KEVIN GRUZEWSKI, CTRS, has practiced Recreation Therapy for almost 20 years. Nine of those years were spent helping at-risk teens in a mental health facility where he witnessed firsthand how recreation has the power to help, heal, and restore a person. Kevin is also the creator of The Real Recreation Therapist, a blog that aims to create a community of professionals dedicated to using recreation as therapy.
Perfect for recreational therapists, teachers, and parents. This book contains 150 amazing activities to help teens to open up about difficult emotions like anger, stress, grief, depression, and anxiety. The activities within these pages will teach teens how they can regulate their emotions in healthy ways. It's an enlightening book that should be required for anyone providing services for teens. --Danny W. Pettry II, M.Ed., LPC, NCC, CTRS-BHS, Director of Continuing Education at Rec Therapy Today