Author Description

More than two thirds of children report experiencing at least one trauma before the age of 16 in the United states. Imagine the traumas that are left unreported? Trauma can impact a child’s abilities in the areas of academic performance, behavior and relationships, and they have a long lasting effect on a child. There are factors that contribute to the effects of trauma on a child. This workbook is designed to be a resource for counselors to use with children ages 7-12. Author, Denise Allen, LMHC, shares lessons for emotional awareness, thought identification, CBT concepts, identifying triggers, understanding parts of the brain, brain and body reactions to stress, and 30 coping skills for children to use, developed from her expertise of working in public and therapeutic schools, outpatient mental health clinics, and as a mother. This workbook also pairs well with Trauma-Saurus Rex written by Denise Allen.