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Jess Linton, art psychotherapist, shares some examples from her work with adult asylum seekers
illustrating how she has used the emotional learning cards in therapy sessions with them.

Buy the cards to accompany this resource in our store.

Values are what we consider to be of greatest importance in life. Exploring values is about more than naming and defining principles to live by – what we think influences how we behave which, in turn, colours how we feel.

This resource features 32 worksheets which pair letters of the alphabet with values along with multiple choice questions. There are no right or wrong answers – the choices are given to prompt thinking and discussion. The worksheets can be adapted to reflect different themes, ages or abilities and used in the classroom or workshop setting, in verbal therapy sessions as a starting point for conversations or to inspire art or drama therapy exercises.

Aggression isn’t just about getting into conflicts or disagreements – it can also be evident in how we behave.

Any of us can be aggressive if we are provoked, assertive if we believe in something or someone strongly enough and passive, giving in too easily, if we feel we aren’t as good or as deserving as everyone else. The way we behave usually reflects our levels of self-esteem and confidence.

No one is perfect – we all have to develop the ability to observe ourselves and correct our behaviour when its moving too far in one direction or another. Working on our confidence, self-respect and self-esteem is usually part of this.

All of us experience big and little betrayals in the course of everyday life. There will be instances, too, when we betray others either knowingly or without being aware of it. This resource considers some common examples of feeling betrayed and a cut-out dictionary of associated emotions for use in group sessions and to help expand the emotional vocabulary around betrayal and its opposites. This resource should be used alongside our publication the A-Z of Emotions, available in store.

Values are what we consider to be of greatest importance in life. Exploring values is about more than naming and defining principles to live by – what we think influences how we behave which, in turn, colours how we feel.

This resource features 32 worksheets which pair letters of the alphabet with values along with descriptions and questions. The worksheets can be adapted to reflect different themes, ages or abilities and used in the classroom or workshop setting, in verbal therapy sessions as a starting point for conversations or to inspire art or drama therapy exercises.

Anxiety is something we can all feel. It varies in intensity – sometimes it is very strong and may even be accompanied by physical symptoms. It can, for example, cause our hands to sweat, our heartbeat to increase and our stomach to turn. Or it can be quite mild, taking the form of low key worrying.

This worksheet explores the subject of anxiety and investigates what causes it. Questions are included to which you can give general answers or examples from your own life.

Anger is a natural feeling that everyone experiences. In common with all of our emotions, anger gives us information that is important to pay attention to. This resource considers some common causes of anger; ways to manage it and some creative tasks to help you and others explore the emotion. In addition the resource includes a cut-out dictionary of emotions for use in group sessions. This resource should be used alongside our publication the A-Z of Emotions, available in store.

Values are what we consider to be of greatest importance in life. Exploring values is about more than naming and defining principles to live by – what we think influences how we behave which, in turn, colours how we feel. Our resources have been designed to facilitate reflection on the emotional and psychological meanings implicit in values as well as what our life principles look like in action.
The A-Z of Values series also includes Resource 1: An introduction to values, Resource 3: 32 worksheets featuring written/verbal exercises + optional art tasks and Resource 4: 32 worksheets offering multiple choice exercises + optional art tasks.

Whatever our age, we’ve all been a teenager. We know from experience that this is a challenging phase of life and research with young people confirms this. Anger is normal – it only becomes problematic if we don’t recognise it for what it is and if we express it in ways that work against us, rather than for us.

This worksheet focuses on adolescent anger exploring it from different angles and posing general questions on related themes. You can also give examples from your own life or from what you’ve observed around you. As well, you might want to look at the A to Z of Emotions cards to see how anger is described and how Chila Burman’s art work illustrates this.

This resource has been designed to be used in conjunction with our NEW set of Emotional Learning Cards – A-Z of Leadership, buy the cards in our store.

We know from research into leadership and from our own experience that the contemporary work place is a complex environment. As leaders, we are faced with numerous tasks, both practical and relationship-based, all of which inevitably trigger degrees of anxiety. A key leadership skill is to learn about, and find ways of managing, anxieties. This resource encourages ways to name, accept and share our anxieties through exploration of the ‘uncertainty cloud’.