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Category Archives: Key Ministry
PTSD and kids with special needs…Inclusion Fusion Library
In Jolene’s presentation, she discusses six common myths and misconceptions about PTSD in children. Continue reading
Posted in Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion Fusion, Key Ministry, PTSD
Tagged A Different Dream, children, Inclusion Fusion, Jolene Philo, Katie Wetherbee, Key Ministry, PTSD, trauma
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Treating the traumatized child or teen
The treatment approach with the most support in the research literature is trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT). TF-CBT has been demonstrated superior to other non-specific or non-directive therapies in kids from preschool age through adolescence. Continue reading
Posted in Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry, PTSD
Tagged children, children's ministry, EMDR, Key Ministry, PTSD, teens, TF-CBT, trauma, Trauma Focused CBT, treatment, youth ministry
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Complicated kids…teasing out the effects of trauma from mental illness
One of the challenges we face in treating kids with trauma is sorting out the extent to which the symptoms leading to referral are trauma-related, or associated with some other mental health disorder in which the symptoms are totally unrelated to the trauma. Continue reading
Posted in Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry, Mental Health, PTSD
Tagged children, comorbidity, Inclusion, Key Ministry, mental health, PTSD, trauma
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Meet me at St. Mark’s Findlay THIS SUNDAY!
We’ll talk about the functional impairments associated with ADHD, anxiety disorders and Asperger’s Disorder in children and teens, and share practical ideas for addressing the challenges each condition poses to “doing church” for the affected kids and their families. Continue reading
Why it’s so hard to assess kids for the potential effects of trauma
Here are some of the reasons why it’s so difficult to get a good handle on the extent to which a child has been impacted by trauma… Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry, PTSD
Tagged abuse, assessment, children, children's ministry, evaluation, Key Ministry, PTSD, trauma
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Some Assembly But No Expertise Required…Vangie Rodenbeck
Time has given me the educational qualifications required to minister to someone quite different than me. As I got to know not only Noah, but the dozen or so other children I began accumulating within our children’s ministry, I built a relationship with each one that led to a rapport which enabled me to appear like an expert in their midst. I looked like an expert, but in all honesty, all I did was love them and get to know each of them. Continue reading
Holistically Serving the Adopted/Foster Child…Inclusion Fusion Library
In the video, she shares some of her experiences dealing with the emotional struggles of adopted and foster children as they adjust to the reality of becoming part of a new family. She did a great job of describing how the adverse childhood experiences of kids available for adoption and foster care contribute to difficulties “doing church” and shares helpful strategies for church staff and volunteers who interact with them at church. Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Advocacy, Families, Foster Care, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Inclusion Fusion, Key Ministry, PTSD, Training Events
Tagged abuse, Adoption, Back2Back Ministries, Beth Guckenberger, children's ministry, Disability Ministry, Family Ministry, Foster Care, inclusion ministry, Key Ministry, neglect, trauma
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The enduring effects of trauma and abuse in childhood
Christians…and the church can have an enormous impact through helping children to grow up in loving and supportive homes that offer protection (to the degree possible) from toxic stress. Continue reading
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