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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 475 262 CG 032 318 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) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. Healing Magazine Volume 7 2002 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS CENTER (ERIC) BEEN GRANTED BY This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) official OERI position or policy. CO BEST COPYAVAIIABLE 0 2 Spring 2002 Volume 7 No 1 11 No*.a.ce Magazine TheVaboneCenter foNWeercomIng C.SS ft' , ° r4 01 our c II wea ore s orm Talking withvow kids about terrorism Teens tune in with nature to tune in to themselves Debriefing staff after a crisis Teens speak out, TeenCentral.Net answers never thought of myself as some to look up to ..." Mentors learn confidence, responsibility Healing salutesa mental health ally PRESEDDENT9aSETTER Helping you help kids changing as we stay the same 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! For the kids, C.T. O'Donnell II 4 emm °T) Kids Peace® Magazine The National Center for Kids Overcoming Crisis 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.