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The video viewed is titled Disaster Mental Health Crisis Stabilization for Children by Jennifer Baggerly Ph.D., LMHC-S, RPT-S. Jennifer Baggerly has many techniques and coping strategies to help children recover from trauma after disasters. Her video was very informative and educational. The video shows examples of her techniques and how they can be implemented after a disaster. By understanding the effects, organizing symptoms, learning guiding principles and utilizing all aspects of learning after viewing this video you should be able to help children after a disaster. Liam Williams once said that Understanding is the key to true knowledge. I believe this to be true in the event of a disasters. Everyone responds differently to disasters and knowing and understanding the effects; we are able to better prepare ourselves to help others. I learned from the video that understanding the impact of disaster on children is important because of these three things: it provides purpose and direction so your intervention won’t be haphazard, you can teach others so they can develop appropriate expectations, and you can explain to the child or children in order to help them not be confused or worried about their symptoms and issues. Since there is a shortage of workers after a disaster it is good idea to share the knowledge you have gained to others so …show more content…

These are listed below in both adult and child languages. Adult Language Child Language Physiological Brain Cognitive Body Emotional Heart Behavioral Hands Spiritual Knees I also learned guiding principles in responding to a disaster. I believe learning these are very beneficial in the success of counseling children as well as adults. The guiding principles learned are 1. Report to Incident Command 2. The 6’s C defined by the World Health Organization: • Calmness • Common Sense • Compassion • Collaboration •

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