Interventions by Topic Asca

A-Z INTERVENTIONS AND RESOURCES
This section is designed as a reference to support what school counselors are already
doing and to assist school counselors in reviewing and utilizing other effective
interventions and resources to address common school counseling issues. It is essential to
work as part of a team dedicated to enhancing academic achievement and school climate.
These resources may be used by students, parents, counselors, and instructional staff.
The list is not all inclusive. It is offered as a starting point for additional research.

The interventions utilize various delivery system components including individual and
group counseling, classroom guidance, and peer education. Interventions are also aligned
with the ASCA National Model and address the three ASCA National Standard domains
- academic success, career development, and personal/social growth. The interventions
mentioned were adapted from www.mis.spps.org/counselors/ and the eating disorder
information was adapted from www.mirror-mirror.org/ed.htm.

Interventions and resources are provided under the following topics:
Introduction 7a
Academic Underachievement 7b
Anger 7c
Anxiety 7d
Attachment Disorder 7e
Attention Seeking/ADHD 7f
Conduct Disorder 7g
Depression 7h
Divorce/Separation 7i
Eating Disorders 7j
Anorexia Nervosa 7j1
Binge Eating 7j2
Bulimia 7j3
Compulsive Eating 7j4
Grief 7k
Physical/Emotional Abuse 7l
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 7m
Post-Secondary Exploration/Admissions 7n
School Refusal 7o
Self Esteem 7p
Sexual Abuse 7q
Shy 7r
Speech/Stuttering 7s
Substance Abuse 7t
Additional resources are provided under the following topics:
Career Planning 7u
Financial Aid/Scholarships 7v
Peer Pressure 7w
Trauma 7x
Miscellaneous 7y
Selected Catalogs for Ordering Counseling Resources 7z

Academic Underachievement
Symptoms
1. Repeated failure to complete school or homework assignments on time
2. Academic performance is below the students intelligence
3. Heightened anxiety that interferes with students performance during tests
4. Depression and low self-esteem that contribute to academic underachievement
5. Poor organization or study skills that contribute to academic performance

Possible Causes
1. Lack of self-discipline. Depression or low self-esteem.
2. Power struggle/Passive aggressive
3. Exposed to chaotic environment
4. Has become lazy. Has repeated school failures. Poor study skills
.
Goals
1. Demonstrate interest and motivation in academics to bring performance up
2. Remove emotional impediments or environmental stressors in order to improve academic
performance
3. Parents implement intervention strategies to help student keep up with school work
4. Complete school assignments on a consistent basis
5. Reduce anxiety related to taking tests

How to Help
1. Refer the student for a hearing, vision and medical examination
2. Encourage parents to maintain regular (at least weekly) communication with teachers to help
the student remain organized and keep up with assignments.
3. Set short and long term goals.
4. Discuss students negative attitude toward school. Focus on changing that attitude.
5. Ensure the student has the skills required to complete schoolwork. If not, try to assist in
changing the level of the students work or help parents to get a tutor.
6. Direct the student to write the assignment for the day and have the teacher initialize it. Parents
expect to see the notebook everyday even if there is no assignment. The student should write no
assignment and the teacher still initializes it.
7. Teach test-taking skills.
8. Teach the student effective study skills (study in quiet places, develop outlines, highlight
important details, etc.).
9. Monitor academic progress. Discuss accomplishments and setbacks.
10. Direct student to use planners to record school assignments and plan ahead for long-term
projects.
11. Encourage parents to give praise and positive reinforcements for academic success

Academic Support Resources

Internet Resources

The American Student Achievement Institute
This nonprofit organization is focused on raising educational achievement for all students and
closing achievement gaps between rural, minority and low-income students and their more
advantaged peers. This is an excellent resource to help school counselors align their school
counseling program with school curriculum and collaborate with the entire school team to
implement Policy 2315. http://asai.indstate.edu/default.htm

Education News Parents Can Use
This link describes a new television series produced by the U.S. Department of Education -
"Education News Parents Can Use." The shows will include resources, practical tips and
activities to help all children achieve. This site lists topics for upcoming shows and provides
registration information. http://registerevent.ed.gov/downlink/event-
flyer.asp?intEventID=162

Helping Your Child Learn
This publication series aims to provide parents with the tools and information necessary to help
their children succeed in school and life. These booklets feature practical lessons and activities to
help their school aged and preschool children master reading, understand the value of homework
and develop the skills and values necessary to achieve and grow. In PDF so can be downloaded
from this website. http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/hyc.html

How to Study.Com
A comprehensive website to assist students develop study skills that enhance academic success.
http://www.how-to-study.com/

Some Things Parents Should Know About Testing
A Series of Questions and Answers http://www.hbem.com/library/parents.htm

Sleepy Teen Troubles
This on-line article gives suggestions that assist counselors in helping parents and teachers
understand and gain solutions to keep their teens from sleeping in class. It also contains links to
other helpful sites. http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/living/DailyNews/sleep000928.html

Success4Students
This site seeks to equip students to maximize their study time, improve study skills and provide
time for students to live a balanced life outside of academics while achieving their long-term
goals. The site is dedicated to providing these tools in a creative and interesting format that will
make a lasting impact on each student's life. http://www.success4students.com/

Books
Active Questioning. Nancy Johnson. 1995, Dayton, OH: Pieces of Learning.
Creating the Thoughtful Classroom: Strategies to Promote Student Thinking. A. Udall and J.
Daniels. 1991, Tucson, AZ: Zephyr Press.
Differentiated Instructional Strategies: One Size Doesn't Fit All. Gayle H. Gregory and Carolyn
Chapman. 2002, Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Differentiating Instruction in the Regular Classroom: How to Reach and Teach All Learners,
Grades 3-12. Diane Heacox. 2002, Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing.
Helping Your Child Learn
This publication series aims to provide parents with the tools and information necessary to help
their children succeed in school and life. These booklets feature practical lessons and activities to
help their school aged and preschool children master reading, understand the value of homework
and develop the skills and values necessary to achieve and grow.
Telephone1-877-4-ED-PUBS FAX1-301-470-1244 TTY/TDD1-877-576-7734
How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed Ability Classrooms. Carol Ann Tomlinson. 1995,
Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
Katie's Rose: A Tale of Two Late Bloomers
Written by Karen Gedig Burnett Illustrated by Laurie Barrrows
Leadership for Differentiating Schools and Classrooms. Carol Ann Tomlinson and Susan
Demirsky Allen. 2000, Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
Six Thinking Hats for Schools (book 2). Edward DeBono. 1992, Australia: Hawker Brownlow
Education.
Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom: Strategies Every Teacher Can Use to Meet the
Needs of the Gifted and Talented. Susan Winebrenner. 1992, Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit
Publishing.
"Teach Me, Teach My Brain: A Call for Differentiated Classrooms". M. Layne Kalbfleisch and
C. Tomlinson. Educational Leadership: November 1998, pp. 52-55.
Thinking is the Key. Nancy Johnson. 1992, Dayton, OH: Pieces of Learning.
The Unschooled Mind: How children think and how schools should teach. Howard
Gardner. 1991, New York: Basic Books.

Anger

Symptoms
1. Angry outburst that are out of proportion of the precipitating events.
2. Strained interpersonal relationships with peers due to aggressiveness and anger.
3. Verbal threats to siblings, peers or adult authority figures.
4. Underlying feelings of depression or insecurity that contribute to angry outbursts.
5. Frequent fighting or arguing
6. Pattern of destroying property or throwing objects when mad

Possible Causes
1. Lets emotions build up and then blows up
2. Been exposed to a frustrating or hostile environment
3. Learned behavior - got desired results in the past from throwing a tantrum
4. Underlying feelings of depression, anxiety or insecurity

Goals
1. Express anger through appropriate verbalizations and healthy physical outlets
2. Resolve core conflicts that contribute to the emergence of anger control problems
3. Be respectful to peers and adults
4. Parents set consistent consequences when the student is verbally or physically aggressive.
5. Stop destruction of property, physical aggression and acts of violence

How to Help
1. Teach how to diffuse anger early. Learn how to appropriately express minor irritations
immediately.
2. Use therapeutic anger games to assist student in becoming more verbal about feelings
3. Examine the core conflicts that are contributing to the anger problems
4. Arrange for adult male companionship for fatherless boy
5. Assist parents in establishing rules and consequences for students angry outbursts
6. Use art, play or role-plays to practice strategies to handle anger
7. Encourage participation in extracurricular activities that provide a physical outlet
8. Use the empty chair technique to express anger about past or current people that make the
student angry.
9. Place student in an anger counseling group to improve anger control and interpersonal skills.
10. Assist student to identify successful strategies they have used in the past to control their
temper.

Anger Resources

Videos

Anger, Temper Tantrums, and Violent Emotions
Teaches young people the nature of anger and violent emotions and offers them positive
alternatives to such behavior.
Angry? Ten Ways to Cool Off
Anger generates intense feelings in young children, making them quick to explode, burn, or boil
over. Helping students see how hot words like these describe the physical and emotional
changes anger can cause, this hands-on workshop demonstrates ten effective strategies to use to
cool off handle angry feelings without breaking things or hurting other people or themselves.
18 minutes. Includes 16 student worksheets and teachers guide in 3-ring binder.
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Cage Your Rage Video Kit
A powerful set of videos for dealing with anger, rage, and emotional outbursts.
Good Solutions Video Series
This award-winning set of videos helps kids (K-2) deal with troubling emotions, from
teasing and anger to resolving conflicts.
I Get So Mad! Includes five videos for Grades 2-4 on anger and getting along.

The above videos available through Impact Publishers 1-800-365-1055\

Websites

Anger and Aggression - Psychological Self-Help
Recognizing anger; Hidden anger; How angry are you? Resources to deal with anger.
http://mentalhelp.net/psyhelp/chap7/

ANGERHELP.com
Resources, books, videos, programs to deal with anger. http://angerhelp.com/

Anger Management Tool Kit http://angermgmt.com

Controlling Anger -- Before It Controls You
Tips for recognizing and controlling anger by the American Psychological Association.
http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/anger.html

Get Your ANGRIES Out And Those Mads, Bads and Grumpies... Constructive anger
management techniques for children, parents, couples, adults and teachers.
http://members.aol.com/AngriesOut/

Kids Health.org Dealing With ANGER
http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/anger.html

The Peaceful Intervention Program - Malcolm Smith
http://peacefulintervention.com

Anxiety
Students in the school may experience anxiety for a variety of reasons. Counselors can work with
school staff to identify these students, design interventions, and make appropriate referrals.

Symptoms
1. Excessive anxiety, worry or fear
2. A specific fear that significantly interferes with the students daily life
3. Rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, dizziness, nausea or digestion problems
4. Concentration difficulties, trouble sleeping, and irritability

Possible Causes
1. Traumatic experience
2. Projected anger Ex: If physically abused, afraid of monsters hitting them
3. Physiological central nervous system highly reactive
4. Inconsistent, neglectful or confusing environment
5. Perfectionist standards too high. May be result from excessive criticism.

Goals
1. Verbally identify specific worries, fears and anxieties
2. Reduce anxiety so that daily functioning is not impaired.
3. Increase physical exercise as means of reducing anxiety feelings.
4. Implement relaxation and cognitive diversion activities to decrease the level of anxiety.

How to Help
1. Identify specific worries, fears and anxieties
2. Use behavioral techniques to face fears. If a student is agoraphobic, ask them to draw a picture
of going outside. Then have them imagine going outside. Ask them to take one step outside.
Increase the steps and amount of time outside until they are not fearful of going outside. Dont
rush this process. It may take weeks or longer.
3. Be firm, encouraging and compassionate.
4. Promote security provide a consistent and caring environment
5. Explore distorted cognitive messages that mediate the anxiety response
6. Encourage the expression of feelings
7. Use art, play or role-plays to practice strategies of handling anxiety and fears
8. Assist parents in placing the students in extracurricular activities that involve exercise and
foster friendships
9. Assist parents in fostering a consistent, nurturing and dependable environment
10. Teach relaxation and cognitive diversion
11. Explore with student the steps needed to engage with friends

Anxiety Resources

Websites

Anxiety Disorder Association of America
Professional website provides information, resources, professional therapist referrals, and much
more for treating individuals with anxiety disorder. http://www.adaa.org/

Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adults
A wealth of articles and resource links to help with a variety of childhood disorders.
http://www.baltimorepsych.com/anxiety.htm

Helping Children Handle Disaster-Related Anxiety
A comprehensive resource site to assist schools and parents in dealing with disaster anxiety at
various development stages. http://www.nmha.org/reassurance/children.cfm

Anxiety Disorders in Children - Keep Kids Healthy Conditions
Anxiety Disorders in children and adolescents are very common and can include a
generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, etc
http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/conditions/anxiety_disorders.html
Selective Mutism in Children Information about this social anxiety
disorder and other web links. http://www.anxietynetwork.com/spsm.html
The Anxiety Panic Internet Resource Information on childhood anxiety disorders and extensive
resources. http://www.algy.com/anxiety/children.html
The Child Anxiety Network
Provides thorough, user-friendly information for parents, teachers and healthcare
professionals who work with children who experience anxiety. http://www.childanxiety.net/
BOOKS
Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents -- by John S. March (Editor)
Anxiety in Childhood and Adolescence: Encouraging Self Help Through Adolescence
by Frank Carter, Peter Cheesman
A Handbook of Childhood Anxiety Management
by Kedar Nath Dwivedi
From Panic to Power : Proven Techniques to Calm Your Anxieties, Conquer Your Fears, and Put
You in Control of Your Life
by Lucinda Bassett
Helping Your Anxious Child
by Ronald M. Rapee (Editor), et al
Learning to Say Goodbye: Starting School and Other Early Childhood Separations
by D. Nancy Balaban
Monsters Under the Bed and Other Childhood Fears: Helping Your Child Overcome Anxieties,
Fears, and Phobias -- by Stephen W., Ph.D. Garber
Taming Monsters, Slaying Dragons: The Revolutionary Family Approach to Overcoming
Childhood Fears and Anxiety
by Joel Feiner, Graham Yost (Photographer)
The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook
by Edmund J., Ph.D. Bourne
Who Moved My Cheese?
by Spencer, M.D. Johnson

Attachment Disorder
Students with attachment disorder often go unnoticed in the school or are constantly seeking
overindulgent attention from staff or other students. Counselors can use the following guidelines
to assist parents, teachers, and other school staff to help this student adjust and succeed in
school.

Symptoms
1. No significant bond with any caregiver. A general detached manner toward everyone.
2. Resists accepting care from others. Insistent that he/she doesnt need help from anyone.
3. Becomes friendly too quickly. Shows indiscriminate affection toward others.
4. Excessive clinging to primary caregiver. Distraught when out of caregivers presence
5. Little sign of conscience development.
6. Frequent lying. Stealing items without a need for them

Possible Causes
1. Brought into family through adoption from an abusive, neglectful biological family
2. Has experienced disregard for her/his emotional and physical needs
3. Has been subjected to frequent changes in primary caregiver

Goals
1. Form bond with parents
2. Build a conscience
3. Have a desire for and initiate connections with others
4. Eliminate frequent stealing and lying
5. Keeps appropriate distance from strangers
6. Tolerates reasonable absence from parent without panic

How to Help
1. Arrange for psychological testing/may need to refer to outside agency
2. Refer parents and student to family counseling
3. Actively build a level of trust with student through eye contact, empathy and listening
4. Teach student that his/her detachment is normal reaction to painful experiences
5. Encourage family to engage in social/recreational activities together
6. Support parents in maintaining firm controls to stop manipulative behaviors
7. Encourage student to openly express thoughts and feelings
8. Use art, play or role-plays to practice expressing emotions
9. Discuss and confront lying and stealing when it occurs
10. Explore the students talents, traits and accomplishments
11. Be dependable

Attachment Disorder Resources

Websites

Attachment Disorder Website A very comprehensive website filled with information to help
educators and caregivers working with attachment disordered children. If youre looking for a
single website on this topic, this is the one.
http://www.attachmentdisorder.net/Symptoms_Causes_Research.htm

Attachment Disorder Support Group! Here you will find information on attachment disorder,
bonding, special needs children, real life testimonials, people, and much more! You will find
families that have adopted children, foster children, stepchildren, and biological children.
http://www.syix.com/adsg/

Power Point Presentation
Reactive Attachment Disorder - It's Time To Understand
An excellent powerpoint that teaches about the causes, symptoms, and treatment for RED.
http://members.tripod.com/~radclass/

Books

Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents
by Deborah D. Gray

Attachment Disorganization
by Judith Solomon (Editor), Carol George (Editor)

Attachment, Trauma, and Healing: Understanding and Treating Attachment Disorder in Children
and Families
by Terry M. Levy, et al

"Building the Bonds of Attachment: Awakening Love in Deeply Troubled Children"
by Daniel Hughes

Healing Trauma: Attachment, Mind, Body, and Brain
by Marion Fried Solomon

Healing Trust: Rebuilding the Broken Bond for the Child With Reactive Attachment Disorder
by Nancy L. Thomas

Help for the Hopeless Child: A Guide for Families [UNABRIDGED]
by Ronald S. Federici, et al

When Love is Not Enough : A Guide to Parenting Children with RAD - Reactive Attachment
Disorder
by Nancy L. Thomas

When the Body Is the Target: Self-Harm, Pain, and Traumatic Attachments
by Sharon Klayman Farber
Attention Seeking/Disruptive/ADHD
Disruptive/Attention Seeking behaviors can keep a classroom or school in disarray is not
managed. It is the role of the school counselor to assist administrators and teachers in
developing behavioral management plans for these student to assist them in learning while not
disrupting other students.

Symptoms
1. Draws attention to self through silly behaviors, loud talking, making inappropriate noises or
gestures, and blurting out remarks
2. Lack of sensitivity to how attention-seeking behaviors impact other people
3. Obstinate refusal to comply with authority figures at home or school settings
4. Strained sibling or peer relationships due to annoying and antagonistic behaviors

Possible Causes
1. Feels inadequate
2. Divert attention away from their own problems
3. Been exposed to conflicted or tense atmosphere
4. Disruption becomes part of their identity
5. Learned behavior - got attention in the past from being disruptive

Goals
1. Terminate disruptive attention-seeking behaviors and increase cooperation
2. Gain attention, approval and acceptance from others through positive means
3. Display empathy, concern and respect for others thoughts and feelings
4. Resolve core conflicts that contribute to disruptive/attention seeking behaviors
5. Demonstrate marked improvement in impulse control
6. Establish and maintain positive relationships with peers and friends

How to Help
1. Arrange for psychological testing/refer to outside agency (possible ADHD)
2. Teach appropriate and timely humor
3. Assist parents in arranging situations where student is in the limelight (music, sports)
4. Establish clear rules for the student at home or school
5. Use art, play or role-plays to practice appropriate behavior and display empathy
6. Parents/Teachers utilize short term behavior contracts to reinforce positive behaviors
7. Use therapeutic games to assist student to Stop and Think before they misbehave
8. Examine the core conflicts that contribute to the disruptive behavior
9. Teach the student the Problem Solving Model
10. Encourage parents to give their child an allotted time of undivided attention each day
11. Examine how the students behaviors affect others

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) Resources

Websites

ADHD.Com
An on-line community is for families with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Here you will find information including summer camps and schools that specialize in working
with ADHD children, hope, support, and tips. We also want to listen -- to what works, what
doesn't, and what particular challenges you have faced.
http://adhd.com

The A.D.D. & Family Support Centre
A comprehensive guide for students with ADD or ADHD, their parents and teachers. This site
contains information on organizational management, homework assistance, medication,
behavioral management strategies, note taking, study strategies, classroom management
techniques, grade level enrichment strategies, enhancing social skills and more.
http://www.addcentre.co.uk/newindex.html

CHADD
CHADD is a non-profit organization serving individuals with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder (AD/HD). Through collaborative leadership, advocacy, research, education and support,
CHADD provides science-based, evidence-based information about AD/HD to parents,
educators, professionals, the media and the general public. http://www.chadd.org/

NASP Center Resources
Article Helping the ADHD Child in the Classroom
http://www.naspcenter.org/pdf/special%20needs%20template.pdf

University of St. Thomas ADHD Student Study Guide
Site provides suggested learning and study strategies for students who have ADHD in a
professionally organized program of assistance derived from the American description of
ADHD. These strategies are helpful to know and develop in overcoming learning difficulties
associated ADHD. Also, contains links to other helpful sites.
http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/adhd/adhdv.htm

Books

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: What Every Parent Wants to Know by David L.
Wodrich, October, 1999 #1 Best-seller on ADHD.com for October & November, 2000!

Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood
through Adulthood, by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., and John J. Ratey, M.D., January 1995.
Healing Add : The Breakthrough Program That Allows You to See and Heal the 6 Types of
A.D.D by Daniel G. Amen,MD, February 2001

No More Ritalin Treating ADHD Without Drugs,
Dr. Mary Ann Block Dr. Block believes that Ritalin may be extremely dangerous to a childs
heath and tells her journey to treat ADHD through safer and more effective means. She outlines
how to treat the underlying causes of ADHD first, and then treating the problem.

Parenting A Child With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder by Nancy S. Boyles, Darlene
Contadino; October 1999

Taking Charge of ADHD
Russell A. Barkley, PhD A book geared to parents teaching him how to recognize signs of
ADHD, how to get an official diagnosis, gives guiding principals for raising a child with ADHD,
and a step system to better behavior. He also teaches the parent how to work with the school to
manage the childs education.

Talking Back to Ritalin
Dr. Peter Bregen Relays his research in regards to treating ADHD with and without Ritalin and
describes alternatives to pharmaceutical treatments.

The ADD Hyperactivity Handbook for Schools
Harvey C. Parker, PhD Effective strategies for identifying and teaching students with Attention
Deficit Disorders in elementary and secondary schools.

12 Effective Ways to Help Your Add/Adhd Child: Drug-Free Alternatives for Attention-
Deficit Disorders
by Laura J. Stevens, William G. Crook

User's Guide to the Brain : Perception, Attention, and the Four Theaters of the Brain (Age of
Unreason) by John J.Ratey, MD, January 2001

Videos

ADHD What Can We Do? And A New Look at ADHD
Both available from: http://www.selfesteemshop.com

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Symptoms
1. Short attention span
2. Susceptible to distraction by extraneous stimuli
3. High energy level, restlessness, difficulty sitting still, loud or excessive talking
4. Impulsive. Blurting out answers. Frequent disruptive and aggressive behaviors
5. Difficulty accepting responsibility for actions
6. Repeated failure to follow through on instructions, school assignments or chores

Possible Causes
1. Exposed to excessive stimulation. Ex: high noise level, constant arguing, messy environment
2. Exposed to inadequate stimulation. Deprivation of play material or experience
3. Genetic factors or lag in neurological development
4. Lax or inconsistent discipline. Excessive nagging

Goals
1. Sustain concentration for consistently longer periods of time
2. Improve self-esteem
4. Increase the frequency of on-task behaviors

How to Help
1. Parents/Teachers utilize short term behavior contracts to reinforce positive behaviors
3. Arrange for a medication evaluation. (Note: Current literature suggests Ritalin and other
medication for ADHD is often overused. However, medication is often the best way to help an
ADHD child.)
4. Assist in creating an organized environment with clear expectations. Provide structure and
reduce distractions
5. Use art, play or role-plays to practice strategies to reduce impulsiveness
6. Give simple tasks to complete, and praise or reward when successfully completed
7. Promote feelings of adequacy
8. Read and ask parents to read The ADD Hyperactivity Handbook for Schools
9. Assist parents help the student learn to delay gratification for longer term goals
10. Encourage participation in extracurricular activities that provide a physical outlet and improve
her/his social skills

Conduct Disorder
Students with conduct disorder can disrupt the school environment and interfere with the
learning process. The counselor needs to recognize symptoms and work with the school to
diminish interruptions and in setting behavioral and learning goals for the conduct disordered
student.

Symptoms
1. Persistent refusal to comply with rules or expectations in home, school or community.
2. Lack of sensitivity to the thoughts, feelings and needs of other people.
3. School adjustment is characterized by disrespectful attitude toward authority figures and
frequent disruptive behaviors.
4. Numerous attempts to deceive others by lying, conning or manipulating.
5. Consistent failure to accept responsibility for misbehavior accompanied by a pattern of
blaming others.
6. Excessive fighting, intimidation of others, destruction of property, and cruelty or violence
toward people and animals.

Possible Causes
1. Lax, harsh or inconsistent discipline
2. Physiological seven times more prevalent in boys increased brain wave activity
3. Exposed to stressful or chaotic environment
4. Scapegoat in family others direct negative attention toward student
5. Learned behavior parents show little regard for authority
Goals
1. Comply with rules and expectations in the home, school and community
2. Demonstrate acceptance of responsibility for his/her behavior
3. Resolve core conflicts that contribute to the emergence of conduct problems
4. Demonstrate increased honesty
5. Parents establish and maintain appropriate boundaries, setting firm, consistent limits

How to Help
2. Examine the core conflicts that are contributing to the conduct problems
3. Set reachable goals. Concentrate on one or two behaviors to improve.
5. Firmly confront the students antisocial behavior and dishonesty
6. Arrange for adult male companionship for fatherless boy
7. Confront statements in which the student blames their misbehavior on others
8. Assist parents in establishing clearly defined rules, boundaries and misbehavior

Conduct Disorder Resources

Websites

American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/conduct.htm

Conduct Disorder: Description, Criteria, Causes, Symptoms, ...
Plus Treatments and Medications
www.mental-health-matters.com/disorders/

Children with bipolar conduct disorder
How to deal with the bipolar conduct disorder in children. What treatments are
available; what are the symptoms?
wawa.essortment.com/bipolardisorder_rfmh.htm

Counseling children with conduct disorder
http://www.counseling.org/ctonline/archives/conduct.htm

Conduct Disorder in Children and Adolescents
http://www.adhd.com.au/conduct.html

Conduct Disorders.
ADHD, ADD, ODD, CD, Depression, OCD, RAD, Bi-Polar, Oppositional Defiant Disorder,
Wellbutrin, Paxil, Zoloft, Ritalin, Conduct Disorders???
http://www.conductdisorders.com/

Conduct Disorder: Description, Criteria, Causes, Symptoms, ...
plus Treatments and Medications
www.mental-health-matters.com/disorders/

Mental Health.com
Description and treatment of childhood conduct disorder.
http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-ch02.html

Oppositional Defiant Disorder vs. Conduct Disorder
http://www.teenswithproblems.com/conduct_disorder.html

Books

A Symphony in the Brain: The Evolution of the New Brain Wave Biofeedback by Jim Robbins
Development of neurofeedback from its discovery by a small corps of research scientists to its
growing application across the country and its present battle for acceptance in the medical &
psychological community.

Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents: A Developmental Analysis and the
Oregon Model for Intervention
by John B. Reid (Editor), et al

Aggression and Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents: Research and Treatment
by Daniel Connor

Handbook of Disruptive Behavior Disorders
by Herbert C. Quay (Editor), Anne E. Hogan (Editor)

Conduct Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence
by Alan E. Kazdin

Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children (Library of Contemporary Thought
(Ballantine Publishing Group))
by Jonathan Kellerman

The ADD Book:New understandings New Approaches for parenting your Child
Sears, W & Thompson, L (1998), Little, Brown & Co. Publishers

What Parents Need to Know About Odd: Up-To-Date Insights and Ideas for Managing
Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Other Defiant Behaviors
by James D. Sutton

Wild Child: How You Can Help Your Child with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and
Other Behavioral Disorders
by Don Mordasini

Depression

Symptoms
1. Sad or flat effect. Little or no eye contact.
2. Lack of interest in previously enjoyed activities. Increased sleep.
3. Deterioration of academic performance. Poor concentration and indecision.
4. Moody irritability. Reduced appetite.
5. Isolation from family or friends
Possible Causes
1. Early deprivation of care and affection
2. Anger turned inward wont directly express anger
3. Feeling helpless cant control life so they give up
4. Reaction to loss or crisis
5. Attempt to gain attention

Goals
1. Acknowledge depression verbally and resolve its causes
2. To feel loved and accepted by others
3. Acknowledge the life changes that resulted in sadness
4. Elevate the mood and show evidence of the usual energy and activity level
5. Reduce irritability and increase social interaction with family and friends
6. Show a renewed interest in academic achievement as well as expressions of joy

How to Help
1. Monitor the seriousness of the depression and the potential for self-harm. Refer the student if
necessary.
2. Demonstrate genuine interest and positive regard to promote self-esteem
3. Reinforce the students expression of feelings of hurt, anger or disappointment
4. Assist in identifying the cognitive messages the student gives to her/himself that reinforce
feelings of helplessness and hopelessness
5. Use art or play to help the student express their depressive feelings
6. Encourage and reinforce statements of hope for the future
7. Use therapeutic feelings games to assist student to be more verbal about feelings
8. Assist parents in establishing a routine of positive activities for the student
9. Explore with students the pleasurable activities that could be pursued
10. Reinforce pleasurable social interaction with friends
11. Examine favorite classes. Encourage special projects to renew interest in academics.

Depression and Suicide Resources

The resources in this section are intended to assist school counselors locate resources that assist
them in better meeting the needs of students and staff in the school when depression is interfering
with success in the school setting.

Depression Definitions and Treatments: A very comprehensive website developed and
maintained by Dr. Ivan Goldberg http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html

Mental Health: The Surgeon General's Report
Contained in this report is a chapter on normal childhood development, risk factors and
prevention, as well as an overview of mental disorders in children and adolescents including
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, depression and suicide, anxiety, disruptive disorders,
and eating disorders. Each section on specific disorders contains information on course, causes,
treatments, and prevalence. The chapter ends with a discussion of service interventions.
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/toc.html#chapter3

National Alliance for Mental Illness http://www.nami.org/index.html

QPR for Suicide Prevention http://www.qprinstitute.com/

SAVE -Suicide Awareness Voices of Education http://www.save.org/
The mission of SAVE is to educate about suicide prevention and to speak for suicide survivors.

Suicide - Frequntly Asked Questions http://www.faqs.org/faqs/suicide/info/

SUICIDE HOTLINES IN WV http://www.suicidehotlines.com/westvirginia.html

Teacher Talk-Adolescent Mental Health Issues This website provides a wealth of information for
dealing with depression in the classroom including books, videos, and activities.
http://www.education.indiana.edu/cas/tt/v3i2/v3i2toc.html

Center for Disease Control - Suicide
At this site, the CDC provides information, statistics, facts and resources that deal with suicide.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/suifacts.htm

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center www.safeyouth.org
The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center (NYVPRC) was established as a
central source of information on prevention and intervention programs, publications, research,
and statistics on violence committed by and against children and teens. The resource center is a
collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal agencies.
Together, the NYVPRC Web site, www.safeyouth.org, and call center, 1-866-SAFEYOUTH
(723-3968), serve as a user-friendly, single point of access to federal information on youth
violence prevention and suicide.
Reporting on Suicide: Recommendations for the Media
www.afsp.org/education/newrecommendations.htm
The media plays a powerful role in educating the public about suicide prevention. Stories about
suicide inform readers and/or viewers about the likely causes of suicide, warning signs, trends in
suicide rates, and recent advances in treatment. Media are able to reach multiple audiences about
ways to prevent suicide. These recommendations will help guide the media to educate readers and
viewers about the steps they can take to prevent suicide.

Divorce Reaction
The divorce rate has risen to over 50%. Students in our schools are dealing with the symptoms of
divorce. School counselors can play a vital role in assisting school staff in identifying these
students and helping students cope and achieve success in school.

Symptoms
1. Emotional reactions (crying, begging, temper outbursts) around separation or transferring from
one home to another
2. Feelings of guilt; belief that they were somehow responsible for the divorce/separation
3. Strong feelings of sadness combined with social withdrawal and academic decline
4. Marked increase in acting out and regressive behaviors (thumb-sucking, bed-wetting)
5. Pseudo maturity by suppressing emotions of divorce and assuming parental roles
6. Psychosomatic complaints in response to sadness, stress or frustration

Cause
1. Parents were divorced or separated

Goals
1. Alleviate fears of abandonment
2. Eliminate feelings of guilt that reflect blame for parents divorce/separation
3. Elevate and stabilize mood.
4. Decrease acting out and regressive behaviors
5. Eliminate psychosomatic complaints
6. Behave at age-appropriate level

How to Help
1. Encourage the student to express their feelings associated with the separation/divorce
2. Develop a time-line of students significant developments or changes in their life
3. Explore factors contributing to students feeling of guilt about the separation/divorce
4. Encourage parents to give their child an allotted time of undivided attention each day
5. Assist parents in establishing a routine of positive activities for the student
6. Explore with student the pleasurable activities that could be pursued
7. Demonstrate genuine interest and positive regard to promote self-esteem
8. Use art, play or role-plays to help the student express their feelings about the divorce
9. Identify common problems associated with divorce/separation
10. Place student in separated family group
11. Discuss positive ways family and friends can help in adjustment

Divorce/Separation Resources
Websites
Kids in the Middle
http://www.kidsinthemiddle.org/
Kids in the Middle provides comprehensive services for children struggling with their parents'
divorce, separation, or remarriage. http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx
Banana Splits
by Elizabeth McGonagle
A school/parent support program for children of divorce, distributed by Interact Simulations, Inc.
http://www.interact-simulations.com This program includes an extensive bibliography of articles
and books on the topic of divorce and how it affects children, families, and schools.
Read a Banana Splits success story at http://zdsconsulting.com

Eating Disorders
Eating disorders have become more and more familiar with both the male and female student
population. The counselor can take a leading role in educating staff, students, and parents in
identifying these students, making appropriate referrals, and providing interventions that address
this physical/psychological disorder. The information below was adapted from www.mirror-
mirror.org/ed.htm
Goals (Apply to all eating disorder types)
Acknowledge facts friends and faculty have relayed in relationship to students and the
possibility of an eating disorder.
Assist student in recognizing harmful effects of eating disorders
Provide support needed to start recovering from eating disorder.
Monitor the seriousness of the eating disorder and the potential for self-harm.
Refer the student if necessary.
Demonstrate genuine interest and positive regard to promote self-esteem.
Support the students expression of feelings of hurt, embarrassment, anger,
disappointment, fear, and need for perfection.
Assist in identifying the cognitive messages the student gives to her/himself that
reinforce feelings of inadequacies.
Assist parents in establishing a routine for the student.
Provide support services that shows the student they are not alone.
Anorexia Nervosa
Symptoms
Noticeable weight loss
Becoming withdrawn
Excessive exercise
Fatigue
Always being cold
Muscle weakness
Obsession with food, calories,
recipes
Excuses for not eating meals (ie. ate
earlier, not feeling well)
Unusual eating habits (ie. cutting
food into tiny pieces, picking at
food)
Noticeable discomfort around food
Complaining of being "too fat",
even when thin
Cooking for others, but not eating
themselves
Restricting food choices to only diet
foods
Guilt or shame about eating
Depression, irritability, mood
swings
Evidence of vomiting, laxative
abuse, diet pills or diuretics to
control weight
Irregular menstruation
Amenorrhea(loss of menstruation)
Wearing baggy clothes to hide
weight loss
Frequently checking weight on scale
Fainting spells and dizziness
Difficulty eating in public
Very secretive about eating patterns
Pale complexion (almost a pasty
look)
Headaches
Perfectionistic attitude
Feelings of self worth determined
by what is or is not eaten
No known physical illness that
would explain weight loss
Physical/Medical Complications
Fatigue and lack of energy
Amenorrhea(loss of menstruation)
Skin problems
Dizziness and headaches
Dehydration
Shortness of breath
Irregular heartbeats
Cold hands and feet
Bloating
Constipation
Hair loss
Stomach pains
Decreased metabolic rate
Edema (water retention)
Lanugo (fine downy hair)
Loss of bone mass
Kidney and liver damage
Electrolyte imbalances
Osteoporosis
Insomnia
Anemias
Infertility
Depression
Cathartic colon(caused from
laxative abuse)
Low potassium (most common
cause of nocturnal cardiac arrest)
Cardiac arrest and death
Possible Causes
Most women and an increasing number of men are motivated by the strong desire to be
thin and a fear of becoming obese.
Anorexics usually strive for perfection. They set very high standards for themselves and
feel they always have to prove their competence.
They usually always put the needs of others ahead of their own needs.
A person with anorexia may also feel the only control they have in their lives is in the
area of food and weight. If they can't control what is happening around them, they can
control their weight.
They feel powerful and in control when they can make themselves lose weight.
Sometimes focusing on calories and losing weight is their way of blocking out feelings
and emotions.
For them, it's easier to diet then it is to deal with their problems directly.
Anorexics usually have low self-esteem and sometimes feel they don't deserve to eat.
How To Help
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of eating disorder signs and symptoms.
Provide inservice to faculty, staff, parents and student helpers that assist them in
recognizing signs and systems to help identify and refer eating disordered students
Provide a systematic/confidential referral system.
Be prepared to inform parents of school concerns.
Assist parents in understanding eating disorders
Assist parents in making referrals to qualified professionals including treatment centers if
required.
Provide education on eating disorders to all students through peer helper program on in
school curriculum such as health classes.
Provide student support groups for recovering eating disordered students.

Bulimia
Symptoms
Binge eating
Secretive eating (food missing)
Bathroom visits after eating
Vomiting
Laxative, diet pill or diuretic abuse
Weight fluctuations (usually with
10-15 lb range)
Swollen glands
Broken blood vessels
Harsh exercise regimes
Fasting
Mood swings
Depression
Severe self-criticism
Self-worth determined by weight
Fear of not being able to stop eating
voluntarily
Self-deprecating thoughts following
eating
Fatigue
Muscle weakness
Tooth decay
Avoidance of restaurants, planned
meals or social events
Complains of sore throat
Need for approval from others
Substance abuse
Ipecac abuse
Fatigue and lack of energy
Amenorrhea (loss of menstruation)
and irregular menstruation
Dizziness
Headaches
Dehydration
Constipation and diarrhea
Shortness of breath
Depression
Tears of esophagus
Hair loss
Stomach pain and bloating
Erosion of teeth enamel
Chronic sore throat
Kidney and liver damage
Parotid gland enlargement
Electrolyte imbalances
Cathartic colon (caused from
laxative abuse)
Edema (swelling of hands and feet)
Low blood pressure
Chest pains
Development of peptic ulcers and
pancreatitis (inflammation of the
pancreas)
Gastric dilation and rupture
Abrasions on back of hands and
knuckles
Anemias
Possible Causes
Bulimics are usually people that do not feel secure about their own self worth. They
usually strive for the approval of others.
They tend to do whatever they can to please others, while hiding their own feelings. Food
becomes their only source of comfort.
Bulimia also serves as a function for blocking or letting out feelings.

How To Help
required.
Binge Eating
Symptoms
weight gain
feeling out of control over eating
low self-esteem
depression
anxiety
experiences fluctuations in weight
loss of sexual desire
hiding food
feelings of guilt and shame
disgusted with self
going on many different diets
belief that life will be better if they
lose weight
secretive eating patterns
avoidance of social situations where
food will be present
suicidal thoughts

obesity
menstrual irregularities
diabetes
high blood pressure
high cholesterol
osteoarthritis
decreased mobility
shortness of breath
heart disease
liver and kidney problems
cardiac arrest and/or death

Possible causes
Many individuals who suffer with binge eating disorder use food as a way to cope with or
block out feelings and emotions they do not want to feel.
Individuals can also use food as a way to numb themselves, to cope with daily life
stressors, to provide comfort to themselves or fill a void they feel within.

How To Help
required.
Compulsive Eating
Symptoms
Binge eating
Fear of not being able to stop eating voluntarily
Depression
Self-deprecating thoughts following binges
Withdrawing from activities because of embarrassment about weight
Going on many different diets
Eating little in public, while maintaining a high weight
Believing they will be a better person when thin
Feelings about self based on weight
Social and professional failures attributed to weight
Feeling tormented by eating habits
Weight is focus of life
Weight gain
Hypertension or fatigue
Heart ailments
Mobility problems
Diabetes
Arthritis
Sciatica
Varicose veins
Hiatal hernia
Embolism
Sleep depravation
Toxemia during pregnancy
High blood pressure
Shortness of breath
High Cholesterol levels
Possible Causes
Compulsive overeaters use food as a way to cope with stress, emotional conflicts and
daily problems. The food can block out feelings and emotions.
Compulsive overeating usually starts in early childhood when eating patterns are formed.
Most people who become compulsive eaters are people who never learned the proper
way to deal with stressful situations and used food instead as a way of coping.
Fat can also serve as a protective function for them, especially in people that have been
victims of sexual abuse. They sometimes feel that being overweight will keep others at a
distance and make them less attractive
Uses food as a way to cope with stress, emotional conflicts and daily problems.
How To Help
Provide in service to faculty, staff, parents and student helpers that assist them in
required.

Eating Disorders Resources

Websites
National Eating Disorders Association
The National Eating Disorders Association is the largest nonprofit organization in the United
States dedicated to the elimination of eating disorders and body dissatisfaction. The association
has prevention programs for a wide range of audiences, educational materials and a toll-free
eating disorders information and referral line.
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=294

Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
Dedicated to the treatment and prevention of eating disorders. Provides education and free
referrals for eating disorder treatment.
http://www.edreferral.com/

Something Fishy
A site done by a former anorexic and her husband, which emphasizes that Eating Disorders aren't
about food and weight. They are just the symptoms of something deeper going on inside.
Contains a wealth of resources and motivational information.
http://www.something-fishy.org/online/chatenter.php

School Curriculum (Available on National Eating Disorders website)

5-Day Lesson Plan on Eating Disorders: Grades 7-12

Each day's materials include six sections: key points, primary objectives, background materials
for preparation, teacher presentation, activities, overheads/handout templates, written
assignments, role play activities, and references. Subjects cover weightism, body image, cultural
basis for body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness, prejudice, dieting, the nature and facts about
eating disorders, warning signs, prevention, how to help friends, and community resources.
Michael Levine, Ph.D. & Laura Hill, Ph.D.
Kathy Kater, LICSW

GO GIRLS!TM
EDAP's latest curriculum, GO GIRLS! (Giving Our Girls Inspiration & Resources for Lasting
Self-Esteem), is a curriculum that focuses on enhancing young women's self-esteem and
functions as a training program to create and empower savvy media advocates. This curriculum
helps girls to understand and impact current media messages related to body image and self-
esteem.
Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention, Inc.

Eating Concerns Support Group Curriculum
An informative twelve session curriculum for grades 7 - 12, complete with supplements and
handouts. Thomas J. Shiltz
Books

Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence
Lask, B. & Bryant-Waugh, R. (Eds.). (2000). Anorexia nervosa and related eating disorders in
childhood and adolescence (2nd ed). East Sussex, UK: Psychology Press Ltd. ISBN # -
0863778038
Topics covered in the book include an overview of eating disorders in this population,
epidemiology, aetiology, prognosis and outcome, assessment and management. Additional
chapters deal with schooling and ethical and legal issues.

Children and Teens Afraid to Eat: Helping Youth in Today's Weight-Obsessed World
Berg, F.M. "Children and Teens Afraid to Eat: Helping Today's Youth in a Weight-Obsessed
World." Healthy Weight Network, 2001.
This easy-to-read book clearly presents the weight and eating issues faced by children and
teens today. It identifies the cultural, social, physiological, emotional and spiritual issues
facing kids today and how these issues have resulted in a generation of kids afraid to eat. It is a
how-to book of practical solutions with action steps parents, teachers and counselors can take
to promote health and well-being.

Children and Teens Afraid to Eat: Helping Youth in Today's Weight-Obsessed World
Berg, F.M. (2001) "Children and teens afraid to eat: Helping today's youth in a weight-
obsessed world." Hettinger, ND. Healthy Weight Network. ISBN 0918532558
This easy-to-read book clearly presents the weight and eating issues faced by children and
teens today. It identifies the cultural, social, physiological, emotional and spiritual issues
facing kids today and how these issues have resulted in a generation of kids afraid to eat. It is a
how-to book of practical solutions with action steps parents, teachers and counselors can take
to promote health and well-being.

Eating Disorders: The Journey to Recovery Workbook
Goodman, L.J. & Villapiano, M. (2001). Eating disorders: The journey to recovery workbook.
Philadelphia: Taylor & Francis. ISBN# - 1583910581
This workbook encourages self-paced learning and practice. In addition to the basic
understanding of eating disorders and relationships with food, the authors guide the reader
through a greater consideration of body image, compulsive excercising, and personal and
societal relationships.

Resources can be linked directly from the American School Counseling Association website:
www.schoolcounselor.org

Grief
Grieving students need help and support from school personel in coping with loss. Counselors
can play a key role in identifying these students and assisting staff in designing and implementing
programs that provide support to these students to help them refocus and achieve academic and
social success.

Symptoms
1. Lack of appetite, nightmares, restlessness, inability to concentrate, irritability, depression or
social withdrawal
2. Marked drop in school grades, increase in angry outbursts, or clinging to parents
3. Feelings of guilt about being able to do something to prevent the loss, or regrets over how they
acted to the person who died
4. Avoidance of talking about the loss
Possible Causes
1. Loss of contact with person because of death
2. Loss of contact with parent because of parents incarceration
3. Loss of meaningful contact with parent due to parents emotional abandonment

Goals
1. Resolve feelings of guilt, anger and depression
2. Learn the five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance)
3. Work through the grieving process
4. Identify ways to handle stress and loss
5. Grieve the loss within a supportive emotional environment
6. Reengage in relationships with others and resume regular activities
How to Help
1. Build supportive environment with student through eye contact, empathy and listening
2. Explore and let student express feelings of guilt, anger and depression
3. Teach the five stages of grief
4. Explore the steps needed with student to engage with friends
5. Assist parents with involving student in regular activities and fostering friendships
6. Ask the student to write a letter to the lost person describing her/his feelings
7. Teach ways to handle stress and loss
8. Discuss happy memories and how those memories will stay with the student
9. Use art or play to express memories, thoughts and feelings
10. Place the student in a grief group
11. Assist caretakers to help student reengage in relationships with others and resume regular
activities.
12. Explore hopeful possibilities of the future

Grief Resources

Books

When Grief Visits School -- Second Edition
A Resource for Administrators, Counselors, and Staff by Dr. John Dudley
Learn how to successfully respond to crisis situations by establishing and training crisis response
teams. Examples of actual situations, from his work with more than 3,000 school districts,
illustrate how to select the team, develop an effective crisis plan, deal with the media, organize
effective meetings under pressure, and help students and staff. This new edition features an
expanded section on student memorials and a new chapter on school safety and security

Death and the Classroom By K. Cassini &
J. Rodgers
A how-to teacher's textbook for those times when a teacher comes face to face with death in the
school setting. See Compassion Books catalog for more details
Helping Children Grieve and Grow By Donna
O'Toole with Jerre Cory
A concise, easy to read, and immensely helpful book about children and grief.
Helping the Grieving Student: A Guide for Teachers By The Dougy
Center Staff
A widely recommended and inexpensive book available through the Dougy Center and
Compassion Books.

Grief Support Group Materials
Teen Talk: Grief Support for Teenagers
By Nanette Flynn & Mel Erickson
A curriculum in eight sessions for grief counselors and other professionals
working with bereaved teens. Activities with handouts, options, ground
rules, and useful appendices included. See "Guidelines" under Support
Group Start Up for better understanding of GriefWorks' approach. There
is also a GriefWorks brochure under NW Resources. To order the material
listed above contact GriefWorks at 1-800-850-9420 or griefworks@yahoo.com

Facing Change: Coming Together and Falling Apart in the Teen
Years By Donna O'Toole
All kinds of losses experienced by teenagers are listed and validated.
Coping strategies, identifying and using a support system a hopeful
and practical book. $6.95 Available through Compassion Books.

Helping Teens Work Through Grief By Mary Kelly
Perschy
A training manual packed with activities and principles to make
organizing and operating a support group for teens relevant and
grounded. Available through Compassion Books.

No One Ever Told Us Video from
Teen Age Grief training program shows how teens can and do grow
through grief. Teens talk about many types of death and loss. Available
through TAG
Curriculum & Training Manual by L.
Cunningham
Manual includes detailed directions on starting up effective support
groups for teens. Activities for 6 group sessions. Available through
TAG.

Facilitator Activity Book by L.
Cunningham and J. Sharp
Activities developed by TAG group leaders over the years. Available
through TAG.

Grief Websites

All KI DS GRI EVE
The purpose of the website project is to provide adults an excellent resource that will support
them to support children in profoundly empowering ways. It should have the impact of increasing
the number and quality of support groups and classroom courses initiated by teachers, parents,
and school counselors. http://allkidsgrieve.org/home.html

ADEC
The Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC)
envisions a world in which death, dying, grief, and bereavement are
recognized as significant aspects of the human experience. It is a multi-
disciplinary professional organization dedicated to promoting
excellence in death education, bereavement counseling, and care of the
dying. http://www.adec.org

The American Association of Suicidology
The American Association of Suicidology: To Understand and Prevent
Suicide as a Means of Promoting Human Well-Being. This site is
designed as a resource for anyone concerned about suicide. Includes a
directory of crisis centers throughout the U.S. and a national directory
of support groups for survivors of suicide. http://www.suicidology.org

Coming Up Taller
Coming Up Taller: Arts and Humanities Programs for Children and
Youth at Risk. Learn more about community arts and humanities
programs for children and what the President's Committee on the Arts
and the Humanities is doing to advance them. One objective of the
Coming Up Taller Initiative is to pair corporations with arts and
humanities programs for children at the community level.
http://www.cominguptaller.org

Connect for Kids
Connect for Kids is a virtual encyclopedia of information for adults
who want to make their communities better places for kids. Our award-
winning Web site, e-mail newsletters, radio, print and TV ads help
people become more active citizens - from volunteering to voting.
http://www.connectforkids.org/index.htm

The Family Village
A global community that integrates information, resources, and
communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive
and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them
services and support.http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu

Physical or Emotional Abuse
Students who are physically or emotionally abused rely on the school to be a safe place. School
counselors take a primary rule in educating staff in identifying abused students, making
appropriate referrals and assuring that the school is an emotionally safe place for students to
thrive.

Symptoms
1. Recurrent distress over recollections of abuse
2. Increase in aggressive behaviors toward peers and adults
3. Fear, anger, depression, irritability, anxiousness, apathy or disturbed sleep.
4. Loss of power and self-esteem. Allows others take advantage of them and doesnt stick up for
his/herself.
5. Mixed feelings toward perpetrator. They love them but feel violated.
6. Appearance of regressive behaviors (thumb-sucking, baby talk, bed-wetting)
Cause
1. Physical or emotional assault by an older person

Goals
1. Terminate the physical/emotional abuse
2. Rebuild sense of self-worth
3. Remove fear, shame and sadness
4. Put the responsibility of the abuse on the perpetrator and allow the victim to be supported
5. Reduce aggression and keeping others at an emotional distance
6. Build sense of empowerment.

How to Help
1. Report abuse to Child Protection or Police
2. Assist family to find family/individual therapist
4. Encourage student (when ready) to disclose account of abuse
5. Assist family to normalize home life
6. Use art or play to express anger
7. Explore thoughts and feelings student has toward perpetrator
8. Discuss or role-play situations where student stands up to others in a positive way
9. Confront the student about making excuses for the perpetrator
10. Assist student in identifying her/his talents and importance to others
11. Explore the students loss of trust issues
12. Provide alternative ways to release anger and aggression
13. Create a plan to reestablish meaningful peer friendships

Physical/Emotional Abuse Resources

Books

A Terrible Thing Happened
Margaret M. Holmes, Cary Pillo (Illustrator)

Beauty for Ashes: Recieving Emotional Healing
Joyce Meyer

But I Love Him: Protecting Your Teen Daughter from Controlling, Abusive Dating Relationships
Jill Murray

Controlling People: How to Recognize, Understand, and Deal with People Who Try to Control
You by Patricia Evans
In Controlling People, best selling author Patricia Evans tackles the "controlling
personality," and reveals how and why these people try to run other people's lives. She also
explains the compulsion that makes them continue this behavior -- even as they alienated
others and often lose those they love.

Cutting the Pain Away: Understanding Self-Mutilation
Ann Holmes, Claire E. Reinburg (Editor)
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish, Kimberly Ann Coe (Illustrator)
Know and Tell: A Workbook for Parents and Children on how to Prevent Child Abuse
Yvette K. Lehman, Yuli Naeb (Translator)

Something Happened and I'm Scared to Tell: A Book for Young Victims of Abuse
Patricia Kehoe, Carol Deach (Illustrator)

THE SAFE CHILD BOOK: A Common Sense Approach to Protecting Children and Teaching
Children To Protect Themselves, by Sherryll Kraizer, Ph.D. Fireside Books / A Simon &
Schuster Trade Paperback Original, August 28, 1996

Straight Talk about Child Abuse
Susan Mufson, Rachel Kranz

The Emotional Incest Syndrome: What to Do When a Parent's Love Rules Your Life by Dr.
Patricia Love with Jo Robinson
This book describes a syndrome known as emotional incest, a surprisingly common but
rarely identified style of parenting in which parents turn to their children, not to their
partners, for emotional support. In adulthood, victims are likely to be plagued by
depression, chronic low-level anxiety, problems with self-esteem and love relationships,
overly loose or rigid personal boundaries, some form of sexual dysfunction, eating disorders
and drug or alcohol addiction

Verbal Abuse: Healing the Hidden Wound by Dr. Grace
Ketterman
Words can kill. They assault your self-esteem, curse your future, and stamp a lethal label on
your life. If words pierced your heart as a child, if they have wounded your marriage, or
sent your career into a tailspin, you may be a victim of verbal abuse. This book can help you
learn how to deal with the pain in order to heal the wounds. Verbal Abuseexplores the kinds
of family systems that perpetuate abuse. Dr. Grace Ketterman explains what verbal abuse
sounds like and the kind of people most likely to be abused and to become abusers. She can
help you determine whether you are suffering from abuse and how to start on the road to
emotional and spiritual recovery

What Jamie Saw
Carolyn Coman

Words Hurt
Chris Loftis, Catherine Gallagher (Illustrator)

Websites

EMOTIONAL ABUSE WEBSITE
This website gives descriptions of types of child emotional abuse and links to other abuse sites.
http://www.preventchildabuse.com/emotion.htm

Family Help Resources/Programs in West Virginia
This site contains links to various groups, agenies, programs, hotlines, residential treatment
programs, summer camps, etc. in WV
http://www.focusas.com/WestVirginia.html

FOCUS ADOLESCENT SERVICES
A comprehensive resource site that covers different types of abuse, warning signs and provides
resources to deal with abuse.
http://www.focusas.com/Abuse.html

Growing Beyond Emotional Abuse - Resources for Healing the Scars ...
Site contains resources for Healing the Scars of Emotional Abuse. ... Articles How do survivors
of emotional abuse cope? Site links to Books, online articles, and programs dedicated to healing
the from abuse.
www.webheights.net/GrowingbeyondEmotionalAbuse/

National Clearninghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect
Site contains statistics, prention, state structures, fundng sources, publications, fact sheets,
resources, and conferences.

SAFECHILD.ORG
Indications of abuse and its prevention with resource links.
http://www.safechild.org/childabuse3.htm

Signs of Physical and Emotional Child Abuse
Some More Things You Should Know About Physical and Emotional Child Abuse. These signs
might mean a child is being abused:
www.aap.org/advocacy/childhealthmonth/abuse2.htm

Videos

Child Abuse (1994)

Emotional Intelligence: A New Vision for Educators ~ VHS

Getting Thru to Your Emotions with EFT: The Emotional Freedom Techniques ~ VHS

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Students with Post Traumatic Stress are often apathetic and detached from the learning process.
School counselors assist staff in identifying these students, educating parents and staff regarding
possible interventions, and make appropriate referrals for therapeutic treatment.

Symptoms
1. Experiences distressing thoughts or dreams that recall the traumatic event
2. A sense that the event is recurring, as in illusions or flashbacks
3. Physiological reaction when exposed to internal or external cues of traumatic event
4. Avoidance of thoughts, feelings or conversations of traumatic event
5. Lacks interest in significant activities. A sense of detachment from others.
6. Pessimistic, fatalistic attitude regarding the future
7. Sleep disturbance, irritability, or lack of concentration
8. Hypervigilance or exaggerated startle response
9. Symptoms have been present for more than a month
10. Physically violent threats or behavior

Possible Causes
1. Exposure to, or threat of, death or serious injury, that resulted in an intense emotional response
of fear or helplessness

Goals
1. Recall the traumatic event without becoming overwhelmed with negative emotions
2. Interact normally with friends/family without irrational fears that control behavior
3. Develop and implement coping skills
4. Display a full range of emotions without experiencing loss of control.
How to Help
2. Allow student to express their thoughts and feelings in a nurturing environment
3. Use art or play to express memories, thoughts and feelings
4. Teach ways to handle stress and loss
5. Identify symptoms of PTSD that have caused distress and impaired functioning
6. Explore hopeful possibilities of the future
7. Teach coping skills
8. Identify specific worries, fears and anxieties
9. Use behavioral techniques to face fears. Ask student to draw picture of something related to the
traumatic event. Gradually expose student to traumatic event (should study systematic
desensitization and positive guided imagery before doing this)
10. Explore with student the steps needed to engage with friends and in regular activities

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Resources

Websites

About our Kids.org
A premium website providing resources for children, parents, educators and specialist who work
with children with Post Traumatic Stress and other mental health disorders.
http://www.aboutourkids.org/index.html

Gift From Within
A website filled with resources for survivors and caregivers of Trauma.
http://www.giftfromwithin.org/

National Center for PTSD
This website is provided as an educational resource concerning PTSD and other enduring
consequences of traumatic stress. http://www.ncptsd.org/

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Alliance
The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Alliance is a group of professional and advocacy
organizations that have joined forces to provide educational resources to individuals diagnosed
with PTSD and their loved ones; those at risk for developing PTSD; and medical, healthcare and
other frontline professionals.
http://www.ptsdalliance.org/home2.html

Books

*Hope for Recovery: Understanding Posttraumatic Stress Disorder In clear and
sympathetic language, Hope for Recovery seeks to dispel the myths about PTSD that keep many
people from recognizing the problem and obtaining help. As a companion to the booklet, the
documentary-style video portrays the personal stories of PTSD patients, interwoven with
professional guidance offered by experts from the Alliance member organizations.
The booklet and the video address risk factors for PTSD and its symptoms and provides
information on treatment options and how family and friends of someone with PTSD can provide
support and help in the recovery process. Both the booklet and video are available free of charge.
*PTSD: A Guide for Frontline Professionals
This free, 20-page booklet is designed as a primer for frontline professionals who interact with
trauma survivors and people suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Designed for easy reference, this guide offers an overview of PTSD as well as practical
assessment, diagnosis, treatment and support strategies to help professionals:
*Free Consumer Information Packet
The PTSD Alliance offers consumer education materials (including the two above) free of charge
by calling the PTSD Alliance Resource Centers toll-free number 1-877-507-PTSD (please allow
two to three weeks for delivery).

Videos
PTSD in Children: Move in the Rhythm of the Child
"This third tape in a series explains the symptoms, circumstances and therapeutic techniques for
children with post-traumatic stress disorder. Geared towards counselors and caretakers, the video
quietly emphasizes the spiritual aspect of coping strategies while offering sound advice on short-
term, long-term and psychopharmacological therapy. www.giftfromwithin.org
Recovering From Traumatic Events: The Healing Process
This educational video will present recovered survivors and therapists discussing their
experiences with the healing process after traumatic events. This film will sensitively present
insight into the impact of trauma in the survivor's life, however, the main focus of the film is on
what helped or did not help them during their healing process. www.giftfromwithin.org

School Refusal
Students experiencing school refusal need extensive support from school staff in making school a
positive experience. Parents play a major role in getting these students back on track and
attending school on a regular basis. School counselors need to take a primary role in educating
parents and staff regarding interventions that increases the students attendance and having
positive school experiences.

Symptoms
1. Refusal to attend school because of desire to stay at home
2. Emotional distress when anticipating going to school or after arrival at school
3. Somatic complaints associated with attending school or anticipation of school
4. Excessive clinging to parents
5. Repeated questioning of the necessity of school.
6. Fear if he/she attends school that she/he or parents will be lost, killed or have accident

Possible Causes
1. Enmeshed or overly protective parents
2. Traumatic event
3. Neglectful or inconsistent environment
4. Lax discipline

Goals
1. Attend school on consistent basis
2. Parents establish and maintain appropriate boundaries, setting firm, consistent limits
3. Eliminate anxiety prior to leaving home and after arriving at school
4. Eliminate somatic complaints
5. Resolve the core conflicts contributing to the emergence of the school refusal
6. Increase frequency of independent behaviors
How to Help
1. Parents agree that student the must go to school everyday
2. Apply tough love principles. The student can talk all day about wanting to go to class, but
he/she will often not go until they are forced to go.
3. Parents acknowledge that when they let their child stay home, it will be much more difficult
tomorrow to get the student to come to school.
4. Allow child time to cry in class. Most students will stop after a few minutes.
5. Speak with child later in the day. Compliment them on doing a great job staying in class. Let
them express their fears and embarrassments. Set a plan for how things can go smoother
tomorrow.
6. Have a class buddy (buddies) make a plan with the student on where they will meet in the bus,
breakfast room or hallway.
7. Assist teacher in setting special projects/activities that the student will enjoy.

School Refusal Resources

Books

Helping the Child Who Doesn't Fit in
by Stephen Nowicki, Marshall P. Duke

Helping a Child with Nonverbal Learning Disorder or Asperger's Syndrome: A Parent's Guide
by Kathryn Stewart

Nonverbal Learning Disabilities at School: Educating Students with NLD, Asperger Syndrome
and Related Conditions
by Pamela B. Tanguay, Sue Thompson

Teaching Your Child the Language of Social Success
by Marshall P. Duke, Elisabeth A. Martin, Stephen Nowicki Jr.

Websites

Child Net
Article on school phobia. http://www.childnetma.org/KB/phobias.html

How to Know Its Not School Phobia
http://home.bluecrab.org/~health/howknow.html

KidWise Health Advisor 10.0
Gives description and causes of school phobia with a step-by step guide on overcoming school
phobia and expected outcomeexcellent resource.
http://www.choc.com/pediatric/hhg/bschphob.htm

School Phobia/School Avoidance/School Refusal A Printable Handout for
Parents
http://www.naspcenter.org/HCHS%20handouts/sch_phob_eng_pr.html

Self-Esteem
Students who have developed a low self-esteem are often are unable to enjoy the school
experience and achieve success. Counselors can assist staff in identifying these students and in
developing personal/social interventions that assist student in improving self-esteem and in
improving school success.
Low Self Esteem

Symptoms
1. Cant identify positive traits or personal talents
2. Refuses to take positive risks associated with new experiences
3. Excessively seeks to please or receive attention
4. Acts out in negative, attention-seeking ways
5. Avoids social contact with adults and peers

Possible Causes
1. Perfectionist results in feeling inadequate and frustrated; goals not reached
2. Genetic low self-esteem might run in family
3. Anger turned inward wont directly express anger
4. Rarely experienced success feels worthless because of many failures
5. Overprotected havent learned how to cope, doesnt feel respected
6. Neglected results in feeling worthless
7. Autocratic or punishing environment feels helpless and believes that the world is a bad place
Goals
1. Build a consistent positive self-image
2. Increase social interaction, assertiveness and social skills
3. Engaged in fun activities
4. Experience success

How to Help
1. Provide warmth, empathy and acceptance; encourage expression of feelings
2. Use puppets, art or role-plays to play out scenes such as starting conversations, taking positive
risks, expressing feelings, or asking for something that she/he needs.
3. Focus on positives; model optimism
4. Foster self understanding, competency and independence
5. Find activities where individual will experience constructive endeavors and enjoyable activities
6. Identify instances where self-esteem has been damaged.
7. Practice accepting and acknowledging compliments
8. Ask the student to write one positive thing about him or herself daily. Have them realize that
they have over 100 things about which to be proud.

Self Esteem Resources

Websites

Coping.org
A variety of assessment tools, resources, and coping strategies including severs self-esteem
tools.
resourceshttp://www.coping.org/

How Can We Strengthen Children's Self-Esteem?
The points in this article may be helpful in strengthening and supporting a
healthy sense of self-esteem in your child. KS Logo, ... What Is Self-Esteem? ...
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/ strengthen_children_self.html

QueenDom: personality tests, intelligence tests, aptitude tests
Self-Esteem Test - Revised 30 questions, 10-15 min ... Self-esteem is an integralpart of personal
happiness, fulfilling relationships and achievement. ...
http://www.queendom.com/tests/personality/ self_esteem_r_access.html

Self-Esteem Theme Page
This CLN menu page provides links to Personal Planning curricular resources andinstructional
materials (lesson plans) in the specific topic of self esteem. ...
http:www.cln.org/themes/self_esteem.html

The Self-Esteem Shop
Self Esteem Shop is the site for all mental health resources
Mental health books, play therapy resources, and toys available for purchase online.
www.selfesteemshop.com/

Books

104 Activities That Build: Self-esteem, Teamwork, Communication, Anger Management, Self-
discovery, and Coping Skills
by Alanna Jones, Alanna E. Jones

Self Matters: Creating Your Life from the Inside Out
by Phillip McGraw

The Self-Esteem Workbook -- by Glenn R., Ph.D. Schiraldi, et al

The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem -- by Nathaniel Branden

Sexual Abuse
School counselors lead the way in educating staff in identifying sexually abused students and
making appropriate referrals and providing interventions for parents, students, and staff.

Symptoms
1. Strong interest or advanced knowledge about sexuality
2. Sexual themes in play or artwork
3. Recurrent distress over recollections of abuse
4. Increase in aggressive behaviors toward peers and adults
5. Fear, anger, depression, irritability, anxiousness, apathy or sleep disturbances
6. Loss of power and self-esteem. Allows others to take advantage of them and doesnt stick up
for his/herself.
7. Mixed feelings toward perpetrator. They love them but feel violated.
8. Appearance of regressive behaviors (thumb-sucking, baby talk, bed-wetting)

Cause
1. Sexual assault by an older person

Goals
1. Terminate the sexual abuse
2. Eliminate inappropriate sexual behaviors
3. Achieve healing in the family system
4. Work through issues of sexual abuse, resulting in an ability to maintain close interpersonal
relationships
5. Rebuild sense of self-worth and empowerment
6. Remove fear, shame and sadness
7. Put the responsibility of the abuse on the perpetrator and allow the victim to be supported
8. Reduce the aggression and keeping others at an emotional distance
How to Help
1. Report abuse to Child Protection or Police
2. Refer to outside agency. Assist family to find family/individual therapist
4. Assist family to normalize home life
5. Use art or play to express anger
6. Explore the students loss of trust issues/thoughts and feelings toward perpetrator
7. Provide alternative ways to release anger and aggression
8. Create a plan to reestablish meaningful peer friendships

Sexual Abuse Resources

Videos

Date Rape Drugs
Shows how to reduce the risk of being raped. Includes the latest information on rohypnol, the
"date rape drug." Impact Publishers 1-800-361-1055

Interviewing for Child Sexual Abuse http://www.selfesteemshop.com

Websites

Angelfire.com
A very comprehensive site on sexual abuse including other weblinks, resource lists, referral
service,, upcoming seminars, and more. http://www.angelfire.com/mi/collateral/

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE very helpful site, teachers parents how to recognize signs of child
abuse and how to seek help.
http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/sexabuse.htm

Child Sexual Abuse
Child Sexual Abuse. By Linda Cain. ... A disclaimer. Child Sexual Abuse. Child molestation is
no longer a secret or something that can only happen to other people. The behaviors sexually
abused children exhibit, resources on legal information, statistics, films...
www.qvctc.commnet.edu/student/LindaCain/sexabuse.html

National Sex Offender Registry
Get tips on preventing and dealing with sexual abuse and access National registry on this site.
http://www.stopsexoffenders.com/

Sexual Abuse
PANdora's Box The Secrecy of Child Sexual Abuse Dr. Nancy Faulkner, Features more than 200
articles about identifying child sexual abuse, reporting it, and recovering...
www.prevent-abuse-now.com/

Stop Sexual Abuse
http://www.stopsexoffenders.com/

Understanding Child Sexual Abuse: Education, Prevention, and Recovery
http://www.apa.org/releases/sexabuse/

BOOKS

Abused Boys: The Neglected Victims of Sexual Abuse
by Mic Hunter

Helping Your Child Recover from Sexual Abuse
by Caren Adams, et al

How Long Does It Hurt? : A Guide to Recovering from Incest and Sexual Abuse for
Teenagers, Their Friends, and Their Families
by Cynthia L. Mather (Author), Kristina E. Debye (Author)

NoNo and The Secret Touch (Book and Tape)

Protect Your Child from Sexual Abuse: A Parent's Guide
by Janie Hart-Rossi

The Safe Child Book: A Commonsense Approach to Protecting Children and Teaching
Children to Protect Themselves
by Sherryll Kraizer, Mary Kornblum

The Right Touch: A Read-Aloud Story to Help Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
by Sandy Kleven, Jody Bergsma

What Only a Mother Can Tell You About Child Sexual Abuse
by Karen Schaefer

When Your Child Has Been Molested : A Parent's Guide to Healing and Recovery
by Kathryn B. Hagans

Your Body Belongs to You
by Teri Weidner

Shy
Counselors may assist shy students in overcoming obstacles that interfere with the learning
process.

Symptoms
1. Limited eye contact, a refusal to respond to others, and isolation in social situations
2. Few close friendships outside the immediate family members
3. Hypersensitivity to criticism or perceived signs of rejection.
4. Excessive need for reassurance
5. Reluctance to engage in new activities
6. Negative self-image
7. Physiological distress in social settings: sweating, trembling, increased heart rate

Possible Causes
1. Often criticized or teased
2. Overprotected
3. Parents are neglectful or disinterested

Goals
1. Eliminate anxiety and shyness in most social settings
2. Establish peer friendships outside of the family
3. Initiate social contacts in new social settings
4. Develop social skills that will enhance interpersonal relationships
5. Resolve core conflicts contributing to shyness and anxiety
6. Elevate self-esteem and feelings of security in relationships

How to Help
1. Refer for a speech/language evaluation to rule out impairment that may lead to shyness
3. Encourage expression of feelings
4. Assist parents to create environment that enhances self-esteem and social interactions
5. Teach social skills
6. Use art, play or role-plays to express feelings and practice social interactions
7. Find activities where individual will experience constructive endeavors and enjoyable
activities
8. Identify instances where self-esteem has been damaged.
9. Ask the student to write one positive thing about him or herself daily. Have them
realize that they have over 100 things about which to be proud.
10. Set goals and monitor progress.

Shyness Resources

Websites
alt.support.shyness FAQ
This is the "frequently asked questions" list for alt.support shyness on Usenet. This article
answers commonly-asked questions about shyness and how to overcome it
http://members.aol.com/cybernettr/shyness.html

HELPING YOUNG CHILDREN OVERCOME SHYNESS
http://www.une.edu.au/psychology/staff/malouff/shyness.htm

Shake Your Shyness A website filled with tips for overcoming shyness.
http://www.shakeyourshyness.com/

Shy and Free
A site devoted to helping individual overcome shyness. Includes other web links.
http://www.shyandfree.com/

The Shyness Home Page: An Index to Resources for Shyness
http://www.shyness.com/

Books

Beyond Shyness : How to Conquer Social Anxieties by Jonathan Berent 1994
Conquer Shyness : Understand Your Shyness and Banish It Forever by Frank Joe
Bruno 1997
Feel the Fear...and Beyond: Mastering the Techniques for Doing It Anyway by Susan J.
Jeffers 1998

Overcoming Shyness and Social Phobia : A Step-By-Step Guide by Ronald M. Rapee 1998

Shyness: A Bold New Approach by Bernardo Carducci Ph.D. Director of the Shyness Research
Institute of Indiana University. 2000

Talking With Confidence for the Painfully Shy by Don Gabor 1997

The Highly Sensitive Person : How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You by Elaine N.
Aron 1996.

The Hidden Face of Shyness : Understanding & Overcoming Social Anxiety by Franklin
Schneier M.D., Lawrence Welkowitz Ph.D., 1996

Stuttering/Speech Disorder
Symptoms
1. Repeated stuttering, as demonstrated by impairment in the normal fluency of speech
2. Expressive language abilities that are below the expected levels
3. Social withdrawal and isolation in the peer group school of social settings

Possible Causes
1. Physiological five times more males auditory interference theory
2. Reaction to stress
3. Expression of conflict anger, confusion, insecurity
4. Reaction to traumatic experience
5. Perfectionism wants to ensure everything is said just right

Goals
1. Accept the need for and cooperate actively with a speech therapist
2. Achieve the speech and language goals identified in the IEP
3. Eliminate stuttering; speak fluently at the normal rate
4. Resolve the core conflict that contributes to stuttering/speech language abilities
5. Develop friendships and participation in school and social settings

How to Help
1. Refer student for a speech language evaluation
2. Participate in the IEP team to help student reach speech goals
3. Provide a warm and accepting environment
4. Locate and reduce stress
5. Examine the core conflict that contributes to stuttering/speech language abilities
6. Use art, play and role-plays to express feelings
7. Use behavioral techniques to face trauma. Ask student to draw picture of something related to
the traumatic event. Gradually expose student to traumatic event (should study systematic
desensitization and positive guided imagery before doing this).
8. Discuss and develop a realistic attitude toward making mistakes
9. Work on strategies to develop friendships and participate in school and social settings

Speech/Stuttering Resources

WV Contact Offices

West Virginia Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Attention: Peter Americo
501 Morris Street
Charleston, WV 25301
President & Contact:
Peter Americo
Phone: 304-388-7626
Email: peter.americo@camc.com

Office of Special Education
West Virginia Department of Education
Building #6, Room B-304
Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305

Websites

American Speech and Hearing Association
Provides information and resources about communication disorders for students, parents,
teachers, and professionals serving the speech impaired. http://www.asha.org/

American Speech and Hearing Association - Stuttering Provides detailed information about
stuttering and interventions to assist children who stutter.
http://www.asha.org/speech/disabilities/Stutter.cfm

National Stuttering Association
Provides information about stuttering, resources, an on-line bookstore, therapist referral
system, workshops, conferences, and more.
http://www.nsastutter.org/index.html

SPEECH PATHOLOGY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
http://www.rhsc.org/SpeechChildren.htm

Books

Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology: A Resource Manual
by Kenneth G. Shipley, Julie G. McAfee

Childhood Speech, Language & Listening Problems, 2nd Edition
by Patricia McAleer Hamaguchi

Children's Language and Communication
by W. Andrew Collins. 243 pgs.

Children with Specific Language Impairment (Language, Speech, and Communication)
by Laurence B. Leonard

Conversation and Brain Damage
by Charles Goodwin (Editor)
How to Conquer Your Fears of Speaking Before People
New 7th Edition
by J ohn C. Harrison, Editor, Letting GO
Even though you stutter, it's not only possible to be a good speaker, it's possible to have fun when
you're giving a speech to a class, a civic group, a parent-teacher meeting, or a committee of
business executives -- any audience you can imagine.
Jeremy and the Hippo: A Boy's Struggle with Stuttering Gail Wilson Lew,
MA, CCC-SLP New for the Child, Parent, and Therapist
This beautifully illustrated book is about a boy named Jeremy and a hippo that follows him
everywhere. Not only does the hippo follow him, but whenever Jeremy stutters the hippo
becomes gigantic, causing some embarrassing and funny situations. In the end Jeremy learns to
deal with his stuttering and becomes friends with the hippo
Our Voices, Inspirational Insights from Young People Who Stutter Celebrating over 22 years of
providing hope, support, education, and empowerment to the stuttering community, the National
Stuttering Association brings you Our Voices, a collection of stories from our publications for
children, teens, parents and the speech-language professional.
PRESCHOOLCHILDREN WHO STUTTER I nformation and Support for Parents J. Scott
Yaruss, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Nina A. Reardon, M.S., CCC-SLP
Teaching Students with Language and Communication Disabilities (2nd Edition)
by S. Jay Kuder
Therapy Techniques for Cleft Palate Speech and Related Disorders
by Karen J. Golding-Kushner

Substance Abuse Resources

Websites

Addiction Recovery Guide
This website assists individuals struggling with drug addiction and alcoholism find help that best
suits their needs. From evaluation to residential treatment centers, we have selected a range of
outstanding programs. The most widely recommended treatment approach is total abstinence and
the 12-step program.
http://www.addictionrecoveryguide.com

Al-Anon purpose is to help families and friends of alcoholics recover from the effects of living
with the problem drinking of a relative or friend. Similarly, Alateen is our recovery program for
young people. http://www.al-anon-alateen.org/

DRUG PHARMACOLOGY
http://www.risperdal.com/
http://nawrot.psych.ndsu.nodak.edu/Courses/Psych465.S.02/projects/parkinsons/Treatment%20of
%20Psychosis.htm
http://www.biologicalunhappiness.com/AskDoc/Risperdal_studied_in_children.htm
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/22/1728_56214?
http://www.epocrates.com

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html

FreeVibe
A hip site for teenagers to learn about the harmful effects of drugs and alternative to doing drugs.
http://www.freevibe.com/#

Heads Up: Real News About Drugs and your Body
Scholastic and NIDA have formed a school-based science education partnership designed to
inform students ages 12 to 15 about the dangers of drug abuse.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/headsup/

I n The Mix
This website provides useful information and programming including videos that teen relate to
regarding the harmful effects of substance abuse.
http://www.pbs.org/inthemix/drugabuse_index.html

National Institute on Drug Abuse
This site provides information for students, teachers, and counselors about drug abuse.
http://www.drugabuse.gov/GoestoSchool/NIDAg2s.html

Office of National Drug Control Policy - Drug Testing in Schools
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/about/index.html

Parents. The Anti-Drug
This site provides information for parents and educators about drugs, drug-prevention resources,
and includes activities for the classroom. http://www.theantidrug.com/

Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program
The Safe and Drug-Free Schools program is the Federal Government's primary vehicle for
reducing drug, alchohol, and tobacco use, and violence, through education and prevention
activities in the Nation's schools. http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSDFS/index.html

West Virginia Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities A guide for WV Families
regarding resources, treatment facilities, commitment procedures, and rehabilitation services
available in WV.
http://www.wvdhhr.org/bhhf/

Videos
Refusing Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco
Representing one of the most comprehensive, targeted, and cost-effective sets of videos for
children, this six-video program addresses some of the most important issues facing educators
and children both inside and outside the classroom. Partly animated characters in each video
talk about everything from bullies and self-esteem to character education and substance abuse
in an engaging and upbeat manner. Provides timeless advice on how kids can develop new
success skills for school and life. Grades k-6 Six videos:1) 25 Smart Ways to Resist Alcohol,
2) 25 Smart Ways to Resist Drugs,3) 25 Smart Ways to Resist Smoking, 4) Coping With a
Substance Abusing Parent, 5) Refusal Skills for Kids, 6) What Every Kid Must Know About
Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco

Classroom Guidance Lessons
Project Northland - Alcohol Prevention Curriculum for Grades 68 and Grades 9-12 This is
researched-based substance abuse prevention curriculum involves 6-8 classroom sessions.
Hazelden 651-213-4542 www.hazelden.org

Career Planning Resources

WEBSITES

America's Job Bank
This job bank posts thousands of new jobs daily from all across the U.S. http://www.ajb.dni.us/

Analyze Your Career
This site contains an extensive free career and college search database. For a membership fee
students can also take personality, occupation, and aptitude inventories to assist them in making
the perfect career match.
http://www.analyzemycareer.com/index.cfm?auid=256&action=freeservices

Association for Career and Technical Education
The Association for Career and Technical Education is the largest national education
associationdedicated to the advancement of education that prepares youth and adults for careers.
http://www.acteonline.org

Career Magazine.com
A great website for the job ready graduate. Job Seekers can post resumes, build their personal
portfolio, turn it into a personal website all in a matter of minutes. Search jobs and submit your
resume directly to the companies that interest you. http://www.careermag.com/

CollegeGrad.com
The #1 job entry website. Get help with Job Preparation, Career Info, Job Search Advice,
Resumes, Cover Letters, Employer Research, Job Postings, Interview Prep, Salaries, Job Offers,
and finding a new job.
http://www.collegegrad.com

Introducing Career Clusters
Its never too early to start learning about earning! Six Power Point lessons on CD ROM
with classroom and school wide activities for introducing the six career clusters to fifth and sixth
graders, by Etta Zasloff. www.zdsconsulting.com

Mapping Your Future
Mapping Your Future's mission is to counsel students and families about college, career, and
financial aid choices through a state-of-the-art, public service web site.
http://www.mapping-your-future.org/about

MyMajors.com
This site interviews students in order to recommend the top six majors likely to be of interest to
them. It considers the students' actual high school experiences, as well as their preferences and
values. The majors are selected from the most common, generic 70 majors (such as art, biology,
computer science) offered at four-year colleges and universities. Further information about the
majors is also provided. http://mymajors.com

Occupational Outlook Handbook The Occupational Outlook
Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable
assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised every two
years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and
education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations. This
comprehensive publication and search guide gives students the opportunity to search careers by
job title or by career cluster. It is publication of and direct link to the US DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS http://www.bls.gov/oco/

School to Careers
School to Careers is a career development project for 7-12th grade students, educators and
parents. Through video, Web and interactive activities students are introduced to career
professionals, projects and ideas that help them identify their interests and plan for their futures.
Over 200 career professionals are profiled on the Web. Through discussion boards and interactive
activities students gain a realistic portrait of a variety of career pathways.
http://www.careers.iptv.org/

The Career Key
The Career Key will help you in choosing a career, a college major; changing a career; and career
planning. It includes a professional career test that measures students skills, abilities, values,
interests, and personality. Identify promising jobs and get accurate information about them.
http://www.careerkey.org/english/

BOOKS/Games

How to Interview Like a Top MBA: Job-Winning Strategies from Career Counselors, Recruiters,
and Fortune 100 Executives
Shelly Leanne

Interview Strategies That Will Get You the Job You Want
Andrea Kay

Job Skills for the 21st Century A Guide for Students
Lawrence K. Jones
The Real Game Series To gain a realistic
understanding of adult life, education, and work, students embark on a journey into the adult
world. In simulation, participants take on adult work roles, earn and spend money, choose a
home, and create a town - all right in the classroom. This series is designed to fit with various
developmental ages. A total of six levels are designed to integrate with grades 3-12.
http://www.realgame.com/usa.cfm

What's Your Career?
by Clyde Ekbom, Ed.D.
Here is an extension of the What's Your Story? card sort to help students make career choices.
Begin by using the "people" cards from What's Your Story? Ask the students to select cards to
represent working family members and significant others. Discuss these people to determine the
authentic basis upon which each person builds an existence--and a career. Shift to the students
life, asking which wedge of the life orientation pie--people, ideas, experiences, or facts--best
applies. Colorful charts and cards are used to clarify occupational interests. Follow up
information can be obtained from O*Net Online or the Occupational Outlook Handbook. The kit
contains an instructional manual, full color charts and cards.

Financial Aid/Scholarships Resources

Websites

ACT'S Financial Aid Need Estimator!
This free service can help you plan more effectively to meet college costs. The Financial Aid
Need Estimator allows you to calculate both your family contribution and costs at specific
institutions by taking you through two steps.
http://www.act.org/fane/index.html

AmeriCorps
This year more than 320 individuals are serving in West Virginia communities as
AmeriCorps members. In return, AmeriCorps members receive an education award of up
to $4,725 to help pay for college or pay back student loans. To date, more than 3,100 West
Virginia residents have qualified for education awards totaling more than $7,000,000.
Two-thirds of AmeriCorps grants are made by the West Virginia Commission for National
and Community Service. National nonprofits make other assignments. Other members
serve in AmeriCorps*VISTA, and AmeriCorps*NCCC (National Civilian Community
Corps). For applications and additional information go to: http://www.americorps.org

The Bonner Scholar Program seeks to transform the lives of students at twenty-five specific colleges and
universities as well as their campuses, local communities, and nation through providing access to education
and opportunities to serve. Colleges in WV offering the Bonners Scholars Program are Concord and WV
Wesleyan.
To achieve this mission, the Bonner Foundation provides four-year community service scholarships to
approximately 1500 students (who are referred to as Bonner Scholars) annually. The scholarship serves
those individuals who have high financial need and a commitment to service. It is designed to heighten the
overall education a Scholar receives by asking students to engage in ongoing service work and helping them
develop the tools and the knowledge necessary to make that work meaningful and lasting.
http://www.bonner.org/campus/bonnerscholars.htm

College is Possible Paying for College
Every year, more than 8 million college students receive financial aid. Students don't need to be
straight-A students or star athletes to qualify. This site provides resources will help students and
parents understand the student aid process and conduct an on-line scholarship search.
http://www.collegeispossible.org/paying/paying.htm

College Net Scholarship/Financial Aid Search
The Mach25 database contains over 600,000 awards totaling over $1.6 billion. Keyword Search
gives you a quick way to narrow down to a particular scholarship or group of scholarships.
CollegeNET sponsors an essay competition during the winter of each year. Entries are limited to
individuals who both (1) apply to college via a CollegeNET-hosted web admissions application;
and (2) are nominated by the institution at which they enroll. The grand prize winner is awarded
$10,000. http://mach25.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/M25/index

Direct Loans
Provides students and parents with a direct link to government loans.
http://www.ed/gov/DirectLoan

Fast Web
The World's largest and oldest private sector scholarship database. 20 years of Scholarship
Research, constantly updated.
http://www.fastaid.com

Financial Aid Programs in West Virginia
This is the official website for the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. It
provides students and parents with direct link to West Virginia's public colleges and universities.
It contains information on each of the institutions, as well as financial aid and scholarship
information. http://www.hepc.wvnet.edu

Lucent Global Science Scholars Program
Twenty-three high school seniors throughout the United States will be selected to be Lucent
Global Science Scholars in 2003. The Lucent Technologies Foundation fully funds the Global
Science Scholars Program, which is managed in partnership with the Institute of International
Education (IIE). The competition is open to all eligible high school seniors in the United States
and its territories, and to second-year university students in Europe, Asia and the Americas. The
program recognizes and rewards students who have made significant achievements in math and
science.

Mapping Your Future
Mapping Your Future's mission is to counsel students and families about college, career, and
financial aid choices through a state-of-the-art, public service web site. http://www.mapping-
your-future.org

Promise Scholarship
A full-tuition scholarship to public colleges and universities in WV or the tuition equivelant at
any WV Private college for students who have an overall and core GPA of 3.0 and a 21 on the
ACT or 1000 on the SAT. Go to this website for detailed information and to apply on-line.
http://www.promisescholarships.org

SATS Loan Search Program
SSTS loan program is the only national program designed, developed, and managed by
educators. Choose from a full range of low-interest loans. This site helps students understand and
apply for various loans available to pay for college.
http://www.collegeboard.com/educationloans

SATS Scholarship Search
An online tool to help you locate scholarships, internships, grants, and loans that match your
education level, talents, and background. Complete the brief questionnaire and Scholarship
Search will find potential opportunities from our database of more than 2,300 sources of college
funding, totaling nearly $3 BILLION in available aid!
http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp

SMART 529TM College Savings Plan SMART529
TM
is a comprehensive qualified
tuition program that can make your efforts to save for college easier and more effective using tax
incentives to grown a college savings program. The College Savings option is available to
families in West Virginia and nationwide. http://www.smart529.com/

Student Guide to Federal Aid
The Student Guide is a comprehensive resource on student financial aid from the U.S.
Department of Education. Grants, loans, and work-study are the three major forms of aid
available through the Department's Federal Student Aid office. Updated each award year, The
Student Guide tells you about the programs and how to apply for them. Available on line and in
paperback. http://www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/StudentGuide

The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid Discover scholarships that match your
profile. Also locate scholarships, savings plans, and military aid available to pay for post-
secondary options. http://www.finaid.org
U.S. Department of Education Free Application for Federal
Student Aid Check out FAFSA on the Web-- the fastest way to apply on-line for
student financial aid! Students who applied for aid last year may also be able to complete a
Renewal FAFSA application on-line. It also explores the purpose of FAFSA questions and
discusses how information should be reported in some unusual cases.
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/Students/apply/express.html

Books
Discounts and Deals at the Nation's 360 Best Colleges : The Parent Soup Financial Aid and
College Guide
by Bruce G. Hammond
Get Free Cash for College
by Kelly Y. Tanabe, Gen S. Tanabe (Paperback - April 2001)
How to Go to College Almost for Free
by Ben Kaplan
Money-Winning Scholarship Essays and Interviews
by Gen S. Tanabe, Kelly Y. Tanabe
Paying for Your Education: A Guide for Adult Learners
by College Board
Scholarships 2003 (Kaplan)
by Gail Schlachter, et al
The Scholarship Handbook (Updated Annually)
by College Board

Peer Pressure Resources

Books

Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children (Parents Guide)
by Michael Thompson, Catherine O'Neill Grace, Lawrence J. Cohen

Breaking Rank (Secondary)
by Kristen D. Randle

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul III: More Stories of Life, Love and Learning (Chicken Soup
for the Soul)
by Jack Canfield (Editor), et al

Cliques: 8 Steps to Help Your Child Survive the Social Jungle
by Charlene C. Giannetti, Margaret Sagarese

Cliques, Phonies, & Other Baloney (Elementary)
by Trevor Romain (Illustrator)

Fourth Grade Rats
by Jerry Spinelli

Friends, Cliques, and Peer Pressure: Be True to Yourself (Teen Issues) -- by Christine Wickert
Koubek

Girls Under Pressure (Girls Trilogy, Bk. 2) -- by Jacqueline Wilson, Nick Sharratt (Illustrator);

Hey, Little Ant (Elementary)
by Phillip M. Hoose, et al

How to Say No and Keep Your Friends: Peer Pressure Reversal for Teens and Preteens
by Sharon Scott

Books (Peer Pressurecontinued)

It's Okay To. . . But For Young Hearts & Minds
Wonderful, innovative "self-esteem" series to help young children develop coping skills for
typical childhood problems.

Miss Hunnicutt's Hat (elementary, jr. high)
by Jeff Brumbeau (Author), Gail de Marcken (Illustrator)

Mom, They're Teasing Me: Helping Your Child Solve Social Problems by Michael Thompson, et
al

My Ultra-Secret Stuff Journal Ages 8 through 14
Self Worth & Self Expression
Whatever is written in this blacklight diary with its ultra-secret pen can only be seen under ultra-
violet light. That means it's ULTRA-VIOLET, ULTRA-SECRET and ULTRA-COOL!

Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel Simmons

Peer Power: Preadolescent Culture and Identity by Patricia A. Adler, Peter Adler
(Contributor);

Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman

The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier

The Spot Self Esteem Ages 4 through 10
. . . a little story for unique kids who often feel "left out"

The Middle is the Best Part! Self Worth Ages 5 through 10
. . . for the middle child who's always caught in the middle, and for the other siblings, too

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Self Matters: Creating Your Life from the Inside Out
by Phillip McGraw

The Emperor's New Clothes (Elementary, Jr. High)
by Hans Christian Andersen, et al

The Self-Esteem Workbook -- by Glenn R., Ph.D. Schiraldi, et al

The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem -- by Nathaniel Branden

Websites

Adolescence and Peer Pressure, NF95-211
... Adolescence and Peer Pressure. by Herbert G. Lingren, Extension Family
Scientist. ... Effective Strategies for Coping With Peer Pressure. ...
www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/family/nf211.htm

Dealing With Peer Pressure
Peer Pressure defined: A peer is a friend or acquaintance who is about the same age as you. Site
Description: Explains what peer pressure is, why people give in, and how you can walk away.
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/friend/peer_pressure.html

Dealing with Peer Pressure
There are ways, however, to get out of sticky situations and overcome peer pressure. This site
gives practical tips and tools to resist negative peer pressure. Go to this site, then peer
pressure.
www.idiotsguides.com/Quick-Guides

How Can We Strengthen Children's Self-Esteem?
The points in this article may be helpful in strengthening and supporting a
healthy sense of self-esteem in your child. KS Logo, ... What Is Self-Esteem? ...
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/ strengthen_children_self.html

Kids Are Worth It! : Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline
by Barbara Coloroso

Peer Pressure & Choices: How to Think for Yourself (In a World ...
Online publication discusses peer pressure and making choices about drug
use and alcohol. Describes how to think for yourself, in a world where everyone else wants to do
it for you.
www.doitnow.org/pages/163.html

Peer Pressure - Dealing with Peer Pressure - Teens and Peer ...
Peer Pressure Guide picks. ... Dealing with Peer Pressure A very detailed, very good,
explanation of peer pressure and how you can most effectively cope.
www.teenadvice.about.com/cs/peerpressure/

Teacher Talk 3(3): Great Ideas - "Feeling Peer Pressure"
Feeling Peer Pressure. Lesson Objectives: Students will be able to identify
the aspects of peer pressure to which they may be most susceptible.
www.education.indiana.edu/cas/tt/v3i3/peerpress.html

QueenDom: personality tests, intelligence tests, aptitude tests
Self-Esteem Test - Revised 30 questions, 10-15 min ... Self-esteem is an integralpart of personal
happiness, fulfilling relationships and achievement. ...
http://www.queendom.com/tests/personality/ self_esteem_r_access.html

Videos (Self Esteem - geared for teens)
Resisting Peer Pressure
Real Life Teens: Peer Pressure
Peer Pressure (1994) VHS

Self Help & Life Skills Videos Kids 4 to pre-teen
A super array of life skills videos for kids dealing with friendship, self esteem, disagreements,
money matters, handling emotions, prejudice, discrimination and more!

Popular Music
Peer Pressure -- Brian Lynch; Audio CD
Peer Pressure -- Spinning Jennies; Audio CD

Trauma Resources

Acute Stress Disorder
American and European definitions, and discussions of this immediate reaction to trauma.
(MentalHealth.com)
http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-an08.html

Age-Related Reactions of Children to Disasters
An excellent overview of how a child's age affects response to disaster. From the NY State Office
of Mental Health's excellent Crisis Counseling Guide for children and families.
http://www.omh.state.ny.us/omhweb/crisis/crisiscounseling3.html

Coping With a National Tragedy
References and hand-outs for parents and teachers. "Best Practice" tips (.pdf) for school
psychologists. (National Association of School Psychologists) [NYASP version]
http://www.nasponline.org/NEAT/crisis_0911.html

Crisis Communications Guide & Toolkit
From the NEA, an excellent guide to preparedness in schools. Separated into the 4 areas of
readiness, response, recovery, and resources for dealing with disaster.
http://www.nea.org/crisis/

Emergency Relief Information [NYC] [NYS]
Here is a central directory of major relief agencies, for those wishing to help relief efforts.
http://us.news2.yimg.com/f/42/31/7m/dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/

A Guide to Children's Grief
A basic, brief guide to understanding how children understand death, and grieve.
(Kenneth Doka - PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/onourownterms/articles/children.html

Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters
An excellent discussion of what trauma is, how it impacts, and how it can be treated.
(National Institute of Mental Health)
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/violence.cfm

Managing Traumatic Stress:
Tips for Recovering From Disasters and Other Traumatic Events
New from APA, in response to the September 11, 2001 Disaster
http://helping.apa.org/therapy/traumaticstress.html

New Lessons on Children and Stress
From research in the wake of Hurricane Andrew to the aftermath of Sept. 11, to urban violence,
an APA Monitor on Psychology report on one psychologist's findings of widespread PTSD
among children.
http://www.apa.org/monitor/apr02/newlessons.html

New York State Education Department - Oct.5, 2001 (Re: WTC Disaster)
Praise for heroic teachers, guidance on emphasizing tolerance and a memo on emergency
response plans.
http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/oct5.htm

Nightmare Response
A Mini-course for Clinicians and Trauma Workers. on Posttraumatic Nightmares
http://www.asdreams.org/magazine/articles/seigel_nightmares.htm

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Booklets, fact sheets, and extensive references from Medline [Espaol]
(National Institute of Mental Health, National Library of Medicine, National Institute of Health)
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/anxiety/ptsdmenu.cfm

Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with
posttraumatic stress disorder
This is for mental health professionals engaged in assessment and treatment.
(J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, National Guideline Clearinghouse)
http://www.guideline.gov/VIEWS/summary.asp?guideline=000314

Psychologists: Attacks Will Leave Deep Scars
The world has become "an alien place" for many, with lasting impact predicted.
(Yahoo/Reuters)
http://www.fenichel.com/yahoo-wtc.shtml

Survivor Information - World Trade Center 9/01
Authorative information from the WTC - survivor lists, etc.
http://www.ny.com/wtc.html

TalkPsychologyLive - Radio Interview (9-14-01)
Live discussion of crisis and trauma in the aftermath of the attacks (Fenichel/Kraus)
http://www.talkpsychology.com/14sep.wma

Talking (tough topics) with Children
Excellent general guidelines for post-trauma work with children, accessible and practical.
(Judith A. Myers, Purdue University)
http://www.fenichel.com/traumatalk.shtml

A Teacher's Guide to Grief
Some concrete suggestions for teachers working with grief in the classroom.
(Ed Grassel - PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/onourownterms/articles/teacher2.html

Trauma Information Pages
Award winning site from psychologist David Baldwin. Many "handouts" and resources.
www.trauma-pages.com

Warning Signs of Trauma Related Stress
An excellent guide to the common signs of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
(APA Practice Directorate: Disaster Response Net)
http://www.apa.org/practice/ptsd.html

What To Tell Your Children: Dealing with young people during a terror crisis
Practical advice for parents, as well as some interesting articles for discussion.
(Newsweek-MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.com/news/627301.asp

Resource list obtained from http://www.counselorandteachertips.com/
Tips, Strategies and Resources for
Counselors and Teachers
Iva Berg, M.Ed., NCC

Miscellaneous Resources

BOOKS

Developmental Guidance and Counseling:
A Practical Approach - Fourth Edition
by Robert D. Myrick, Ph.D.
Dr. Myrick presents a comprehensive approach to K-12 school guidance. The developmental
approach to guidance and counseling attempts to identify certain skills and experiences that
students need as a part of attending school and becoming successful. In this approach students
learn coping skills before they have an interpersonal crisis. This book is designed to be a
counselor's manual, providing a framework and reference for counselors who want to know more
about this exciting approach to organizing and delivering guidance and counseling services.

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition. DSM-I V
By the American Psychiatric Association, Washington, DC.

Energizers and Icebreakers
by Elizabeth S. Foster, Ed.D.
If you are a teacher, counselor, peer helper, or group leader, this book--designed for groups of all
sizes and ages--is for you. Instill motivation for your group through understanding, trust, and
excitement! Create interest in your classroom through involvement, motivation, and interaction!
Enhance orientation sessions and increase effectiveness in 'getting to know you' activities with the
myriad of energizers and icebreakers presented.

Energizers: Calisthenics for the Mind
by Carl Olson
In order to have effective learning, we must activate the senses. We must use many different
types of media--visual, sound, print, music--to involve our students in the learning process.
Author, trainer, and teacher, Carl Olson, draws on his creativity and years of experiences to
assemble 71 energizers, games, and initiatives to jump start the learning process for all ages.

Friends Helping Friends: A Handbook for Helpers by Carol Painter Second
Edition. The philosophy of helping, and the skills of attending, empathy, clarifying/questioning,
assertiveness, confrontation, and problem solving are featured in this middle and high school peer
helping program. Additional topics discussed include: suicide prevention and intervention,
alcoholism, children of alcoholics, grief, date rape, families, divorce, stepfamilies, and stress
mastery. Also included are materials for a support group program and peer helper classroom
presentations. Here is everything you need to begin a program or to bring added depth and
breadth to your existing program.

CD ROMS

"Online Character Test" enhances self understanding.

"True Achievement CD-ROM" is an extremely valuable aid in keeping track of personality types
and learning styles in the classroom.

"Finding Your True Colors" CD-ROM includes a media rich test plus everyday applications.

All three of the above available at:
http://www.educationworld.com/go/base?id=ALT
1-866-402-2971 or 1-416-922-4109

Websites

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
Developing Adolescents: A Reference for Professionals
http://www.apa.org/pi/pii/develop.pdf
Research-based information about the physical, cognitive, social,
emotional, and behavioral development of adolescents.

BRIGHT FUTURES IN PRACTICE: MENTAL HEALTH
Adolescence Checklist
http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=46
This is a checklist of key topics to discuss with teens.

MEDSCAPE
More Than Moody: Recognizing and Treating Adolescent Depression
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/446623
Upwards of 40 million Americans suffer from depression, and
approximately 3.5 million of them ar! e children and teenagers.
(Free Medscape registration required.)

JOURNAL OF COUNSELING AND DEVELOPMENT
Incarcerated and Court-Involved Adolescents:
Counseling an At-Risk Population
http://www.counseling.org/publications/jcd/jcd_winter03.pdf
The authors provide background on the juvenile justice system
and outline clinical techniques for working with this population.
(May be slow to load. Click on the title to access the article.)

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Youth Bullying
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/39/youthbullying.pdf
A panel of experts discusses bullying, its impact on young people,
and how professionals can understand and address this issue.

US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Safeguarding Our Children: An Action Guide
http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=79
The guide provides practical steps schools can take to design and
implement school safety plans and get kids the help they need.

MEDSCAPE
Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice
in a Public School Setting
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/451995
This article discusses the unique role of the psychiatric-mental
health CNS in providing behavioral services in the school system.

KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION
Sexually Transmitted Disease
http://www.kff.org/content/2001/3148/SummaryofF! indings.pdf
Teens today are as concerned about HIV/AIDS and STDs as
they are about pregnancy.

STUDENTS AGAINST DESTRUCTIVE DECISIONS
Opening Life-Saving Lines: Negotiating a Contract for Life
http://www.saddonline.com/pdf/openinglines_print.pdf
This brochure is designed to help parents talk to their kids
about life decisions, peer pressure, and destructive behavior.

ACA Online Courses If you like learning at home and want to avoid travel and hotel cost, check
out these online counseling courses to keep you skills up to date in the counseling field.
http://counseling.org/resources/online.htm

American School Counseling Association
http://schoolcounselor.org

Apple - Education
... Apple Education Professional Services can help you assess your technology needs, provide
support, maintain your technology investment, and train school personnel. Contains information
about educational technology research, reports, funding, as well as links to...
www.apple.com/education/

Center for Education Reform
The Center for Education Reform, the nation's leading authority on school reform, is dedicated
to making schools better for America's children by improving
education. Advocacy, statistics, resources and guidance on education reform issues and action at
the school.
www.edreform.com

Ed Trust www.edtrust.org

Education resources on the Internet
EduFind is an online service operated by the Digital Education
Network which provides a range of Internet based services for education. ...
Description: Offers links to jobs, books, and teaching advice.
www.edufind.com

Guidance Channel.com
An online magazine featuring articles about school counseling issues by school counselors,
monthly at-risk articles by American School Counseling Association Board Members, and
articles by other educators and professionals. Contains an archive section for research on specific
issues.
www.guidancechannel.com

"Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen"
Defines "strong character" & how parents can help children develop it. The booklet includes
chapters on "dealing with media pressures" & working with schools, lists of books & magazines
that can support character development, & 18 activities. (ED)
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/citizen/index.html

Journal of Statistics Education (JSE)
Journal of Statistics Education (JSE), an electronic refereed journal for statistics educators. A
refereed electronic journal on postsecondary teaching of statistics. Online contents, abstracts,
articles, etc.
www.amstat.org/publications/jse/

No Child Left Behind
Official Website http://www.nochildleftbehind.gov/

Orange County Public Schools Student Development Pages
The counselors of the Orange County Florida school system have presented at the ASCA
National Conference for the past two years. Their Web site ties counseling competencies into
lesson plans and resources for each benchmark.
http://www.ocps.k12.fl.us/framework/subject.php?subject=18

Mental Health Association of New River Valley
A very extensive mental health condition website. Though not exhaustive of all conditions, it
looks like the best place to start your search. Website links only.
http://www.donthide.org/links.htm

National Association of Elementary School Principals
http://www.naesp.org/

National Association of Secondary School Principals
http://www.nassp.org/

National Mental Health and Education Center
A wide variety of resources and links to assist school counselor, parent, and teachers with student
issues.
http://www.naspcenter.org/teachers/teachers.html
SchoolCounselor.com 2.0
A Friendly and Practical Guide to the World Wide Web By Russell
Sabella Ph.D. The
Internet gives counselors a vast amount of resources and a powerful medium for connecting with
others. Following a counselor-friendly introduction to computers and the World Wide Web,
readers are introduced to over 1,200 web sites and given a practical guide to gaining access,
navigating, searching for relevant materials, and creating websites. Related issues of interest to
both novice and experienced users are discussed.
education.com
Education.com is a global, educational, online community and resource for families, teachers and
kids that provides fun and easy learning solutions.
www.education.com
Education Place The Education
Place Highlights e-Newsletter is sent twice each month via e-mail. K-8 elementary educational
activities, games, themes, graphic organizers, writing prompts, benchmark...
www.eduplace.com/
Education Planet - The Education Web Guide
A leading K-12 search engine that helps teachers, students and parents find educator approved
educational resources, including top sites. Helps teachers, students and parents find a wide variety
of the best educational resources available.
www.educationplanet.com/
Education Week - Independent K-12 education insight!
Weekly news on American education issues. Searchable archives.
www.edweek.org/
Education Week - Independent K-12 education insight!
Weekly news on American education issues. Searchable archives.
www.edweek.org/
Education World The Educator's Best Friend
A comprehensive resource which includes a search engine for thousands of educational resources.
www.education-world.com
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) collects, analyzes and
makes available data related to education in the US and other nations. ...
www.nces.gov
Parenting advice, child development and family reference
... Find parenting advice from pediatricians, a family therapist, teachers, and special education
experts. ... 2000 - 2003 Family Education Network, Inc. ...A site designed for parents and
children to continue the education process at home.
www.familyeducation.com/home
Selfesteemshop.com One of the most comprehensive resource sites on the web to help
counselors locate a variety of resources to compliment their counseling program on almost every
issue we deal with. http://www.selfesteemshop.com
USA Today Education An inovatiive K-12 Educational Resource and Daily Lesson Plans. Also,
has special issues including Americas Best Colleges and USA TODAY'S Summer and After
School Program! http://www.usatoday.com/educate/home.htm
US Department of Education
Links to reports on all aspects of the organization's work, including student aid, legislation,
statistic, resources, etc.
www.ed.gov/
Using Data to Direct School Improvement
Before undertaking any change process, schools should have a firm understanding of their needs.
Data analyses can help schools conduct thorough needs assessments and assist staff members in
the selection of appropriate reform strategies for their school. This issue of "Bookmark" looks at
the work of one Texas school district that used an innovative eight-step improvement process
when confronted with data from the state that clearly indicated that large numbers of
economically disadvantaged students were not being successful on the state assessment tests in
reading, writing and math.
http://www.goodschools.gwu.edu/pubs/book/sep02.html
West Virginia School Counselor Association The official website of the WV School Counselor
Association contains information on board members, legislative goals, links to other counseling
resources, a discount shoppers guide, conference and workshop information, and a link to the new
counseling policy #2315.
http://www.wvcounseling.org
WV Mentor This site links WV students to state resources, including direct links to colleges,
careers, and financial aid. Students can apply online to colleges and for state scholarships and
have school records sent electronically. www.wvmentor.org
West Virginia State Resources A link from the National
Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHY) website providing
resources for children with disabilities and their caregivers.The offices listed on this state sheet
are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put
you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and
assistance about disability issues in WV. http://www.nichcy.org/stateshe/wv.htm
Student Survey Tools
Student View Survey A
comprehensive student survey tool schools can use to determine current student concerns and
needs to help design and implement relevant programs that address those needs. Survey areas
include health habits, self-image, anger and violence, suicidal tendencies, emotional distress,
substance abuse, family demographics, family support, harmful adult behaviors, peer pressure,
school attitudes, and more. www.hazelden.com ( 651-213-4701)

Walshs Classroom Sociometrics
A user friendly computer program that will print a student survey to administer to a class, analyze
and chart the results, and print them to be used with teachers as they work with their unique
classrooms. A real time saver! Provides counselor data to inform instruction! A new tool to
enhance a long honored strategy. www.zdsconsulting.com
zoomerang.com This is an online survey tool that is worth investigating. There is a subscription
fee, but the online tool delivers the kind of data that you need to stay informed about the issues
affecting your school.
SELECTED CATALOGS FOR ORDERING COUNSELING
RELATED RESOURCES INCLUDING PLAY PROPS

Accelerated Development 800-821-8312
ACT for Kids Resource Catalog 509-747-8224
Allyn & Bacon Counseling Resources 800-852-8024
American Counseling Association Resource Catalog 800-4ACA-
648
At-Risk Resources 800-99-YOUTH
BJR Enterprises 800-204-1248
Boulden Publishing (http://www.snowcrest.net/jboulden/index.html) 800-238-8433
Brooks/Cole 800-354-9706
Childswork/Childsplay 800-962-1141
Community, INC. Educational Materials 800-765-7417
Comprehensive Health Education Foundation 800-323-9084
Courage to Change 800-440-4003
Educational Media Corporation 800-966-3382
Educational Resources 800-624-2926
Feelings Factory 800-858-2264
Free Spirit 800-735-7323
Guidance 800-421-4246
800-756-7533
Institute for Rational Emotive Therapy 800-323-IRET
International Society for Technology in Education 800-336-5191
Lakeshore Learning Materials 800-421-5354
MARCO 800-448-2197
National Center for Elementary Drug & Viol Prevention 800-962-6662
Psychological & Educational Films 714-494-5079
Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc. 800-331-TEST
Quest International 800-446-2700
Research Press 217-352-3273
Resources for Child Caring 800-423-8309
Sage Publications (Psychology) <www.sagepub.com> 805-499-9774
Sopris West 800-547-6747
Sunburst 800-321-7511
The CICC Parent Training and Family Life Catalog 800-325-CICC
The Self Esteem Shop 800-251-8336
The Human Race Club 800-542-9657
Whole Person Associates 800-247-6789

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