As a youthworker you may be struggling with how to talk with your students about a shooting rampage. It may be difficult to talk to your students about the devastation of an F4 tornado that wipes out a small town. It is important to remember that children look to the adults in their life to [...]
Archive for the ‘Grief’ Category
Guiding Your Students Through A Traumatic Event
Posted: May 17, 2012 in Anxiety, Drug Abuse, Grief, Self-Injury, Sexual Abuse, Suicide, Teen Dating ViolenceTags: Adult, f4 tornado, Fear, Health, Mental health, Mental health professional, ministry settings, Posttraumatic stress disorder, Psychological trauma, Student
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Personal Inventory (youth pastor life skills series pt.3)
Posted: September 20, 2010 in Depression, Grief, Mental Health, Youth MinistryTags: depression, Emotion, Fear, God, Happiness, Health, Jesus, Motivation
It’s important that we stop from time to time and take a sober look at the that of our life and ministry. Scripture says to be ”sober minded” and that requires a regular honest evaluation of or current state of affairs. The following is not an exhaustive list but will give you a good idea, if [...]
PTSD and the Youth Worker
Posted: September 9, 2010 in Depression, Grief, Mental Health, Suicide, Teen Dating Violence, Youth MinistryTags: Child abuse, Human sexual activity, Rape, Sexual abuse, Sexual assault, Stress (biology), Support group, Traffic collision
Suicide, sexual abuse, drive by shootings, car accidents, date rape. These events and many other traumatic events occur on a seemingly regular basis and can impact the surviving student(s), families, or youth workers more deeply than imagined. If you work with kids long enough then you will experience a traumatic event and it will serve you well [...]
2nd Annual Abbey’s Walk
Posted: June 23, 2010 in Addiction, Drug Abuse, Grief, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, TeensTags: Addiction
In March of 2009, our community lost one of our young people, Abbey, to a drug addiction. The loss has been disheartening. Since this loss, it has become our goal to prevent other friends and families from suffering a similar loss. Abbey’s family and friends have put together a walk to raise funds to be [...]
What is it like for teenagers when someone close to them dies? How do they respond to the death of a parent, a sibling, a relative, a friend? In our work with teenagers, we’ve learned that teens respond better to adults who choose to be companions on the grief journey rather than direct it. We have also [...]
