Children and Disasters: A Practical Guide to Healing and Recoverymissouri-Kansas City

by Wendy Zubenko and Joseph Capozzoli

Today, one in every three Americans will be affected by trauma, and the most vulnerable among these victims are children. Children and adolescents in our communities are exposed to disastrous and devastating events, including natural disasters, violence, accidents, and, most recently, terrorist attacks, that have a great impact on their emotional and physical well-being. Children in Disasters is a training manual and reference for those who provide...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195154908
• ISBN13: 9780195154900
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Helping children cope with traumatic events

Natural and/or man-made catastrophes and trauma occur every single day all over the world. Children and Disasters: A Practical Guide to Healing and Recovery, edited by: Wendy N. Zubenko and Joseph A Capozzoli, provides readers practical examples and ideas based on theoretical principles about what to do to help children, adolescents, and adults cope with traumatic events in a healthy manner and normalize their experiences. The book is a compilation of various professionals and disaster mental health (DMH) experts providing specific and useful material that can be utilized not only by all those involved with children such as parents, teachers, administrators, but moreover for psychologists, counselors, and relief workers aiding children immediately after a traumatic event. Many of the authors draw from personal experience in dealing with children and adolescents that have encountered various sorts of loss, grief, and/or bereavement and each chapter provides readers detailed developmentally-appropriate intervention techniques to help youngsters handle and survive the trauma