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AUTHOR DiBiase, Miriam H., Ed. TITLE Healing Magazine, 2002. PUB DATE 2002-00-00 NOTE 66p.; Produced by KidsPeace. AVAILABLE FROM KidsPeace, 1650 Broadway, Bethlehem, PA 18015-3998. Tel: 800- 334 -4543 (Toll Free); e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.kidspeace.org. PUB TYPE Collected Works Serials (022) JOURNAL CIT Healing Magazine; v7 n1-2 Spr-Fall 2002 EDRS PRICE EDRS Price MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Adolescents; Bullying; *Children; Illegal Drug Use; *Intervention; *Mental Health; Mentors; Terrorism; Violence; War IDENTIFIERS Adventure Therapy; Dating Violence

ABSTRACT This newly designed volume of "Healing Magazine" features practical, clinical information aimed at sharing current work in children's mental health. The first issue shares information on guiding children through times of trauma, particularly after the events of September 11th. Two articles provide information on debriefing after trauma and talking to children about terrorism and war. Also in this issue are articles on wilderness therapy and the use of peer mentors in summer programs. The second issue contains articles on the causes and characteristics of bullying behavior, the rise in relationship dating and violence among teens, and information on the street drugs popular with kids and teens. Each issue contains supplementary resources and book reviews. (GCP)

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Dear Reader,

The world of mental health care is constantly changing. From new counseling techniques to ever-present funding issues, there's always a new trend to research, a new skill to learn. We at Kids Peace love the challenge of change, because it means a constant flow of increasingly better ideas for helping children. At Healing magazine, our latest challenge has been how to better serve our readers. You hold in your hands the result of our commitment to that challenge. With a new format, new paper, and new design, Healing is now a more effective publication. We still feature the practical, clinical information you count on, and we are still dedicated to sharing with you our work and the work of others in the field of children's mental health. Our look has changed, and our commitment to you has remained. In the weeks and months following September 11, 2001, there was a nationwide outcry for crisis intervention services and for information on how to handle such a large-scale trauma. This issue shares some practical advice on guiding your children and yourselfthrough times of trauma. Two articles provide information on debriefing C.T. O'DonnellII Kids Peace after trauma and advice on how to talk to your children about terrorism and war. President and CEO Also in this issue, you will read about wilderness therapy, a practice that's breaking through the boundaries of traditional therapy. And you will see an update on the KidsPeace- sponsored Web site, TeenCentral.Net. We first reported on this innovative site for teens in 1999; now read how they've grown and how they've responded to the turbulence around the world. We also spotlight a KidsPeace program's addition of peer mentors to their summer program. Learn how kids in Berks County, Pennsylvania, spend their summers giving back to their school. It is our sincere hope that you will find our new look and layout a more efficient and pleasing way to access the information you count on from us. As always, we welcome your comments and suggestions. Thank you for your continued support of Healing magazine in this constantly changing field of children's mental health care!

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Spring 2002 Volume 1, Number 1 Therapist's Corner® Teens tune in with nature to tune in to themselves Healing is a publication of: Wilderness TherapyRecreational therapy ad absurdum KidsPeace or to the highest degree of effectiveness? 2 Creative Services By Dean A. Bartholomew 1650 Broadway Bethlehem, PA 18015-3998 Debriefing staff after a crisis Our national tragedy: Intervening in their trauma 5 President and CEO By James Feldman, Ph.D. C.T. O'DonnellII Executive Publisher Kids Peace COO named Social Worker of the Year 8 David Dries By Tiffany A. Fisk Vice President for Marketing Practicing social skills with Role Play Cards 9 Managing Editor By Miriam H. DiBiase Ginger Jackson Manager of Creative Services

Editor Especially for Parents Miriam H. DiBiase Help your child weather the storm Healing Staff Terrorism, trauma, and children: What can we do? 10 Dean A. Bartholomew By Linda Goldman Stephanie A. Cipriani "Know the Rules" of safeguarding your teens from danger 14 Tiffany A. Fisk By Lois A. Weber Art Director Shawn Parker Battling childhood obesity 16 By Ginger Jackson Assistant Art Director Kristin R. Greenberg

Designer Trends Robert Williams "I never thought of myself as someone to look up to ..." Summer mentor program teaches kids confidence and responsibility ABOUT KIDSPEACE 19 By Tiffany A. Fisk Kids Peace is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving the critical mental and behavioral Teens are speaking. TeenCentral.Net is listening and responding 22 health needs of children and teens. Since 1882, By Miriam H. DiBiase Kids Peace hasbeen helpingkidsdevelopthe confidence and skills they need to overcome crisis in their lives. Kids Peace provides an array of specialized Healing Salutes... residential programs for hard-to-place kids. Today, Kids Peace offers a comprehensive range of treatment Healing magazine salutes departing U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher 24 programs, educational services, and treatment foster By Dean A. Bartholomew care options to help families help kids anticipate and avoid crisis whenever possible. The articles contained Resources in Kids Peace's Healing magazine do not necessarily express the views of Kids Peace or its subsidiaries. Family Resource File 26 Healing High Fives 27

NW= CORRECTION Our apologies to the Mental Health Association in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, for our failure to credit Kids Peace is accredited by The Joint Commission on them for the photo of their "ERASE STIGMA" eraser that appeared as artwork for "Understandingand Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Middle overcomingthe stigma of mental illness" on page 8 of our Fall/Winter '01 issue. States Association of Colleges and Schools, and The For more information about the "ERASE STIGMA" eraser and the Mental Health Association in Westmoreland County, please Commission on International and Trans-Regional call Laura Hawkins, Executive Director, at 724-834-6351, or write to her at 409 Coulter Avenue, Suite 4, Greensburg, PA Accreditation. Kids Peace does not discriminatein 15601. Or, visit the association's Web site at www.westol.com/mhawc. regard to admissions in terms of sex, race, creed, color, national origin, religious beliefs, disabilities, or handicapping conditions. Thank you for helping us keep our subscriber list as accurate as possible. © Copyright 2002 by Kids Peace Please FAX name/address/e-mail changes or additions along with incorrect mailing label to 610-799-7981 or e-mail [email protected].

HEALING MAGAZINE 5 Spring 2002 1 HIDE APIea CORNER

T Recreational therapy ad absurdumor to tieAighest degree of effectiveness?

By Dean A. Bartholomew

The sun rises to reveal the Recess and outline of distant jagged recreational therapy mountains, purple in the first give kids a break light of a silent dawn. The smoky smell from class studies or of burnt food on the damp ashes of last one-on-one therapy night's wood fire, made without matches, so that they can mixes with the fragrant perfume of stretch their legs, crushed evergreen needles beneath your exercise for a while, sleeping bag. As you crawl out, get up, get some fresh air, and splash cold water on your eyes for a and take a break This is the kind of majestic scene a teenager on a wilderness therapy trek clearer survey of the majestic landscape, from sitting for a may wake up and see. a golden eagle's flight pattern brings him long time. On a much larger scale, James Wright, MA, clinical director and directly toward you. For the first time in wilderness therapy gives kids a break from team leader at the York, Maine, office of your life you not only see his wings their life situation to gain a fresh look at KidsPeace-New England, praises the move, but in the quietness you actually where they are heading and the harmful benefits of wilderness therapy: "It covers hear the slow, steady "whoosh, whoosh, patterns into which they have fallen. It a broad range of activities, but any whoosh, whoosh" of each stroke can provide a clean slate on which to exposure to the outdoors is good for kids, propelling him high over the rill where draw new, constructive goals. especially urban kids. Hanging out with you stand, and then out of sight. other kids in a different environment is Away from rumbling cars and trucks one big therapeutic session. Out in the on the highway, jet airplanes above, ifitEmll ustinannzo ffumpuP wilderness, we shed the trappings we ghetto blasters, wrist watch alarms, hold. Kids form deeper relationships with pagers, and cell phones beeping out an Not boot camp and not Outward each other out in the wild; they share electronic "Far Elise," only the wind in Bound, wilderness therapy is a specialized more deeply and more authentically. The the trees confirms that you are not deaf. trek designed to help troubled teenagers great outdoors lends itself to openness." Last night, without gas lanterns, come to grips with their problems or flashlights, or electricity, only the moon addictions. It is carefully supervised to and the constellations of the starry help kids regain a sense of self-esteem and ug-Mlunoo tiNumiDu ong) canopy helped you navigate around the direction, and, with the aid of the skills campsite. they learn, as well as group and individual Outdoor therapy in a residential At first this sounds like a weekend therapy, begin the road to recovery. It is camp is hardly a new conceptthe camping trip. But if you were to repeat often classified as a residential program, Salesmanship Club of Dallas pioneered this scene for five to ten weeks, add but the residence is actually a wide-open the approach in 1946 with their therapists, psychiatrists, experiential desert or a mountain plateau. Salesmanship Club Youth Camp, a learning teachers, field staff, and Separatedsometimes by force residential, therapeutic program for wilderness guides moving you to a new from home, parents or guardians, friends, adolescents with emotional and campsite every day along a back country and school, temperamentally difficult behavioral difficulties. trail, you would begin to realize what a teenage boys and girls are often changed Today, parents can be confident that teenager experiences in wilderness when they come away and spend an kids sent to one of the several hundred therapy. extended time in a rugged environment. wilderness therapy programs across the 2 Spring 2002 HEALING MAGAZINE country will be adequately fed, hydrated, (St. Martin's Press: 1999), explains what Toby Mautz, MSW, therapist for sheltered, and protected from the each kid has to accomplish to attain a Aspen Achievement Academy, began his dangers inherent in hiking through promotion to the next level. For career in a Boston, Massachusetts, office. open, uninhabited areas. To begin with, example, to achieve coyote, each has to He became interested in wilderness all field staff are trained in first aid. learn how to build his or her own shelter therapy when he saw the effectiveness of Additionally, radio contact to a backup for the night, how to wrap and carry a adventure therapyextended outdoor emergency medical team and the support 50-pound pack made from a tarp and therapy on high ropes courses. Says team back at headquarters is available at seatbelt webbing, how to open canned Mautz, "All the necessary elements of all times in case any problems arise that food rations with a P38 (a tiny manual good therapyintensive one-on-one can not be handled on the trail by the can opener), and how to start a bow-drill therapy, group therapy, and family adults supervising the journey. fire. All this takes place while the group therapyare present in wilderness While not regulated on a national is hiking six to ten miles a day pushing therapy, but intensive outdoor basis, wilderness therapy is gaining carts carrying their food, water, and experience produces intensive therapy. credibility state by state. In Utah, the other supplies. Each transition to a It's difficult to get a teenager to sit still birthplace of wilderness hiking therapy, higher level is accompanied by rituals, for an hour in an office. Out there, a it is most tightly regulated. Aspen ceremonies, and more privileges. common sharing goes on. There is a Achievement Academy, based in the natural consequence if the kids don't do small western town of Loa, Utah, what they must. There is a natural employs Native American rites of zfigennoz joining with the other kids in the passage to make adolescent transitions, wilderness." Mautz feels he can connect important rituals that they note have all Ramo oggocUmP better with his clients in a 24/7 setting. but disappeared from American society and today's families. It is an intensive Wright, who received much of his outdoor program for adolescents training in wilderness passage rites at the 013 Um Daing Off emphasizing therapy, behavioral change, School of Lost Borders in Big Pine, and experiential learningoutdoor field California, says, "I have worked as a usOlammog ll[DaPc13 IlEMP lectures and daily written curriculum therapist for fourteen years in clinic- assignments count as credits toward their based, institution-based, and person- Claims of long-term success by regular schooling. to-person therapy. The amount of wilderness therapy companies range from Author Gary Ferguson, who spent change accomplished in a short time is 50 to 70 percent successful, but no independent scientific studies exist yet to three months on the trails of the Utah much greater in wilderness therapy. It is provide proof that the therapy cures for desert with the Aspen Achievement way more effective. You can condense years of therapy into weeks. You can the long term. Prospective clients and program to understand the experience, condense accomplishments in the families must trust the advice of their describes the four levels through which wilderness. I wish we could put more kids current therapists and investigate for kids move as they progress in their into wilderness training." (Continued) therapy. "We'll begin... as mice,that entry-level creature slot, low as you can go, beneath coyote, buffalo, and eagle, in which kids spend their first forty-eight hours in the wilderness. To be a mouse means to be ... slightly apart from the group, no talking to other students. Eating something like peaches and water and granolafare that some say helps cleanse the system of whatever drugs may still be running around. ... No `future information' is given to any student, unless he or she is an eagle, so questions about how far we're going, when the next break is, what's on tap for tomorrow, go unanswered." Ferguson's book, Shouting at the Sky: Awe-inspiring natural formations on the trail help children reflect on life and discover important Troubled Teens and the Promise of the Wild things about themselves.

HEALING MAGAZINE Spring 2002 3 themselves the effectiveness of this method by studying the stories of What people are saying about wilderness therapy: satisfiedand unsatisfiedclients. "Suiting the mental health needs of adolescents has been Parental involvement is key to the a challenge for the U.S. health care system. The appeal of long-term success of the Aspen Achievement Academy program. Before wilderness therapy is strengthened by its reputation for a child is brought to Utah, the parents or economy and therapeutic efficiency when compared with guardians and any current therapists and other mental health services." counselors are required to provide a Margot Higgins, Environmental News Network complete profile of the prospective client. While clients are trekking in the desert, the parents are listening to tapes KCAT PRITMI2 t1C3212 positive change." In addition, The and studying course materials given them National Association of Therapeutic at headquarters when they entrusted Mr111{017M020 111DFEJ3 Wilderness Camps (www.natwc.org) their child to the staff of Aspen. They PMEIMIMP represents nearly fifty therapeutic camps must also attend their own family in the United States. therapy at home and complete a family The cost of wilderness programs is a Another group, Wilderness Therapy growth book with weekly reading and big factor in choosing whether or not to & Treatment (www.wilderness- writing assignments. The main therapist send a kid for wilderness therapy, and it therapy.org), describes itself as a directing the child's treatment sends can be a very large expense. If a family's non-profit consumer protection progress reports to the folks back home insurance provider will pay for the information, health, safety, referral, and education source. This Web site is for every week by means of regularly experience, the company will likely parents, families, and professionals scheduled telephone calls. recommend a particular program. seeking help for youth at risk and When a student's program Wilderness therapy is actually a growth teenagers with depression, anxiety, and concludes, parents or guardians and industry, because many parents and oppositional, defiant, and conduct siblings are invited to participate in a guardians who are able, are willing to pay the upwards of $350 per day fee for disorders; alcohol, drug, and other three-and-a-half-day process of reunion treatment that will turn around and substance abuse; as well school and with their child or sibling. The final rescue a child heading for serious trouble. academic problems. graduation ceremony brings the family To survey some of the many together in a circle to tell their stories in wilderness therapy schools and programs a deeply emotional time of sharing. offering a wilderness environment as part Elo paptimzo[imil apoluilDm Supervised by the trained therapists and of their curriculum today, see the Web site migomozo UTER psychologists present to make sure the www.strugglingteens.com/wilderness.php. emotions do not become destructive, For more information on experiential alUMENIBP each reveals what he or she has learned learning, visit the Web site of the Wright recommends The School of about him or herselfthe nature of their Association for Experiential Education at Lost Borders in Big Pine, California. The conflicts, what it was like to be separated www.aee.org. for so long, and plans for progress in the Several oversight organizations have school was founded 25 years ago and is weeks and months after the experience. formed to provide accreditation for currently putting together a college outdoor programs. The curriculum for an academic major in Outdoor Behavioral wilderness therapy. Training in Healthcare Industry Council wilderness therapy is also available at (www.obhic.com) describes Prescott College, Arizona; The itself as an organization University of Idaho; and Sonoma State "committed to the utilization College, Sonoma, California. of outdoor modalities to assist young people and their families to make positive Mautz recalls an experience that change." It is developing and poignantly captures the essence of policing the standards of wilderness therapy. "At the end of an hour excellence for membership of walking and talking with a young client and, by so doing, it desires to at dusk, after talking about his deepest be "the standard which needs and aspirations, the sun set behind families can trust for the Capitol Reef Formation as if to finalize A mountainous trail such as this challenges wilderness hikers toeffectively assisting children our session. The young man turned to me build new skills while developing cooperative relationships. and their families toward and exclaimed, 'Now that's therapy!' AI:,

4 Spring 2002 HEALING MAGAZINE Our national tragedy: Intervening in theirtrauma By James Feldman, Ph.D.

For all of us, the morning of September 11, 2001, will be one of those memories that remains vivid for a lifetime. For those of us old enough, it's similar to remembering where we were when President Kennedy was shot. Whatever the case, perhaps the most critical aspects of how we respond to, process, and remember a crisis or traumatic event include perception and context. As professionals working with children and adolescents in a variety of clinical settings, we have many tasks. One of those tasks is to prepare ourselves prior to meeting with clients, not so much to second guess what they will say, but to help transport us to the perception and context of their world. And so on September 11, our task was clearly laid out. How did the children and adolescents we were to see that day and subsequent days think and feel about terrorism, the attacks, and the tremendous loss of life? How would they make sense of it, especially since many of us struggled to comprehend the reality we witnessed on television as it actually occurred?

The importance of debriefing

At Kids Peace, working with more than 3,000 children each day, we were about to face the reality of the day's events and have these questions answered. While readying ourselves for the work ahead, we found the need to debrief each other on the morning's disaster. We had to examine our own perception and context before moving on to our work with the children. Debriefing is a specific approach to working with victims and survivors of trauma immediately after the experience, and a few essentials are important to note. While more than one model of debriefing exists, we at Kids Peace have utilized one that is easily understood and presented in a group format. This model is composed of five stages as follows and can be used with any group of people. Dr. James Feldman, KidsPeace Director of Public Introductorystage Education and Director of This initial stage should take no more than three to five minutes. Foundations, is a nationally Introduce yourself. recognized authority on child Explain that this debriefing exercise is not therapy. Its purpose is not to development, child help people feel better when they leave; rather, the purpose is to plant maltreatement, and parenting. seeds, which take root in the future. He has served as an expert source for stories on children's Explain that everything shared remains confidential and that each issues for the Washington Post, individual's privacy will be respected. Participants should turn off any USA Today, 20/20, Fox Morning potentially distracting electronic devices. News, CNBC, and the CBS, Explain that this meeting is not about evaluating or critiquing the actual NBC, and ABC Radio networks. traumatic event. (Continued)

HEALING MAGAZINE Spring 2002 5 Ask participants to try not to leave Wrap-up stage themes required us to again remember the room. Also tell them that there perception and context, for these often This stage offers participants the is no requirement to speak at all. set the stage for immediate and future opportunity for any last comments or adjustment. Explain the need to respect and feedback. tolerate each other. Several themes and concerns arose Offer closing comments, immediately for children in a residential Reconstruction stage emphasizing the importance of each care setting. For those who had the longest stage person's participation and of connections to family or friends at each remaining open to support or site, concern for their loved ones' safety This stage is focused on facts, not professional intervention in the was prominent. What became feelings. future. challenging for the health care Assess the duration and degree of Follow up with staff members who professionals working with these children participants' exposure to the remain in the meeting room after was the lack of information and thus an traumatic event. the session has ended, providing inability to know an individual's status. Discuss questions related to how them with support, answering their During this time, mental health each member found out about the questions, or offering referral professionals focused on several of the event, where they were, and what information if necessary. debriefing approaches noted above to they did. help focus on facts, avoid emotional Depending on the number of "overload," and offer hope and support Response stage participants, the entire debriefing process until more details about the well-being 10.15 minutes can last from 45 minutes to over an hour. of clients' families became available. As in most therapeutic group settings, a Questions in this stage are focused Fear for their own safety was of group of more than 12 participants can on what happened during the trauma significant importance for school-age begin to challenge the therapist. For this children, while adolescents verbalized and later that day. reason, the use of co-leaders is anger as well as concerns for safety. Discuss what is happening for each recommended, with one therapist Many had questions regarding the member now. What are their leading the process and the other possibility of such an event happening to thoughts and feelings? monitoring individual reactions for signs them. Questions about who did such a Finally, ask and discuss the most of concern. terrible thing, and why, and will it difficult question: What was the The need for debriefing staff after happen again were prominent among the worst part of the whole experience facilitating such a process is essential. initial concerns that needed to be for each individual? The ideal is to have a professional who addressed. While limited information was not part of the team lead a was available, therapists were focused on Psychoeducational stage debriefing session for staff. Not unlike assessing the perceptions and contexts of five minutes those who have experienced a traumatic each child; that is, what "story" or event firsthand, staff, having listened to "reasons" did each child tell him or This stage involves the process of what can be graphic descriptions of herself for the events that were helping victims understand and integrate trauma, are not immune to their own unfolding? the reactions they had to the event. stress-related reactions either That is, we help validate and normalize immediately following exposure, or more what they may have experienced as likely at some later point in time. Taking Considering culture unusual reactions (both thoughts and care of each other is important because feelings). those same staff may be called upon to In addition to assessing response to Provide a context in which they can provide additional debriefing within a the events of September 11, paying close begin to view their strong reactions 24-hour period of time. The importance attention to context and perception, we as normal, given the level and of assessing who is "ready to walk the fire must also appreciate that both are length of exposure to the traumatic again" is critical for both staff and colored not only by developmental level event. participant. but by cultural factors as well. Culture incorporates a variety of aspects, Encourage participants to find others including beliefs, values, spirituality, the who can be a source of support over nature of relationships, and a host of time, as they become more able to Addressing "themes" other factors, all combining to create a discuss their experience. after trauma particular experience in each child that Emphasize the likely possibility of is unique and only his or hers. These are the emergence of psychic and For children and adolescents, factors that need to be explored and somatic symptoms in the future, and September 11 left reactive "themes" for understood in an effort to assess each the significance of such symptoms. them to face. Intervening in these child's reaction to trauma. 6 Spring 2002 HEALING MAGAZINE Tips for helping powerful in helping to reduce Limit continued viewing of graphic anxiety and fear. violence associated with the event. traumatized children Be on the lookout for warning Remember that teens get scared signs. Children were encouraged to too. Parents shouldn't forget that Having experienced the reactions of be aware of headaches, even teens need to be reassured that the children with whom we work at stomachaches, nightmares, feeling they are safe. Kids Peace, we are called upon by other sad, trouble sleeping or eating, professionals, the media, parents, and Take care of themselves. Parents increased arguing with family or others to offer guidance and suggestions were encouraged to watch friends, school refusal, trouble for providing support to children themselves for the same behavioral concentrating, or not wanting to be following significant tragedies in their and somatic complaints listed above. alone (for younger children). lives. To reach as many concerned as Be open to professional Behavioral and somatic complaints possible, Kids Peace created and consultation, if necessary. Parents are characteristic of excessive worry, distributed a series of tips to both parents were urged to seek professional anxiety, and depression. and others concerned about children, as advice from their family physician or mental health professional if well as to children themselves. These Parents were encouraged to: tips were offered through a number of symptoms appear and remain for Listen carefully to what their more than two weeks. channels including print media, children were saying. Giving television, the internet, and directly children answers to their questions through our telephone Help Line, 1-800- while letting them know their Being prepared to help 334-4KID (1-800-334-3543). parents care about them is essential, These suggestions were offered not especially during times of crisis. In summary, as professionals called only in response to the September upon to respond to a variety of events Provide their children with tragedy, but are essential guidelines to and their impact on the lives of children answers that are age-appropriate use during times of crisis in the lives of and their families, "being prepared" with and easily understood. children and teenagers. the best model of practice available Reassure their children of their should be our motto. At KidsPeace, Children were encouraged to: safety. While not telling children it where thousands of children and families Talk. Talking to trusted adults was can never happen to them, parents are cared for each day, we have found, as strongly encouraged, not only to should let them know it is very many other professionals have, that express concerns and fears, but also unlikely and that there are people to keeping up with research and new to get answers that were accurate protect them. It is likely that approaches to ever-increasing problems is from those they trust. children will need to be assured of a requirement. Should we fail to remain Express their feelings. Helping this many times over the weeks or faithful to this need, those, we serve will children verbalize and understand months following the trauma. ultimately pay the price. i+' their safety concerns should normalize what are often powerful and frightening reactions to traumatic events. Call for articles Limit television. Children and even Are you interested in writing for Healing magazine? If you are a professional in the young teens were advised to limit field of mental health, we welcome your submission. We are always looking repeated exposure to graphic media to publish informative articles pertaining to the needs of parents, mental health images of the events. Continued professionals, and today's at-risk and special needs youth. Please read our exposure increases the likelihood of submission guidelines and decide if Healing magazine is the right medium for you. adverse reactions both short- and Healing magazine submission guidelines long-term. Length: Articles should be 1,000 to 2,000 words in length, and consist Get involved. Children were offered of practical, clinical information about children's mental health that can be ways of helping or getting involved applied in the home, classroom, community, and/or office setting. in the efforts of their community. Format: Microsoft Word-compatible documents Children were given the message on floppy or zip disk should be directed to: that being young does not prevent Healing magazine them from helping others. do KidsPeace Creative Services 4125 Independence Drive, Suite 4 Get back to things they like. Schnecksville, PA 18078 Children were encouraged to Articles can also be sent via e-mail to: [email protected]. continue doing things that are fun, Healing magazine reserves the right to edit all manuscripts. enjoyable, and routine as soon as possible. Routine activities are HEALING MAGAZINE v-9 1! Spring 2002 7 Kids Peace COO named Social Worker of the Year By Tiffany A. Fisk

n March 4,2002, Rich he worked as a neighborhood center Biolsi, MSW, Kids Peace worker in the South Bronx, and Chief Operating Officer, then as child-care worker, social 0was named "Social Worker of the worker, and familytherapistat Year" by the National Association of Hawthorne Cedar Knolls School in Social Workers (NASW), Lehigh New York. He came to Kids Peace in Valley Division. Candidates for the 1969asasocialworker/group award must meet specific criteria set worker,andshortlythereafter by the association and be nominated became a child-care supervisor. "For bytheirpeers. Accordingto 31 years, Mr. Biolsi has continued to Kids Peaceresourcedevelopment expand programs and services that administrator Jennifer Grube, LSW, have helped thousands of children CSWM,"Mr.Biolsihasbeen state-andnation-wide," says instrumental in the provision of Kids Peace senior vice president for specialized services for thousands of programs, Scott Finnell. As COO, at-risk youth over the past 31 years Rich is ultimately responsible for the within his work at Kids Peace." organization's programs and services. "He is known for his keen ability to Nominees for the award must Richard Biolsi, MSW, Kids Peace COO meet six criteria: maintaining NASW pioneer these Lehigh Valley-rooted membership in good standing, personally and professionally services to numerous states in over 50 areas across the nation," integrating education and experience to help people, taking says Grube. risks for better social services, enlisting public support for Biolsi humbly states that he isn't sure what makes a great improved socialservices, contributing to the public's social worker, "... but my guess is it takes an ability to put knowledge of social work, and representing the ethics of judgment aside and to be able to put yourself in the shoes of social work as defined in the NASW Code of Ethics. One the person you are working with. Being a good listener helps. nomination letter reads, regarding taking risks for better Being a good social worker with kids requires an unwavering social services, "If anything characterized Mr. Biolsi's career, it belief in the value of every kid and their natural ability, no would be this criterion. At a time when many service matter how hidden, to grow in healthy ways." providers were scaling back or going in different directions, Having worked his way up from interacting directly with Mr. Biolsi was able to help Kids Peace reach out and seize the children and their families to the executive office he currently opportunity to fill a missing service gap. ... The debacle of holds, Biolsi has a full understanding of and respect for the psychiatric hospitals across the country had already occurred, field of social work and his colleagues. "The kids and the and most organizations were bailing out of this very costly direct care staff have inspired me. I am truly awed by the service. Mr. Biolsi saw the need for children in the Lehigh resiliency of our youth, their ability to transform in the face of Valley for quality psychiatric care, and proceeded to create overwhelming odds, and the hopefulness they develop.I one of the finest hospitals for children and adolescents in the firmly believe that Kids Peace staff work miracles in the form state." of small, seemingly insignificant ways that add up to Biolsi earned his MSW from Columbia University. supporting and trusting relationships that provide the boost Before coming to Kids Peace (then known as Wiley House), our kids need to overcome crisis in their lives." k+' 8 Spring 2002 . 2 HEALING MAGAZINE Practicing social skills with Role Play Cards By Miriam H. DiBiase communication and social interaction skills must be utilized and decisions about proper behavior must be made. I am fascinated by the links For example, in the scenario of "The Supermarket," group members are given between healing and performance. the opportunity to practice interacting in and the power of the dramatic a public setting as different "characters," imagination to bring about not only such as an elderly person, a person in a psychological and social change hurry, a cashier, or a store detective. The introduction card to this activity reads, but also biological change. "The purpose of this scene is to develop Dr. Sue Jennings, RDT real-life encounters that can present difficulties for people in an environment that is very public and can often be Healing magazine has looked once unexpected. It can be used for teaching or twice at the healing potential new skills as well as re-experiencing a of drama and movement therapy situation to be managed more people can apply them within the (see Healing magazine Vol. 4, No. 1 and effectively." The cards for this scene context of how their practices already Vol. 6, No. 1), but until now our focus include practice walking around the work. I would not expect people with no has been more on theory than on the "store" and greeting people, as well as experience with action methods or resources available to facilitate this genre practice speaking, listening, negotiating, drama to use these cards." Also, it should of therapeutic expression. For those of asserting oneself, and disagreeing with be noted that the cards are written with you looking for a functional tool for another. The instructions encourage British terminology, so readers should be practicing drama therapy for social skill participants to practice the scene more aware that they will discover on the development, Dr. Sue Jennings' Role than once, acting as different characters cards phrases like "doctor's surgery" for Play Cards may be the right tool for you. each time, in order to experience the doctor's office, "corn flakes packets" for Developed in conjunction with her book situation from different points of view. corn flakes boxes, and "trolley" for Creative Drama in Groupwork (1997, Jennings emphasizes that her Role shopping cart.'( Winslow Press), the cards were originally Play Cards are just a tool for facilitating published in 1988 and were recently a drama therapy session. "A typical Jennings is a state registered drama reprinted by Winslow Press (now session [with the cards]," she says, "would therapist, trained play therapist, and Speechmark Publishing Ltd.). be goal-oriented, and the participants professional actor who has pioneered the Each of the cards depicts a scenario would be involved in the discussion that integration of theatre and performance skills in education and therapeutic work in many to be acted out by the group. According set these goals. Then the session would countries. She has written, co-authored, and to Jennings, any drama therapy or social proceed like any other in terms of a edited more than 15 books on the subject of skills group can benefit from this special physical warm-up, working with the drama therapy, and she runs workshops and resource. "The cards can be used with training courses on aspects of drama therapy. cards, and then debriefing and Jennings can be contacted through her Web children, young people, and adults in grounding." The cards provide a site, www.dramatherapy.net, for more formal or informal settings, schools, structure for the session; therapists who information about training opportunities. residential settings, special education are new to the practice of drama therapy settings, and forensic settings," says may find these cards a helpful resource To order a set of Role Play Cards or to Jennings. for easing into drama therapy work. learn more about Speechmark's other The entire set of Role Play Cards However, Jennings cautions against using publications, please contact: includes three scenariosthe the cards without at least some Speechmark Publications supermarket, the doctor's office, and the background in drama therapy theory: TheraStore Oriental market (i.e., foreign 5050 South Federal Blvd #36 "Ideally, [therapists] would enhance their Englewood, CO 80110 marketplace)with seven cards per practice with training workshops rather Phone: 303-738-3200 scenario. 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n September 11, 2001, our and sexuality and gender identification children, either directly or had left many youth living their lives vicariously, witnessed the with overwhelmed feelings and terrorist assault upon our nation, distracted thoughts. After September 11, watching over and over again as fanatics these issues still prevail, infused with the 66ll UPOYM crashed American planes into the World paradigm of terrorism, war, biological Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the destruction, and nuclear annihilation fields of Pennsylvania. Our young people ideas that are entirely new for our witnessed adults running frantically out children, for whom "war" is part of a glle of control, jumping blindly out of history lesson. In the adult world our windows, screaming, crying, and children look to for security and comfort, appearing bewilderedthrough black they now see or sense a world of terror, 0000 gooll smoke-filled skies and burning buildings panic, and anxiety, with too many as an insidious and non-locatable questions and too few answers about enemy emerged to wreak pandemonium their future. zo au& and panic upon their lives. The media Children processing their grief and acted as a surrogate parent and extended trauma may not necessarily progress in a family before this horrific event, and linear way through typical grief phases. ohoUonu30.0 shared with our children during this The four phases of grief are shock and event visually, aurally, and viscerally. disbelief, searching and yearning, These were sounds and images so graphic disorganization and despair, and C.S. LEWIS that they will forever be imprinted upon rebuilding and healing (Life and Loss, their psyche and ours. This unprecedented 2002). These phases may surface and horror is now a traumatic overlay, resurface in varying order, intensity, and potentially triggering all of the pre-existing duration. Grief and trauma work can be grief-related issues that our children were messy, with waves of feelings and carrying before September 11. thoughts flowing through children when Death-related tragedies involving they least expect them to come. Kids can suicide, homicide, and AIDS, and non- be unsuspectingly hit with "grief and death-related traumas such as bullying trauma bullets" in the car listening to a and victimization, divorce and song or the news, seeing or hearing an separation, foster care and abandonment, airplane overhead, or watching the video violence and abuse, drugs and alcohol, of the New York devastation or the

1 0 Spring 2002 A4 HEALING MAGAZINE Pentagon crash. A fireman's siren, a jet worry about. Some may want fighter, a soldier in military uniform, a to know the facts; therefore we letter in the mailbox, or a balloon need to choose words that will bursting can trigger sudden intense help them understand what is feelings without any warning. happening around them. Because so many of us feel "it's just too big," we need to be in Mimes wolcos able to discuss each piece of this huge experience a little at a time. The following are Children's reactions to terrorism, IF the terrorists examples of definitions helpful war, anthrax, and the perceived loss of can crash Into the to initiate dialogue with World Trade Centers safety and protection provide a window children. and the Pentagon, into their psyches and help suggest ways they can crash into a Terrorismis an act or acts the adults around them can help. Our regular house like of violence, abuse, murder, or miner ability to listen to questions, thoughts, devastation against unsuspecting and feelings is paramount in creating a people and countries by a person safe zone for our children to process or group of people that believe these life-changing times. Children normally assume they live their cause is more important than human life or property. in a friendly, safe, and caring world. The Their feeling of "being right" is terrorist attacks of September 11 sometimes more important to amplified the pre-existing signs that their them than their own lives. world is unprotected, scary, and contains Darian, age 6, illustrates his fear for his own safety after Terrorists can be big or small, an uncertain future. This deepened loss September 11. black or white, or any color, of the assumptive world of safety for our American or foreign. Their goal is to create their own level. Young elementary children creates a new set of voices that terror, disruption, and vulnerability. school children need simple information all parents, educators, and health Traumais an experience that can be balanced with reassurance that professionals must heed. scary and difficult. It may create feelings of trustworthy adults are bringing stability Five-year-old Tommy, after sitting fear, anger, rage, and revenge. A trauma to their day-to-day life. Middle school and listening to his Mom's careful can be a death of someone close to us, children may seek out more facts and explanation about the terrorist attack, caused by a car accident or a terrorist want to know more about what is being explained why he was really upset about bombing. It can also be from knowing done to keep them safe and healthy at the terrorism: "This is a real tragedy, something scary that happened on TV, or to home, school, and in the community. because I kept searching and searching someone we know, or even to a stranger we High school students may outspokenly all day and couldn't find any of my see on a news video. voice opinions about what happened and cartoons on TV." why, and may need to develop ways to combat terrorism, rationalize war, and prevent world annihilation. (Adapted Wing 'RED chMTen Drooling friellogues from National Association of School Psychologists, NASP, ENDO rrorrnsm9 When creating dialogues with www.nasponline.org.) children, use accurate, real, and age- aream'is9 and MT Telling children the truth in an age- appropriate language, avoiding clichés or appropriate way is very important. They One question weighing heavily on denial of their experience. Concentrate often have a conscious or unconscious the minds of parents, educators, and on giving the facts, and keep responses to knowledge of events happening around mental health professionals is "How do questions simple and age-appropriate. them and can sense the impact of the we talk to our children about war, This helps adults follow the lead of terrorist trauma on the adult world. One terrorism, prejudice, biochemical attack, children as to how much information mom shared just such an experience in and nuclear destruction?" they choose to take in. Especially with the car with her four-year-old son, Andy. Sometimes it may help to ask young children, minimize the scope of She was "sneaking" a listen to the news children if they have been "thinking the tragedy, without contemplating with on the day of the attack. As the reporter about world events" and if they are, open them what did or may happen. began talking about the destruction of a dialogue. Some children don't want to Keeping explanations the World Trade Center, she quickly talk about it. Some live in fear they will developmentally appropriate allows turned it off so Andy couldn't hear. be killed, others say there is nothing to children to process this experience at (Continued) HEALING MAGAZINE 15 Spring 2002 1 1 Andy immediately explained his level of collage, letter writing, journaling, and awareness: "Mommy, they are talking other projective play can be used for about the plane crash that blew up Hoilpfing oar role-play and expression of emotions. buildings today." Positive visualizations and breathing He just knew about it. If Andy had chllklygo Wan exercises can help kids to relax. then been told his experience wasn't effin golly holl p real, he may have begun to doubt himself and/or the adult world and question his 20 gdoullog e0700t1 AN1wEnes .Re he4 mother's truthfulness. If Andy felt his mom was hiding the truth about what lily Gedoild chUrren paMeMe happened, he might worry more, 5M] Maidaunts thinking his mom was too afraid to tell off' figo. him what really happened. Either way, Children can create rituals that Andy may have another lossthe loss of allow commemoration and avenues to the trust in the adult world. Teachable Mature modeling guides children to voice feelings. Lighting candles, planting moments for all children can evolve with create responsible ways to be helpful flowers, writing letters, raising money for teachers and parents on subjects such as during the crisis. Emphasize ways that victims, or saying prayers for survivors or bullying, violence, prejudice, sexual adults can help. Parents can volunteer to world peace allow children to be discrimination, and conflict resolution. give blood, food, time, and money. Relief recognized mourners. Thirteen-year-old It's OK to let children know you are agencies such as the Red Cross issued Helen lived in a New Jersey community upset and worried too. Using mature appeals for help. Contributions of where many families, especially those of modeling of this upset and worry can needed goods and family money can be firefighters and police, had been deeply create examples for children to follow. taken to needed areas. Children can be affected by the World Trade Center It's often hard for them to reconcile a included in planning ways families can disaster. "Let's make brownies," she told message of "Don't worry; everything is help and joining in delivering food and her younger brother and sister, "and sell fine" with the enormity of anxiety they clothing. Families and schools may want them to raise money for the firefighters. may feel coming from the adult world. to join together in saying a prayer for the Everybody likes brownies." Find out what they may know about the victims that were attacked, for traumatic event, remembering that they their families, and for world may process what they see and hear leaders to bring about peace. inaccurately. Search for faulty perceptions and replace these with simple truths. Young children usually Accoya chRdffent worry about their immediate environment, their family and friends MECUM and pets, and their ongoing day-to-day routine. Kids may worry something will While there are several happen to their dog, their home, or their commonly seen reactions to friend. trauma in children, these reactions range widely. Some children will listen to your explanation and then go out to Pmpos play. Others will want to stay fferf Meagan near you and talk about it for a length of time, or maybe ask you Reassure children that what they are to drive them to school instead feeling is very common. Emphasize to of taking the bus. Still others them that adults are feeling the same may be angry that adults can't things that they are. Remind them that immediately fix the problem. everyone has different ways of showing Children can use many their feelings and that is OK. Restore activities to safely tell their story. confidence by reassuring them that Props like firefighter and police problems are being handled, people who hats, doctor kits, toy soldiers, and were hurt are being cared for, buildings hand puppets can be used to With this recreation of the World Trade Center destruction, are being cleared, and that things are reenact the tragedy and war. 13-year-old Tiara illustrates her grief over the horrific getting a little better each day. Toys, puppets, art, clay modeling,footage she viewed on TV.

1 2 Spring 2002 A 6 HEALING MAGAZINE Communities can involve children Xs When the crisis interventions have in participating in fundraisers for the passed, we will need extensive training survivors of terrorist attacks. Making chEltron plows in schools and universities to prepare to patriotic pins and selling them to raise work with kids in the context of a new money to help victims and survivors, We are now a nation and a world of paradigm of trauma and grief. Educators, creating Web sites for world peace, or grieving, traumatized children, and the parents, health professionals, and all having a poster contest at school on terror of bullying lives inside most of us caring adults must become advocates in "What We Can Do to Feel Safe" are on this planet and threateningly looms creating understanding and procedures to over our everyday life. Our children fear ways to give children back a sense of work with our children facing a present control and participation in their own lives. terrorism from foreign strangers and and future so different from their past. bullying from well-known classmates, Our task is to help our children stay siblings, and adult figures. If we can help connected to their feelings during the our kids to see the relationship between WIShe carm continuing trauma of terrorism and war. terrorist attacks, bullying behaviors, and The terrorist attack has transformed aboRER 'ReErTOTnEM issues of power and control, we can begin us all into a a global community joining rooting out the behaviors that create together to re-instill protection and a 11 o Talk about their feelings. Allow oppression, prejudice, misguided rage, sense of safety for America and for the children ways to tell their story as much and destruction of people and property as world. Helping our children grieve can as they need to. Draw pictures, create a justification for a cause or self-serving only help the grieving child in each one poems, write letters, or offer suggestions purpose. of us. 44' about ways to help. Responsible adults need to help children cope with trauma and loss and 2. Makea fear box. Cut out pictures grief from the terrorists outside their Read more about children and from newspapers and magazines about country and the bullying within their complicated grief issues in Linda Goldman's what frightens them and paste these homes, schools, and community. book Breaking the Silence: A Guide to around the box. Write down their fears Providing information, understanding, Help Children With Complicated and put them inside. and skills on these essential issues may Grief/Suicide, Homicide, AIDS, well aid them in becoming more Violence, and Abuse (Taylor and Francis, 8, Createa worry list. Make a list of compassionate, caring human beings and 2002). To contact Linda Goldman, e-mail worries from 1 to 5; number 1 is the thereby increase their chances of living her at [email protected] or visit her Web site biggest. Suggest that children talk about in a future world of inner and outer peace. at www.erols.com /lgold. this list with someone they trust, like their mom or dad, their sister or brother, their guidance counselor, or a good friend. C.Put together a "peaceful box." Ask Healing High Fives kids to find toys, stuffed animals, and pictures that make them feel safe and request for resources peaceful, and keep these items in the box. The editorial staff at Healing magazine is always looking 5.Help others. Help boys and girls give food or clothing to people who need it. for new books, Web sites, and other resources to Suggest that the family donate money to highlight as Healing High Fives (see page 27). a good cause, like the Red Cross, the fund for victims and survivors of terrorist Any resources that are useful to children's mental health action, or the children in Afghanistan. professionals, parents, and educators would be appreciated. O. Displayan American flag and create an original global flag. Children can Please send your suggestions to [email protected] place these flags together outside their house to remind everyone of their or to Healing magazine, KidsPeace Creative Services, 4125 support for their country and their hope Independence Drive, Suite 4, Schnecksville, PA 18078. for world peace.

70 As a family, say a nightly prayer and light a candle for world peace.

HEALING MAGAZINE Spring 2002 13 7 "I'll be back in 20 minutes," 12-year-old Laura Smither announced to her motheras she headed out for a quick jog before breakfaston the morning of April 3, 1997. MENoRV Tam TT

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Amember of the Houston Ballet In 1999, Gay and Bob filed an Americans have believed that younger Academy, Laura wanted to start unlawful death suit against the prime children are the most frequent victims of jogging to improve her suspect and were awarded more than personal, violent, or sexual crime," cardiovascular health. "She hated $100 million in punitive damages. The reports Allen. "The truth is that young running," says her mother, Gay, "but she perpetrator is currently serving 60 years children are not the most common was very motivated and wanted to for an unrelated aggravated kidnapping victims of abduction and exploitation improve her stamina for ballet." charge. teenagers are, particularly teenage girls, Occasionally, Laura would run with her The Smithers still grieve and ages 12 to 19." Allen adds, "By the time dad, Bob Smither, but on this particular struggle to cope with the toll Laura's a child reaches 11 or 12 years of age, day, she ventured out alone for the very death has taken on their lives. They most parents feel that their children are first time. describe Laura as bright, energetic, `safe,' that they are prepared enough to Laura left the house around 9 a.m. loving, motivated, compassionate, fend for themselves, and that they have "When she didn't return by 9:30 a.m., 1 observant, and always cautious. enough common sense to recognize and was immediately concerned," says Bob. "Everyone loved Laura," says Gay. "We stay away from dangerous situations. In "Laura was very responsible about letting live in a small community, a the comfort of their own neighborhoods, us know where she was, who she would neighborhood where everyone knows they don't feel threatened." be with, and when she'd be back. It was everyone else. We never imagined that Recent statistics illustrate the need not like her to be late like this." anything like this could happen in to educate teenagers about how to When a search turned up nothing Friendswood, Texas. We always felt safe, recognize and avoid dangerous situations: along Laura's usual route, the Smithers, never threatened by this sort of thing. their 9-year-old son David, and a client We thought Laura was safe. It wasn't so." of Bob's who assisted them returned In the United States, a rape is home at 9:50 a.m. and notified the reported about once every 5.8 police. Within hours, a massive search by MOM omffm BoOme21tfm minutes. [Source: FBI Uniform Crime police, friends, and community Ernie Allen, cofounder and Report, 2000.] volunteers was under way. Flyers were president of the National Center for distributed and members of community Missing and Exploited Children 2.In a study conducted by the churches were asked to pray. Seventeen (NCMEC) in Arlington, Virginia, Department of Justice and the days later, Laura's body was recovered recognizes this false sense of security felt Centers for Disease Control and from a retention pond 20 miles from her by many parents. "Contributing to this Prevention, researchers found that home. perception is the fact that in recent years of 8,000 women interviewed, one in

"KoIeRules" of1 uteens f 1 4 Spring 2002 HEALING MAGAZINE six women had experienced an most frequently victimized segment of 0.Never go out aloneconsciously attempted rape or a completed rape. the population. In January 1998, the plan ahead to take a friend. NCMEC partnered with Channel 1, a At the time they were attacked: leading provider of television news to Always tell an adult where you are 22% were under the age of 12 secondary schools throughout the United going. 54% were under the age of 18 States, and the Outdoor Advertising 83% were under the age of 25 Say no if you feel threatened, and Association of America (OAAA) to [Source: Prevalence, Incidence, and then tell an adult you trust. spread the word. Allen says they all Consequences of Violence Against worked together to create a message Avoid situations or places that make Women: Findings from the National relevant to the intended audience you feel uncomfortable, scared, or Violence Against Women Survey. teenage girlsand present it in a format confused." Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department that this generation of kids can of Justice, 2000.] Even though the rules sound rather understand. "Know the Rules" broadcast basic, Allen says teenagers still remain a public service announcement, M. "Ina study of 635 high school vulnerable. "Teenagers are fearless. They produced like an MTV-style video, into students, less than three percent of possess that incredible sense of schools nationwide. The announcement those suffering violence reported it immortality, and they believe that contains powerful statements from to an authority figure; only six victimization happens to other kidsnot confident young girls like "I am smarter percent told a family member." them. Often, they believe they are too than someone who wants to steal me [Quoted from: Molidor C., Tolman smart or think themselves too big to be from my family," "I am stronger than a R. M. (1998). "Gender and victimized," he explains. 250-pound child molester," and "My contextual factors in adolescent words can stop someone from hurting dating violence." Violence Against me." The NCMEC also placed "Know Mame llon wpm Women, 4, 180 -194.] the Rules" billboards around the country The statistics paint a truer picture of and printed and distributed C. Data collected from law what is really happening, but Allen informational brochures to reinforce the enforcement agencies in 12 states hopes that "Know the Rules" will begin campaign. over a five-year period revealed that to turn the tables on those who prey on "It is all about empowerment," 93% of sexual assault victims under young girls. Says Allen: "I would like to Allen explains. "NCMEC's mission has age 17 knew the offender, while see the rules become as second nature to always been to find missing children and 73% of victims over the age of 17 teenage girls as looking both ways before had a previous or current to prevent victimization of children by crossing the street." He also emphasizes relationship with the offender. perpetrators outside the child's own the importance of parents' reinforcement [Source: Sexual Assault of Young family. The intent of 'Know the Rules' is and continued participation in educating Children as Reported to Law to empower teenage girls to protect their daughters about safety. "The single, Enforcement: Victim, Incident, and themselves against victimization by using most important thing a parent can do is Offender Characteristics. Washington, their headsby being alert, following keep the lines of communication open D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, their instincts, and knowing the rules," with their kids. Keep talking, and keep 2000.] Allen notes. "Many kids already know listening," he urges. "The benefits may the rules, but really getting them is what not be immediately evident, but in the matters most. Teenage girls must long run, they will be enormously "Maw tilin 12agba" understand the risks they face and use beneficial." their heads when it comes to safety. Tragedies like Laura Smither's are To learn more about "Know the Rules" the impetus for "Know the Rules" a They will have more power to protect or to order copies of the "Know the campaign targeted at teenage girls, the themselves if they 'Know the Rules': Rules" brochures, call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children hotline at 1-800-THE-LOST or 1-800-843-5678. You can also visit the NCMEC Web site at www.missingkids.com.

For more information, visit the Laura Recovery Center, established in memory of Laura and to honor the thousands of volunteers who searched for her, at www.Ircfoundation.org or www.Ircfnet This By Lois A. Weber Web site contains a manual, put together by the community of Friendsworth, Texas, on how to search for a mission person. HEALING MAGAZINE 19 Spring 2002 1 5 A.:

By Ginger Jackson

One in four children is either overweight or at risk of becoming overweight, according to the American Dietetic Association (ADA), which, in a commitment to confront obesity, has developed the "Healthy Weight for Kids Initiative." 411°111"- According to an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association dated December 12, 2001, an epidemic increase in childhood obesity shows that treatment strategies are required to increase physical activity and encourage healthy eating patterns among children. is directed toward treatment and that a healthy lifestyle should be a Surgeon General David Satcher's prevention, the behavioral and priority for improving community health 2001 "Call to Action to Decrease and biological causes of obesity continue to and reducing heart disease. Experts agree Prevent Overweight and Obesity" notes baffle those seeking a cure. Educating that preventing and treating obesity in that, in 1999, 13 percent of children and health care providers to focus on the children will help prevent cardiovascular adolescents were overweight. Since prevention of obesity across one's life disease in adulthood. 1980, obesity in adolescents has tripled, span is the targeted goal. This means creating a widespread cause for alarm. changing the way society as a whole Targeting obesity The report outlines strategies to combat views food and exercise. The American early, at home these trends, including a physical Heart Association (AMA) couldn't education requirement in schools, agree more. In a study announced at the The problem of obesity begins in healthier food options in school AMA's 71st Scientific Session, Johns childhood. Researchers from the cafeterias, and accessible recreational Hopkins found that more than half of a University of Florida's Colleges of facilities. group of approximately 300 children Nursing and Medicine conducted a study The ADA has taken a leading role surveyed consumed too much fat in their that corroborated this theory. They by funding scientific research to track daily calories. The conclusion of the found that 32 percent of children in obesity in America. While this research study recommended teaching children north central Florida Head Start 1 6 Spring 2002 HEALING MAGAZINE programs were overweight. a family priority. If the Most children in the whole family is involved, government-sponsored then the child feels preschool program were from supported, instead of low-income families, which singled out. To include prompted the study to exercise, Pickett conclude that children at or recommends "getting the below the poverty line may family involved in a game suffer from malnutrition. of volleyball or a sack race Addressing the issue of a where everyone can laugh healthy lifestyle begins at at themselves falling over home. Parents are their each other. Encouraging children's role models for activity and sports at learning proper eating and school or in other exercise habits. However, organizations is also a great making the change to a idea. The goal is to make healthy lifestyle can also result in child encouraged to diet will not obtain physical activity fun for the child and causing a bigger weight problem. the necessary nutrients required for not a chore." Treating obesity in children is as difficult normal growth and development and as treating an adult. If Dad buys will limit their growth through dieting. Eating smarter doughnuts for breakfast on Sunday The dilemma is a double-edged sword. If morning, and Mom makes quick and a parent calls too much attention to the Of course, healthy eating is not easy easy meals like toaster pastries before she child with a weight problem, to maintain. The bombardment by the heads off to the office during the week, psychological scars can lead to eating well-oiled, heavily advertised food expecting kids to have healthy eating disorders. When a child feels deprived, industry on television is a huge influence habits could cause a rebellion. The same getting snack foods from his best friend's on what we put in our mouths. is true for the couch potato family. If mom can cause the dieting yo-yo effect, According to Marion Nestle, professor normal entertainment in a child's home as well as other issues like sneaking and and chairwoman of the department of is watching television or playing video hiding food, feeling like a failure, and nutrition and food studies at New York games on the computer, introducing developing a low self-esteem. Parents University, approximately thirty billion exercise might prompt deserter tactics. need only focus on a healthy and dollars are annually spent on advertising Still, many parents know when their nutritious food plan." When a parent has and promotion for healthyand child has a weight problem, so they tried everything they know how to do unhealthyfoods and beverages. When resort to diet-control techniques they and their plans fail, where do they turn? it comes to eating right, Pickett provides would use on themselves. In most cases, The first place parents should turn is healthy choices for her eleven-year-old as with adults, diet techniques don't last to their family physician. A child's son, John. These choices include long. According to Eva Pickett, Certified pediatrician can give expert advice on cucumber slices, whole wheat crackers, Fitness Trainer and Nutrition Consultant weight-to-height ratios, food-moderating fresh and dried fruits, and a very limited at the 24 Hour Fitness Club in Littleton, techniques, and appropriate levels of choice of junk snacks. "If I refused to let Colorado, "I don't use the word 'diet.' exercise for children. John have chocolate, then he might feel The word denotes deprivation, and if the If the pediatrician determines that deprived or singled out because his child feels deprived of food, just like an the child has a weight problem, parents friends can have chocolate. If I give him adult, the diet won't last. Worse yet, a need to make healthy food and exercise (Continued) HEALING MAGAZINE oz.. t)' Spring 2002 17 2A the power to decide for himself and then stress can ultimately induce obesity. praise him for choosing carrots over For adults, food can become a crutch, an According to Marion M&M's, he'll eventually learn to eat emotional addiction. On the other hand, more of what is healthy and less of what if a child has learned to eat in Nestle, professor and is not. But, John also sees me choose the moderation, to eat less junk food and chairwoman of the carrots over the M&M's. Parents need to more fruits and vegetables, and to department of nutrition encourage their children to eat slowly, regularly play sports like soccer or tennis, a child's tendency to handle stress as an and food studies at New enjoy their food, and stop eating when they're full, offer appropriate serving sizes adult will probably not include York University, and never force children to clear their overeating. approximately thirty billion plates." dollars are annually spent Resources for helping on advertising and The role of genetics kids get healthy promotion for healthy Genetically, if one or both parents Much is being done to help children are obese, the child's tendency toward establish healthy eating and exercising and unhealthyfoods and obesity increases. If neither parent is habits. The children's fitness center has beverages. overweight, but the child has not learned become the latest fad across the country. healthy eating and exercising habits by If it's not a specialized center for the time he or she reaches adulthood, children, it's a separate unit from the adult gym, or a developed exercise program for children within a certain age range. Diet centers for youth with a focus on children's self-esteem have also No Suchamg become popular. Ken Germano, Executive Director for the American AsaBad Kid Council on Exercise (ACE), established Understanding and Operation Fit Kids, a nonprofit Responding to Troubled foundation that establishes and equips fitness centers for children without Children and Youth access to exercise facilities. Since its May 14, 2002 inception more than a decade ago, Orefield, PA Operation Fit Kids has brought exercise to more than 500,000 youth nationwide. A conference for social workers, teachers, parents, and Information on Operation Fit Kids can be other children's professionals found at www.acefitness.org. Stretch-n- presented by Charles D. Appelstein, MSW Grow, a fitness program for children ages in coordination with the Kids Peace Institute and the 2 through 12, tries to get kids hooked on Organizational Development and Training Department exercise by making it fun. Stretch-n- Grow, based in Plano, Texas, offers training to potential affiliates Charles D. Appelstein, MSW, a nationally renowned consultant, trainer, and author on the subject of child-care, has garnered wide acclaim for his books, nationwide. The program focuses on age- No Such Thing As a Bad Kid: Understanding and Responding to the Challenging appropriate exercises to increase Behavior of Troubled Children and Youth and The Gus Chronicles: Reflections flexibility, strength, and motor skills. To From An Abused Kid. In this presentation, Appelstein shares insight on how learn more about Stretch-n-Grow, visit to build kids' self-esteem, prevent misbehavior, effectively use behavioral www.stretch-n-grow.com. management strategies, and communicate with challenging youth. There are also camps for dieting Time: 8:30 a.m.4:30 p.m. children. Camp Shane weight loss camp, Registration and continental breakfast begin at 8 a.m. accredited by the American Camping Place:Kids Peace Donley Therapeutic Education Center Association (ACA), is a facility Orefield, Pennsylvania equipped with camp activities, nutrition Cost: $99 per person. education, cooking classes, fitness To Register: Please call 610-799-8195. training, emotional support, and weight Ask about group discount information. maintenance. The camp is pricey Six CEU/CE credits available for eligible participants. depending on length of stay. For more information, visit www.campshane.com. k+' 1 8 Spring 2002 r).2 HEALING MAGAZINE RENDS

"I never thought of myself as someone to look up to ..." Summermentor programteaches kids confidence and responsibility

ByTiffany A. Fisk The truth in Booker T. adolescents enrolled in the Berks Washington's statement was Program had the opportunity for the first proven when the Berks County time to participate not as clients, but as Campus of KidsPeace National Centers mentors. "The mentor program started "Few things help an of Pennsylvania decided to make a slight, by looking at what age group stopped individual more than to yet significant change in their summer coming to the summer program," says treatment program. Otis. "Parents were concerned about place responsibility upon The Berks County Campus of what their teenagers were doing over the KidsPeace fulfills the KidsPeace mission summer. This opportunity keeps them off him, and to let him to give kids confidence to overcome the streets and they get to work as a by ensuring that all children at counselors' assistants." Says Joe Conway, know you trust him." crisis risk of developing serious emotional, director of the Berks Campus, "This is a

Booker T. Washington, social, and behavioral disturbances way for them to be involved in their own educator and orator receive the least restrictive and most treatment without even realizing it, as comprehensive mental health care well as to participate in the treatment of support available. Services are provided other kids." to children and their families in By participating as a mentor, clients their own homes and have a chance to realize what they are neighborhood schools. capable of from a humanitarian point of -- summer treatment view. "I didn't even think that I was cut program differs from the other out for the job," says fifteen-year-old Berks Campus programs in that it Alexia P., who used her own experiences doesn't contain an academic to connect with the younger children. "I component. The focus is strictly was able to build a positive relationship mental health treatment. The with some of the kids because they were program is designed for children going through what I went through ... between the ages of 4 and 12 who and I wanted to let them know that they would benefit from a structured, weren't alone." therapeutic activity program for nine weeks during the summer months. Therapeutic activities, Becoming a mentor such as swimming, music, and arts How are the students selected to be and crafts, are led by trained staff mentors? Once they have reached a high and focus on treatment goals to level in their treatment, interested improve behavior. students are given an application to This is where the change in complete. In one question, they were the program comes in. Staff asked to "define a mentor." Staff also noticed that with past summer recommended certain students for programs, fewer and fewer mentoring positions. Potential mentors adolescents were signing up. Mark were nominated by staff based on their Otis, clinical supervisor, had an clinical need and their ability. The idea. While staff led the activities students were evaluated and the staff last summer, a select group of (Continued)

HEALING MAGAZINE Spring 2002 1 9 r. 23 period, it was used in another aspect of the program. Applying the A salary was not only an incentive, Model of Care "If it weren't for my mentor, but also a money-managing tool. While Of course, an important part of any some students spent their money just as I don't know where KidsPeace program is the implementation quickly as they earned it, others saved it of the core principles of the KidsPeace I'd be right now." to help their families. Regardless of what Model of Care: Dignity, Character, they did with their money, it was an Eric T., student Empowerment, Relationships and opportunity for the students to learn the Belonging, Safety, and Transformation. value of a dollar. The Model of Care is designed to Helping the younger clients with made their selections: sixteen students encourage a process of life-long learning problems and acting as a link between were chosen to mentor the younger for kids, to help kids value themselves, to the staff and the children were two clients. "My role was to be someone for find a vision for their future, and to think, essential responsibilities. "I really them [the younger clients] to look up to act, and make the most of every enjoyed working with the younger kids, and to trust," says Eric T., a student opportunity. but it was weird being considered staff enrolled in the program. Younger children enrolled in the with the counselors," says Susan W., who The newly appointed mentors then summer program, as well as mentors, learned that she has the ability to participated in three days of orientation developed these elements of their connect with the younger children. "It and teambuilding exercises, which characters through their participation. feels good when someone else looks up included completing the Kids Peace Stronger relationships were built between to you," she says. Eric agrees: "I never Challenge Ropes Course. (See mentors and staff as well as between actually thought of myself as someone to Spring/Summer '98 Healing for a feature mentors and younger students, fostering a look up to.... As a kid, I was an outcast; article on the course.) The ropes course stronger sense of belonging. When the now I can approach the outcasts and helps clients work through various mentors were given responsibility and they help them." treatment issues and also helps them realized that they could successfully do learn to trust themselves and teach their jobs, they felt empowered. As they others, thus strengthening their ability to Staff and mentors earned the respect of the younger students, work as a team. the mentors felt a sense of dignity, thus During their orientation, mentors working together transforming them into stronger young were also informed of their responsibili- Of course, the kids weren't the only adults, better fit to overcome crisis. ties and were assigned to the staff ones working; the staff of the Berks Staff at the Berks Campus agree that members they would be assisting Campus was essential to the success of the mentor component is a welcome throughout the summer. Full the summer program. Conway credits addition to the summer program. The participation was a key responsibility of Chris Ferry with the success of the mentors are also looking forward to this the mentors. Since mentors were addition of the mentors to the summer summer's program, which will begin in considered a subdivision of the program program. Ferry is a graduate student at June. "I love spending time with the kids," staff, their good behavior was a critical Kutztown University in Kutztown, says Alexia. "I want to work with them component of the job. Staff Pennsylvania, working on a Master's again next summer." Eric sees the implemented the "three strikes and Degree in Agency Counseling, and is a opportunity through a different you're out" rule: if an incident occurred, mental health worker at the Berks perspective: "This school has given so staff determined whether or not the Campus. "Chris Ferry was instrumental much to me. It would only be right to give behavior warranted a strike. in working with the mentors," says something back." .V.L' Conway. The mentors would have to agree. "Chris is not only my counselor, For more information, please contact Additional benefits but also my mentor," says Eric. "If it Judith A. Summons, Summer Program An added incentive for the mentors weren't for Chris, I don't know where I'd Coordinator was a pay rate of $10 per day$50 per be right now." week if they had perfect attendance. Ferry notes that the student mentors Phone: 610-929-4670 E-mail: [email protected] Salaries were funded through a grant are key to the success of the program. awarded to the program. Paying the "Feedback from the other staff was Or write to: mentors was seen as part of the behavior positive," he says, regarding a follow-up "Summer Only" Treatment Program modification system: participants survey he conducted. "The younger kids Wilson Sarig Building received a reward for good behavior. If also responded well to the mentors. 8th Avenue and Hay Streets money that staff designated for mentors They want to know when they can be Temple, PA 19560 salaries wasn't used by the end of a pay mentors." ip 20 Spring 2002 4 HEALING MAGAZINE Teens are speaking.

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MiSsiNDaDdY: Across the nation, guidance brand-new issue to address, and a lot I have been really upset counselors, social workers, more stories to answer. lately; my dad was killed in the World Trade Center on Sept. therapists, and other mental 11. It was horrible. I mean, I health professionals saw a can't even explain to you how I marked increase in demand for How a story gets published feel and what I felt when I watched that happen. I keep their services after September 11, 2001. When a teen submits his or her story thinking, somewhere under all TeenCentral.Net, an innovative, to the site, a trained counselor first that rubble and mess lies my interactive Web site for teens, also felt a reviews it for grammar and spelling. To dad, dead. I am just so confused; how could he be gone wave of this demand. The site ensure that the anonymity of the teen is all of the sudden? How? immediately received stories from teens preserved, all identifying names or needing advice, comfort, and assurance locations are removed. The counselor TeenCentral.Net: and this unique Web site met the need then responds to the story, giving How horrible this tragedy has been, especially for those of head-on. suggestions for further thought on the you who have lost a loved one. At TeenCentral.Net, teens log on to topic, or for possible action. After all of There is no way to understand tell their stories and to get advice from this, the story and the counselor's why this terrible thing had to trained counselors and other teens. Teens responses are thoroughly reviewed by a happen. It makes no sense. can access a database of approximately Master's-level or Master's-level- You might try checking the 68,000 entries on a multitude of topics, equivalent administrator to ensure newspaper for support groups or counseling sessions. Talking from sex and drugs to friendships and appropriateness, and the story is posted about it usually helps with the career advice. In the spring of 2000, on the site. The entire process takes no pain. Healing magazine reported that more more than 24 hours. All of us here at TeenCentral.Net are very sorry than 6,000 teens were registered at After a story is posted on the site, for your loss. TeenCentral.Net, the then-new online other teens can read it and respond to it, resource from KidsPeace. Today, the site giving their advice on the topic or has more than 350,000 registered users. sharing a similar experience and how So when tragedy hit our nation in they got through it. These responses are September, TeenCentral.Net had a subject to the same treatment a story gets. Responding to 9-11

kissesl5: On the morning of September 11, This attack has hurt the whole nation, and I'm not sure how to deal right when they heard that the World Trade now. Every time I think about what has happened I just start crying, but I Center had been attacked, Ginger Papp am angry at the fact that my uncle and others had to die because some stupid people wanted to prove a point to the United States. It wasn't and Julius LicataManagers of Internet fair. Services at KidsPeace and co- administrators of TeenCentral.Net TeenCentral.Net: knew immediately that TeenCentral.Net Most people don't know how to deal with what has happened. There seems would be seeing an increase in to be no justice and no logic to killing innocent people. This is a time when you talk to your parents, friends, teachers, religious submissions. With the subsequent plane leaders, and come together not isolate yourself in grief and anger. crashes and the growing turmoil and uncertainty around the world, Papp and (Continued)

414, HEALING MAGAZINE 25 Spring 2002 21 Licata put TeenCentral.Net into high the Muslim faith or of Arabic descent, gear. "Our daily limit is usually 90 how to deal with "everyday" problems in Dear TeenCentral, stories," says Licata, "but beginning the addition to the tragedies, and numerous I wrote in a year ago asking morning of September 11, we decided to other topics. "TeenCentral.Net posted a advice for my depression. I just lift the story cap and allow an unlimited new front page that day, expressing our wanted to thank you for all your help. I am free of depression now number of stories. Stories about world sorrow about the tragedies and and I am SO happy! I want events were given priority; we responded encouraging people to talk about what everyone to know that you can be to those first." happened and to get help," says Papp. free of depression. Talk to your school counselor or friends. I Counselors worked around the clock The site continued to accept an know it's hard, but after you get to edit and respond to all stories within unlimited number of stories until help for it, you'll be so much 24 hours. According to Licata, no December. "Around Thanksgiving, the happier. Again, thank you so additional training was given to amount of stories about the tragedies much! counselors, because "the initial and started to dwindle," says Licata. ongoing training they receive is viable Although they still receive submissions for any situation"including homeland from teens dealing with the aftermath of into the system," Papp points out. "After terrorism. Also, this wasn't the first time the disasters, TeenCentral.Net has getting advice on our site, teens often TeenCentral.Net has had to respond to reinstated their 90 stories per day limit. feel comfortable enough to get outside issues of senseless violence and loss. face-to-face therapy." TeenCentral.Net is "Over the course of several years," says Funding concerns a stepping stone to healthy thinking for Papp, "we have responded to the thousands of teens.tt; ' Columbine tragedy, to numerous school According to their estimate, shootings, and to kids with problems like TeenCentral.Net received 1,000 teens' Because of TeenCentraLNet's AIDS, cancer, accidents, and family stories about the disasters within the first tremendous success, they are deaths. Our counselors can handle few weeks after September 11. The currently looking for online questions on any topic." overwhelming teen response to this site counselors. If you have diverse And they received questions on illustrates the great need for this service. clinical experience in counseling hundreds of topics. Teens' stories dealt Unfortunately, as with other successful teens, you may be accepted to with losing family members or friends in services for kids in crisis, the demand for become an online counselor. Training the attacks, strong or ambivalent feelings services doesn't determine indefinite is provided. If you are interested in about going to war, anger at people of availability. "Funding is a major concern becoming a TeenCentral.Net for us," says Licata. "We're always counselor, please contact Julius looking for new ways to fund the Licata at [email protected]/ project." TynW2: 610-799-7913 or Ginger Papp at "We've always been solely funded by This is scary. I hate how those [email protected]/610-799-7912, people crashed planes into the foundation moneys," says Papp. "While or write to them at TeenCentral.Net, World Trade Center. Also, now we this has been successful so far, we need to are going to be like all other KidsPeace, 4125 Independence be funded by more permanent sources." countries forever, people with Drive, Suite 4, Schnecksville, PA guns at airports to protect us. Papp and Licata have lobbied for support 18078. It makes me so sad that all those from all types of foundations. They were people died and now we will never have as much freedom as before. recently awarded moneys from Phillip Morris's youth smoking prevention TeenCentral.Net: division in exchange for launching a You are certainly not alone in teen smoking cessation wing on trying to understand and grieve Symptoms of the recent attacks on our TeenCentral.Net. Still, the pursuit of country. Try to stay optimistic funding is constant. Post-Traumatic Stress in these difficult times. "Kids have written to thank us for Disorder typically These attacks were partly preventing them from doing harm to become evident within designed to try to take away the themselves or to others," says Licata. freedoms we do have. If we start three months of a to live our lives differently, we Prevention is priority number one at are letting them achieve what TeenCentral.Net. Papp and Licata know traumatic event. they set out to do. that sometimes all it takes to prevent a Source: National Institute of Mental Health major crisis in a teen's life is to give that teen a voice. See page 10 to learn about "Kids are generally afraid of the debriefing after trauma. system, or at least don't know how to get

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When the term of U.S. Surgeon In her introduction to the Report, risky development, and that we already General David Satcher, Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health have sufficient information to help the M.D., Ph.D., ended in and Human Services, applauded Satcher population change in the direction of February, the mental health industry said for the monumental work. "This seminal more healthful living." farewell to a friend who played a unique report provides us with an opportunity to Lipsitt, who contributes to the and historic role identifying diseases of dispel the myths and stigma surrounding research of KidsPeace's Lee Salk Center, the brain as a public health issue to be mental illness. For too long the fear of a problem-solving resource center reevaluated in the public mental illness has providing prevention and educational forum. been profoundly services and materials to help caregivers Alvin F. Poussaint, destructive to and kids anticipate and avoid crisis, M.D., noted child people's lives.... added, "The bottom line evaluation of psychiatrist and Professor of This Surgeon Dr. Satcher's contribution as Surgeon Psychiatry at Harvard General's Report General will forever include Medical School, Boston, on Mental Health commendation for his attention to the Massachusetts, told Healing takes the next step importance of behavior science, and for magazine, "The outstanding in advancing the his emphasis on psychological and contributions of Dr. David important notion developmental training for a better life." Satcher's tenure as U.S. that mental health A detailed summary and the entire Surgeon General include is fundamental contents of Mental Health: A Report of the far-reaching health.... Now ... the Surgeon General can be seen on the Web effectiveness of his public we are poised to at www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/ education campaigns. He take what we mentalhealth/toc.html. VL' brought long-overdue ii know and to attention to youth m advance the state Dr. James Feldman contributed to violence, suicide, and the Former U.S.Surgeon General of mental health this article. treatment and prevention avid Satcher in the Nation. We of mental illness. Notably, he can with great confidence encourage documented and publicized health care individuals to seek treatment when they disparities experienced by minorities. find themselves experiencing the signs "Dr. Satcher emphasized the and symptoms of mental distress." importance of health care providers Dr. Lewis Lipsitt, founder of the understanding cultural differences in Child Study Center of Brown University, Roughly 10,000 clients order to improve the quality of health told Healing magazine, "Dr. Satcher has and their families are services for all Americans. He had rather a remarkable effect on how demonstrated extraordinary leadership in we look at public health and annually served by his role as the country's top public health epidemiology. He has been a steadfast more than 100 outdoor official." champion of research on behavioral behavioral health care Satcher's Mental Health: A Report of processes involved in diseases, such as the Surgeon General in 1999 was the the role of maternal smoking in affecting programs in the product of a collaboration between two the growth and development of children, United States. Federal agencies, the Substance Abuse and on decreased longevity of adults due and Mental Health Services to life-long smoking. By emphasizing the Source: Behavioral Healthcare Industry Council Administration (SAMHSA), and the role of bad nutrition and excessive eating National Institutes of Health (NIH). in the production of a nation with an See page 2 for an in-depth The Surgeon General issued A Call to over-abundance of obese children and look at wilderness therapy. Action on Suicide Prevention in 1999 as youth, he has brought home the idea well. that behavior is important in creating

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Amy Kaplan, producer Nicole S. Urdang, M.S., NCC, DHM %Op Denver Center for the Performing Arts Holistic Psychotherapy - Private Practice Fanlight Productions 650 Lafayette Avenue KidsPeace® The National Center tor Me Overcoming Crisis 4196 Washington Street Buffalo, NY 14222 Boston, MA 02131 716-882-0848 800 - 937 -4113 E-mail: [email protected] Admissions www.fanlight.com Provides holistic psychotherapy services to This new, 28-minute video shows people with clients of all ages, integrating nutritional KidsPeace Hospital physical and developmental disabilities counseling, yoga, homeopathy, meditation, KidsPeace National Centers participating and excelling in athletic events hypnosis, aromatherapy, and exercise with 1-800-8KID-123 beside able-bodied individuals. Blindness, rational-emotive behavior therapy. Offers 22 mobility impairments, and deafness are some years of experience and a supportive and admissions @ kidspeace.org of the obstacles these athletes overcome to nurturingbut still dynamicenvironment. participate in sports like rock climbing, tennis, golf, and skiing. This video shows that HelpLine with the right equipment, hard work, and The Echo and the Pixie 1-800-334-4KID determination, full participation in sports is Michael Hardgrove, author and illustrator helpline @ kidspeace.org possible for these inspiring individuals. [email protected] www.geocities.comlogrepixie Web sites First Light Counseling "The Echo and The Pixie" is a free online storybook that helps adults teach small www.kidspeace.org Professional Arts Center children the importance of talking about www.fostercare.com 5090 State Street, Suite 102 B their fears. www.TeenCentral.Net Saginaw, MI 48603 989-497-9020 Valley Behavioral Medicine Xenny Johnson, MSW, CSW Locations Shirley Faleer, MA, LLPC Dr. John Abbott Georgia First Light Counseling offers treatment and Program Coordinator/Medical Director Indiana counseling services for children, teens, and 3 Hatfield Lane, Suite 1 adults. Specializing in anxiety/stress Goshen, NY 10924 Maine management; sexual, physical, and emotional 845-291-7480 Maryland abuse recovery; grief and loss issues; family Fax: 845-294-3785 Minnesota and interpersonal communication and E-mail: [email protected] relationships; substance abuse recovery; www.valleybehavioralmedicine.com New Jersey parenting support/education; and more. Also Valley Behavioral Medicine is the Hudson New York provides a fully equipped play therapy room Valley's first integrative medical group North Carolina and a resource/lending library for clients of all practice providing alternative and ages. complementary treatment services for Pennsylvania patients of all ages with physical and Virginia psychological problems. Provides information on various therapies and offers treatment including acupuncture, biofeedback, hypnotherapy; and therapeutic massage. 26 Spring 2002 30 HEALING MAGAZINE Healing High Fives We at Healing magazine are always looking for new resources for helping kids. In this new feature, we spotlight and give a big "High Five" to tools that wethink are unique and beneficial for kids. If you have a suggestion for "Healing High Fives" please send it to [email protected] or mail it to Miriam DiBiase, editor of Healing magazine, 4125 Independence Drive, Suite 4, Schnecksville, PA 18078.

Therapeutic Groupwork with Children Nurturing Your Child's Gifts: Inspired Parenting by Joost Drost and Sydney Bayley by Caron B. Goode, Ed.D

Therapeutic Groupwork with Written to close the gap between mindbody research and its ease Children, written by Joost Drost, of application to parenting roles, this book proposes to simplify clinical psychologist, and Sydney parenting roles by helping parents to manage their emotions, trust Bayley, educational psychologist their intuition, and feel good about the choices they make. and registered psychotherapist, Goode believes, like many other educators, that every child is contains 46 playful activities in born with a unique temperament, abilities, and interests. She three easy-to-read sections, for challenges parents to discover and nurture the emergent dream of children between the ages of 5 their child so that it is not crushed as the child grows. "The power of and 11 who are in need of our belief in a child's limitless potential is the key ingredient in therapeutic care. Part I of the fostering healthy self-esteem and empowerment," writes Goode. workbook is a simple According to Goode, dreams emerge when children feel explanation of how people view confident and motivated. Since the link between mind and body is the world, the role of a therapist, emotions, she challenges parents to first get in touch with their own setting up the group, embedding emotions in order to create an the group in its context, and a atmosphere where a child can be theoretical background of group therapy. Part II is a breakdown of comfortable with his or her own. Nurture Your Child's Gift activities by age group, and a sample of ten-session programs for the She recommends techniques Inspired P.rtnting I different age groups. The remaining section of Part II is composed of such as music, imagery, pages of the activities that may be photocopied. The final portion of breathwork, dance, art, and the book contains appendixes, evaluation questionnaires that may also expressive therapies as ways to be photocopied, references, and a useful table of activities and themes. maintain emotional harmony.

Activities focus on a variety of themes, including identity and Through stories of her ) self-esteem, cooperation, trust, listening, and self-control. For interaction with kids, clear example, an exercise named "Empathy Riddles" is designed for age instructions with diagrams, and groups 5 through 7 years and 8 through 11 years to help the children 11 pages of print and cyber understand another person's view of life. The session takes 10 to 15 resources, Goode achieves her C.C. D. COO., minutes, using riddles written from the perspectives of either animals goal. She clearly shares with or professionals. For this exercise the children pair into groups and parents how to holistically guess the identity of the person or creature identified in the riddle. "become emotionally, intuitively, and instinctively connected to and This session includes themes on listening, cooperation, and empathy, aware of our children" ... in order to "see more clearly their thoughts, and like all other activities in the workbook, it is cross-referenced to feelings, games, fears, talents, and dreams." D.B. related activities dealing with similar themes. According to the authors, the majority of activities in this workbook are suited for boys, Published: 2001 due to a higher number of male referrals, but activities can be Beyond Words Publishing, Inc. modified to accommodate girls as well. S.A.C. 20827 N. W. Cornell Road, Suite 500 Hillsboro, OR 97124 Published: 2001 Call: 503-531-8700 or I -800-284-9673 Speechmark Publishing Ltd. www.beyondword.coni Telford Road, Bicester, Oxon 07(26 4LQ, UK www.speechmark.net

31 (Continued) HEALING MAGAZINE Spring 2002 27 The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression by Andrew Solomon am rwobi ..NI to mom.. Mentors karn csolutene.s. mon.. More than simply another entry in the genre of first person Ht111111 aules s maul Iola 611 singular accounts about the devastation of depression, this book of more than 500 pages is truly a world atlas of the disorderat least next to Darkness Visible by William Styron, an 85-page city map by comparison. Covering not only the story of his own journey, novelist and New Yorker magazine contributor Andrew Solomon researched the accounts of depression in a broad range of people, including Dovou like survivors of the Khmer Rouge 'rbc' regime of Cambodia, Noonday Greenland's Inuit people, and Demon tribal members of Senegal. whatvou Using his own painful experience of the crippling illness as a springboard"In the see? tightest corner of my bed, split An Atlas and racked by this thing no one of else seemed to be able to see, I Depression We are now able to publish Healing prayed to a God I had never Andrew Sulam entirely believed in, and I asked with a more reader-friendly look at for deliverance"Solomon inquires into the biological, social, and political aspects of the a fraction of the cost of our former disorder, providing a wealth of insights. Son of pharmaceutical magnate Howard Solomon, he compares and contrasts the two major publication. As always, it is our treatment modalities for depression: talking therapies and priority to bring you insightful pharmacological care. "I feel sometimes as though I am swallowing my funeral twice a day, since without these pills, I'd be long gone," he and thought-provoking clinical writes. Reading about depression itself can become depressing. With an information pertaining to the mental incredibly entertaining and informative writing style, Solomon health needs of kids. It would mean manages to draw the reader into the topic with such wit and comprehensive thought, that a new hope for a future of open a lot to us if you could take a few understanding and intelligent treatment of the illness emerges. D.B. moments and share your opinions Published: 2001 of the changes. Please e-mail Scribner 1230 Avenue of the Americas your thoughts or suggestions to New York, NY 10020 Call: 212-632-4957 or 1-800-456-6798 [email protected], because www.simonandschuster.com your feedback is important to us.

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School can be tough. Learning disabilities, behavioral problems, drugs, and bullies can all interfere with a child's ability to succeed. At Kids Peace, our dedication to children and to those who help them continually drives us to search for pragmatic, viable solutions to the problems facing many of today's youth.

In this issue of Healing, we take an in-depth look at some of these problems, and profile some innovative products and methods available for intervention. In her article on bullying, guidance counselor Judy Klinger discusses some of the causes and characteristics of bullying behaviors, and offers guidance to parents whose kids are faced with this widespread problem. This issue also takes a look at the increasingly disturbing rise in relationship and dating violence among teens.

Another article provides helpful information on the street drugs popular with kids C.T. O'DonnellII, Kids Peace President and CEO and teens, including information on how to identify the drugs and the telltale signs of use. The article serves as resource for parents and educators alike, offering practical information on these popular, destructive substances that can hinder learning and destroy lives.

Scattered throughout this issue, you'll find a special feature for teachers: words of wisdom from experienced teachers of special needs kids. These teachers have tremendous insight and practical strategies for teaching any kid with compassion and enthusiasm; their suggestions can lift your attitude and help you in your work with kids. We also profile three teachers who found an innovative use for a phonetic computer game with startling and inspiring results, benefiting their students in much more than language skills. This issue also takes a look at Student Assistance Programs, in-school initiatives that help to address, identify, and treat barriers to students' learning.

As we enter another school season, we at Healing magazine reaffirm our commitment to bringing you the practical, clinical information you expect from us. We encourage your comments and suggestions, and welcome your article submissions. Thank you for your continued dedication to kids' education, safety, and mental health! We also thank you...

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C.T. O'Donnell II 36 TM IIrort0l kilftittlaC` Especially for Teachers Fall 2002 Volume 7, Number 2 Words of wisdom from experienced teachers of special needs children 2 Healing is a publication of: By Dean A. Bartholomew KidsPeace Creative Services Therapist's Corner® 1650 Broadway Bethlehem, PA 18015-3998 Sharing the wealth: KidsPeace provides continuing education for its employees President and CEO and for the community at large C.T. O'DonnellII 3 By Kristin R. Greenberg Executive Publisher David Dries Twenty years of helping those who help kids 4 Managing Editor By Tiffany A. Fisk Ginger Jackson Children living with fear: Editor Recognizing and healing trauma 6 Miriam H. DiBiase By Linda Goldman Contributing Writers Dean A. Bartholomew Can exercise replace medication as a treatment for ADHD? 8 By Michael S. Wendt, Ed.D. Stephanie A. Cipriani Tiffany A. Fisk Especially for Parents Linda Goldman Judy Klinger, M.Ed. In your face: Dealing with bullying 9 Michael S. Wendt, Ed.D. By Judy Klinger, M.Ed. Karen Carnabucci, MSS, CICSW, LSW, TEP The new street drugs 11 Art Director By Ginger Jackson Shawn Parker What every parent needs to know: Editor/Art Director/Graphic Design Kristin R. Greenberg Relationship and dating violence among teens 15 By Stephanie A. Cipriani ABOUT KIDSPEACE KidsPeace is a private charity dedicated to serving the critical mental and behavioral health needs of children and teens. Since 1882, KidsPeace has Trends been helping kids develop the confidence and skills they need to overcome crisis in their lives. KidsPeace provides an array of specialized residential KidsPeace kids connect with world peacemakers 18 programs for hard-to-place kids. Today, KidsPeace offers a comprehensive range of treatment programs, educational services, and treatment foster care By Dean A. Bartholomew options to help families help kids anticipate and avoid crisis whenever possible. The articles contained in KidsPeace's Healing magazine do not TeenCentral.Net helps teens tackle tobacco 20 necessarily express the views of KidsPeace or its subsidiaries. By Stephanie A. Cipriani Focus on Education "I feel so smart now" KidsPeace is accredited by The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Unique language-skills computer program helps kids Healthcare Organizations, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and The Commission on International and Trans-Regional with so much more than phonics and syntax 21 Accreditation. KidsPeace does not discriminate in regard to admissions in terms of sex, race, creed, color, national origin, religious beliefs, disabilities, By Tiffany A. Fisk or handicapping conditions.

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By Tiffany A. Fisk Substance Abuse: Focus on Young This year's conference is cosponsored by People." Kids Peace and Marywood University's In October 1982 in Allentown, School of Continuing Education in Pennsylvania, Wiley House (now According to Signe Whitson, Manager of collaboration with the Pennsylvania Kids Peace) hosted its first National Organizational Development and Clinical Council of Children Youth and Family Conference, "The psychodynamics and Training at Kids Peace, "Social workers, Services. The conference will be held psychotherapeutic approaches to anti- psychologists, counselors, nurses, October 29 and 30 at the Kids Peace social behaviors," presented by Richard educators, recreational therapists, and Donley Therapeutic Education Center in A. Gardner, M.D. More than three child care professionals alike will benefit Orefield, Pennsylvania. hundred people were in attendance for from the rich and diverse perspectives of an annual event that initial conference this year's speakers and from the occasion For more information, visit Kids Peace on the that is still going strong twenty years later. to network with one another throughout Internet at www.kidspeace.org. the course of the event." Kids Peace's Chief Operating Officer Rich Biolsi, who has worked for Kids Peace for more than 31 years, recalls, "We've had some of the biggest names in children's p mental health speak at our conference. KidsPeace' The National Center for Kids Overcoming Crisis (O Marywood The caliber of speakers has been UNIVERSITY outstanding." The list of past presenters KidsPeace includes former U.S. Secretary of National Conference Education Dr. Terrel Bell, noted author and family therapist Peggy Papp, and KidsPeace, a leader in continuing eduction initiatives for children's mental health Dr. Alvin Poussaint, nationally renowned care professionals, and Marywood University's School of Continuing Education expert in the needs of children and the proudly present the 20th annual KidsPeace National Conference, in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth and Family Services. family. A two-day, two-topic event! The intent of the conferences, says David Dries, Vice President for Marketing at Tuesday, October 29, 2002, and Wednesday, October 30, 2002. Kids Peace, is to bring in experts on topics Cost is $99 per day. Save money and sign up for both days for only $175! that are both beneficial and appropriate for the organization's staff. And by CEU credits available for qualified professionals! offering continuing education credits to certified counselors, social workers, Day One: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 psychologists, and nurses, the conferences "Advanced Skills of Supervision," presented by Larry Schulman, hold great benefit for attendees from MSW, Ed.D., is a workshop for clinical supervisors focusing on essential outside the organization, as well. skills in communication, relationships, and group leadership. With a diverse series of topics such as family therapy, crisis intervention, Day Two: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 pragmatic strategies to handle counselor- "Sexuality and Substance Abuse: Focus on Young People," presented client conflicts, adolescent drug abuse by Stephen R. Andrew, MSW, LDAC, takes an in-depth look at the prevention, and the like, Kids Peace dual issues of sexuality and substance abuse, how they impact each National Conferences provide timely, practical information to those whose other, and how they impact adolescent behavior. purpose is to heal our nation's children. For additional information and payment options, please contact:

The National Conference is now 'Marywood University's School of Continuing Education organized through Kids Peace's newly established Kids Peace Institute (see page 3). This year's conference is a two-day, :570-348-6237 two-topic event. Day one is a workshop for clinical supervisors titled "Advanced Skills of Supervision," presented by Larry Shulman, MSW, Ed.D. Day two is a %presentation by Stephen R. Andrew, MSW, LADC, called "Sexuality and A cfflnr),3 A n Hautt tr.MACIA7IKIL 1r! 0 0 0

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Kids Peace offers services in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and Virginia. For more information, call1 -800-727-kke2,or visit: MEMleidspeace.orrg zume.Uaeraente0.1Me mums.ffogRarcaveccovirll KidsPeace is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and The Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation. Most major insurers accepted. KidsPeace does not discriminate in regard to admissions in terms of sex, race, creed, DIM color, national origin, religious beliefs, disabilities, or handicapping conditions. 7E1-iaAP)-.ST'S CORNER Children living with fear: Recognizing and healing the trauma By Linda Goldman

rdinary fears are a normal part of a child's developmental growth, and children create internal and external mechanisms to cope with these fears. But a child's 0"ordinary fears" can be transformed into very real "survival fears" in the face of severe trauma. Today's kids live in a world of school shootings, extremebullying, gang violence, natural disasters, threats of biological warfare, and random terrorism. These events can cause panic, stress, and extreme anxiety in kids' lives, and thefeelings are heightened with each new instance reported in the media.

The terror that grips our children in these circumstances emerges from situations that suddenly overwhelm them and leave them feeling helpless, hopeless, and unable to cope. Trauma is defined by the Encarta® World English Dictionary as "an extremely distressing experience that causes severe emotional shock and may have long-lasting psychological effects or a physical injury or wound to the body." This unexpected and shocking event destroys a child's ability to cope and function in a normal way.

Children witness untold traumas in their homes, schools, communities, and nations. Many children suffer from a state of trauma that can develop into Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, in which present events trigger memories of trauma resulting in panic, anxiety, disorientation, fear, and all the psycho-physical feelings associated with the traumatic memory. These symptoms are not easily understood. They often appear out of context with the objective reality of the child's situation. Both the child and his or her caretakers can be perplexed by these reactions and may easily misinterpret them if the connection to the underlying trauma is not recognized.

Signs of traumatized children Caring adults need to recognize the signs of grieving and traumatized children, and they need to be aware of the techniques and resources available to help bring safety and protection back to the child's inner and outer world. For example, listening to children's thoughts and feelings and providing a safe means of expression helps teachers, parents, and educators reinforce their ability to ensure a safe and protected environment.

Traumatized children tend to re-create their trauma, often experiencing bad dreams, waking fears, and reoccurring flashbacks. Young children have a very hard time putting these behaviors into any context of safety. Many withdraw and isolate themselves, regress and appear anxious, and develop sleeping and eating disorders as a mask for the deep interpretations of their trauma.

Young children engage in post-traumatic play by compulsively repeating some aspect of the trauma. After Tommy witnessed a school shooting, he began wetting the bed and having nightmares and stomachaches. Each time he came to therapy he would repeatedly take a toy gun and pretend to shoot it. It became a regular activity on each visit. Ten- year-old Jane's mom died in the World Trade Center disaster. Jane repeatedly blamed herself. Her mom had felt sick that morning, and Jane believed, "If only I had made her stay home, she would still be alive." consider. Children may experience family games can help to reestablish a post-traumatic stress, revisiting the sense of normalcy to kids' lives. traumatic event through outside stimulus like photos, music, and the It is important to initiate safe places for media, or by reliving the sights and kids to express their ideas. This can be sounds of the tragedy in their minds. done by finding quiet times at home, in Expect children to re-experience a the car, or on a peaceful walk. Being degree of their original trauma on the with children without distractions can anniversary of September 11. produce a comfortable climate to begin dialogue. Bedtime should be a The following behaviors may be reassuring time, too. Often this is the Indicators that a child may time children choose to talk about their benefit from professional help: worries. Parents can consider an increase in transition time, storytelling, about the event. Sometimes kids avoid Sudden'and pronounced change and book reading to create a peaceful, reminders of the traumatic event and in behavior uninterrupted nighttime environment. show little conscious interest. Many Threat of suicide or preoccupation traumatized children exhibit hyper- with suicide, evidenced through Hope for the future arousal by increased sleep problems, artwork or writing Our children are living with fear, stress, anxiety, and grief caused by events like irritability, inability to concentrate, Harmful acts to other children bullying and gang violence, car crashes startle reactions, and regressive or animals behaviors. and earthquakes, school shootings and Extreme confusion or incoherence global terrorism. One goal of trauma When caring adults can identify Evidence of substance abuse work with children is to restore safety drugs, alcohol, etc. traumatized kids, they can normalize and protection to all children who have grief and trauma signs and develop ways Sudden change of grades experienced trauma within their homes, kids can express their feelings and Avoidance or abandonment of friends schools, and community. Another goal emotions. Parents, educators, and other Angry or tearful outbursts is to provide parents and youth workers with information, understanding, and caring professionals can model, present, Self-destructive behavior and support comfortable ways to bring skills related to the issues creating Inability to eat or sleep safety and protection back into kids' trauma. With these tools we can help lives. Over-concern with own health or our children become less fearful and health of a loved one more compassionate human beings, Children and magical thinking Giving away important possessions thereby increasing their chances of Young children may employ "magical Sudden unexplained improvement in living in a future world of increased thinking" after traumatic eventsthey behavior or schoolwork inner and outer peace. .p believe that they somehow "caused" the Depression, isolation, or withdrawal problem, whether it is the death of a goldfish or an assault upon America. Activities that help kids express Linda Goldman is Parents can reassure their children that thoughts and feelings the author of there was nothing they could have done Breaking the Silence: Helping children to establish a sense of to cause or prevent terrorism. A Guide to Help order in an ever-changing and chaotic Children With world is important. Not only do we Complicated Grief Some kids may also feel survival guilt. want our kids to realize they are Suicide, Homicide, They may think, "Why am I living when survivors of a difficult event, but they AIDS, Violence, and so many others have died?" Adults can also need to know that their life still Abuse and Life and Loss: A Guide reframe guilt and magical thinking from to Help Grieving Children. She has continuity and meaning. Parents "What could I have done?" to "What works daily with traumatized and educators working with traumatized can I do now?" children in her practice near children should keep to the daily Washington, D.C. Contact Linda at routine as much as possible. This allows [email protected] or At-risk behaviors kids to feel a renewed sense of security. www.erols.com/Igold. Children may begin to exhibit at-risk Establishing family activities also has a behaviors after a traumatic event. The reassuring effect on children. Preparing frequency, intensity, and duration of meals together, eating dinner as a these behaviors are important factors to .Nfamily, reading stories aloud, or playing HEALING MAGAZINE 43 Fall 2002 7 Can exercise replace medication as a treatmentfor ADHD? By Michael S. Wendt, Ed.D.

n a study conducted at the State According to the Centers for Disease comparisons were made over the sixf University of New York at Buffalo in Control (www.cdc.gov), nearly half of all week duration of the study..,Chatiges in 2000, exercise significantly improved young people ages 12 through 21 are not behavior were generally noticeable the behavior of with ADHD vigorously active on a regular basis. At between two and four weeks into the between the ages of\5 and 12. Subjects the same time, the CDC (2002) has exercise program. The greatest gains involved in this study participated in 40 indicated a significant increase in were made in the category of minutes of exercise five-days a week for --" children identified with ADHD. In a oppositional behaviors, which are some six-weeks. recent press release, the CDC has shown of the most common causes of conflict a rise in the diagnosis of ADHD in problems with children. Exercise Exercise and brain growth recent years from 5% to 7.7%. Effective programs based on this study have Since ADHD is believed to be a treatment options for America's number- yielded similar results in at least three neurochemical disorder, the study at one childhood mental disorder are more public schools. Buffalo was based on the hypothesis that important than ever. frequent and intense exercise could have a The study at Buffalo indicated that --/ positive effect on the concentration ofneu- Exercising and eating nutritious food regular, vigorous exercise might be an rotransmitters in the brain. In turn, this produces nutrient- and chemical-rich alternative means of modifying behavior neurochemical change would lead `to / blood. Frequent and intense exercise for children whose parents do not wish imp/ roved behavior of ADHD children. As sessions ensure that volumes of this to give them medication. The side effects /an added benefit,exercise would also have blood pass through the brain on a regular of a good exercise program are more a positive impact on brain growthcand, basis. The study at Buffalo suggests that desirable and beneficial than the side development. Contemporary research has the results of "feeding" the brain this way effects of long-tertn doses of medication. shown how increased blood flow to theC can be seen in better behavior and more N brain can,promote the growth of additional efficient cognitive processing. In his- For more information about this study, brain book Teaching with the Brain in Mind e-mail Dr. Michael Wendt at (Association for Supervision (Sz./ [email protected], visit his Web site Results of a study by J.E. Black; titled Curriculum Development,1998),Eric at www.acalogic.com, or call "Learning causes synaptogen7is, whereas Jensen, noted speaker on the topic of 716-751-9341 x122. motor activity causesangiog4iesis, in brain-based learning, draws a parallel cerebellar cortex of adult rats (National between increased neurological strength Michael S. Wendt, Academy of Science,1990),showed that and the strength benefits to our bones, Ed.D., has served as 1. a consultant; learning and prhctice of motor skills lead to muscles, and internal respiratory organs presenter, columnist, an increase in the synapses of lab rats, that we commonly associate with and author on while exercise prOduces anincrease in physical fitness. He states that the numerous ,thpics blood vessel density in the brain. The study increased blood flow that transports relating to'education. suggests that a combination of increased oxygen, nutrients, and hormones for He has more than 16 blood flow to the brain, complex exercise, muscle and bone development also years of experience asia New York and appropriate nutrition will promote the State public school educator. He has facilitates the transport of neurotropins worked at all levels of the public growth of the body's neuronal to enhance groWth and neuronal school system and is presently infrastructureLimiting any one of these connections. If this is true, then keeping employed as a District Director of components may limit the body's ability to children involved in exercise can be Instructional Services in the Wilson grow additional neurotransmitters that beneficial, especially if it takes place over Central School District in Wilson, = New York. He has authored one process information. As mounting evidence a number ofyeafs. , book, Homework Rules and points to a lack of development and Homework Tools, and is currently activity in specific regions of the brain as a Behavioral changes through exercise shopping his second and third books cause of ADHD, the relationship between The results of the study at Buffalo to publishers. exercise and ADHD behaviors becomes showed a significant improvement in more evident. behavior when pre- and post-test 441 8 Fall 2002 2gair COPY MAMALE HEALING MAGAZINE 'SPECIALLYTOM TARENTS INYOUR Dealing with 11 i By Judy Klinger, M.Ed.

Bullying is not a new phenomenon. Tough Issues," The latest statistics may be news to conducted nationwide us, but the problem is not. Bullying by the Kaiser Family generally begins in the early grades, and Foundation and can continue even past graduation. Nickelodeon in 2001, 55% Some children don't begin acting out of kids ages 8 through 11 and demonstrating aggressive behaviors said that teasing and bullying until well into their teens. Conflicts and were "big problems" in their problems among children are not schools. Although the uncommon, but these must never be statistics vary widely, they dismissed as age-typical behaviors, or as all support the assertion something that children will "outgrow." that bullying is a concern for a large As any guidance counselor knows, the number of kids. stories from the steady stream of students on any given day can begin to seem like Causes and the same story over and over. However, characteristics every situation must be handled as if it is of bullying the first of its kind. For that child and Why do youths his or her parents, the problem is unique fail to display and certainly important to them. appropriate social behaviors? Some lack role Bullying facts models or have inappropriate The April 25, 2001, issue of the Journal beliefs about aggression Some of the American Medical Association parents of aggressive children featured results of a survey conducted in encourage their children to "be tough" 1998 as part of the World Health and "give 'em what they deserve" Organization's Health Behavior in obviously the wrong message In many School Children survey. The survey homes where both parents work, found that 16% of children in grades 6 children lack sufficient supervision, and through 10 said they had been bullied therefore aren't regularly subjected to the during the past term. This study was the discipline that could teach them first to calculate the national percentage appropriate problem-solving skills of children being bullied; several others Children need to see models of have been conducted in specific states, appropriate behavior, and should be school districts, or schools. One study corrected when they display (published in the Journal of Counseling unacceptable forms of aggression and Development in 1994) found that 77% of children in Midwestern public Parents should also closely monitor schools felt they had been bullied. In a their child's sources of entertainment survey titled "Talking With Kids About (Continued)

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SPECIALLYFOR EA0I-IERS Young children should be shielded from entertainment with adult themes like violence and sexuality, as they lack the life experience to be able to effectively distinguish it from reality. Words of wisdom from experienced Bullying can manifest physically, emotionally, verbally, or in teachers of special needs children any combination of these three. Bullies have often been victims themselves or are dealing with difficult personal (Continued from page 2) situations. They act aggressively in order to feel in control. They may be victims of bullies themselves who have learned to ignore feelings of empathy in order to protect themselves -1(7 TrigMNAciabrin, Teacher, from pain, and as a result turn their anger on others. Kids Peace Broadway School, What parents can do Bethlehem, Pennsylvania We all have some responsibility to prevent and to stop bullying. The earlier children are taught appropriate behavior, Always be kind and respectful in the better chance they have to change. Most adults believe your words and actions toward the that bullying is just part of growing up. Unfortunately, taking students, regardless of their behaviors. a passive stance may now lead to deadly violence, as it did in Let them know that you care. California, in both Columbine and Santana High Schools. If They are more likely to respect you a parent feels his child is being bullied, he should seek help in return. from teachers and counselors. All children should be encouraged to speak up on the behalf of others who are being picked on. When we see crime in our neighborhoods, we ---2Begin the school day on a positive report it. Children need to be empowered to tell when they note with a "Good morning!" and end see or hear something that could be dangerous. We have the on a positive note with "Have a nice right to keep our environments safe. We need to teach night!" or "See you tomorrow!" children the difference between "telling" and "tattling." regardless of the day's behaviors. Let the kids know that every day is, a On the other hand, if a parent feels her child is a bully, there "new day" and a chance for them ,to is also help for that child. Discussions about unacceptable change and start over. behavior must start early in school and at home. Parents in need of help can turn to their school's counselors to learn how to teach their children to deal with anger and Be flexiblethe day will not always frustration. Different techniques work in different situations go as planned. Be willing to adapt. for different children. Above all, no one should point fingers. Remember the lesson of "the survival Discussions about the "whys" of what happens in bullying of the fittest." situations are usually not productive. The intent should be to teach or re-teach acceptable behaviors, not to place blame. We need to earn every child's trust. cNever be afraid to say "I'm sorry" or to admit your mistakes. The students Parents should visit their children's schools to find out about need to know that teachers are only the programs in place to address good behavior. It's important human and make mistakes, too. to get involved. Proactive and preventative programs, as well as the day-to-day reinforcement of how to get along with each other despite our differences, will have an impact on TiREMEMBER THAT YOU ARE A how today's children treat each other. 4' STUDENT AS WELL AS A Judy Klinger, M.Ed., is a guidance TEACHER. You have the counselor with Westminster High School opportunity to learn as much from in Westminster, Maryland. Although she your students as they learn from you. currently works with high school students, she has also been a counselor at the elementary and middle school levels in both private and public schools. Klinger is developing a program about Look for more words of wisdom on page 17. bullying among teenage girls. 46

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ver the years, illegal drug use-has inadequate conscience development. extreme energy, and depression. Any or claimed innumerable lives either Over time, the substance abuser's all of these symptoms can coexist 0through death or through the conscience creates a series of defensive through the course of drug use. Some destruction of lifestyles and relationships. lies blurring reality with his fictional will be present while the abuser is While the types of drugs have changed truth. This often causes the abuser to actively using the drug. Others are from generation to generation, the blame others for his actions, to apparent when he starts losing the high behavioral and physical symptoms of manipulate friends and family to get his of the drug, which is known as "coming substance abuse have not. immediate wants met, and to place the down." responsibility of his decisions on Impaired judgment is one of the most someone else so he doesn't have to face With the assistance of the Pennsylvania common signs and is frequently the first feelings of guilt or regret. These feelings Office of the Attorney General, Healing sign of drug use. When hurt or damaged, lead the drug user to use again, until the magazine provides the following a person's judgments can further hurt lie has so distorted the truth that he information on the newest and most one's integrity. In an adolescent, this believes the lie he has concocted. By this popular street drugs to assist concerned becomes obvious parents and people working with youth through changes in in numerous capacities. behavior, such as new h an adolescent, this becomes choices in friends, XR (Ecstasy) new "hang-outs," obvious through changesin Chemically known as MDMA frequenting raves and (Methylenedioxymethamphetamine) other parties, a lack of behavior, such as new choicesin XTC is a hallucinogenic stimulant that interest in school, and produces a strong sense of euphoria. It is an elimination of friends, new "hang-outs," the drug of choice at most ravesall- goals that were once night dance parties that are popular important. In an frequenting roves and other among many young adults. Ecstasy helps adult, a lack of the user stay awake and dance for up to cohesion with others, parties, a lack of interestin 24 hours at a time. Also called the love avoiding questions, drug, ecstasy induces a loss of sexual intentional quarreling school, and an elimination of goals inhibition. as a manipulation to Hallucinations use drugs again, and a are common. lack of obligation or that were once important. responsibility to This drug is others are common indicators of a time, conflict has led to rejection of popular on both problem with drug use. family and friends and the only high school and acquaintances of the drug user are other college campuses Another common sign is dissociative or drug users. and is sold easily on antisocial behavior, especially toward the Internet. Street family members. This can include While the drug's addictive properties names include E, X, withdrawal from normal family consume the personality of the substance Adam, Eve, Candy, discussions or a lack of participation in abuser, physical signs of the drug use also Mollies, B-Bombs, family activities, as well as conflict with evolve. These include confusion, Go, Essence, Cristal, others, a low frustration tolerance, paranoia, memory loss, sleeplessness or (Continued) rejection of authority and discipline, and excessive sleep, aggressive behavior, -Th-- 1,1 HEALING MAGAZINE 47 Fall 2002 1 1 and Sweeties. Mollies are found in breathing, increased blood prsure, become known as the "date dr g," being capsule form containing a powder. /, convulsions, failure of internal organs; used . individuals to sedate others for Ecstasy is usually sold in pill form, coma, and death. PMA can be more non-consensual sex. It is a popular drug but can also be a powder for snorting dangerous than Ecstasy because the user at raves and is often used in conjunction or injecting. will take two or three pills and not feel with Special K and Ecstasy. as high as with real Ecstasy. Believing Ecstasy creates muscle tension, teeth- the Ecstasy is weak or that he or she has GHB is distributed two ways. In liquid clenching, nausea, blurred vision, developed an immunity to the drug, the form it is clear with a thin, syrupy tremors, faintness, seizures, rapid user will often add to the dose. Within consistency. It tastes and smells like salt heartbeat, sweating, and chills. It can hours, the user's body temperature rises water and is usually packaged in soda or also cause an acne-like rash and severe to 103-106 degrees, shutting down their water bottles and ingested by the capful. dehydration. Using Ecstasy, dancing all internal organs. In powder form, its texture is very similar night, and becoming dehydrated can to cocaine and it is sold in glass vials or result in unconsciousness and death. ecial K(Ketamine HCL) plastic bags. Unlike other liquid street Users face the same risks as cocaine and Ketamine HCL was manufactured as an drugs, GHB is not injected; it is amphetamine users, including overdose, adult anesthetic in the 1960s, but this swallowed. The powder form is snorted or kidney failure, and liver damage. use was discontinued in the 1970s. It is stirred into a drink. Street names include currently utilized as an anesthetic for Cherry, Georgia Homeboy, Liquid X, Easy The Ecstasy user is prone to bouts of small children and animals. It is Lay, Liquid E, G-Juice, G, Grievous confusion, anxiety, depression, commonly used at raves and in Bodily Harm, Scoop, Sea Water, and sleeplessness, and paranoia because the conjunction with Ecstasy. Salty Water. drug attacks the serotonin levels in the brain. During use, it causes an excess of In its original form, Ketamine is factory- Physical effects of GHB include serotonin, which is depleted once the packaged in a clear glass 10 mL bottle. drowsiness, unconsciousness, loss of user comes down off the drug. Ecstasy The drug can also be converted into sexual inhibitions, nausea, vomiting, can cause permanent brain damage, powder and is sold in clear plastic bags as diarrhea, seizures, tremors, and respiratory severe depression, aggression, and loss of ounces or pounds, and in glass vials, tin arrest. Unsuspecting victims of this date memory and coordination. foil, or capsules. While it can be rape drug fall into a state between swallowed, it is most often snorted or consciousness and unconsciousness, and PMA(Paramethoxyamphetamine) injected. Street names include K, Special are helpless to defend themselves against PMA is often sold as ecstasy but is K, Vitamin K, Kat, and Kitty Kat. sexual advances. cheaper to make and has weaker effects. PMA is sold over the Internet, at high Ketamine can create paralysis from the school and college campuses, and at neck down for the first fifteen minutes of raves. The pills are scrolled with various use. Effects are similar to Ecstasy and designs. The powder is sold in clear include hallucinations, confusion, out- capsules (similar to Mollies, powdered of-body experiences, and depression. ecstasy) and can be beige, pink, or Drug use can lead to respiratory arrest, yellow in color. PMA is ingested, brain hemorrhage, coma, and death. snorted, or injected. Street names include Ecstasy, XTC, E, X, and PMA. GHB(Gamma Hydroxybutyric Acid) In its original state, GHB is a natural PMA users experience erratic eye fatty acid that secretes small amounts movements, mild hallucinations, of hormones in the body. In the late increased energy, muscle spasms, 1970s, bodybuilders combined increased body gamma butyrol lactone (cleaning temperature, nausea, solvent) and sodium hydroxide vomiting, labored (caustic soda) to synthetically create GHB. The drug alleviated the pain and discomfort of steroid use and induced the same sleep effects as tranquilizers. Recently, it has

P. 12 Fall 2002 0 ,;- HEALING MAGAZINE the sub-anesthetic effects of Ketamine is widely sold over the Internet and 01 (Flunitrazepam) 0 with dissociation of mind and body, and at raves. Rohypnol is the brand name of a is therefore considered the most sleeping pill manufactured by Roche dangerous physically and psychologically. The most common form of LSD is Pharmaceuticals that is not available by blotter paper. The paper is white or prescription in the United States. The DXM produces dissociative behavior, white with lines (indicating 100 dosage drug belongs to the family of medications dizziness, nausea, itchy skin, units or a "sheet"), or possessing various called benzodiazepines, which includes hallucinations, loss of motor control, designs such as cartoons and CD covers. Valium, Librium, and Xanax. Another heat stroke, dehydration, coma, and LSD can be ingested in liquid, gel tab, date rape drug, Rohypnol impairs death. sugar cube, or paper form. The liquid judgment and motor skills. The user will form is commonly placed in 10 dosage black out (become unconscious), making PG)(Phencyclidine) unit quantities (100 drops) into breath him or her an easy target for rape. The PCP is a synthetically manufactured drug freshener containers. Individual drops blackout can last eight to 24 hours. The that was originally used as a horse can be sold as well. Usually a drop is drug is commonly used as an enhancer tranquilizer and human anesthetic. Since placed in the user's eye or on the user's with alcohol, cocaine, or heroin. these uses have been discontinued, PCP tongue, but distributors also place drops has become another popular rave drug. on sugar cubes. LSD can also be absorbed Street names include Roachies, PCP is sold on street corners, at raves, through the skin. Street names include LaRoche, Rope, Rib, Roche, Rophies, and in areas where cocaine and crack Sid, Cyd, Trip, L, Blotter, Vials, and Roofies, Ruffles, Stupefi, and the cocaine are sold. Gellies. Quaaludes (another depressant) of the 90s. Like other sedative-hypnotics, PCP is sold as a powder in clear plastic LSD causes hallucinations, Rohypnol is addictive. The drug causes bags and as a white pill about the size of disorientation, memory loss, nausea, drowsiness, mental confusion, lethargy, an aspirin tablet. However, PCP is most psychosis, elevated blood pressure, depression, coma, and death. An popular in its liquid form. The liquid is paranoia, neurological disorders overdose of Rohypnol is not lethal unless sprayed on tea, oregano, and mint (twitching), coma, and death. It takes 30 combined with other drugs or alcohol. leaves and rolled into cigarette to 90 minutes to feel the effects of LSD. paper and hollowed-out cigars DXM(Dextromethorphan called blunts. The laced (Painkiller) Hydrobromide) Oxycontin leaves are sold in small glass Oxycontin, an opioid, is a newer version DXM is a synthetic morphine vials or plastic bags, and are of Oxycodone, which is a cousin of analog. In small doses, it acts as referred to as Leak or Wet. morphine. In the past, Oxycodone was a cough suppressant and is found Besides Leak and Wet, other sold under the brand names Percodan, in many over-the-counter cough street names include Dust, Percocet, and Tylox. Oxycodone is time- syrups like Robitussin and Angel Dust, and Love Boat. released, entering the bloodstream gelcaps like Coricidin. Over the gradually over a 24-hour period. Opioid Internet, it is often Users of PCP can be highly drugs derived from Opium, which is sold in its original dangerous when under the extracted from the opium poppy, include white powder, .--influence of the drug. Effects opium, heroin, morphine, hydrocodone, which the user presses into pill include dilated eyes, nausea, vomiting, codeine, and oxycodone. The effects of form or clear plastic capsules. It is often respiratory failure, heart failure, rigid Oxycontin are very similar to Heroin, laced with mescaline or LSD and is robotic body movements, profuse producing a relaxed, calm sense of well- another rave drug. sweating, combative and violent being. Opioids bind rapidly to opioid behavior, paranoia, extremely high pain receptors in the brain. They alter the Street names include DXM, Dex, Robo, tolerance (or total loss of sensitivity to lymbic system, which controls emotions, Tuss, and Triple Cs. If snorted, it will pain), hallucinations, dissociative and block pain messages from the spinal cause nosebleeds. DXM trips are behavior, coma, and death. cord to the body. Also known as Poor characterized by four plateaus. The first Man's Heroin, Oxycontin can be plateau is a feeling of slight intoxication. LSD(Lysergic Acid Diethylamide) obtained with a doctor's prescription. The second plateau includes the first but LSD is a strong hallucinogenic drug. Opioids slow bodily functions like heart adds a strobe (flashing) effect from sights The chief ingredient in LSD amplifies and sounds with mild hallucinations and the user's senses by up to 1,000 times. short-term memory loss. The third (Continued) Chemists and "cooks" have eliminated plateau causes unpleasant hallucinations strychnine as a cutting agent, which and disturbances in thinking, senses, and has made LSD more potent. This drug memory. The fourth plateau is similar to ib HEALING MAGAZINE 4 9 rate, breathing, and digestion. Street names include Oxy, Not MY teen! Oxycotton, Studies show many parents underestimate the prevalence of marijuana use among teens. and Oxy 80s. Side effects include Percentage of parents Percentage of teens constipation, nausea, who believe this: who believe this: vomiting, sleepiness, lack Teenagers can find marijuana easily. 43% 58% of interest, dizziness, itching, Smoking marijuana is harmful. 33% 18% headache, dry mouth, A young person's friends smoke marijuana. 45% 71% weakness, and sweating. Signs My teen has (I have) tried marijuana. 21% 44% I!_ _, of overdose include tiny My teen has (I have) been offered an illicit drug. 38% 59% pupils, slow heart rate and breathing, low body [Source: Partnership for a Drug-Free America, Partnership Attitude Tracking Study, 1998. Table temperatures, seizures, coma, reprinted with permission from Student Assistance Journal, Winter 2001.] 14' and death. among weightlifters, bodybuilders, substance abuser, the following resources Oxycontin is considered an extremely and athletes. can get you started toward a life free of dangerous drug because it is highly and addiction and its devastation. quickly addictive. At first, the drug abuser There are more than 100 different anabolic chases the euphoric high. Like all opioids, steroids available by prescription. Steroid Resources the drug mimics endorphins, the body's abusers obtain illegal steroids that have National Alcohol/Drug Referral Network natural pain and stress relievers. been smuggled into the United States fromwww.nationalhotline.org Eventually, the abuser needs more of the other countries or produced in illegal The U.S. Surgeon General's Office drug to get the same high. Finally, the laboratories. Steroids are referred to by www.surgeongeneral.gov abuser needs the drug to chase away the their prescription name. The most Safe & Drug-Free Schools Program withdrawal symptoms. The Oxycontin commonly abused oral steroids are www.ed.gov /offices /OESE /SDFS addict often switches to Heroin because Anadrol, Oxandrin, Dianobol, and Community Drug Coalitions of America it is less expensive on the black market Winstrol. The most commonly abused www.cadca.org than Oxycontin. injectable steroids are Deca-Durabolin, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Durabolin, Depo-Testosterone, and www.preventionregistry.org hholants Equipoise. National Inhalant Prevention Coalition Inhalants include aerosols, glues, and www.inhalants.org solvents. Street names include laughing Steroid use leads to aggressive behavior, Partnership for a Drug-Free America gas, poppers, rush, and amies. Huffing, depression, liver damage, heart attacks, www.drugfreeamerica.org which means sniffing the inhalant, can and strokes. Women abusers can Pennsylvania Department of Health cause headaches, hallucinations, violent experience menstrual problems and www.health.state.pa.us behavior, and loss of bladder and bowel facial hair growth. Men may notice control. Huffing can cause such severe testicle shrinkage. brain damage that the user permanently loses his or her ability to walk, talk, and think. Sudden Sniffing Death is the term It takes courage and strength of will for a used for a fatal overdose by huffing. substance abuser to conquer addiction. In many cases, the drug user loses Steroids everything or experiences something so Anabolic steroids are synthetic substances tragic that he makes a decision to get related to the male sex hormones straight and sober. But drug abusers can (androgens). In the late 1930s, steroids not and should not do it alone. The ,'\ DRUG- were developed to treat hypogonadism, a physical effects of withdrawal needtobe ) condition in which the testes do not monitored by a physician. Counseling and ' \/ produce sufficient testosterone for normal support groups are recommended for the FREE growth and sexual function. Because abuser. Support groups are essential to"the anabolic steroids facilitate the growth success of a recovery program. If you are a SCH001 of skeletal muscle, they became popular substance abuser ores kt)ved one of a ZONE 14 Fall 2002 HEALING MAGAZINE 1110%11 P1P4Al°11 e ve all heard the stories of abuse toward women. The front page of a newspaper headline

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, , dead from severe beating." The local radio station opens its nightly report with "Drugs and alcohol 0 contributed to the latest attack of a 30- year -old woman." And bookstores line shelves with the stories of survivors of domestic violence. These stories ...... : abound in our communities and our neighborhoods, with our families and friends. Of course, they're not just stories. And they're not just about adults. Teenage girls are as susceptible to RelaticHlship and slottin relationship violence as adult women, and the problem isn't any less severe because By Stephanie A. Cipriani they're young. 51 (Continued) HEALING MAGAZINE Fall 2002 1 5 may think that hitting back is a method of protection.

Some girls are unaware they are in a violent relationship and are surprised when they realize what kind of person they're dating. If a naïve teenager does not pick up the clues right away, she may not realize she has gotten into a dangerous situation. For example, if a young woman gets involved with a controlling boyfriend very quickly, he may have an easy influence on her behavior. His control over her can vary from what clothes she wears to what kind of music she listens to. "Teen dating violence is just emerging as an important social issue and there is not a lot of solid documentation," says Carnabucci. "The JAMA article identified just physical A step toward public awareness 2000 focused on intimate partner violencethe number would be a lot The August 1, 2001, issue of The Journal violence. Based on the results of the higher if it included verbal abuse, of the American Medical Association National Crime Victimization Survey threats, and controlling behavior. Young (JAMA) published a study by the (NCVS), women between the ages of 16 men can be victimized as well. Some Harvard School of Public Health on the and 24 experienced the highest rates of teenage girls threaten to injure or even subject of teenage dating violence intimate partner violence. Women ages kill themselves if the young man leaves (http://jama.ama-assn.org). The study, 16 to 19 reported 17.4 percent of all them. Stalking young men with compiled from the results of the 1997 nonlethal intimate partner violence, and unwanted attention is another form of and 1999 Massachusetts Youth Behavior girls ages 12 to 15 accounted for 2.5 abuse." Survey, analyzed the findings of a survey percent. The NCVS demonstrates that that had been distributed to high school teenage girls all over the nation Helping parents understand students across the state. Focusing solely experience intimate violence. It is important for parents to recognize on the responses of Massachusetts high warning signs in their teenagers. (See school-age girls, the study did not reveal Understanding the possibilities "Signs of the times," next page.) Having exactly what causes dating violence Karen Carnabucci, MSS, CICSW, LSW, open communication between parent among teens or if the victims are seeking TEP, of Racine, Wisconsin, has worked and teen is the first step to identifying help if in an abusive relationship. with teenage clients who have problems. Parents should know whom However, it did help open up the door to experienced abuse in a dating their child is dating. Does he appear learning more about this rising problem. relationship. Carnabucci is a teacher and possessive? Is he openly critical of her a practitioner of psychodrama and appearance, physical characteristics, According to the study, one in five girls nontraditional therapies who has helped friends, or opinions? Is she spending had experienced physical or sexual clients with trauma and addiction more time with him than with her violence by a dating partner. Many of the problems. She cautions against assuming friends? Has she ever had unexplained surveyed girls who were subjected to that only girls in certain ethnic, peer, or cuts, bruises, or other injuries? It is abuse admitted to engaging in risky socioeconomic groups are victims of this crucial for parents to be attentive to behavior such as smoking, suicide type of abuse. According to Carnabucci, their teenagers' needs. Young girls may ideation and attempts, unprotected sex, any young woman can experience these not share relationship problems with drug use, or unhealthy weight control problems. She has met some teenagers their parents, especially when the issue is methods. These findings suggest a who see violence and abuse as common embarrassing or difficult to discusslike connection between relationship and normal interaction between parents abuse. Reluctance may stem from the violence and self-destructive behavior in or guardians within a household. If a girl fear that others will find out about the teenage girls. sees this type of behavior every day, she abuse, or, in the case of a same-sex may assume that a certain level of relationship, from the stigma attached to A special report published by the United violencehitting, pushing, or the homosexual lifestyle choice that States Department of Justice in May threateningis normal for couples. She makes it harder for teenagers to ask for

1 6 Fall 2002 HEALING MAGAZINE help. Assuring your child that it is OK for her to approach PEOIALLYKI3EAWHERSt you with any type of issue is the first step in preventing her involvement in or getting her out of an abusive Words of wisdom from experienced relationship. teachers of special needs children (Continued from page 10) The Melrose Alliance Against Violence, Melrose, Massachusetts (www.maay.org), offers five tips for parenting healthy relationships: AIME% O Teach your teen to protect herself. T- eacher, O Teach your teen to be assertive. O Practice conflict resolution in the home. KidsPeace William Penn School, O Challenge the attitudes and images that create a tolerance Allentown, Pennsylvania for violence in intimate relationships. O Help your teen identify and define healthy relationships. cdFocus on the positive The JAMA article has helped alert the public to this growing problem, but is only behaviors in the classroom the beginning of understanding why adolescent relationships may turn violent. with less attention given to For more information on teenage dating violence, there are several Web sites that the negative. Reinforce offer advice and resources for teens in abusive relationships. Parents should not positive behaviors hesitate to get help for a teenager who may be in an abusive relationship. constantly and consistently.

Internet resources: ----2Be willing to set up Signs of the times www.break-thecycle.org individual behavior plans Break the Cycle is a California-based non- or contracts for students According to the National Youth profit organization dedicated to ending who need extra help with Violence Prevention Resource domestic violence by working proactively their problems. Center, there are several warning with youth ages 12-22 and offering them signs of abusive relationships. preventative education, free legal services, Consider these signs: advocacy, and support. Search to find the right rewards'that motivate O Change in style of www.maay.org The Melrose Alliance Against Violence is a your students to work. clothing or Massachusetts-based, non-profit, community- makeup based organization dedicated to raising awareness about violence problems through cMake clear-cut community outreach and education expectations involving O Loss of confidence behavior and assignments. in herself and programs. difficulty making www.loveisnotabuse.com decisions Sponsored by Liz Claiborne, this Web site Allow the student to offers informational pamphlets for parents verbalize appropriately and teens on the dangers of teenage dating 51about their behaviors, O Spending less or no violence. or their feelings, at the time with her right time. parents or friends www.abanet.org/domviol The Web site of the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Leave the problems at egin to receive Violence contains pages concerning teenage school. Go home with a failing grades or dating violence as well as secure links to Oclear mind. Start fresh the quit school other resources and organizations available next day. activities around the country. www.ncadv.org The National Coalition Against Domestic O A turn to drug or Violence contains information on related alcohol use Web sites, resources, addresses, and advice Look for more words of wisdom on page 23. about violence prevention. ,14,

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Since March 2001, KidsPeace has What is the meaning of life? What is also helps them by suggesting a number been receiving letters from notable love? How can I forgive or be forgiven? of possible candidates. people around the world like the As George Jacobs, spirituality teacher at Dalai Lama, Steven Spielberg, Pope John KidsPeace, puts it, "It is our challenge as Schappell and the kids then send each Paul II, and the Missionaries of Charity, spiritual mentors to provide a doorway chosen person a letter of thanks along the late Mother Theresa's mission in into this vital exploration in a positive with a handmade strand of clay and Calcutta, India. Other letters have come and life-enhancing way. ", To help his plastic beads. "The children of KidsPeace from peace-loving rabbis, Quakers, students find answers to tough questions and I are sending you these Peace Prayer Lutherans, and others. The reason for like this, Jacobs finds that the spiritual Beads as a way to express our gratitude the letters is no mystery to mailroom approach is effective: "The particular for being 'A Person of Peace,' the letter personnel, though. They are religion you practice states. "As a special outreach project, we all addresse'cl to the kids of is not important; decided to make these peace prayer KidsPeace and Marian instead, what you gain beads to send to a small number of Johnson Schappell, one of of spirituality is. It is special people. We chose people KidsPeace's two spirituality important to take on throughout the world whom we feel have teachers. spiritual values," says' dedicated their lives to bringing peace, Jacobs. love, and dignity to all people." For adults and children alike, the tragic events of Jacobs, a graduate of The kids sent out a total of 30 letters September 11, 2001, the New Seminary with prayer beads. The responses were suddenly sent us all on a in New York City, amazing! The kids received replies from new search for meaning and works in group and as far away as Calcutta, India, and Rome, reality beyond ourselves to individual settings and Italy. Honored recipients from find where our true, exclaims, "Kids are so Pennsylvania to California KidsPeace Spirituality Teacher underlying security lies. A George Jacobs helps his stu- beautiful; how can you acknowledged the gift of beads. renewed interest in spiritual dents find answers to tough not love them? In things was one result. As questions like "Why am I here?" helping them connect President George Bush said with that beauty, we at a recent prayer breakfast, "... millions connect with our own. We love the "The children of KidsPeace of Americans have been led to prayer. children; we present and demonstrate They have prayed for comfort in a time open, unconditional, nonjudgmental and 9 are sending you these of grief; for understanding in a time of love; and we help kids understand how anger; for protection in a time of beautiful they are." He finds it important uncertainty. ... [Spirituality] gives the to involve the parents in the process of Peace Prayer fleasas a assurance that our lives and our history working on their own spirituality as well. have a moral design. As individuals, we know that suffering is temporary, and KiasPeace iiias celebrate way to express our gratitude hope is eternal." peacemalters In an effort to inspire kids in her for being 'a Person of `Finding calm in spirituality spiritual formation class to understand A voluntary program started in 1996 at peace, Schappell asks them to expand KidsPeace Hospital has helped kids on their sights around the world and think Peace:" the letter states. the same journey try to understand why "glocally"to discover that what we events occur in their lives, and to find think and do in our local region has comfort in their own beliefs. Kids who global implications. She challenges them Helene Huber, a Quaker artist from Peace experience trauma often ask the biggest to choose the people they think are Prayer Missiles, Salford, Pennsylvania questions of their lives: Why didn't God doing the best job of spreading harmony wrote: "Dear young peacemakers, I hope protect me? Who am 1? Why am I here? to the greatest number of people. She that your peacemaking efforts will

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continue to reward you on your life's York, the interfaith seminary from which individual, and that famous people journey. ... Jacobs graduated, e-mailed this reply: achieve their celebrity by caring about P.S.: I immediately put the beads around "What a great idea! To have children individuals." my neck and whenever I wear them I create prayer beads for peace with their will tell people about my young friends own little innocent hands." The kind of recognition generated by who seek a peaceful world." Schappell's outreach is priceless. It Sister M. Nirmala, M.C., of the demonstrates the universal nature of the The kids nominated Steven Spielberg for Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India, quest to promote and encourage his epic movies and received his response responded with a personal letter from her peacemaking, amity, and understanding on Dream Works SKG stationery. His own typewriter, saying, "I thank you and around the world. associate Kris Kelley wrote back: "Steven all the children in Spielberg asked me to thank you for the `Kids Peace National Schappell's idea has been gift you thoughtfully sent him. ... Mr. Center' for sending your repeated again this year Spielberg wanted you to know how Prayer Beads to us with her new classes. This much your letter meant to him. Your through your letter. I spring, after the horror of thoughtful gesture was appreciated." praise and thank God for the attacks on our nation, you, for the beautiful work a fresh mailing included The profound simplicity of the children's you do in dedicating your letters and Peace Prayer gift to Pope John Paul II prompted this time to bring peace to the Beads to former New York reply, by way of Monsignor Pedro Lopez world through the power City Mayor Rudolph Quintana, from the Vatican: "The Holy of prayer. ... Our Mother, Giuliani, New York Father has asked me to thank you for the Mother Teresa, used to say: Governor George Pataki, kind letter sent to him by the children of `Works of love are works Marian Johnson Schappell, and President George W. of peace.' Let us then ... Sprituality Teacher at Bush. The kids also Kids Peace in Orefield. He is most Kids Peace, asks her students grateful for your thoughtful gift. His promote peace and unity to expand their sights and nominated Coretta Scott Holiness will remember all of you in his among men. ... God bless think "glocally"to discover King and her family, that what we think and do in the fainily of Mahatma prayers and he cordially invokes upon you and all the children." our local region has global you God's blessings of joy and peace." implications. Ghandi, Nelson Mandela, Reaching the Bishop Desmond Tutu, Tensin Taklha, Deputy Secretary of the world with a and Prime Minister Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, message of peace Tony Blair. acknowledged the choice of the current When asked what she hopes to head of Tibetan Buddhism as a "Person accomplish with this project, Schappell Schappell says, "Hope is the essence of of Peace" by writing: "I have been replies that her purpose is to help the the future, and spirituality brings us directed to thank you for your letter and kids realize they can reach out to people hope." She has alerted the mailroom to especially for sending your gift of Peace spiritually without the need to meet watch for another round of envelopes Prayer Beads. ... I am pleased to convey them in person. "A lot of my kids at with international postmarks to be to you and the children of Kids Peace His Kids Peace were feeling restricted, of little delivered to the eagerly awaiting kids in Holiness the Dalai Lama's appreciation value, and without influence outside of her spirituality classes. Vh' and prayers for your efforts in promoting the campus," Schappell says. "I was world peace." looking for an activity that would help If you would like information on how them realize they can have an effect on to make and send out your own people all over the world, that their "Peace Prayer Beads," Marian prayers and good wishes mean Johnson Schappell may be reached Rabbi Joseph something! Through crafting and at 610-799-7930. George Jacobs H. Gelberman, founder offering the prayer beads to well-known may be reached at 610-799-7525. and director of The New people, they discover that these people Seminary of New York City, New are reachable, that each one is an HEALING MAGAZINE Av Fall 2002 1 9 TeenCentral.Net helps teens tackle tobacco by Stephanie A. Cipriani

"I just feel funding were to become available, we continuously updated facts about smoking could do something for our entire stupid when also helps enlighten site participants, as community." So when development well as a page that features a daily "quit I'm around my f r began, Licata and Papp developed a smoking" activity for teens to work on and friends who confidential survey for the site that record in their diaries. Also included in are smoking covers all aspects of why youth begin to the section is a page of teens' smoking- and I'm not, smoke, what problems it causes for them, related stories and responses by and why they want to quit. so I light one TeenCentral counselors. up to feel like I fit in, even A virtual tour thoughI know they don't care The smoking cessation section opens if I don't smoke. I don't have with a smoker survey that must be any problems in school, my completed to enter the site. This allows Licata and Papp to gain a grades are good and I'm well better understanding of the reasons liked, but still I feel like I the teen started smoking and why need to smoke. Every time I try they are interested in quitting. to stop, I can't. Even when I'm According to Papp, "The survey also not around those friends, I allows us to confidentially track which teens are using the smoking still want to smoke, so I can cessation section. By accessing feel like I'm part of some information based on their user group. Help me." name, we can determine demographic information such as age groups, sex, and how long they've Since 1998, TeenCentral.Net, been smoking. This will help us in KidsPeace's innovative and the future for updating the section, interactive teen-oriented Web site, especially when we are able to create has been helping young adults cope with interactive diaries." Presently, the 'Could use a little help here and handle numerous issues through the diaries are intended for teens to use of online counselors. Now, thanks to track the progress of their smoking a grant, TeenCentral is tackling smoking cessation. In the near future, the tAtasis .a-s a problem that affects over four million journals will be interactive, so that adolescents daily. The grant money, TeenCentral staff can read the awarded to TeenCentral.Net through its entries and respond. "When people Promotional campaignsfor the new "Stop Smoking" Managers Julius Licata and Ginger Papp, try to quit smoking, it is helpful to section of the Web sitewill feature this poster, is being used to build and support the receive feedback," says Licata. "If illustrated especially forTeenCentral by Healing maintenance of the site's new "Stop they are just writing in a journal, magazine Art Director, ShawnParker. Smoking" section, which became they might think it is a pointless routine. functional on May 22, 2002. There is an emotional need for support What the future holds that, even after successfully kicking the The next step for TeenCentral's smoking Understanding the need nicotine craving, still affects a person cessation section is advertising. The idea for a smoking cessation section psychologically. By interacting with Promotional campaigns for the new came after a brainstorming session teens through their diaries, we can help section will include magazine ads and between Licata and Papp, who were relieve this aspect of the addiction." poster campaigns for schools around the hoping to expand the already broad country. Yet even without advertising, the spectrum of issues covered by A "money waster" calculator on the site section is already generating interest. In TeenCentral. By reviewing the topics helps teens better understand that less than two months, 792 teens had posted, it became clear that smoking is a smoking is bad not only for their health, completed the survey and another 17,628 common problem among teens. The two but for their wallets as well. By entering teens had viewed the survey. Licata and found that teens logging on to the site the cost of a pack of cigarettes and the Papp are excited about this promising start write in regularly about smoking issues, number smoked daily, the calculator and look forward to more hits once and often search for updated information determines how much money is spent on promotion begins. Licata says, "We just on the subject. Licata says, "We wanted cigarettes in a week, a month, and a year. want to see more and more improvement to offer different options so that, if A page of well researched and over time. We're off to a great start!".P 56 20 Fall 2002 HEALING MAGAZINE 'Focus om 3rDuczilo1 "I feelso smartnow!" Unique language-skills computer program helps kids with much more than phonics and syntax by Tiffany A. Fisk

Joey's fourth grade teacher was frustrated. in class activities, and exhibited more self-esteem. A follow-up The handwriting on all of 10-year-old Joey's schoolwork was study six months later showed an additional one-year gain in illegible. Most of the letters were so distorted that she couldn't total language skills. even guess what he was writing. And his attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obsessive "Opening up a whole new world" compulsive disorder (OCD) were only complicating the According to Dr. Martha Burns, speech pathologist and Senior learning process. Joey dressed slovenly, seldom participated in Clinical Specialist and Director of Professional Relations for class, and colored all of his pictures with a black crayon. Joey's Scientific Learning, Kids Peace is paving the way for other teachers knew they needed to try a different approach. schools with a clinically similar student population. "Kids Peace is opening up a whole new world for us," she says. Upon evaluation, Mary Rains, Reading Specialist for Kids Peace "They are giving us some hard data that says this program Schools, Speech Pathologist Linda Milliman, and fellow helps....There are children who say, 'I feel so smart now!' I Reading Specialist Donna Madeira noted that Joey, and many am so excited about what we can do for children." students like him, had language-processing disorders: a sign that the students needed further instruction in phonological Burns explains that language and reading problems in children awarenessor, phonics. Other noticeable weaknesses included are largely due to their brains' slower processing rates. Fast listening comprehension, sustained attention, vocabulary, For Word works by slowing the rate of speech in the program to syntax, and grammar skills. The teachers' proposed solution was match the rate at which the children hear and process verbal to find a fun, easy-to-use computer program to target these cues: a process called "acoustically modified speech." specific problematic areas. Before Fast For Word, Joey's Total Language level was 7 years, Technology and teaching go hand in hand 6 months. By the first post-test, his scores rose to 13 years, After examining various programs, the trio found only one that 9 months, and by February 2001, his scores had improved to addressed their required areas. Fast For Word, developed by 15 years, 0 months. His class work also showed a remarkable Scientific Learning Corporation in Berkeley, California, difference; his teachers noticed he was more social, integrates phonological awareness with other language skills, participated in class on a regular basis, stood up straight including syntax, morphology, and grammar. Since the first trial even his once black pictures took on a rainbow of colors. in 1995, more than 150,000 children have successfully used the program. But the teachers soon realized that no testing had "[All ofl the students can express themselves better," says been conducted on students with emotional or behavioral Rains. "Once you improve language and reading skills, you will problems, a void which posed an interesting opportunity for strengthen educational and social skills as well." both Kids Peace and Scientific Learning. For more information on Fast For Word software, please With the support of Scientific Learning, Rains, Milliman, and call Scientific Learning's toll-free customer service Madeira implemented a Fast For Word Pilot Program at number, 1-888-358-0212, or visit their Web site at Kids Peace's William Penn School in Allentown, Pennsylvania. www.scientificleaming.com. In the summer of 2000, Joey and nine other students at various academic levels ages 8 through 14 "played" Fast For Word for 100 minutes a day, five days a week, for eight weeks.

The results were conclusive. Language skills increased an Fast For Word incorporates a series of average of three years and two months for the 10 students. games that utilize "acoustically modified Reading skills also improved across the board. The students' speech" to help kids with phonics, syntax, other teachers noticed a remarkable change in the participants; and grammar. not only had the students improved academically, they were more inclined to do artistic projects, more willing to participate 57 HEALING MAGAZINE Fall 2002 21 Ug, KidsPeacee The National Center for Kids Overcoming Crisis 13Min(Ti)a 30c 1@?2-2g920 r P s KidsPeace is a National Training Site for the Life Space Crisis Intervention Institute. Completion of this 40-hour course leads to certification in LSCI from the Life Space Crisis Intervention Institute of Hagerstown, Maryland. Graduate credit available.

Problem-solving strategies target six LSCIis a therapeutic strategy for using self-defeating patterns of behavior: crisis situations as opportunities to help students learn alternatives to patterns of Imported problems: aggressive, disrespectful, or self- Stress in a child's life space is carried to another setting where it demeaning behavior. LSCI is being sparks conflict. successfully used by teachers, Thinking biases: counselors, alternative and special educators, mental health and juvenile Distorted perceptions and thinking errors lead to chronic justice staff, residential child-care emotional and behavioral problems. professionals, administrators, and others Skill deficits: who deal directly with youth in conflict Problems are caused by inadequacy in social skills and self- with family, school, and community. management competencies. Peer manipulation: LSCI blends psychodynamic, cognitive, Youth entangled in destructive peer relationships are vulnerable to behavioral, and pro-social methods manipulation. to develop powerful teaching and treatment interventions for our most Self-defeating behavior: challenging youth. Youth who feel worthless or guilty and lack self-respect act in ways that are damaging to self. Antisocial patterns: For more information, please call: Youth may be comfortable with bullying or other delinquent 610=799-7170 behavior and show little conscience.

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The first Student Assistance How SAPs work from teachers to janitors to coaches to Programs (SAPs) were begun in Student Assistance Programs are a way nursesin addition to a mental health the 1970s, for educators, professional employed either by the modeled after the parents, and school or by a community agency. All Ronny's difficulties newly initiated students to are thoroughly trained and certified. Fourteen-year-old Ronny was having and highly communicate According to the Pennsylvania SAP trouble in school. He was depressed, didn't successful about barriers to Web site (www.sap.state.pa.us), "Student have many friends, and resented his parents' assistance team members are trained to Employee divorce. Ronny had also been experimenting learning. While identify problems, determine whether or Assistance with drugs and alcohol. Student Assistance they can't provide Programs (EAPs) team members in Ronny's school recognized outpatient not the presenting problem lies within of many large the need for immediate intervention, and treatment for the responsibility of the school, and companies. SAPs referred him to the SAP's mental health students' problems make recommendations to assist the and EAPs were professional for an evaluation. within the school student and the parent." both originally setting, Student implemented to help students or Assistance teams can provide counseling Martha Harvie, MA, is the Senior employees who had substance abuse sessions, coping strategies, support for Student Assistance Mental Health problems. But the programs didn't reach grieving students, and information on Professional at KidsPeace. Harvie is part their full potential until the mid- to late- how to access specialized services outside of a team of six mental health 1980s, when most programs added a of the scope of the school. professionals from KidsPeace who mental health component. Since then, organize, assist, and evaluate SAPs in the more than 9,000 SAPs have been formed Teams can be made up of any school districts of Lehigh County, in 18 states across the nation. combination of school professionals Pennsylvania. According to Harvie, (Continued) ESPECIALLYFOR ACFIFJM Words of wisdom from experienced teachers ospecial needs children (Continued from page 17) e USN igICFUM52, Teachel.; Ili Kids Peace Donley Therapeutic Education Center, Orefield, Pennsylvania

Always over-prepare for the day. You can It is a good idea to put on the board a always finish the lesson the next day if you scheduled listing of what you expect to 1run out of time. However, if the students accomplish that day and the scheduled finish their work early, they end up with times for each subject. Students tend to be unstructured time, which leaves an more relaxed when they know what to opportunity for them to get into mischief. expect and what is expected of them.

i 7-- ( Not all students will finish their work at the Open communications with other teachers same time, which means some unstructured,/ and parents are essential. The more 2time is inevitable. It is a good idea to write / students see that you are all on the same out a list of activities on the board, sothCit page, the less they will try to manipulate when your students have completed their you. It's important kids see thatthey are lessons, they are clear on what they are being consistently held accountable for their allowed to do. actionsboth in and out of school.

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"Students are referred to become violent because program. When school boards see there SAPs by parents, teachers, Ronny's assessment they learned about the is community and parental support for guidance counselors, In Ronny's case, the dangers of substance use SAPs, they're more likely to allocate probation officers, guidance counselor who and aggressive behavior in funds and fight to keep these services administrators, peersthey reviewed his referral a prevention or life skills available. information recommended can even refer themselves." program?" Hipsley asks in an in-school mental health The guidance counselor her article. Kolenda emphasizes the importance of assessment, to be made by educating parents about their school's (or other designated team the school's mental health But even without hard program. "Parents have to be taught that member) reviews the professional. As a result of the SAP isn't out to get their kidit's referral information and the assessment, SAP numbers, anecdotal contacts the student and services were evidence suggests that there to help," he says. "The SAP team his or her parents. Parent recommended to address SAPs are working. The should give parents ideas for how to talk permission must be secured self-esteem issues as well Web site of the to their kids about their problems. The in order to proceed with as to follow up on the Association of Student, parents should always be part of the any SAP services for that hospital discharge Assistance Professionals process, never alienated from it." student. recommendation for family of Vermont counseling. Ronny joined (http://home.adelphia. If there isn't an SAP in the local school the SAP coping skills The process varies net/asapvt/index.htm) district, Kolenda notes, parents and group and began attending depending on the school cites many success stories. others can appeal to the school district family counseling sessions One student says on the to implement one. "Encourage the district's regulations, the with his mother and site, "I don't think I could administration and school board to student's needs, and the grandmother. availability of appropriate have made it without [my institute a Student Assistance Program," services. "Each school has student assistance says Kolenda. "Do your homeworkget developed its own referral process to best counselor]. ... [He] caught my alcoholism on the Web, talk to neighboring school meet the needs of the student and to and depression. ... I would have been districts. Go to the meetings prepared." AIL, expedite the process," says Harvie. worse off down the road if I had not known of [these services]...especially Why SAPs work when I went to college Because they make help available to kids where there is more as soon as problems begin to occur, the pressure to drink." Ronny's success benefits of SAPs to schools are Ronny attended his school's coping skills group immeasurable. Editor Susan Hips ley How to support SAPs For more information from 10th through 12th According to Robert L. on starting a Student notes in the Winter 2001 edition of grade. At the time of Kolenda, Science Head Assistance Program, Students Assistance Journal ("Student graduation, he had met all visit the Web site of the Assistance Programs Benefit Everyone"), Teacher in Neshaminy of his identified goals his "The bottom line on SAPs is that they School District, Langhorn, communication skills with National Association of contribute significantly to overall Pennsylvania, there are family and peers was Student Assistance academic achievement." How? Hips ley several ways to support much improved, he Professionals states that when students with emotional your local school district's displayed respect for his (www.nasap.org). or social troubles learn coping and SAP. "The number one parents and a better behavioral skills through SAPs, they need for these programs is understanding of their To subscribe to Student disrupt class less, allowing the teachers money," says Kolenda, who problems, and he had Assistance Journal, call more time to teach the entire class; serves on his school's SAP stopped drinking and using 1-800-453-7733-or drugs. There were no they are able to perform better on tests team. "Team members need write to Student further reports of suicidal when substance-free and emotionally to be trained and the Assistance Journal, ideation or attempts . In services and facilities need 1270 Rankin Drive, stable; and they are less likely to the fall, Ronny will attend Suite F, Troy Ml 48083. negatively influence other students in or to be paid for." SAP a local community college out of the classroom. supporters can volunteer to with the intention to help raise money, or to transfer to a four-year Martha Harvie and Ken Problems facing SAPs write grant applications. school to complete a degree Kuhns contributed to The problems facing SAPs often center in secondary education, so this article. around the difficulty of proving the Advocates of SAPs can he will be able to help programs' effectiveness. "Who-knows also visit school board and students with the sort of how many kids don't get into "trouble PTA meetings to voice problems he faced and overcame. with alcohol or other drugs or don't their support of the 6 HEALING MAGAZINE Fall 2002 25 Sharing the wealth, continued from page 3

pursue one or more of the specialization adolescent males in Coatesville, KidsPeace employee Patrick Lee agrees. tracks that the Institute offers to earn Pennsylvania, attended her first "It's a very professional approach to Certificates of Clinical Development; KidsPeace seminar in May of 2002. In a training," says Lee. A treatment team this enables them to complete virtually dog-eat-dog business world, Concern supervisor for one of KidsPeace's all of the training required to maintain might be considered a "competitor" of residential programs, Lee has attended licensureat a great savings of time and KidsPeace. Yet the bond between many different seminars over the years. cost." Most workshops and seminars offer children's mental health care workers has "They help me think about how I am continuing education credits (CEUs) to little regard for "anything you can do, I approaching my jobwhat I am doing certified counselors, social workers, and can do better" sentiments; "anything I right, and what I could be doing better. psychologists in Pennsylvania and can do better, I will help you" seems The most recent conference I attended surrounding areas through either the more apropos. was just excellent; I got so much out of American Psychological Association, the it. It opened my eyes to skills that I National Board of Certified Counselors, According to Bancos, "As social workers, already haveand provided me with or the Pennsylvania Society for Social it's our job to help kids become fresh ideas on how to use those skills in Work, Inc. productive members of society, to give new ways. The minute I left, I began kids a chance to make positive thinking about the best way to share all Scott Erickson, Ph.D., Vice President of behavioral changes. It's a very complex of the information that I learned with Administration at Kids Peace and Chief process, and people who are part of this others." All of which brings to mind Learning Officer for the Kids Peace process need the best training. This another, less known African proverb: Institute, is particularly proud of the seminar contributes to that training. "He who learns, teaches."sit, Kids Peace Institute's ability to "coordinate large programslike our "Social Work is a very stressful job, and For more information about the annual National Conferencewhere our we need all the support we can get," she KidsPeace Institute, please visit own staff and outside attendees can be continues. "Concern® funded my coming www.kidspeace.org or call exposed to information from outstanding here; the information presented is 610-799-7170. thought leaders in our field, and have important for us to know. If we don't the learning experience verified by know, we can't help. I see myself as a earning CEUs." person who 'helps the boat to run into the right direction,' who continually KidsPeace® Sharing a wealth of knowledge learns new ideas and suggestions that The National Center for Kids Overcoming Crisis Argentina Bancos, Case Manager for help provide for kids' needs, counselors' Concern®, a treatment facility for needs, and the community's needs." Admissions KidsPeace Hospital 1111=111111=11111111111111 KidsPeace National Centers 1-800-8KID-123 Call for articles admissions@ kidspeace.org Are you interested in writing for Healing magazine? If you are a professional in the field of mental health, we welcome your submission. We are always looking to publish informative articles pertaining to the needs of parents, mental health HelpLine professionals, and today's at-risk and special needs youth. Please read our 1-800-334-4KID submission guidelines and decide if Healing magazine is the right medium for you. [email protected] Healing magazine submission guidelines Length: Articles should be 1,000 to 2,000 words in length, and consist Web sites of practical, clinical information about children's mental health that can be www.kidspeace.org applied in the home, classroom, community, and/or office setting. www.fostercare.com Format: Microsoft Word-compatible documents www.TeenCentral.Net on floppy or zip disk should be directed to: Healing magazine Locations do Kids Peace Creative Services GeorgiaIndiana 4125 Independence Drive, Suite 4 Schnecksville, PA 18078 MaineMaryland Minnesota New Jersey Articles can also be sent via e-mail to: [email protected]. New YorkNorth Carolina 'Healing magazine reserves the right to edit all manuscripts. PennsylvaniaVirginia 111111111tESE,

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Experiential Treatment for PTSD: The Therapeutic Boys know it all Wise thoughts and wacky ideas Spiral Model from guys like you by M. Katherine Hudgins, Ph D. , TEP Compiled by Michelle Roehm

Healing the effects of personal trauma Experiential The Girls Know Best book series, comprised of the winning writings of not only benefits the victims of trauma, Treatment the "Girl Writer Contest" held each year by Beyond Words it also has an added benefit to the for PTSD/ Publishing, always lacked fans in one reading groupboys. So in larger communitystopping the cycle response, Beyond Words Publishing held a "Boy Writer Contest" for of violence that begets war, terrorism, young men ages 6 to 16, requesting original material about everyday and generations of family pain. The Therapeutic issues guys deal with, and how they choose to handle them. Michelle Spiral Model Roehm compiled the thoughts and ideas of the 32 winners, and the So asserts M. Katherine (Kate) result is Boys Know It All: Wise thoughts and wacky ideas from guys like Hudgins, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist you. And the topics they cover! Advice on how to deal with siblings and internationally recognized speaker M. Katherine Hudgins 1 (mainly sisters), cooking, how to get through life without fighting, and and presenter on innovative trauma springer earilleles Car the dangers of drug use are a few of the many themes. The book is a treatment. Hudgins believes that useful resource for boys dealing with day-to-day issues they feel no one healing from trauma can happen else experiences. surprisingly quickly when using methods that directly address how With chapter titles like "Doing trauma is stored in the brain and the body. Her book details the holistic the Team Thing: The Soul of model for treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that she Sports," "Surviving Sisters," "A developed and "road tested" in hundreds of workshops from Israel and Gentlemen's Guide to Life," Northern Ireland to Turkey and South Africa, consistently meeting with "Stand Up for Yourself," and Ow- positive results. "Being the Best Big Brother," this book is never short of an answer In offering this step-by-step guide for using her methods safely, Hudgins for guys who are looking for presents the theoretical foundations of her model, research and theories advice. Whether it is to compare ecv.; on trauma, and a strong case for experiential psychotherapy as the notes, seek a second opinion AP. treatment of choice for PTSD when the treatment is anchored in about a problem, or even try a clinical theory and practice. Each chapter contains action vignettes and new snack recipe"Feed Your case examples to demonstrate the process and progress of the spiral Face: Crazy Kitchen technique with its six clinical action structures, and 14 advanced Concoctions" offers many uses for intervention modules. Following the clients' progress within the model, ketchupboys of all ages will Hudgins shows how each is able to come to terms with his or her history enjoy this creative and inspiring of trauma. book. Best of all, it gives its audience the opportunity to have their writing published. Beyond Words Publishing sets no deadline for Hudgins is the founder of Therapeutic Spiral International, a non-profit entering their writing contests because they plan to continue the book organization based in Charlottesville, Virginia, that provides training in series. Stephanie A. Cipriani the model. More information is available from www.therapeuticspiral.org, which also lists a number of papers, essays, Published: 1998 and links for other information on trauma. Karen Carnabucci, MSS, Beyond Words Publishing, Inc. CICSW, LSW, TEP 20827 NW Cornell Road, Suite 500 Hillsboro, Oregon 97124 Published: 2002 Call: 800-284-9673 Springer Publishing Company www.beyondword.corn 536 Broadway New York, NY 10012 www.springerpub.com 61

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