Sometimes We Are Hurt By Traumatic Events: How to Talk to Kids About PTSD

By Richard Wallace Klomp

This book focuses on how post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can impact the life of a child. Ethan and his mom had struggled to adjust to having his dad be away at war and then he finally returned. But instead of picking up where they left off before his deployment, it was almost as if a different person returned to their family. They soon learned that the numerous traumatic experiences he had in the field contributed to the development of symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Initially Ethan blamed himself for the increased tension in their home. But a couple of people he trusted opened his eyes to the challenges his father was wrestling with after returning from war. Ethan learned that lots of relatively-common things can trigger PTSD in good, healthy people. Car wrecks, major health emergencies, natural disasters and other painful situations in which people feel relatively helpless to control horrible conditions can plunge them into the pit of PTSD pain. Ethan is encouraged when he learned that while working to cope with and overcome PTSD symptoms is extremely difficult and requires lots of perseverance, patience, love and understanding, there are effective treatments that bring relief and a greater sense of self-control and self-respect. He changes the way he looks at this father and his struggles, and their relationship gradually begins to change too.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Richard Wallace Klomp
• Release date: Oct 11, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463650202

Richard Wallace Klomp

Richard (Rick) Wallace Klomp is a seasoned Mental Health Professional who is committed to helping children deal with challenging and potentially-painful situations that can arise in their lives. As a board-certified, Licensed Professional Counselor, Rick has one Masters degree in Organizational Behavior and a second Masters degree in Community Counseling (which actually focused on helping individuals change.) He is a proactive Behavioral Scientist who has worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) since 2001. He also is an Adult Educator & Organizational Development leader with government, health care, private practice, and consulting experience who adds value as a collaborative change agent. He has demonstrated proficiency at establishing rapport with diverse individuals and groups to facilitate development of relevant skills, knowledge & attitudes necessary to improve wellness, resilience & performance. Professionally he has leadership, listening, collaborating, teaching, culture change, team-building, coaching/counseling, training, conflict resolution and diversity management skills. He also has experience counseling adults who were molested as children and has completed specialized training in the use of Prolonged Exposure Therapy to treat PTSD. His writing skills were honed when he received his Bachelors degree in Communications with an emphasis in Print Journalism. In his work with Smashwords, he integrates his passion for protecting children with his considerable experience in counseling and psychology to produce books that adults can use to facilitate productive conversations about tricky topics with children who are important to them.

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Sometimes We Are Hurt By Traumatic Events:

How to Talk to Kids About PTSD*

By Robert K. Weinkle,

LtCol USMC (Ret.), MS, PCC, GCDF, CCSP

Richard Wallace Klomp,

MOB, MS, LPC, BCPC, Certificate as Clinical Traumatologist

Atlanta, Georgia. USA. 2018

Along with My Own Journal

that can be printed out, written in and illustrated by:

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* Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Robert K. Weinkle, Bachelor of Science (Communications)

Master of Science (Logistics Management)

Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)

Professional Certified Coach (PCC)

Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)

Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP)

Richard Wallace Klomp, Bachelor of Arts (Communications)

Master of Organizational Behavior

Master of Science (Community Counseling)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Board Certified Professional Counselor

Certificate as Clinical Traumatologist

Behavioral Scientist and EAP Counselor

Other books by Richard W. Klomp, Help U 2 Heal, LLC:

1. Sometimes Terrorists do Bad Things: How to Talk to Kids About Terrorism

2. Sometimes People Don’t Treat Children Right: How to Talk to Kids About Child Abuse

3. Sometimes People We Love Die: How to Talk to Kids About Death

4. Sometimes People Discriminate Against Others: How to Talk to Kids About Racism

Website: http://Howtotalktokids.org

http://helpu2heal.com

Copyright © 2018 by Richard Wallace Klomp, Help U 2 Heal, LLC

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, except for the printing of one hardcopy of the book by the individual who purchased one electronic copy, without the written permission of the author, except for use in a legitimate literary review or where permitted by law.

Characters in this book are fictional and were created by the imagination of the authors to illustrate challenges, interactions and possible coping strategies and in no way, shape or form do they represent specific individuals. Any resemblances they may have to actual, real people, living or dead, are purely coincidental.

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Table of Contents

Foreword

A Suggestion (to