Updated -
September 21, 2001 8:52 AM
Responding to the events of September 11, 2001
will be a challenge for everyone, but especially for children. Over the
past few days, numerous professional organizations have posted web resources
and guides to assist teachers, counselors, and parents in helping young
people absorb and cope with what has happened.
While this week's news has included many stories
of survival, it is reasonable to assume that in the coming days we will
learn more about those who did not survive. We hope the collection of
information below will help you in meeting your students' needs. Should
you find other resources that might be helpful to others, please let us
know by sending an e-mail to webmaster@teachersfirst.com
The
American School Counselors' Assocation offers a detailed, multi-part
guide for school counselors, detailing how to help both students and
other educators.
The National Association of School Psychologists
offers several pages targeted to specific needs:
PrepareRespondRecover.com
offers an extensive guide to recognizing symptoms of stress in children
and young people. This listing includes stymptoms by age level.
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Questions and Answers About Arab Americans - The Detroit Free Press
offers a well-written background on Arab Americans, Arab culture, religion,
and other topics. Succinct answers are written in language that many
young people will understand. A great resource.
AboutOurKids.org
offers a very readable list of guidelines for classroom teachers
on helping students cope with this week's events.
Counseling.org
offers a generalized fact sheet on helping children cope with trauma.
National
Institutes of Mental Health has published a detailed page entitled
"Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters."
Purdue
University's Extension Service has created a site specifically for
this week's attack, discussing appropriate responses by teachers and
othe professionals.
Helping
Children and Adolescents After a Disaster is an information guide
published by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
The
National Organization for Victim Assistance offers an extensive
collection of ways in which people can respond to help those directly
affected by the September 11 attacks.
The
American Psychological Association offers suggestions on managing
traumatic stress that may be useful for adults as well as children,
including suggestions on when professional intervention may be appropriate.
The
School of Psychology at Wright State University offers an extensive
"FAQ" about traumatic stress and the role of families in helping
manage that stress.
How
Kids Can Help
LibertyUnites.org
has a kids' page which offers ideas for fund-raising, letter writing,
journal making, and other activities to help students respond to the
September 11 attack.
Lesson
Ideas
Several news organizations have created lesson
plans or lesson suggestions appropriate to the events of September 11.
The
New York Times has a Daily Lesson Plan page with suggestions for
discussion and reflection based on the September 11 attack.
The
PBS America Responds site also offers lesson and discussion ideas,
primarily for middle and high school students.
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