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Youth Curriculum

Mental Health

Storytelling Mission

Soul Stories facilitates a Mental Health Storytelling Workshop for middle and high school students utilizing the principals of Social Emotional Learning, Narrative Therapy, and Dr. Judith Herman's Stages of Trauma Recovery. Our mission is to teach students how to develop personal tools and build meaningful community that supports their social, emotional and mental wellbeing. We do this by providing students a safe structured space to engage in intentional play-based activities, personal story writing, facilitated sharing and creative expression.

We offer:

One-off
workshops

Up to twelve weeks
of reoccurring workshops

Teacher & organizational trainings

Customized packages to suit the needs of your community

Designed to complement, not replace, existing counseling and academic supports, the program creates in-person spaces where students build emotional regulation, empathy, and positive peer relationships without being required to disclose personal trauma. Using a strengths-based, youth-centered approach, students cocreate norms, choose activities, and explore identity through values, relationships, and personal growth. Flexible and low disruption, Soul Stories can be integrated into English Language Arts, Social Studies, advisory periods, enrichment blocks, or after-school programming, supporting improved school climate, student engagement, and readiness to learn.

Youth Curriculum

Youth Curriculum
Soul Stories: Mental Health Storytelling Workshop

Soul Stories: Mental Health Storytelling Workshop

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Workshop Intro

Workshop Intro

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Teacher / Organizational Training Intro

Teacher / Organizational Training Intro

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Of the DPS Students we have worked with...

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97% say our session was valuable to them

93% say it taught them skills they can use to support thier friends

98% would recommend us to other schools

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Soul Stories 
helped me...

“With finding other people who go through the same things as I"

“Find me, feel my emotions & bond with my peers"

"Think deeper about the story I wanted to tell & get the courage to say it in front of peers"

Pillars of the Curriculum

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Play

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Coping
Strategies

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Storytelling

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Performance

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