Developed by experts in trauma psychiatry and psychology and grounded in adolescent developmental theory, this is a modular, assessment-driven treatment that addresses the needs of adolescents facing trauma, bereavement, and accompanying developmental disruption. Created by the developers of the University of California, Los Angeles PTSD Reaction Index© and the Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder Checklist, the book links clinicians with cutting-edge research in traumatic stress and bereavement, as well as ongoing training opportunities. This innovative guide offers teen-friendly coping skills, handouts, and specialized therapeutic exercises to reduce distress and promote adaptive developmental progression. Sessions can be flexibly tailored for group or individual treatment modalities; school-based, community mental health, or private practice settings; and different timeframes and specific client needs. Drawing on multidimensional grief theory, it offers a valuable toolkit for psychologists, psychiatrists, counsellors, and others who work with bereaved and traumatized adolescents. Engaging multicultural illustrations and extensive field-testing give this user-friendly manual international appeal.

Trauma and Grief Component Therapy for Adolescents: A Modular Approach to Treating Traumatized and Bereaved Youth

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Kaplow, Julie

Layne, Christopher

Saltzman, William

Pynoos, Robert

Olafson, Erna

Boat, Barbara

Mental Health

Cambridge University Press

Samantha Jane's Missing Smile: A Story About Coping With the Loss of a Parent

iParenting Media Award Winner 
Samantha Jane hasn't been smiling much lately. She lost her smile about a month ago. That was when her dad died.
Samantha Jane misses her father very much. Sometimes the sadness feels so big she is afraid to let herself feel it. Sammy Jane is also worried about her mother, and whether they are all going to be happy again someday. But then she feels guilty. Is it right to feel happy when her father can't be here to enjoy life, too?
The loss of a parent is a profound event for a child. In the aftermath of the death, children face great emotional vulnerability and distress and need help from their surviving parent and other supportive adults around them. Reassurance and support, as well as practical coping tools, are key to the child’s ability to recover and lead a full and happy life. Samantha Jane’s Missing Smile is the story of one child’s loss. When her father dies, Sammy Jane doesn’t know how to express her grief. She fears that her sadness will overwhelm her if she faces it. She worries that her sadness will overburden her mother, too, and that her mother won’t be available for her. She is angry at the unfairness of her loss. And she feels guilty about the prospect of smiling ever again. In this gentle story, Sammy Jane learns to face her feelings and to realize that they won’t go away if she ignores them. She also discovers that sharing those feelings is both comforting and reassuring. With her mother’s help, she finds ways to keep the memory of her father alive. And finally, she understands that a full, happy life is what her father would want for her. A Note to Parents by Dr. Jane Annunziata describes the psychological issues that children confront when a parent dies, and offers guidance to the remaining parent for helping the child recover from this life-changing event.

Samantha Jane's Missing Smile: A Story About Coping with the Loss of a Parent

Pincus, Donna

Pincus Otis PhD, Donna

Magination Press

With the help of her neighbor Mrs. Cooper, Samantha Jane is able to talk about how sad she is since her father died, and then she begins to feel better.

Magination Pr

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