By Barbara Gruener Part of our Counselor’s Corner series. Click to read other posts in the Counselor’s Corner. Like its name implies, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder th…
Explore free, bilingual resources on traumatic experiences that caring adults can use to help children cope and boost their emotional well-being.
The Trauma Reaction Cards for Children & Adolescents were created to be used in a therapeutic setting with youth who have experienced trauma or other stressful life events. These cards capture the youth’s post trauma experience through the use of engaging visuals and interaction between the therapist and the individual. Here are three ways to use the cards with young children, parents, and older teens who may be hesitant to engage in trauma treatment.
PlayDrMom shares her thoughts and some helpful resources in the aftermath of a tragedy.
Whether a school shooting or a deadly tornado, scary events in the news can leave parents struggling to know when — and how — they should talk with their kids about it. Rosemarie Truglio of Sesame Workshop and Tara Conley, a media studies professor at Montclair State University, give us tips.
How to cope when disaster strikes. Part II in a series about my experience of living through a natural disaster and how to cope with the aftermath.
The program is a response to recent research documenting how traumatic experiences create chronic stress and hormonal imbalances that can have long-term implications for health and learning and emotional development.
SDCOE compiled resources to help adults as they support students with processing their thoughts and feelings following a school shooting.
As part of my ongoing re-organizing and inventorying of my work & creative space, I spent some time going through my collection of children’s books that I commonly use in group work (as w…
How do you help kids cope during emergencies or tragedies? (Grab your FREE coping skills worksheet pack!) How to help a child after a traumatic event or helping kids cope with anxiety: explaining trauma to a child and how to help a child in crisis. All about feeling safe and being safe during public health disasters, natural disasters, weather storms, public health emergencies, or personal stress and even dealing with disappointment activities.
A must-read review of 10 favorite grief counseling resources for children. Perfect for any counselor working with children who have experienced grief or lo
Following the death of a loved one, it is common to have uncomfortable feelings and negative thoughts that when unspoken and not challenged prevent one from healing. The Grief Go Fish Game includes 44 beliefs or thought distortions that assist in therapeutic discussion and healing. The game is pla...
