Resources – Alicia's Place Consulting

Let’s Talk About S-E-X; Sam Gitchel
Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid They’d Ask): The Secrets to Surviving Your Child’s Sexual Development from Birth to the Teens ; Justin Richardson
The Right Touch: A Read-Aloud Story to Help Prevent Child Sexual Abuse; Sandy Kleven
How To Talk With Your Kids About Sex; Chirban

Articles:

http://themamabeareffect.org/1/post/2015/01/my-child-was-sexually-abused-what-i-wish-i-knew-before.html

http://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/guide/talking-to-your-kids-about-sex

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/articles/2012/08/03/teaching-your-kids-about-sex-dos-and-donts

http://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/gradeschool/puberty/Pages/Talking-to-Your-Child-About-Sex.aspx

http://www.nsopw.gov/en-US/Education/TalkingChild?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

http://www.plannedparenthood.org/parents/resources-for-parents

Children with Sexual Behavior Problems

National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)

National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth (NCSBY)

Resources from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

– Talking to kids about healthy sexuality

– Working with men who have pornography addictions

** Disclaimer: these resources have been useful for some families who were struggling with these issues within a religious context. These resources are not necessarily based on research.

Problematic Sexual Behavior CBT (PSB-CBT)

Coping with child sexual behavior problems

http://www.ncsby.org/resources

Video series: Talking to kids about healthy sexuality

Podcast series: Men’s pornography addiction

Silovsky, J.F., Swisher, L.M., Widdifield, J. & Turner, V.L. (2013). Children with sexual behavior problems. In D.S. Bromberg & W.T. O’Donohue (Eds.), Handbook of child and adolescent sexuality: Development and forensic psychology (pp. 497-518). Oxford: Academic Press.

Silovsky, J.F., Swisher, L., Widdifield, Jr., J., & Burris, L. (2011). Clinical considerations when children have problematic sexual behavior. In P. Goodyear- Brown (Ed.). The handbook of child sexual abuse: Prevention, assessment and treatment (pp. 401-429). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Silovsky, J.F., Burris, L., Swisher, L., & Widdifield, Jr., J. (2010). Treatment for school- age children with problematic sexual behavior and their families: Background and program development manual. Oklahoma City, OK: Author.

Carpentier, M., Silovsky, J.F., & Chaffin, M. (2006). A randomized trial of treatment for children with sexual behavior problems: Ten year follow-up. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74, 482-488.

Trauma and the Brain

Beacon House: Therapeutic Services and Trauma Team

Myriad of resources, many of which focus on trauma and the brain

https://beaconhouse.org.uk/resources/

Terror Attacks / School Shootings

National Child Traumatic Stress Network has developed resources to help families and communities. Check in with our own communities and those we work with who may be feeling vulnerable due to this incident, especially Muslim and refugee families. These resources include:

Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event

Helping Young Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers
Helping School-Age Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers
Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers
Helping Youth after Community Trauma: Tips for Educators
After a Crisis: Helping Young Children Heal
After the Injury—website for families with injured children
Health Care Toolbox—website for pediatric health providers working with injured children

Resources on Refugee Trauma

Psychological First Aid

The NCTSN also has resources for responders on Psychological First Aid (PFA). PFA is an early intervention to support children, adolescents, adults, and families impacted by these types of events. PFA Mobile is an app that can be accessed for free on Apple and Android mobile devices. The NCTSN Learning Center offers a PFA online training course.

To access these resources and others, go to

Traumatic Grief: https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/trauma-types/traumatic-grief

Refugee Trauma: https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/trauma-types/refugee-trauma

Terrorism and Violence: https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/trauma-types/terrorism-and-violence

Available from the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress at the Uniformed Services University:

Disaster Helpline

For individuals in the United States who are needing additional support, SAMHSA has a Disaster Distress Helpline. To access, call 1-800-985-5990 or text TALKWITHUS to 66746.

Perfectionism and PTSD

Understanding the role of perfectionism in posttraumatic reactions to stress

The relationship between perfectionism and rumination in PTSD

COVID-19

COVID specific trauma screener

NCTSN

Video by Robin Gurwich, Ph.D.

How to talk to kids about COVID

For children with developmental delays

The bright side of COVID

UCLA Brief COVID-19 Screen for Child/Adolescent PTSD

NCTSN- Coping in Hard Times- Fact Sheet for Parents

NCTSN- Coping in Hard Times- Fact Sheet for Youth

Parenting during COVID

https://www.nctsn.org/resources/parent-caregiver-guide-to-helping-families-cope-with-the-coronavirus-disease-2019

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/talking-with-children.html

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/how-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-the-covid-19-pandemic/287-63ea13e2-932d-4314-b499-c13fdcef8772

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/coronavirus-how-talk-child.html

https://childmind.org/article/talking-to-kids-about-the-coronavirus/

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/10-tips-for-talking-about-covid-19-with-your-kids

The following resource guides were developed in April, 2020. Some resources address all children’s needs; some were developed specifically for children with I/DD and/or Autism.