Conversation-Starters for Working with Children and Adolescents After Trauma Gretchen Mertz Cowell This book will provide students

This book will provide students and practitioners from a range of disciplines with a valuable window into families' lives and challenge them to reflect on how they are supporting them

The two brothers suffered severe sexual abuse from their grandfather and were each unaware of the other's ordeal

the book emphasizes the importance of positive sexuality education

practical advice and encouragement for the mothering figure when things are not following the normal attachment and development patterns… This highly readable book is highly recommended for everyone fostering or adopting very young children

this storybook is designed to help children in care

Conversation-Starters for Working with Children and Adolescents After Trauma Gretchen Mertz Cowell This book will provide studentsHelping children and adolescents who have experienced trauma to feel safe and confident enough to talk, let alone engage in therapeutic work, can be full of challenges for children and for adults. Conversation Starters For Working with Children and Adolescents After Trauma aims to make this process easier for practitioners, by offering gentle, playful techniques to help children who are closed or withdrawn to start to open up. With over 80 activities