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Crisis– Resources for Educators
Trauma
BOOKS
Call #: 616.8521 Ste
Author: Steele, William.
Title: Structured sensory intervention for traumatized children, adolescents, and parents : strategies to alleviate trauma / William Steele and Melvyn Raider.
Publisher: Lewiston, NY : Edwin Mellen Press, c2001.
Subject: Post-traumatic stress disorder – Treatment; Grief; Art therapy; Counseling.
Summary: "[A] comprehensive treatment approach designed to diminish the terror that exposed individuals experience and facilitate feelings of safety. This structured protocol provides a valuable session-by-session, situation specific (e.g., school vs. agency) guide to intervention.
Call #: 616.8521 Ste
Author: Steele, William.
Title: Trauma debriefing for schools and agencies / William Steele.
Publisher: Grosse Pointe Woods, MI : National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children, c1998.
Subject: Crisis management; Life skills; Stress (Psychology); Counseling; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Trauma debriefing
Summary: Provides field-tested debriefing tools including strategies, a detailed step-by-step debriefing protocol, and five debriefing models
Call #: 616.858445 Ste
Author: Steele, William.
Title: A handbook of interventions following suicide or trauma in schools / William Steele.
Publisher: Grosse Pointe Woods, MI : National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children, c2001.
Subject: Suicide; Suicide -- Psychological aspects; Suicide – Prevention; Crisis intervention (Mental health services); Counseling; Crisis management.
Summary: Provides information on responding to potentially suicidal students, organizing responses after a suicide occurs, organizing responses after other traumatic events, and trauma-specific interventions for incidences other than suicide. Also includes checklists, forms, policies and procedures, guidelines for survivors and detailed information about trauma reactions.
VIDEO
Call #: VR 371.78 Res
Title: Responding to tragic events in schools / St. James-Assiniboia School Division, Educational Support Services, Tragic Events Committee. [videorecording]. /
Publisher: [Winnipeg] : Distance Learning and Information Technologies Unit, Program Development Branch, c2004.
Subject: School counseling; Crisis management; Stress (Psychology); Trauma debriefing
Summary: Designed to help staff develop plans for handling tragic school events. Through narration and scenarios, this program outlines the steps to take in response to critical incidents, emphasizing the need for, and significance of, critical incident planning. Topics include: how to confirm information, how to inform staff and students, how to decide which people are affected, what reactions to look out for, and how to be supportive and assist people to recovery.
Audience: Adult, professional development.
Call #: VR 616.8521 Tra
Title: Trauma debriefing for schools and agencies / RFG Productions. [videorecording] /
Publisher: Grosse Pointe Woods, MI : National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children, c1998.
Subject: Crisis management; Life skills; Stress (Psychology); Counseling; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Trauma debriefing
Note: Book includes bibliographical references.
Summary: This video presents stories of adult trauma survivors and what has helped them become survivors. The accompanying book provides field-tested debriefing tools including strategies, a detailed step-by-step debriefing protocol, and five debriefing models. The book also contains handouts for participants.
Call #: VR 152.4 Bou
Title: Bouncing back / produced by HeartLand Media ; written by Jim Watson. [videorecording]. /
Publisher: San Francisco : HeartLand Media ; c2003.
Subject: Emotions; Social skills; Disappointment; Life skills; Depression; Crisis management; Grief.
Summary: Objectives: to recognize common sources of disappointment and loss; to explore the emotions that accompany disappointment and loss; to become more aware of the signs of depression; to identify a network for support during crisis periods; [and] to increase resiliency through the acquisition of positive coping skills for dealing with disappointment, loss, and depression.
Audience: Gr. 7 - Sr. 4.
KITS
Call #: KIT/BK 616.8521 Ste
Author: Steele, William.
Title: Helping children feel safe : a debriefing program for children K-6th grade / William Steele, Cathy Malchiodi, Nancy C. Klein. [kit]. :
Publisher: Grosse Pointe Woods, MI : National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children, 2002.
Subject: Post-traumatic stress disorder – Treatment; Grief; Counseling; Life skills; Art therapy; Stress (Psychology)
Summary: Provides a series of sensory activities to help children gain a sense of safety in the midst of trauma. Also includes a Debriefing handbook and puppets. The materials helps normalize the many trauma-reactions children experience, and is an excellent resource to use to talk to and comfort a traumatized child.
Audience: K-6 Counselors.
Call #: VR/KIT 616.8521 Ife
Title: I feel better now! / TLC Institute. [videorecording]. /
Publisher: Grosse Pointe Woods, MI : National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children, c1998.
Pages: 1videocassette (ca. 30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. +
Subject: Post-traumatic stress disorder – Treatment; Counseling; Life skills; Stress (Psychology)
Contents: The kit includes: a Leaders Guide which takes caregivers through 8 sessions and activities; a Workbook containing worksheets with reproducible cognitive and psychomotor activities; Just Because I Am - a child's book of affirmations full of positive, helpful activities for children and parents; and the Helping Traumatized Children Video, in which field-testers and participating children introduce viewers to the benefits of this program and puppet scenarios for use in the sessions. Five puppets are also included in the kit.
Call #: VR/KIT 616.8521 Tra
Title: Trauma intervention program : short-term trauma intervention / RFG Productions. [videorecording] :
Publisher: Grosse Pointe Woods, MI : National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children, c1998.
Pages: 2 videocassettes (ca. 30 min.) : sd., col ; 1/2 in +
Subject: Crisis management; Life skills; Stress (Psychology); Counseling.
Post-traumatic stress disorder; Grief; Trauma debriefing
Summary: The Children's Section (in the binder) provides an 8-session age appropriate, trauma-specific intervention model for 6-12 year olds. The Adolescent Section provides an 8-session intervention designed for older children ages 13-18. Three Workbooks are included with activities which target specific common trauma reactions. Assessment tools are designed to identify trauma-specific reactions by frequency of occurrence and their diagnostic sub-categories.
Death
BOOKS
Call #: 155.937 Kub
Author: Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth.
Title: Living with death and dying / by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross.
Publisher: Collier, c1981. .
Subject: Death--Psychological aspects.
Call #: VR 155.937 Lud
Title: Ludovic : visiting grandpa / National Film Board of Canada ; a film by Co Hoedeman. [videorecording]. :
Publisher: Canada : National Film Board, 2001.
Subject: Grandfathers -- Juvenile fiction; Death; Adjustment (Psychological); Grandparent-grandchild relationship; Bereavement
Summary: This touching tale by Co Hoedeman is about the closeness and understanding between a grandfather and his little grandson who gradually learn to accept the death of a loved one."--From video sleeve.
Audience: Ages 3-6.
Call #: 155.937 Wol
Author: Wolfelt, Alan.
Title: A child's view of grief : a guide for parents, teachers, and counselors / Alan D. Wolfelt.
Publisher: Fort Collins, Colo. : Companion Press, c2004. .
Subject: Bereavement, Grief, Children and death, Children -- Counseling of.
Summary: Explains how children and adolescents grieve after a loved one dies. Enables readers to help children cope with grief and become healthy, loving adults.
Call #: 155.937 Wol
Author: Wolfelt, Alan.
Title: Healing a child's grieving heart : 100 practical ideas for families, friends & caregivers / Alan D. Wolfelt.
Publisher: Fort Collins, Colo. : Companion Press, c2001.
Subject: Bereavement; Grief; Children and death; Children -- Counseling of.
Summary: This book offers 100 practical, immediate, kid-friendly ideas for helping children mourn.
Call #: 155.937 Wol
Author: Wolfelt, Alan.
Title: Healing your grieving heart for teens : 100 practical ideas / Alan D. Wolfelt.
Publisher: Fort Collins, Colo. : Companion Press, c2001.
Subject: Grief, Bereavement, Teenagers and death.
Summary: Helps readers understand and deal with grief. It provides simple, practical ideas and activities.
Call #: 155.937 Wol
Author: Wolfelt, Alan.
Title: Understanding your grief : ten essential touchstones for finding hope and healing your heart / Alan D. Wolfelt.
Publisher: Fort Collins, Colo. : Companion, c2003.
Subject: Grief; Bereavement -- Psychological aspects; Death -- Psychological aspects.
Summary: Helps readers understand the process of grieving. Describes ten touchstones - emotional, physical, cognitive, social and spiritual actions - to aid healing.
Call #: 155.937 Wol
Author: Wolfelt, Alan.
Title: Healing your grieving heart for kids : 100 practical ideas / Alan D. Wolfelt.
Publisher: Fort Collins, Colo. : Companion Press, c2001.
Subject: Grief; Bereavement; Children and death; Emotions.
Summary: Helps readers understand and deal with grief. It provides simple, practical ideas and activities.
Call #: 155.973 Whe
Author: Dougy Centre for Grieving Children.
Title: When death impacts your school : a guide for school administrators / The Dougy Center.
Publisher: Portland, OR : Dougy Centre, 2000.
Subject: Bereavement; Death; School violence;Teenagers -- Suicide.
Summary: Provides practical and immediate information about how to work sensitively and effectively with staff and students after a death.
Call #: 362.7 Han
Author: Martin, Duncan.
Title: Handbook for the caregiver on suicide prevention / by Duncan Martin, Ph.D. et al.
Publisher: Hamilton, NS. : Hamilton Board of Education, c1987.
Subject: Suicide.
Call #: 371.46 Obi
Author: Obiakor, Festus E.
Title: Disruption, disaster, and death: : helping students deal with crises / Festus E. Obiakor.
Publisher: Reston, VA : Council for Exceptional Children, c1997.
Subject: Students, Counseling of; Crisis management; Death--Psychological aspects--Students.
Call #: 616.858445 Cro
Author: Crook, Marion.
Title: Teenagers talk about suicide / by Marion Crook.
Publisher: Toronto, ON. : NC Press, c1988.
Subject: Suicide.
Call #: DVD 155.937 Kid
Title: Kids talkin' about death / National Film Board of Canada ; written and directed by Sue Huff. [videorecording] /
Publisher: Montréal : National Film Board of Canada, c2005.
Pages: 1 videodisc (ca. 20 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. +
Subject: Death; Children and death.
Summary: This program looks at how kids see and interpret death, from helping a friend grieve to losing a parent. This program is not intended for children who are currently grieving and may not be suitable for those who have recently suffered a significant loss. This program will help facilitate conversations with children to enable them to express their fears and thoughts about death.
Audience: Early - Middle yrs.
Call #: DVD 362.28 Its
Title: It's never too late : stopping teen suicide / Human Relations Media. [videorecording] :
Publisher: Mount Kisco, NY : Human Relations Media, c2005.
Subject: Teenagers -- Suicidal behavior; Suicide – Prevention; Depression (Psychology)
Summary: "This video is designed to raise young people's awareness of suicide as a serious health problem; help them identify symptoms of depression and signs of suicidal intention; and encourage them to seek help for themselves or for others whose behavior and demeanor indicates a potentially serious problem."
Audience: Senior years.
VIDEO & DVD
Call #: DVD 616.8527 Tee
Title: Teenage depression & suicide / produced and directed by Center City Film and Video ; executive producer, Andrew Schlessinger. [videorecording]. /
Publisher: Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media, c2004.
Subject: Depression (Psychology; Suicide; Teenagers – Suicide; Suicide -- Psychological aspects.
Summary: Students will get the lowdown on the causes, symptoms and treatments available for those suffering from depression, outfitting students with the necessary tools to deal with both friends and themselves.
Audience: Gr 7 - Sr. 4.
Call #: DVD 616.858445 Rem
Title: Remembering Tom : coping with youth suicide / Produced by Cooper Rock Pictures Inc., a co-production with the National Film Board of Canada. [videorecording] :
Publisher: [Canada] : Cooper Rock Pictures : c1999.
Pages: 1 videodisc (24 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. +
Subject: Teenagers – Suicide; Suicide -- Psychological aspects; Suicide -- Prevention.; Adolescence; Bereavement; Death; Mental illness; Depression (Psychology); Grief.
Summary: This documentary underscores a family's grief and bereavement following a suicide. Their strength and resilience provide hope that although we cannot always prevent such a tragedy, we can make choices about how to cope.
Audience: Sr. yrs.
Call #: VR 155.9 Som
Title: Sometimes you have to say good-bye / Sunburst Visual Media. [videorecording]. /
Publisher: Pleasantville, NY : Sunburst Communications, c2003.
Subject: Death; Bereavement; Grief; Friendship.
Summary: A sensitive program designed to help children accept the idea that life is filled with changes and losses, and that learning to accept change is part of growing up. Death is experienced frankly and in terms that children can understand.
Audience: Gr. K-2.
Call #: VR 155.937 Chi
Title: A child's grief / Associated Producers/Reunion Film Ltd. [videorecording]. /
Publisher: Oakville, ON : Magic Lantern Communications [distributor], [199-].
Pages: 1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Subject: Bereavement; Grief; Children and death; Parents—Death; Death--Psychological aspects; Emotions in children
Magic Lantern Communications Ltd. (Firm)
Note: Title from title screen.
Summary: "The reaction of children to the loss of a parent or sibling can be devastating. Adults are often unaware of how children express their grief or of ways that they can be helped. This program shows a group of bereaved children speaking openly about their feelings, hopes and dreams, and is a valuable tool for educators, guidance counselors, medical practitioners, nurses, mental health professionals, clergy and bereaved parents."--From video sleeve. Audience: Professional development, adult.
Audience: Professional development, adult.
Call #: VR 155.937 Tom
Title: The tomorrows children face when a parent dies Produced by Sparrowhead Productions. [videorecording] /
Publisher: Sparrowhead Productions, c1997.
Pages: 1 video cassette (47 min.) : sd., col., ; 1/2 in.
Subject: Grief; Death.
Summary: This revealing documentary shows some of the ways a young person deals with saying goodbye to a dying parent; finding out about a parent's death; not having the opportunity to say goodbye; and the value of rituals. Audience: Grades 5+
Call #: VR 155.937 Whe
Title: When a loved one dies : walking through grief as a teenager / Paraclete Video Productions. [videorecording] :
Publisher: Orleans, MA : Paraclete Video, c2002.
Pages: 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. +
Subject: Bereavement; Grief; Death; Teenagers – Death;Life skills.
Summary: Helps viewers understand the grief process through testimonials from teens who have gone through the experience of losing a loved one. Topics covered include: surviving the first days, weeks and months; grieving the lost relationship; grieving particular types of deaths; facing the future; learning to cope and rebuilding your life.
Audience: Mid. - Sr. yrs.
Call #: VR 371.4 Pow
Title: The power of choice : depression and suicide / Michael Pritchard. [videorecording]
Publisher: Elkind and Sweet Communications Inc. (Canadian Learning Co.), c1991.
Subject: School counseling; Depression (Psychology); Suicide.
Summary: Michael Pritchard is a juvenile probation officer turned comedian/youth counselor/public speaker. Presents a clear minded look at what to do if you or someone you care about is at risk.
Audience: Sr.High.
Call #: VR 616.858445 Tee
Title: Teen suicide Produced by Charlotte Angel, Matt Clark & Kyle Boyd ; directed & edited by Kyle Boyd ; written by Aaron D. Heinrich. [videorecording] /
Publisher: Charleston, WV : Cambridge Educational, c1994.
Subject: Teenagers--Suicide--Prevention.
Summary: Explores the causes of teenage suicide and methods for preventing it. Presents warning signals, as well as guidelines for responding to a potential suicide victim.
Audience: General.
Call #: VR 616.858445 Who
Title: Who will cry for me? Avoiding suicide / written by James Spione, produced by John G. Young. [videorecording] :
Publisher: Mount Kisco, NY. : Guidance Associates (McIntyre Media Ltd.), c1990.
Subject: Suicide—Prevention; Youth--Attitudes.
Summary: A four-part videotape, explores some of the issues of suicide. Why are young people taking their lives at such an alarming rate--and how can we help them avoid it?
Audience: Gr.7+
Call #: VR 618.92 Sud
Title: Sudden infant death syndrome an update / [videorecording]. :
Publisher: Bloomington, IL : Meridian Educ. Corp, 1998.
Pages: 1 videocassette (17 min.) : sd., col ; 1/2 in +
Subject: Sudden infant death syndrome; SIDS (Disease)
Summary: This video looks at what happens based on doctors' reports of infant deaths and the patterns that seem to be present in the majority of cases studied. It examines sleeping habits, eating patterns and other factors. Although SIDS remains a leading cause of deaths in infants, this video shows that there is no blame for this silent and sad syndrome.
Audience: Grades 7-12.
Call #: VR Fic Bus
Title: The fall of Freddie the leaf producer, Bernard Wilets. [videorecording] /
Publisher: Van Nuys, CA : AIMS Media, 1986.
Pages: 1 videocassette (16 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Subject: Life – Fiction; Death – Fiction; Life Change Events; Nature; Death -- psychology.
Summary: The changing of our lives. The delicate balance between life and death. The tale of a journey through life. This inspiring allegory helps children and adults celebrate the changes of nature and accept the season of death seasons.
Audience: Elementary.
M Stimson
May 24, 2006