The Dot Method: an interactive tool to teach kids about cancer (The Method Workbooks) - Softcover

Mora LCPC, Kelsey

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798989000500

Publisher: Kelsey Mora, PLLC, 2024

Synopsis

The Dot Method is an interactive children's workbook that guides adults in helping to teach kids about cancer.
It is part of The Method Workbook series by creator, Kelsey Mora. For more information visit themethodworkbooks.com

More than 20 million people around the world are affected by cancer. Children are often impacted by a cancer diagnosis in unanticipated ways. The Dot Method is for children impacted by any cancer relationship including themself, a sibling, a parent, a grandparent, or another friend or relative.

Using simple visuals, honest language, and a workbook format, The Dot Method helps untangle medical jargon and unfamiliar scenarios and present them in a way that makes sense to children and young adults. The workbook allows for different types of cancers, treatments, and outcomes to be expressed.

The workbook written by a dual-certified child life specialist and licensed clinical professional counselor includes: a how to guide for caregivers and a glossary of child-friendly definitions of cancer terms. It teaches about cancer cells, treatment, side effects, as well as helps children identify feelings, their support system, and coping strategies.

About this title

About the Author

Kelsey Mora is a dual-certified Child Life Specialist and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor based in the Chicagoland area and available nationwide for consultation.She is specifically trained to support children and adolescents navigating illness, grief, and other stressors, as well as to guide caregivers in how to talk to kids about life's most difficult moments.Kelsey is the creator of The Method Workbooks-a series of interactive tools designed to help children understand and cope with complex topics. The first in the series, The Dot Method, is a workbook that helps adults teach children about cancer using honest language, simple visuals, and a play-based approach. It is intended to be used by a child and trusted adult together, whether at home, in therapy, or in healthcare settings.Kelsey also serves as the Chief Clinical Officer at Pickles Group, a nonprofit providing free support and resources to kids and teens impacted by a parent's cancer.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kelsey Mora, PLLC
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798989000500
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 37
• Editor: Clark Allison Kessel