Helping Kids in Crisis.Helping Kids in Crisis Jo Hittner, Ph.D. Saint Mary's Saint Mary's, island, Scilly Islands Saint Mary's, England: see Scilly Islands. Press 702 Terrace Heights, Winona, MN 55987-1318 0884899411 27.95 www.smp.org Counselor and licensed therapist Jo Hittner presents Helping Kids in Crisis, a guide especially for Christian pastoral caregivers but applicable to adults of all backgrounds and faith who work with young people. Though chapters mention the importance of Gospel values, the emphasis is upon promoting values important to parents, caretakers, pastors, and community members of all faiths--such as protecting children from sexual abuse, gang involvement, eating disorders eating disorders, in psychology, disorders in eating patterns that comprise four categories: anorexia nervosa, bulimia, rumination disorder, and pica. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by self-starvation to avoid obesity. , addictions ranging from substance abuse to video game addiction Video game addiction, also called video game overuse, is a proposed form of psychological addiction[1] composed of a compulsive use of computer and video games, most notably massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), and related to the also-debated (video games See video game console. are considered harmfully addictive if they disrupt schoolwork or friendships). Also covered are helping young people through terrible tragedies such as divorce, and learning to watch for the warning signs of adolescent suicide, and much more. Bullet-point lists of ill signs to watch out for and steps to take to counter threats succinctly condense con·dense v. con·densed, con·dens·ing, con·dens·es v.tr. 1. To reduce the volume or compass of. 2. To make more concise; abridge or shorten. 3. Physics a. the core message of Helping Kids in Crisis into an immediately accessible form. Highly recommended. |
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