Children and Disasters: A Practical Guide to Healing and Recovery [Hardcover]

Joseph Capozzoli (Author), Wendy N. Zubenko (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0195135733 | ISBN-13: 978-0195135732 | Publication Date: April 18, 2002 | Edition: 1

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 psychological relief in the wake of disasters. The expert contributors offer guidance for helping children integrate their traumatic experiences, develop healthy coping skills, and restore a sense of safety.

Editorial Reviews

Review

(From book jacket) "To counselors, teachers, parents, and caretakers coping in the aftermath of a disaster, this is a practical and illuminating volume. While avoiding psychological jargon, it presents useful techniques to mitigate the negative consequences of disasters on children and help them to become survivors rather than to remain victims."--Susan E. Hamilton, Ph.D., Disaster Mental Health Services, American Red Cross

"Health-care practitioners offer colleagues practical and theoretical principles to consider when providing relief primarily for children but also for other victims of trauma and widespread disasters. Fundamentals of trauma relief, development, individual and group interventions, and normalization are among the topics."--SciTech Book News

About the Author

Wendy N. Zubenko, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center , Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. Joseph Capozzoli, Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 200 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (April 18, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195135733
• ISBN-13: 978-0195135732
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,810,236 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Helping children cope with traumatic events, July 23, 2003

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This review is from: Children and Disasters: A Practical Guide to Healing and Recovery (Hardcover)

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