recently found these two Attachment Style worksheets that came from separate places but they look like they would work nicely together to review this interesting clinical topic.

Enjoy the 2 Free Attachment Style Worksheets below:

And:

A classic tool for understanding emotional outbursts

Anger is often the emotion people see first. Someone raises their voice, slams a door, argues with a partner, or explodes in frustration—and the situation gets labeled simply as “anger.” But anger is rarely the whole story....

A classic concept in counseling is the Anger Iceberg. Just like a real iceberg, only a small portion is visible above the water. Beneath the surface are many other emotions that often drive the anger in the first place. When these emotions build up, anger can become the emotion that finally breaks through the surface.

The “Identify Your Iceberg” Activity

Instead of just discussing the chart, ask group members:

“When you get angry, what emotions are usually underneath for you?”

These worksheets are available free on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill website.

15 Pages of DBT Skill worksheets

Sharing here with this group - Download below:

Sharing a free resource with 30 simple, low-prep team-building ideas you can use in groups, staff meetings, trainings, or classrooms.

If you’re looking to:

• Boost engagement

• Break tension

• Build cohesion

• Shift negative energy

We’re sharing a free handout on Rolling with Resistance, a core skill in Motivational Interviewing that can completely shift the tone of difficult conversations.

Resistance shows up in many forms—defensiveness, side comments, distraction, arguing, “You don’t understand,” or “You can’t help me.” Instead of pushing harder, MI teaches us something different:

This handout breaks down:

• What resistance really is

• Why it happens