Responses to childhood trauma: An international perspective

School Psychology International

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 441-447

  Little, Steven G ^a   Akin Little, Angeleque ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Behavioural Educational and Research Consultants ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

empirically based treatment; international response; trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052071084     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034311402915     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Brock, S.E., Sandoval, J., and Lewis, S. (1996). Preparing for crises in the schools: A manual for building school crisis response teams. Brandon, VT: Clinical Psychology Publishing Co.
2. Brodie, M., Weltzien, E., Altman, D., Blendon, R.J., and Benson, J.M. (2006). Experiences of Hurricane Katrina evacuees in Houston shelters: Implications for future planning. American Journal of Public Health, 96, 1402-1408.
3. City of Houston (2006). Review of Hurricane Katrina activities. Washington, DC: FEMA Disaster Number EM-321 Report Number GC-TX-06-58.
4. Clettenberg, S., Gentry, J., Held, M., and Mock, L.A. (2011). Traumatic loss and natural disaster: A case study of a school-based response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. School Psychology International, 32(5), 553-566.
5. Cohen, J.A., and Mannarino, A.P. (2011). Supporting children with traumatic grief: What educators need to know. School Psychology International, 32(2), 117-131.
6. Cohen, J.A., Mannarino, A.P., and Deblinger, E. (2006). Treating trauma and traumatic grief in children and adolescents. New York, NY: The Guilford Press.
7. Felitti, V.J., Anda, R.F., Nordenberg, D., Williamson, D.F., Spitz, A.M., and Edwards, V.,et al(1998). Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 14, 245-258.
8. Galea, S., Nandi, A., and Vlahov, D. (2005). The epidemiology of post-traumatic stress disorder after disasters. Epidemiologic Reviews, 27, 78-91, doi: 10.1093/epirev/mxi003.
9. Hart, R. (1999). Children's participation: The theory and practice of involving young citizens in community development and environmental care. London: Earthscan.
10. Hatzichristiou, C., Issari, P., Lykitsakou, K., Lampropoulou, A., and Dimitropoulou, P. (2011). The developmental of a multi-level model for crisis preparedness and intervention in the Greek educational system. School Psychology International, 32(5), 464-483.
11. Jaycox, L.H. (2004). Cognitive behavioral intervention for trauma in schools. Longmont, CO: Sopris West.
12. Leitch, M.L. (2007). Somatic experiencing treatment with tsunami survivors in Thailand: Broadening the scope of early intervention. Traumatology, 13(3), 11-20.
13. Little, S.G. (2010, August). Helping children to thrive post trauma: An international perspective. Invited address to the Division of School Psychology. San Diego, CA: American Psychological Association.
14. Little, S.G., and Akin-Little, K.A. (2008). Psychology's contributions to classroom management. Psychology in the Schools, 45, 227-234.
15. Little, S.G., Akin-Little, A., and Gutierrez, G. (2009). Children and traumatic events: Therapeutic techniques for psychologists working in the schools. Psychology in the Schools, 46, 199-205.
16. Little, S.G., Akin-Little, A., and Somerville, M.P. (2011). Response to trauma in children: An examination of effective intervention and post-traumatic growth. School Psychology International, 32(5), 448-463.
17. McIntyre, A. (2008). Participatory action research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
18. Nastasi, B.K., Jayasena, A., Summerville, M., and Borja, A. (2011). Facilitating long-term recovery from natural disasters: Psychosocial programming for Tsunami-effected schools of Sri Lanka. School Psychology International, 32(5), 512-532.
19. Nastasi, B.K., Moore, R.B., and Varjas, K.M. (2004). School-based mental health services: Creating comprehensive and culturally specific programs. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
20. Nastasi, B.K., Overstreet, S., and Summerville, M. (2011). School-based mental health services in post disaster contexts: A public health framework. School Psychology International, 32(5), 533-552.
21. Osofsky, J. (2007). Introduction: Different ways of understanding young children and trauma. In J. Osofsky (Ed.), Young children and trauma: Intervention and treatment (pp. 3-10). New York, NY: Guilford.
22. Osterman, J.E., and de Jong, J.T.V.M. (2007). Cultural issues and trauma. In M. J. Friedman, T. M. Keane, and P. A. Resick (Eds.), Handbook of PTSD: Science and practice (pp. 425-446). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
23. Roberts, N.P., Kitchiner, N.J., Kenardy, J., and Bisson, J.I. (2009). Systematic review and meta-analysis of multiple-session interventions following traumatic events. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 166, 293-301, doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08040590.
24. Samsha (2010). National registry of evidence-based programs and practices: Cognitive behavioral intervention for trauma in schools. Retrieved August 28, 2010 from http://nrepp.samhsa.gov/ViewIntervention.aspx?id=153.
25. Tedeshi, R.G., and Calhoun, L.G. (2004). Posttraumatic growth: Conceptual foundation and empirical evidence. Philadelphia, PA: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
26. von Peter, S. (2008). The experience of 'mental trauma' and its transcultural application. Transcultural Psychiatry, 45, 639-651.
27. Widyatmoko, C.S., Tan, E.T., Seyle, D.C., Mayawati, E.H., and Cohen Silver, R. (2011). Coping with natural disasters in Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The psychological state of elementary school children as assessed by their teachers. School Psychology International, 32(5), 484-497.
28. Zeng, E., and Silverstein, L.B. (2011). China earthquake relief: Participatory action work with children. School Psychology International, 32(5), 498-511.