List Books » The Crisis Manual for Early Childhood Teachers: How to Handle the Really Difficult Problems
Authors: Karen Miller, Rebecca Jones (Illustrator), Nancy Alexander
ISBN-13: 9780876591765, ISBN-10: 0876591764
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Gryphon House, Incorporated
Date Published: November 1995
Edition: 1st Edition
Karen Miller, who has over 25 years experience in the early childhood field, is well known as a keynote speaker and consultant. She has worked as a teacher for Head Start, as national education director for Children's World Inc. and as a national training director for Min-Skools Ltd.
This is the book that covers the really tough problems teachers face: divorce, death, abuse, AIDS, violence, illness and more.
Foreword | 9 | |
Acknowledgments | 10 | |
Introduction | 11 | |
Ch. 1 | The Caregiver's Role | 17 |
Ch. 2 | Avoiding Burnout | 33 |
Ch. 3 | Child Illness & Hospitalization | 47 |
Ch. 4 | Illness of a Family Member | 59 |
Ch. 5 | Child or Family Member has HIV/AIDS | 69 |
Ch. 6 | Death of a Family Member or Friend | 87 |
Ch. 7 | Separation & Divorce | 105 |
Ch. 8 | After the Divorce | 115 |
Ch. 9 | Natural Disasters | 123 |
Ch. 10 | Child Abuse | 131 |
Ch. 11 | Child Sexual Abuse | 147 |
Ch. 12 | Domestic Violence Witnessing Spouse Abuse | 163 |
Ch. 13 | Substance Abuse in the Family | 175 |
Ch. 14 | Community Violence | 187 |
Ch. 15 | Television Violence | 201 |
Ch. 16 | Including Children with Special Needs | 209 |
Ch. 17 | Racism & Prejudice | 223 |
Ch. 18 | Sexism | 235 |
Ch. 19 | Including Children from Many Cultures | 245 |
Ch. 20 | Poverty & Unemployment | 257 |
Ch. 21 | Homelessness | 265 |
Ch. 22 | Program Design | 277 |
Ch. 23 | Curriculum Ideas & Activities | 287 |
Ch. 24 | Helping Children Learn to Manage their Behavior | 335 |
Index | 369 |