Sensory Toolkit Ideas

Type:
  Printable Tool
Author:
Sienna Pagett
Presented by:
DMH + UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence
Developed by:
UCLA CARES Center
Relevant categories:
Behavioral Health Child Anxiety School Mental Health
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Overview

Approaching tasks can be difficult when anxiety is getting in the way. Having a sensory toolkit nearby can help lower levels of anxiety so that you can regroup to approach the task at hand. Use this printable tool as a guide for creating your own Sensory Toolkit organized around the five senses. This Toolkit was written by a UCLA undergraduate youth advisor and originally published on the UCLA Center for Child Anxiety Resilience Education and Support (CARES) website. Additional information about the Sensory Toolkit can also be accessed here.

  Keywords: anxiety, emotion regulation, school, stress
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