The Hero’s Mask Guidebook: Helping Children with Traumatic Stress: A Resource for Educators, Counselors, Therapists, Parents and Caregivers

The Hero’s Mask Guidebook provides practical strategies to be used alongside the The Hero’s Mask novel. The Guidebook has been designed to promote an understanding of the impact of traumatic stress and what counsellors, therapists, educators, parents and caregivers can do to promote healing and recovery. The Guidebook and storybook can be used together to spark conversations around the difficult topics of loss and trauma and to create openings for renewing and strengthening emotionally supportive relationships with distressed children after traumatic experiences.

The Guidebook identifies resources to access information about treatment programs and strategies that can help children and families with traumatic stress and integration of The Hero’s Mask books with Real Life Heroes®, an evidence-supported treatment program for children and families with traumatic stress.

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Promoting Awareness of Traumatic Stress and What Can Be Done to Help Children, Families and Schools
2. Suggestions for Use by Parents and Caregivers
3. Developing Trauma-informed Schools and Child and Family Service Programs
4. Curriculum Guide for Educators and Use in Groups
5. Use by Psychotherapists and Counselors
6. Resources for Trauma Treatment and Research on Traumatic Grief

Acknowledgements

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