School-Based Multisystemic Interventions for Mass Trauma (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology) [Hardcover]

Avigdor Klingman (Author), Esther Cohen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 30, 2004 | Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

- Presented into two clear and understandable sections: theoretical/empirical and intervention programs - Both authors have immense experience dealing with disaster and mass trauma, both in Israel and in the United States - Serves as both a reference tool and as a toolkit that can be used by all important players involved, which include mental health personnel, teachers, and parents

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About the Author

Avigdor Klingman is Professor in the Counseling and Therapy Division of the Faculty of Education of the University of Haifa and has served as Head of the State Disaster Crises Intervention Division of the Psychological Services of the Ministry of Education in Israel. His work has been selected by the American Psychological Association’s Division of Child, Youth, and Family as a model program for service delivery. His work includes research on children's and adolescents’ stress reactions and coping in war and warlike situations and the study of the effects of school-based primary prevention and stress inoculation programs. Esther Cohen is Chair of the Graduate Program for Educational and Child-Clinical Psychology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She has been engaged in clinical work with children, families, and groups affected by war and terrorism, served as the head of the preschool psychological services for the city of Jerusalem and in the aftermath of 9/11 lectured, trained, and consulted at the Ackerman Institute, the NYU Child Study Center, and the NYU International Trauma Studies Center.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (April 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0306480662
• ISBN-13: 978-0306480669
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,294,467 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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