Counseling & Crisis Intervention Content Topic Results
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- General Material
January 2007
Coping with Grief at the Holidays
Publisher(s):This document provides suggestions to help families cope with grief during the holiday season.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2007
Access to Advocacy: Serving Women with Psychiatric Disabilities in Domestic Violence Settings
Publisher(s):This curriculum is a foundational resource on the impact of trauma across the lifespan; recommendations for working with survivors experiencing the traumatic effects of abuse, mental health conditions, and/or psychiatric disability; recommendations for collaboration; developing inclusive and trauma-informed services; peer support principles; and legal issues.
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- General Material
January 2007
Helping Children Cope with the Death of a Loved One
Publisher(s): “Often when a loved one dies, we can best help children by offering simple, but straightforward answers to their questions.” This short document provides guidance for talking to children about the death of a loved one.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2007
Pastoral Care for Domestic Violence: Case Studies for Clergy
Publisher(s): These training manuals for Christian and Jewish audiences accompany the video series Pastoral Care for Domestic Violence, which can been viewed for free on YouTube.
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- General Material
January 2007
The PILOTS Database
Publisher(s):The Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress (PILOTS) Database is an electronic index to the worldwide literature on PTSD and other mental health consequences of exposure to traumatic events.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
December 2006
Treatment of Adult Sex Offenders
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This Applied Research paper provides an overview of the current state of treatment of adult male sex offenders, with a focus on the effectiveness of treatment.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
October 2006
Practical Tips for Working with Transgender Survivors of Sexual Violence
Publisher(s):This article gives a very basic introduction to transgender sexual violence survivors, then lists 10 practical ways programs can provide more culturally-competent services.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
September 2006
Reaching Individuals Along All Literacy Levels
Publisher(s):The bulletin includes an overview of the link between literacy and sexual violence and tips on developing universal outreach, prevention, and intervention materials.
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- General Material
August 2006
Providing Counseling Online: Because We Can, Should We?
This article reviews common characteristics of many online counseling consumers, risks associated with online counseling, and ethical issues to consider when thinking about implementing online counseling practices.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
April 2006
Current Trends in Psychological Assessment and Treatment Approaches for Survivors of Sexual Trauma
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document provides a review and critique of current trends in mental health assessment and treatment for sexual trauma survivors with an emphasis on early intervention. Treatment approaches are restricted to psychotherapy.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
April 2006
HarborCOV: One Community's Effort to Build Comprehensive Solutions to Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This paper describes how one local domestic violence program, located in Chelsea, MA, built an innovative organization that transformed services, improving options for women's safety and their families' well-being.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
March 2006
The Psychological Consequences of Sexual Trauma
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document describes current research findings on the effects of childhood and adulthood sexual victimization on women's mental health. Existing data on understudied communities and risk factors for mental health problems are discussed.