When The Ground Shakes Activity Guide for Educators: Activities and Games to Help Children through a Crisis - Softcover

Almog MA, Irit

 
9781732729209: When The Ground Shakes Activity Guide for Educators: Activities and Games to Help Children through a Crisis

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The Purpose and Benefit of This Guide

Faced with the reality that sudden, life-changing events can be a part of life, it is imperative that educators be well-prepared to help kids cope with the physical or emotional trauma resulting from a disaster. When adults prepare for the emotional consequences of a crisis, such as earthquakes, they are better able to support their children’s physical and psychological well-being.

This guide provides educators with the necessary tools to be their students’ emotional coaches during a time of crisis. Through these fun games and activities, children will learn positive coping skills.

This is the Activity Guide for Educators that include activities should be used before, during, and after an earthquake to help children cope with their emotions and later to process their thoughts and feelings. The many ideas provided in this book are practical, effective, and fun, even in the most stressful times.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Irit Almog, MA, LMFT is a psychotherapist, certified disaster mental-health response specialist, trainer, author, educator and a mother, providing high-quality care to children and the adults in their lives. After witnessing the traumatic effects that disasters can have on a child’s emotional health, she made it her life’s mission to empower parents and educators with tools to support themselves and their children in the event of a crisis. To this end, Irit travels the world, training and teaching educators in providing psychological support to their students in the wake of natural disasters.

Irit wrote the book When the Ground Shakes as key component of crisis coping kits that guide children through stressful, life-changing events. Her highly recommended book and companion workbooks hold the interest of children while teaching them how to master their feelings during and after an earthquake. When the Ground Shakes is an invaluable addition to any home, school, or community library.

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