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15-Minute Focus - Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences: Brief Counseling Techniques That Work (15-minute Focus Series)
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Product Description In 15-Minute Focus: Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences, Dr. Melissa Louvar Reeves gives counselors and educators a primer on how to support students who have experienced trauma. Trauma interferes with the executive functions required to be successful in the classroom; and it impacts our ability to trust our environment and others. In this book, Reeves explains trauma and the overlap with anxiety, and provides understanding for behaviors associated with trauma and why they occur, along with a variety of strategies for school mental health professionals, educators, and administrators. What you'll get: Identification of the different types of stress and symptoms that accompany trauma exposure Explanation of commonalities between externalizing disorders and trauma and stressor related disorders Practical strategies for school mental health professionals, educators, administrators, and parents Curated list of resources, including organizations, training, curriculum, books, and more! This guide will provide school counselors, educators, and administrators with an increased understanding regarding trauma and effective interventions to provide better supports that facilitate growth and achievement in all areas of life. Review As educators & counselors we must be equipped to help children with Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), which are significant events that could potentially have a long lasting impact on a person's health, behavioral choices, and overall quality of life. This awesome resource published by the National Center for Youth Issues provides easy to understand definitions, techniques and strategies - awesome for educators, counselors and administrators! --Vanessa De Jesus, Counselor Now more than ever we need to be cognizant of our students trauma. Although this book was created for counselors, I think it's important for classroom teachers to read it too. So often we see behaviors in our classroom and we don't actually know what's causing those behaviors. This book was easy to read and is now covered in highlighter marks! --Libby Kilnner, Teacher This book, 15 Minute Focus: Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences written by Dr. Melissa Louvar, is focused on the what, what it can look like, how can parents, admin, teachers and school counselors help. It also provides downloadable resources to use as well as resources if more support is needed. It's is a powerful and much needed tool to support children who suffer from trauma. --Nita Creekmore, Instagram @LoveTeachBless About the Author Dr. Melissa Louvar Reeves, Ph.D., NCSP, LCMHC is an Associate Professor at Winthrop University. She is the Past-President of the National Association of School Psychologists (2016-17), a nationally certified school psychologist, licensed clinical mental health counselor, and licensed special education teacher. She has over 19-years' experience working in public schools, a private school, and day and residential treatment programs. Dr. Reeves is a coauthor of the PREPaRE Crisis Prevention and Intervention curriculum and travels both nationally and internationally training professionals in crisis prevention and intervention, threat and suicide assessment, trauma and PTSD, and cognitive-behavioral interventions. She is a senior consultant with Sigma Threat Management Associates and also an advisor for Safe and Sound Schools, an organization founded by two parents who lost their children in the Sandy Hook tragedy. She has co-authored multiple books and publications focusing on school safety and trauma.
