Paperback: £19.99 / $32.95 2010, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in,
240pp ISBN: 978-1-84905-034-0, BIC 2: JKSN2 JNH JKSB1 Supporting
Traumatized Children and Teenagers is an accessible,
comprehensive book providing an overview of the impact of trauma
on children and adolescents and how they can be supported
following trauma. Trauma can result from a range of experiences
from bullying to witnessing violence to living through war. This
book explores the different reactions children may experience,
and the impact trauma can have. Variables affecting the impact
of trauma are explored such as different developmental stages,
gender, the reactions of friends and parents, the child's
personality, and their caring environment. Appropriate and
effective ways of helping children after a traumatic event are
outlined, and different types of therapy, such as group therapy
and cognitive behavioural therapy, are discussed. The book
offers case examples and practical tips throughout, and includes
a chapter on how someone working w