Working with Grieving and Traumatized Children and Adolescents

A structured, sequential, and evidence-based approach for the treatment of children and adolescents experiencing trauma or grief Working With Grieving and Traumatized Children and Adolescents features the Structured Sensory Interventions for Traumatized Children, Adolescents and Parents (SITCAP) intervention model, proven in successfully addressing violent situations such as murder, domestic violence, and physical abuse, as well as non-violent grief- and trauma-inducing situations including divorce, critical injuries, car fatalities, terminal illness, and environmental disasters. Filled with practical and proven activities for use with children and adolescents experiencing trauma and grief, this resource is based on the authors' experience working with all types of traumatic events in school-, agency-, and community-based programs across the country.

Foreword xi Preface xv Acknowledgments xix Chapter One How Structured, Sensory Interventions Help Grieving and Traumatized Children 1 Chapter Two Children's Experiences With Grief and Trauma 21 Chapter Three Trauma-Informed Principles and Practices 45 Chapter Four Structured Drawing Activities 67 Chapter Five Curiosity and the Trauma Questioning Process 85 Chapter Six Meeting Children in Their World 103 Chapter Seven Incorporating SITCAP in Schools and Community-Based Organizations 123 Chapter Eight Interventions With Parents and Guardians 145 Chapter Nine Nurturing Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth 171 Appendices A. What If? Questions 193 B. SITCAP Program Activity Examples 209 C. School Recovery Protocol 221 D. Resilience Resources for Teachers 227 About the Authors 229 References 231 Author Index 243 Subject Index 245