Today's students and employees are stressed, overwhelmed, and burned out, and their mental health and well-being are suffering...we have tools that can help.
Grounded in a holistic, wellness-centered framework, Balanced Card Sorts offers user-friendly digital and hands-on card sort tools to help your students and employees think and talk about what they need to take care of themselves, find better balance, build purposeful and satisfying careers, and take meaningful action toward their career, wellness, and work-life balance goals.
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Student Wellness Card Sort
A tool to help students think and talk about their mental health and wellness needs, and make small changes to improve their social, emotional and physical health.
Helping students uncover their career and work-life balance values, determine their own definition of success, and explore careers that fit with who they are.
A holistic approach for clarifying and communicating professional and personal priorities, setting achievable goals, creating a culture of well-being, and reducing burnout.
Our engaging tools provide helpful prompts and a structured process for talking about mental wellness, career values, and work-life balance, helping to build a culture of well-being.
Our tools help generate deep reflection and meaningful conversations about what's most important to people in their personal and professional lives, and serve as a foundation for important conversations about mental health and work-life balance.
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What people are saying about Balanced Card Sorts
In my entire school career, no one has ever asked me these kinds of questions before!
Kate, undergraduate student
This morning we used the card sort with a group of freshmen...I overheard one student say, "Wow, that was actually really helpful!" When you get teenage boys specifically engaged with something this important for 30+ minutes, I'd say that's a huge win!
Beth, school counselor
I have students literally knocking on my office door asking when they get to do the card sort...
Heidi, high school administrator
The Work-Life Balance Assessment manages to lead us through a fairly involved exercise simply and quickly, and brings very important information about work-life balance into immediate focus. Wellness values and priorities get clarified in an illuminating way. I think people will get so much out of this tool. Â
Elizabeth Clayton, Healthcare System Wellness Specialist
A really stimulating tool that helps put language into a priority setting process, helping users find, live, and be more of what they want. The card sort uniquely makes the process more engaging.
Dr. Rich Feller, Professor, Distinguished Teaching Scholar & NCDA Past President
The Work-Life Balance Card Sort is an incredible tool for helping my clients to clarify their needs and values while quickly pinpointing specific areas that we can work on in therapy together to bring more balance, meaning, and mental wellness into their lives. Â
Christy Cole, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
There's something magical that happens as people move cards around and make decisions about what they value. IÂ use many card sorts with clients, and now I'm adding the Work-Life Balance cards to my mix.
Jim Peacock, Principal, Peak Careers Consulting
The card sort helped me figure out where I was feeling stuck in my life. It helped me see that my professional self was thriving and that there was room for growth in my personal sphere. That helped me realize that I had a couple core needs that I could start meeting right away. The clarity this provided changed my perspective and empowered me. I am grateful for this amazing tool!
Jackie, counseling client
I knew when I ventured back into the workforce after having been a stay-at-home parent for 5 years that I wanted to explore a new career path. The Work-Life Balance Assessment was the perfect tool to help me find my career direction while reminding me that family and time for myself is also important.Â
Lisa, counseling client
After 20 years dedicated to my work community, my boundaries between work and life felt helplessly blurred. I used the Work-Life Balance Assessment to reflect on and clarify my priorities and it helped me realize I needed a change. I am grateful for this tool, which enabled me to rearticulate my goals and values, as well as envision a new career path that made me feel excited and optimistic.
