Taming the Adolescent Mind: A mindfulness – based training program for adolescents – Manual

A complete step-by-step resource to teach mindfulness skills to adolescents, it is recommended for school counsellors, teachers and clinicians.

ISBN 979-0-646-59455-2

The Taming the Adolescent Mind program has proven to be effective in treating adolescents with mixed psychological distress. This includes learning and applying techniques of R.O.A.M (regulate attention; observing attention; acceptance; meaningful and mindful living), with structured exercises and demonstrations with the goal of achieving mindfulness skills.

This manual enables the practitioner to facilitate a mindfulness group-based programme for adolescents aged 13 – 18 years old.

A complete step-by-step resource to teach mindfulness skills to adolescents, it is recommended for school counsellors, teachers and clinicians.

Author Dr Lucy Tan

Dr Tan is a Clinical Psychologist, having trained and worked in Scotland, Singapore and New Zealand, before moving to Australia.

She has published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences.

She has been a lucky recipient of several awards, one of which is The Australia Prime Minister’s Endeavour Asia Award (2013) for her cutting edge research in adolescent mental health.