Professional Library Resources
090030 - WHEN BEING A GOOD PARENT OR TEACHER IS NOT ENOUGH
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1997
Subtitle: A Guide to Recognizing, Understanding and Dealing with Difficult or Disturbed Children. A compilation of information on most childhood mental/emotional disorders and conditions. Materials on the risk factors, causes, symptoms, treatment options, and parent/teacher coping techniques associated with complex childhood issues. Anxiety Disorders; Tic Disorders; Loss and Grief; Schizophrenia; Conduct Disorders.
091103 - ADOLESCENT DEPRESSION WORKBOOK
AUTHOR: COPELAND, MARY
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1998
Guides adolescents through the process of finding help and getting on the road to feeling happy and healthy.
091195 - STRESS CAN REALLY GET ON YOUR NERVES!
Grade Level T
AUTHOR: ROMAIN, TREVOR
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2000
Uses silly jokes and light-hearted cartoons along with serious advice to help readers recognize the causes of stress in children and its effects and learn how to handle worry, anxiety, and stress. Ages 8-13.
091198 - BIPOLAR CHILD
Grade Level T
AUTHOR: PAPOLOS, DEMITRI
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2000
Subtitle: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide To Childhood's Most Misunderstood Disorder. Includes scientific and clinical knowledge, personal accounts, IEP plan, and advice for parents. Manic depression.
091283 - OPTIMISTIC CLASSROOM
Grade Level T
AUTHOR: HEWITT, DEBORAH
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1998
Subtitle: Creative Ways To Give Children Hope. Based on research on resiliency, this book provides tools to build perseverance, empathy, optimism, competence and more.
091289 - PREVENTING SCHOOL VIOLENCE: GUIDE TO SAFE SCHOOLS
Grade Level T
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2000
Resource Guide To Safe Schools provides information on school safety from professional literature, national associations, violence prevention specialists and practical materials from schools. Manual is a tool to strengthen an existing safety program or to develop a new safety program. Contents: Preventing School Violence: Warning Signs; Strategies for Safe Schools; Security Safeguards; Integrating Nonviolence into the Curriculum; School Safety Policies and Procedures; Crisis Management; Legal Issues; Internet Guide; Funding/Grants. Updated periodically.
091314 - WHEN NOTHING MATTERS ANYMORE: A SURVIVAL GUIDE
AUTHOR: COBAIN, BEV
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1998
Subtitle: A Survival Guide For Depressed Teens. A guide to understanding and coping with depression, discussing the different types, how and why the condition begins, how it may be linked to substance abuse or suicide, and how to get help.
091332 - DEPRESSION IS THE PITS, BUT I'M GETTING BETTER
AUTHOR: GARLAND, E. JANE
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1997
Subtitle: A Guide For Adolescents. Discusses the difference between being sad and suffering from clinical depression, how to gain control over this condition, the use of medications and psychotherapy, and the experiences of depressed teens.
091344 - FORMS FOR HELPING THE SOCIALLY FEARFUL CHILD
Grade Level T
AUTHOR: SHORE, HENNIE
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2000
Provides tools to help counselors and therapists who treat socially fearful children (shyness, selective mutism, school refusal, social phobia). Forms, exercises, and activities are designed to help the child gain insight into both his fears and his perception of the way he views his world. Contains over 50 reproducible forms.
091457 - KID POWER TACTICS FOR DEALING WITH DEPRESSION
AUTHOR: DUBUQUE, NICHOLAS
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1996
The author, who suffers from depression, and his mother provide information and offer advice to grade school children. Includes 15 tactics to cope with depression.
091458 - PARENT'S SURVIVAL GUIDE TO CHILDHOOD DEPRESSION
AUTHOR: DUBUQUE, SUSAN
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1996
Susan Dubuque, mother of an eleven-year-old boy with clinical depression recounts their story and offers other parents advice and hope. Informs parents about all aspects of depression and what they can do to help their children.
091769 – WHEN GIFTED KIDS DON’T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS
Grade Level T
AUTHOR: DELISLE, JIM
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2002
Subtitle: How to Meet Their Social and Emotional Needs. Topics include self-image and self-esteem, perfectionism, multi-potential, depression, feelings of “differentness,” ands stress. Suggests ways to help gifted underachievers and those who are bored with school and ways to encourage healthy relationships. Explains how teachers can make it safe to be smart by creating the gifted-friendly classroom.
091827 – UNDERSTANDING PANIC AND OTHER ANXIETY DISORDERS
Grade Level ST
AUTHOR: ROOT, BENJAMIN
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2000
Root, a psychiatrist, briefly explains panic disorder panic attacks, and other stress-related maladies. Discusses symptoms (which o0ften mimic non-psychiatric diseases), treatment, and research.
091983 – TOO LOUD, TOO BRIGHT, TOO FAST, TOO TIGHT
Grade Level ST
AUTHOR: HELLER, SHARON
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2002
Subtitle: What To Do If You Are Sensory Defensive In An Over-stimulating World. Discusses sensory defensiveness (SD) and what those who suffer from the condition can do to deal with overwhelming sensations from their body or their environment. Dr. Heller, a developmental psychologist, explains that those overly sensitive to odors, light, sound, or crowds, etc. are often misdiagnosed. Examines treatment including diet, medication, and relaxation techniques. Hypersensitivity.
092328 – EDUCATOR’S GUIDE TO MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN THE CLASSROOM
Grade Level T
AUTHOR: KLINE, FRANK
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2004
Contains chapters on 11 specific mental health issues, each describing characteristics of the disorder, and strategies for partnering with mental health professionals and families. Includes ADHD, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, psychotic disorders, substance abuse, eating disorders, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, behavioral disorders, peer problems, adjustment, oppositional defiant disorder, and conduct disorder.
092688 – GUIDING CHILDREN’S SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Grade Level T
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2006
Provides foundation theory and research that will strengthen the reader's understanding of how children develop and learn within the social domain. Focuses on ways to help children from all backgrounds and circumstances develop positive self-esteem and social competence by offering a framework for sound principles of child development, relationship enhancement, and behavior management. Some chapter topics: Initiating Social Relationships in Infancy; Building Positive Relationships; Promoting Children's Self-Awareness and Self-Esteem Through Verbal Communication; Responding to Children's Emotions; Supporting Children in Stressful Situations; Fostering Self-Discipline; Handling Children's Aggressive Behavior; Supporting Children's Development: Sexuality, Ethnicity, and Special Needs.
092724– WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU’RE SCARED AND WORRIED
Grade Level T
AUTHOR: CRIST, JAMES
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2004
Subtitle: A Guide for Kids. Offers advice to young people (upper elementary-middle school) on how to deal with their fears and worries. Discusses different types of fears and where they come from. Describes techniques for overcoming fear/fears and worries, and explains when to get help for hard to handle problems. Chapters deal with phobias, separation anxiety, generalized anxiety disorder, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Follett RL 6.4.
098132 - SCHOOL CRISIS SURVIVAL GUIDE
AUTHOR: PETERSEN, SUNI
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1992
A step-by-step guide to helping students and staff overcome any kind of crisis, including personal losses, tragic accidents, a terminally ill classmate, suicide, violence, a widespread natural disaster, etc. Crisis management.
098753 - WINTER BLUES: SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER
Grade Level T
AUTHOR: ROSENTHAL, NORMAN
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1993
This revised and updated edition of Seasons of the Mind explains what Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is and how it can be treated including light therapy, antidepressants and dietary approaches.
099115 - RECONNECTING YOUTH: PEER GROUP/BUILDING LIFE SKILL
AUTHOR: EGGERT, LEONA
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1995
Subtitle: A Peer Group Approach To Building Life Skills. Designed for high school at-risk students. Centered around the topics of self-esteem, decision-making, personal control, interpersonal communication and relationships. Also contains a school crisis response plan.
099317 - COPING FOR CAPABLE KIDS
AUTHOR: COHEN, LEONORA
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1996
Book is divided into two sections: one written specifically for adolescents and the other written for parents and teachers. Designed to help kids develop and expand effective coping repertories and reduce the use of less effective strategies. The adult section describes giftedness and the problems faced by bright students such as boredom, perfectionism, underachievement, drug abuse, eating disorders and depression. The kids’ section has activities to develop coping skills (social skills, depression, social issues, time management, etc).
099462 - HANDBOOK OF SCHOOL-BASED INTERVENTIONS
AUTHOR: COHEN, JEFFREY
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1993
Subtitle: Resolving Student Problems and Promoting Healthy Educational Environments. Describes interventions for problem behavior students may exhibit from kindergarten through grade 12. Topics covered range from dishonesty, academic performance, procrastination, low self-esteem to obsessive-compulsive behavior, substance abuse, AIDS, Tourette Syndrome, and depression.
099479 - ANXIETY AND PHOBIA WORKBOOK (2ND EDITION)
Grade Level T
AUTHOR: BOURNE, EDMUND
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1995
Offers help to anyone who struggles with panic attacks, agoraphobia, social fears, generalized anxiety, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, or other anxiety disorders. Includes guidelines and exercises.
099644 - GETTING OVER THE BLUES
AUTHOR: FRANK, KIM
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1996
Subtitle: A Kid's Guide To Understanding and Coping With Unpleasant Feelings and Depression. For grades 3-8.
099659 - RESPONDING TO ADOLESCENT SUICIDE
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1988
Deals with the school's response to an adolescent suicide. Designed to help educators cope with the problems that arise.
099932 - KIDSTRESS: WHAT IT IS, HOW IT FEELS, HOW TO HELP
Grade Level T
AUTHOR: WITKIN, GEORGIA
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1999
Author suggests strategies adults can teach children to handle stress. Addresses the causes and symptoms of children's stress.
Lending Library Books
082171 - TEEN SUICIDE: TOO YOUNG TO DIE
Grade Level JS
AUTHOR: LEWIS, CYNTHIA
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1994
Describes the problems that can lead to suicide and ways to prevent it, with true stories to illustrate the issues under discussion.
082493 - EMOTIONAL DISORDERS
Grade Level JS
AUTHOR: GOLDMAN, NIKKI
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1994
Provides information about various disorders and the options available to help one cope with them. Topics: depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, substance abuse, alcoholism, eating disorders, stress, and suicide.
084634 - SUICIDE
Grade Level JS
AUTHOR: WOOG, ADAM
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1997
Surveys the social phenomenon of suicide, its causes, primary victims, and prevention.
085200 - COPING WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
Grade Level JST
AUTHOR: SIMPSON, CAROLYN
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1997
Discusses such situations as physical abuse, natural disasters, wars, and violence that can cause stressful responses and describes ways of dealing with these delayed reactions to trauma.
085787 - COPING WITH ANXIETY AND PANIC ATTACKS
Grade Level JST
AUTHOR: LEE, JORDAN
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1997
Identifies the different forms of anxiety and panic and explains the human body's physiological response to both. Also defines and clarifies the differences between simple and social phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and ordinary anxiety. Examines the biological and emotional causes of anxiety. Discusses the physical consequences of anxiety and outlines treatment options.
085798 - TEENS AND DEPRESSION
Grade Level IJS
AUTHOR: STEWART, GAIL
ANNOTATION:
Text and first-person accounts present the experiences of teenagers who have coped with and tried to overcome depression.
086066 - STRESS
Grade Level IJ
AUTHOR: SPRUNG, BARBARA
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1998
Discusses some of the different things that cause stress for preteens, and suggests ways to cope. Peer pressure. Family problems. From the series Preteen Pressures.
086274 - DEPRESSION
Grade Level IJS
AUTHOR: SILVERSTEIN, ALVIN
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1997
Discusses the causes, symptoms, and treatments of depression, examining the different types of depression and their effects on the individual and on society.
086583 - LIFE HAPPENS
Grade Level JS
AUTHOR: MCCOY, KATHY
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1996
Offers advice on how to cope with such feelings as sadness, anger, and anxiety related to various problems faced by many teenagers.
087871 - MENTAL HEALTH
Grade Level JST
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1999
Essays by journalists, therapists, and other experts from various mental-health-related fields tackle many issues including treatments about how the legal system and society should respond to the mentally ill. From the series Current Controversies.
088396 - COPING WITH TEEN SUICIDE
Grade Level 88396
AUTHOR: MURPHY, JAMES
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1999
Explains the causes and consequences of suicide and suggests ways of dealing with problems, preventing suicide, and coping with the suicide of a loved one.
088652 - CONQUERING THE BEAST WITHIN
Grade Level JS
AUTHOR: IRWIN, CAIT
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1998
Subtitle: How I Fought Depression and Won...And How You Can, Too. Cait Irwin recounts her successful struggle with depression. Book is based on her journal with drawings created at age 14 during the recovery process.
088829 - SUICIDE: TRAGIC CHOICE
Grade Level IJS
AUTHOR: ZEINERT, KAREN
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1999
Surveys the issue of suicide, including its history, causes, and psychology.
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089148 - COPING WITH ULCERS, HEARTBURN, & STRESS-RELATED
Grade Level JST
AUTHOR: MONROE, JUDY
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2000
Complete title: Coping With Ulcers, Heartburn, and Stress-Related Stomach Disorders. Provides information on the most common maladies and disorders of the stomach and digestive system, with an emphasis on prevention and early detection.
089487 - STRESS MANAGEMENT: MANAGING & REDUCING STRESS
Grade Level IJS
AUTHOR: GREGSON, SUSAN
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2000
Explains what stress is, some causes, and various ways to handle stress and cope with its effects.
089727 - STRESS MANAGEMENT
Grade Level JST
AUTHOR: GORDON, JAMES
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2001
Discusses biological and psychological aspects of stress, techniques for stress reduction, and stress management programs.
089970 - BIPOLAR DISORDER AND DEPRESSION
Grade Level IJ
AUTHOR: GOLD, SUSAN
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2000
Discusses the symptoms, diagnosis, cause, and treatment of bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, a mental illness that causes a person's moods to swing from happy and energized to extremely sad. From the series Health Watch.
100187 - DEPRESSION: HOW TO RECOGNIZE IT, WHERE TO GET HELP
Grade Level IJS
AUTHOR: PEACOCK, JUDITH
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2000
Defines depression and offers strategies for teens to cope with their own depression or that of others. From the series: Perspectives On Mental Health. AR level 6.6. Follett RL 5.1.
100188 - BIPOLAR DISORDER: ROLLER COASTER OF EMOTIONS
Grade Level IJS
AUTHOR: PEACOCK, JUDITH
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2000
Explains bipolar disorder including its types, diagnosis, and treatment and offers strategies for dealing with this illness in oneself and others. From the series: Perspectives On Mental Health. AR level 7.1. Follett RL 5.1.
101840 - STRESS AND DEPRESSION
Grade Level JS
AUTHOR: LENNARD-BROWN, SARAH
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2001
Discusses the causes and symptoms of various types of stress and depression; supplies advice regarding treatment and prevention. From the series Health Issues. AR level 7.7. Follett RL 7.3.
102730 SOMETIMES BAD THINGS HAPPEN
Grade Level KP
AUTHOR: JACKSON, ELLEN
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2002
Mentions some of the bad things that happen in the world and presents some positive ways to respond to them. Consolation. Follett RL 3.3.
103023 – HIGH HEAT
Grade Level JS
AUTHOR: DEUKER, CARL
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2003
When sophomore Shane Hunter’s father is arrested for money laundering at his Lexus dealership, the star pitcher’s life of affluence and private school begins to fall apart. Family problems. AR level 4.2. RC 5.2. Lexile 620.
Curriculum Lab
022262 001 001 Growing through Grief (K-12 Curriculum)
024163 002 001 You and Stress
024163 004 001 Guide for You & Your Family/School & Stress
024696 001 001 Awesome Teaching Strategies Fun/Safe & Drug Free Schools
025653 001 001 Suicide Prevention in the Schools
025654 001 001 Adolescent Coping with Depression Course
025654 002 001 Adolescent Coping with Depression Course
025913 001 001 Violence Prevention Skills Lessons & Activities
026057 001 001 Treating Anger, Anxiety & Depression in Children
026213 001 001 Managing Stress-Activities & Strategies, K-12
026234 001 001 Teen Success Handbook
Videos
V 01401 Dog Days, Program 22 (1987) JS
Stephanie’s depression deepens as her father continues to fight for custody and her mother makes plans to remarry. She talks about suicide. Themes: depression, divorce, parental dating, and dealing with conflict. From the series: Degrassi Junior High.
V 07058 Fighting Back: Teenage Depression (1991) S
Three teenagers, each suffering from a different form of depression, talk about the symptoms and remedy. Mentions sources of help available from the community.
V 07218 Gay Youth (1992) JS
Award winning program that promotes understanding of adolescent homosexuality and sensitizes viewers to the needs of gay and lesbian youth. Contrasts two gay teenagers – one who committed suicide and one who was open and dealt with peer pressure.
V 07270 Desperate Measures (1993) JS
The dramatic story of a high school athlete who becomes severely depressed after his ex-girlfriend commits suicide. Shows teens that anxiety and depression – unlike suicide – are not forever.
V 08901 Teen and Child Depression (1992) T
Describes the common symptoms of depression, the causes of depression, the role of environmental factors that contribute to activating depression, and discusses the threat of suicide.
V 09189 Lost and Found: Young People Talk About Depression (1996) JS
Eight young adults from age eleven to twenty discuss the sources, impact and aftermath of depression in their lives. From the series More Life Lessons.
V 10535 Dying is Not an Option: Thinking About Suicide (1996) JST
Five teenagers talk about their emotional pain, their hopelessness, their suicidal attempts, and their eventual recovery. Addresses the underlying issues, maladaptive coping strategies and therapeutic treatment of teen suicide. A psychologist discusses how to recognize and deal with depression and suicide behavior.
V 10834 Teen Suicide: I Don’t Really Want to Leave (1996) JS
Reveals the feelings and emotions of an adolescent contemplating suicide. Stimulates discussion.
V 10934 Sad, Angry, Lonely, Scared: Masks of Depression (1997) JS
Gives teens the information they need to recognize the signs of depression in themselves and offers guidance for getting help.
V 11545 Looking at Abnormal Behavior (1991) S
Introduces the theories used to explain and treat abnormal behavior including people with suicidal tendencies, depression and schizophrenia. From the series Abnormal Psychology.
V 13116 Before You Say Good-Bye (1998) JS
Documents the impact a suicide has on those left behind. Inspires anyone contemplating suicide to find a reason to hold on to life. Interviews people whose family member attempted suicide and interviews suicide survivors.
V 13371 Suicide: A Guide to Prevention (1998) JS
Explains how to recognize and react to signs of suicide in peers. Presented in the form of role-playing. Interviews teens who have tried to commit suicide.
V 13400 Saving our Schools from Hate and Violence (1999) JS
Subtitle: Breaking the Silence about Hate and Violence. Michael Pritchard addresses an auditorium audience on violence in the media and the importance of talking about the issues then talks with smaller groups for a face-to-face discussion about violence, revenge fantasies, dealing with repeated harassment and bullying, and about the importance of listening.
V 13591 Suicide Among Teens (2000) JS
Describes the realities of teen suicide, including statistics, the warning signs of suicide, ways to prevent the suicide of a friend and stories of survivors and family members.
V 13790 Managing Stress (2000) JS
Specialists and a diverse group of young adults share their advice and experiences in the workplace, looking at what works and what doesn't. Focuses on ways to manage stress including how to prevent or control it. Good vs bad stress. Eustress. Distress. From the series Back to the Basics.
V 13806 Depression (1999) ST
Dramatizes depression’s symptoms, including suicidal thoughts. Covers history of depression, from melancholia of ancient Greeks to modern. Discusses treatments. From the series Trouble in Mind.
V 13813 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (2000) ST
Dramatizes a sexual assault victim who has posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Examines history and causes, symptoms and treatment. A teacher describes his life since being shot by a student. Trauma as caused by intense fear, helplessness or horror. From the series Trouble in Mind.
V 13940 Teen Depression: You are not Alone (2000) IJS
Through the story of Linda, a teenager whose constant depression caused her to become isolated and withdrawn, examines the causes of depression and reassures teens that they are not alone. Suggests ways of coping.
V 13958 How to Handle Stress (1999) I
How to identify and handle stress including what stress is, where it comes from, and how it affects a person, the positive and negative reactions of the body to stress, how to deal with stress in a positive and healthy way.
V 14113 Can You See My Pain? (2000) ST
Examines the mental and psychological disorder of self-injury. This documentary interviews individuals who self-injure including Princess Diana of Wales, teenage girls and women, and interviews professional working in the self-injury field. Self-mutilation.
V 14276 Crisis Intervention (2000) JS
Explores what can happen when a relationship ends or when constant teasing leads to violence against oneself or others. Dramatizes a situation then explores what the central figure and others could have done to diminish or avert violence and remedy the problem. From the series Conflict Resolution.
V 14902 Being the Best You Can Be (2000) T
Discusses professional relationships with colleagues, students and parents. Gives advise on managing attitudes & stress. Emphasizes the importance of good communication skills, self-assessment and professional development. Tape 5 from the series Mentoring Teachers to Mastery. One-week loan period.
V 15744 Stressed Out: Stress Management 101 (2003) JS
Reveals easy and effective means to treat stress symptoms, including relaxation techniques, health, diet and medications.
V 16105 Cry for Help (2001) JS
Subtitle: How to Help a Friend Who is Depressed or Suicidal. Topics discussed: understanding depression and its connection with suicide, recognizing verbal, behavioral, and situational signs that show a friend is suicidal, intervention skills for helping a suicidal young person, do’s and don’ts when reaching out to a suicidal friend.
V 16417 Dealing with Stress (2003) KP
Slim Goodbody and his animated Life Skills Team help viewers develop skills to manage and release stress in ways that keep mind ad body healthy. Slim goes back in history to explain why stress was necessary for survival of primitive man, i.e., the fight or flight protective response. Relates that to what happens to the body when you are in a stressful situation. Suggests ways of relieving stress. From the series Life Skills 101.
V 17161 Dealing with Feelings (2005) PI
Students gain practical tips for communicating care and respect in relationships with friends and family as well as dealing with everyday worries, grief, fear and big life changes. Highlights the importance of self-esteem. Closed captioned. From the series Health for Children.
V 17287 Worried Sick (2003) IJS
Alan Alda hosts this introduction to the physiology of stress in humans and animals. Describes how continued stress may cause physical or psychological illness, and how stress affects all animals. The continued stress that primates are capable of, is what can cause sickness. Observes monkeys and baboons. Suggests that the fight or flight response to stress once helped primates evade predators, but its long term effects can cause ill health. Stress-related diseases. Stress and immune system. Relaxation for health with steps for how to relax. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Aggressiveness along with mistrust and anger often are characteristics of people prone to cardiovascular disease. Illustrates how anger elevates blood pressure. Closed captioned. From the series Scientific American Frontiers.
V 17395 When Things Seem Scary: Fears and Anxieties (2005) PI
Looks at the things that may cause fear and anxiety in children. Explains the difference between healthy fear that signals dangerous situations and unhealthy fear that leads to worry and overreactions. Presents scenarios that show children how to confront their fears, how to recognize and deal with anxiety, and how to overcome anxious feelings with positive thoughts and actions.
Computer Disk
CD 001706 - STRESS MANAGEMENT--CD-ROM--M/W (10 PAK)
Grade Level IJS
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2000
Assess current stress levels using interactive interviews. Teaches how to achieve a healthy balance to reduce stress overloads through practicing direct and positive communication about sensitive emotions. Discusses the fight or flight response, how to access your own stress level to analyze causes and symptoms, how to reduce stress, and how to communicate what is on your mind in a constructive way that may succeed in relieving your stress. Requires 2xCD-ROM, 8MB RAM, 640x480x256. Requires for Mac: 68040. Requires for Win: 486, sound card. Contents: teaching strategies booklet, ten identical CD-ROMs, and booklet of blackline masters. From the series Body Awareness.
Game
GM 000110 - BOUNCE-BACK GAME--CHILDREN'S VERSION
Grade Level PIJ
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1999
Board game that teaches resiliency skills. Skills such as cooperation, attentiveness, flexibility, and optimism may help children reduce and cope with the stress in their lives. For 2-4 players, age 8-12. Contents: instruction sheet, game board, playing cards, playing pieces, dice, stress-meters, and balls.
Kit
KM 004798 - BEDTIME STORY TAPES: FEARS AND PHOBIAS
Grade Level KPI
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1990
Kit contains two audiotapes about fears and phobias. One cassette is intended for children. Side A - for a very young audience. Side B - for older children, ages 8-12. The Parent's tape gives advice on how to assist a child with the development of self-confidence and how to help if fears and phobias are occurring.
DVD
DVD 01259 – Lingering in the Shadow: Teens Discuss Depression
Grade Level JS
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2003
Teens discuss the signs of depression, how to recognize it, and what can be done to help. Closed-captioned. 60 minutes. Includes teacher/resource guide. One-week loan period.
DVD 01516 – When Things Seem Scary: Fears and Anxieties
Grade Level PI
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2005
Looks at the things that may cause fear and anxiety in children. Explains the difference between healthy fear that signals dangerous situations and unhealthy fear that leads to worry and overreactions. Presents scenarios that show children how to confront their fears, how to recognize and deal with anxiety, and how to overcome anxious feelings with positive thoughts and actions. One-week loan period.
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