School Shootings: What Every Parent and Educator Needs to Know to Protect Our Children

by Joseph Lieberman (2008, Citadel, 14.95)
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Investigative journalist and longtime educator Lieberman takes an insightful look inside the minds and hearts of those affected by school shootings--and the kids who commit the shocking crimes. [6" x 9"...384 pages]

Young Children and Trauma: Intervention and Treatment

Edited by Joy Osofsky (2007, Guilford Publications, 27.00)     
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Giving particular attention to the needs of children who have been neglected or abused, this book also addresses other forms of trauma, including illness, injury, exposure to domestic and community violence, and parental loss. [6" x 9.5"...348 pages]

Something Scary Happened to Me: Workbook, Teacher's Guide, CD-ROM

by Linda Rieger (2008, Boulden Publishing, 29.95)
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Helping kids who have experienced, or witnessed a violent or traumatic episode, including physical abuse, school or gang violence, accidents, homicide, suicide, and natural disasters such as floods or fire, can be a challenging prospect for counselors, parents and concerned adults. This program consists of a work/activity book as well as a comprehensive counselor’s guide. The counselor’s guide contains detailed presentation information and talking points for each activity in the workbook as well as additional resources including: The developmental stages of and common reactions to trauma, tips for parents and guardians, as well as sources for additional information. [8.5” x 11”]

Something Scary Happened to Me: A Workbook for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma in their Lives

by Linda Rieger (2008, Boulden Publishing, 5.95)
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This comprehensive work/activity book written by a school counselor is designed to help guide each child through the process of healing. The child’s responses to the activities can help the counselor assess the depth of the problem and the progress the child is making in dealing with the issues involved. Through the use of the activities the child will have the opportunity to express the turmoil they have been feeling as well as the resultant effects on their life. This allows for the facilitator to easily introduce positive coping strategies as well as ways for the child to implement these strategies and start to overcome the trauma they have experienced. [8.5” x 11”...29 pages]]

Confronting Death in the School Family

by Dave Opalewski and Joel Robertson (2007, NCYI, 39.95)
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This book provides guidelines and tools for adding a tragedy component to your crisis response team to help you respond to the death of a student or staff member in a consistent and compassionate manner. Includes procedures for response, samples of announcements, comprehensive classroom plans and worksheets for parents and teachers. A suicide prevention component is also included. Grades K-12. [8.5” x 11”...152 pages]

School-Based Crisis Intervention: Preparing All Personnel to Assist

by Melissa Heath & Dawn Sheen (2005, Guilford, 32.00)
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Packed with user-friendly features—including over 50 reproducible tools—this book provides crucial guidance for helping students cope with such stressful circumstances as bullying, abuse, parental divorce, chronic illness, depression, loss, and more. The emphasis is on giving teachers and staff basic crisis intervention skills: how to react, what to say, and what to do to create a safe and supportive environment. [8.5” x 11”...174 pages]

Treating Trauma & Traumatic Grief in Children and Adolescents

by Judith Cohen, et al. (2006, Guilford Publications, 35.00/hardback)     
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Presenting a "gold standard" treatment recognized as a best practice by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the authors' approach draws extensively on cognitive-behavioral therapy to help children build and master skills to overcome trauma. Includes sample therapy transcripts. [6" x 9"...256 pages]

Collaborative Treatment of Traumatized Children and Teens: The Trauma Systems Therapy Approach

by Glenn Saxe, et al. (2007, Guilford Publications, 42.00/hardback)     
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The Trauma Systems Therapy Approach has been recognized as a treatment of choice by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. The model's developers train agencies and professionals nationwide. This book includes sidebars, charts, reproducibles, and other tools, and can readily be used by both experienced and novice clinicians. [7.5" x 10"...338 pages]

Treating Anger, Anxiety, & Depression in Children and Adolescents

by Jerry Wilde (1996, Acc. Development, 33.95)
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For each of the "big three" (anger, anxiety, depression), this book examines causes and effective interventions, and supplies a six- to eight-week small group counseling guide. [6" x 9"...185 pages]

Caring in Times of Crisis: A Crisis Management/Postvention Manual for Administrators, Student Assistance Teams & Other School Personnel K-12

by Janice Dreshman, et al. (2001, YouthLight, 17.95)
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A concrete, "hands-on" approach to developing an effective crisis management plan to address and respond to sudden violence and other traumas impacting the school community. It is a valuable tool for increasing school professionals' knowledge of the protocol, policies, and strategies needed in crisis management/postvention work. Includes a crisis management checklist, sample announcements, parent/guardian letters, press releases, and other helpful forms for crisis management. [8.5” x 11”...76 pages]

The Scared Child: Helping Kids Overcome Traumatic Events

by Barbara Brooks & Paula Siegel (1996, Wiley, 17.95)
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Here are detailed instructions, based on professional techniques, to encourage kids of any age—from toddler to teenager—to reveal their feelings through words, drawings, and role playing. It provides advice for reassuring and helping them let go of their fears. [6" x 9"...150 pages]

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