Happy Times Children's Workbook

The Happy Times Children's Workbook (HTCW), an instrument based on Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), was designed by Dr. J. Ramirez Perez an experienced educator and his son Juan (Vito) Perez, LPC, an experienced therapist in the use of CBT. It is our hope that through the use of this tool, elementary school age children will be better able to cope with some of the fears, anxiety, and depression which currently plagues many children in this country as a result of the confusion, instability, and uncertainty which has been generated by this major pandemic, COVID 19. The HTWC is comprised of 3 parts. The first part consists of 12 items which the children can read, or which can be read to them by the teacher. The second part consists of 24 beautiful and very positive illustrations which will be used by the children in responding to the 12 items in part one. The third part involves the selection of one of the illustrations in the second section and the development of a brief written essay to justify the student's selection. This part, part 3, should be reserved for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades, as students in these grades will have the writing skills necessary to complete this section.