Working with Grieving and Traumatized Children and Adolescents

WILLIAM STEELE, PsyD, MSW, is the founder of the National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children (TLC) established in 1990, where he has personally trained more than 5,000 TLC Certified Trauma and Loss School and Clinical Specialists.CAELAN KUBAN, PsyD, LMSW, is Director of TLC, a program of the Starr Global Learning Network. She provides training across the country to professionals working with traumatized children and families.

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