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| Preface | |
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| What is Trauma? | |
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| Children's Reactions During and After Traumatic Events | |
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| Immediate reactions | |
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| The after-effects of traumas | |
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| The long-term effects of traumas | |
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| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | |
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| Some Important Aspects of Trauma | |
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| Trauma and different life stages | |
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| Traumatic reminders | |
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| Interactions with others - parents' reactions, attachment and the home environment | |
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| Children who live with domestic violence | |
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| Trauma and memory | |
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| Girls and Boys - Alike or Different? | |
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| Gender differences in the context of trauma | |
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| The Significance of Friends Following a Trauma | |
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| The significance of friends in the lives of children | |
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| Friends and traumas | |
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| Encouraging contact with friends | |
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| What Promotes Risk and What Protects? | |
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| Coping with traumatic events | |
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| What influences children's reactions to trauma? | |
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| When does the child need more help? | |
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| Factors that contribute to resilience in children | |
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| Assessment of the need for help | |
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| Help for Children After Traumas | |
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| Early intervention | |
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| Different intervention methods for helping children | |
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| Help methods | |
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| Groups for Children Following Trauma | |
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| The purpose of gathering in a group setting | |
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| Debriefing groups for children | |
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| Post-Traumatic Therapy | |
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| What works? | |
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| Commencement of therapy | |
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| Post-traumatic therapy - different methods | |
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| Therapy for avoidance reactions | |
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| Help for 'existential' problems and feelings of guilt | |
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| Therapy after cumulative traumas | |
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| Traumas and the School | |
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| Traumas and school performance | |
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| Handling trauma and grief in the school | |
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| Schools and violence | |
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| Schools and suicide | |
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| Being a Helper | |
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| Why is work with traumatized children so exhausting? | |
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| Reactions among those who help traumatized children | |
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| Help for helpers | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Post-Traumatic Problems: Help for Preschool and Early School-Age Children (4-7 years) | |
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| Post-Traumatic Problems: Help for School-Age Children | |
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| Subject Index | |
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| Author Index | |