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Helping Your Child Cope With Tragedy – Family Radio / Focus On The Family Counselor Jonnie DeBrito

The following mp4 recording by Family Radio’s, Community Bridge, is of an interview with Focus On The Family counselor, Joannie DeBrito. The purpose of the interview was to explore suggestions for parents whose children have experienced trauma, such as in a school shooting. The information applies to other traumas as well.

Highlights of the 23-minute conversation precede the MP4:

 

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JOANNIE DEBRITO, PH.D., LCSW, LMFT

Joannie DeBrito draws from more than 30 years of diverse experience as a parent educator, family life educator, school social worker, administrator, and licensed mental health professional. Joannie is a regular contributor to Focus on the Family.

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For those who have little experience processing your own feelings, the following free download provides basic instruction. I used it when working with juvenile offenders to teach them to identify their thoughts and feelings about events; to rethink their initial interpretations such that they might be able to have better control of their behavior. With better control, their relationships would have an opportunity to improve and they could possibly avoid future incarceration….

Therefore, it is written on a 6th grade level or so. A self-exam form is on page 8, necessary instructions precede that; feeling words follow the form.

DOWNLOADABLE SELF-EXAM -2- docx

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