A middle school counselor has written a third book called "Relax" aimed at teaching preschoolers the characteristics of resiliency. The counselor believes that a lack of resiliency in teens and young adults has contributed to increased school violence and shootings. The book teaches five characteristics of resiliency: believing you can overcome adversity, surrounding yourself with support, relaxing, setting goals, and maintaining humor. The counselor says developing these traits can help prevent issues like those experienced by the students responsible for past school shootings.
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School Counselor Teaches Resiliency to Combat Future School Shootings
1. School Counselor Teaches Resiliency to Combat Future School Shootings
Releases third book called, “Relax”.
Westlake, OH (USA), December 12, 2014 -- Middle School Counselor Kasey Kellem says about
50% of the students she works with have problems with anxiety. That’s one of the reasons why
she wrote the book “Relax.” Recently released through Halo Publishing International, it’s the
third book in a three-part series called “Mind Over Matter” or M.O.M. Geared toward
pre-school students, each book teaches a certain characteristic of becoming resilient.
“Everybody faces adversity at some point in life,” says Kellem. “The earlier children learn how
to become resilient, the easier it will be for them to deal with the challenges and obstacles that
come with life.”
Through her research, Kellem found that teens and young adults are not prepared to handle
adversities such as bullying, conflict, divorce, abuse, death and disease, which may occur in
their lives.
“This lack of resiliency, I feel, has been the cause of increased school violence and shootings,”
says Kellem.
She studied 9 school shootings along with the most recent one at Sandy Hook Elementary
school in Newtown, Connecticut. Almost two years ago to the day, on Dec. 12, 2012, Adam
Lanza fatally killed his mother and then shot 20 children and six adult staff members before he
took his own life. The troubled boy was a target of relentless bullying who also dealt with
disease and divorce.
Kellem’s books teach on the five characteristics of resiliency: 1.Believe that you can get through
adversity; 2. Surround yourself with those who love and support you; 3. Take time and find
ways to relax; 4. Set goals and follow your dreams; 5. Maintain a sense of humor. She says
these characteristics help kids develop social competence, problem-solving skills, critical
consciousness, autonomy and a sense of purpose. Kellem says all the students responsible for
school shootings dealing back to Columbine in 1999 were missing one or more of these factors.
Kellem says she and her husband both practice the five characteristics of becoming and staying
resilient. Currently, she lives with Multiple Sclerosis, while her husband is fighting metastic
cancer.
“We live with hope and a positive attitude despite the stressors in our life,” says Kellem. “We
are surrounded with loving and supportive people and we look for humor in everyday
situations. We still keep busy but find ways to relax each day. Finally, we still believe in our
dreams and that we will overcome our challenges. This is what gets us through life.”
2. You can purchase The Mind Over Matter (M.O.M) books including “Relax” through Halo
Publishing at http://www.halopublishing.com/bookstore/Kasey-Crawford-Kellem . Each sells for
$16.95
“These books are also designed to be decorations on bookshelves, nightstands, or desks in a
child ´s bedroom or playroom which will serve as constant resiliency reinforcement,” says Halo
Publisher Lisa M. Umina.
Biography:
Kasey Kellem is a middle school counselor and a former special education teacher, who has
devoted her life to help children who are facing adversity to become resilient. She has earned a
Bachelors Degree and Masters Degree in Special Education and an Educational Specialist
Degree in Counseling. She is a devoted wife, stepmother, sister, daughter and friend.
Press & Media Contact:
Lisa M. Umina, Publisher
Halo Publishing International
1100 NW Loop 410, Suite 700-176
San Antonio, TX 78213 - USA
+1 877-705-9647
contact@halopublishing.com
http://www.halopublishing.com