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	The Sitting Swing The Sitting Swing shows us how guilt, fear and ignorance are borne by our children. Two distinct parts of the book look at an abusive child rearing and the process of recovery that takes place years later. On many levels this is a classic story showing us that change, growth, forgiveness and recove...		$20.95 CDN
	Allies in Healing When the Person You Love Was Sexually Abused as a Child Based on in-depth interviews and workshops for partners, this book offers practical advice and encouragement to all partners trying to support the survivors in their lives while tending to their own needs. 337 pages Laura Davis...		$24.95 CDN
	Bridging Responses A Front-Line Worker''s Guide to Supporting Women Who Have Post-Traumatic StressMany women who seek help from frontline services have experienced past violence and trauma. Often they do not recognize that many of their difficulties might be associated with responses to complex post-traumatic s...		$5.95 CDN
	Women, Abuse and Trauma Therapy An Information Guide for Women and their Families by Lori Haskell, EDD, C.Psych. This guide gives information about the therapeutic process and what to expect from one-on-one trauma therapy. This information helps women feel more confident about seeking help and to help women gain control ove...		$5.95 CDN
	What to do When the Police Leave A Guide to the First Days of Traumatic Loss What to do when the Police Leave is filled with simple, frank, and useful advice vital to caregivers and families suffering a traumatic loss. This book is a victim''s voice speaking to victims offering hope in the face of helplessness. The au...		$15.95 CDN
	Where is Robert? This book is designed to help you as a parent or friend, help a child cope with death. As the child works through Where is Robert? they will recognize their feelings of grief in the characters. Where Is Robert? allows the child to express themselves by creating a special memory journa...		$18.95 CDN
	Death Turns Allie's Family Upside Down Have you ever wanted a book that would help you discuss the topic of death with your child? What happens during the first few days following the death of a loved one? Join Allie the cat as she watches her family begin to cope with the death of Grandma Jennie. Follow Allie and her family as they hear...		$11.95 CDN
	A Guide for the Bereaved Survivor A List of Reactions, Suggestions and Steps for Coping with Grief This book is for people like you who are thrust into a painful situation and may not be fully aware of the effects of such a devastating event. The authors believe that informing you about the reactions that you may experience, ...		$9.95 CDN
	A Guide to Understanding Guilt during Bereavement Guilt is hiding in the grief closets of many bereaved people. The purpose of this booklet is to open the door and air it out.This book covers Guilt Behaviors which may be Obsessions, Guilt Statements, Inflexible Rituals and others. Types of guilt such as If-Only, Survival, Death Causation and others...		$7.95 CDN
	Understanding Anger During Bereavement Anger is a normal response to loss. This book gives insight into anger in general and your own anger reactions in particular. Some topics discussed: *What is Anger *Anger Insight Survey *The Best Action plan for Anger *Suggestions for Coping with Anger The important message throughout this book is ...		$10.95 CDN
	Love Taps A powerful drama about relationships and dating violence at the high school level. This video is designed as a discussion starter and is a great introduction to A Love That Kills. Study guide included. (21 min.) Director: Annie O’Donoghue Producer: Jennifer Torrance Produced by the...		$39.95 CDN
	The War at Home Domestic Violence Opening this film is an actual 911 emergency call from an 8 year old girl whose parents are in the middle of a domestic dispute. It is a powerful documentary film that will provoke awareness, thought and dialogue on domestic violence. It is imperative that we listen and hear...		$73.95 CDN
	Coping With Traumatic Death: Homicide This book is designed to help those that are dealing with the aftermath of homicide. This includes survivors, family members, clergy, care givers and health care professionals. (49 pg) Authors: Bob Baugher PH.D., Lew Cox, Victim Advocate		$10.95 CDN
	A Love That Kills A compelling documentary that tells the tragic story of Monica, a nineteen year old woman who was murdered by her former boyfriend. This video helps identify the warning signs of partner abuse, especially in young people and the damage it causes emotionally and physically. It will help generate disc...		$39.95 CDN
	Reactions: Trauma Homicide A workbook to help young people who are experiencing TRAUMA and GRIEF. PARENT COUNCIL REVIEW: This excellent workbook can help children cope with grief and loss. While this book is primarily designed for use by a therapist or support groups, it can certainly be used by familie...		$13.95 CDN
	Just Us: Homicidal Loss and Grief Just Us, two small words which define the plight and capture the essence of what it feels like to be survivors of murder victims. Wanda identifies three different cycles of mourning when someone you love is murdered: Crisis, Conflict and Commencement. It covers...		$10.95 CDN
	Hard Work Journal A Companion Workbook for Just Us This is a Guided Workbook for Coping with Homicidal Loss and Grief. True healing begins in pain, struggles through confusion and culminates in hope. Mourning the loss of a loved one is not easy and life as you knew it will never be the same. Yet, after healing...		$12.95 CDN
	Overcoming Adversity In May of 1967, Captain Charles Plumb was shot down outside of Hanoi. He spent the next five years and nine months undergoing torturous treatment at the hands of his captors. During his captivity he distinguished himself as a professional in underground communications and served as the POW Chaplain ...		$84.95 CDN
	Wellness Workshop CDRom Wellness Workshop CDRom A new user friendly, cost-effective interactive intervention for learning stress management skills **Sole Canadian Distributer** Developed by psychologists with extensive experience in research and clinical practice. Use in conjunction with Employee Assis...		$39.95 CDN Regular Price: $64.95 CDN
	When Helping Hurts: Sustaining Trauma Workers This video was produced for trauma workers, international relief workers and those exposed to trauma due to their professions or volunteer work. It outlines the symptoms of Secondary Traumatization and Compassion Fatigue and what organizations and supervisors can do to prevent or reduce its effects ...		$79.95 CDN
	When Helping Hurts: Sustaining Trauma Workers Short version, useful for educational trainings and the classroom. (15 min.) Produced by: Gift From Within VHS or DVD		$35.95 CDN
	PTSD in Children: Move in the Rhythm of the Child The third in a series of DVD''s. It explains the circumstances, symptoms and therapy techniques for childhood Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The video features five noted PTSD specialists: Dr. Kathleen Nader, D.S.W., Erwin R. Parson, Ph.D, Angie Panos, L.C.S.W., M.F.T., Carl C. Bell, M.D. and Frank...		$44.95 CDN
	Straight Talk About Death For Teenagers How To Cope with Losing Someone You Love If you are a teenager, whose friend or relative has died, this book was written for you. Earl A. Grollman, the award winning author explains what to expect when you lose someone you love. He discusses: *normal reactions to the shock of death, including...		$18.00 CDN
	After Suicide Loss Coping with Your Grief Someone you know or love--a family member, a friend, a colleague at work--has died from suicide. This booklet was written to help you understand some of what you may experience during the next several months. It is not intended to tell you how to feel or what to do. Yo...		$12.95 CDN
	Handbook for Human Services Response A Practical Approach for Helping People Carolyn V. Coarsey, Ph.D. is President and Owner of Higher Resources, Incorported whose motto is Connecting People with Hope. Her training models and videos for training front-line helpers are used throughout the world. In this book she writes about ...		$25.95 CDN
	Helping Children Cope with Death This book offers a comprehensive, easy-to-read overview of issues facing grieving children and strategies to support them. Helping Children Cope explains how children understand death, how to talk to children about death, grief and other difficult topics, how to know when you need professional help ...		$13.95 CDN
	Working With Traumatized Police Officers Written by Daniel M. Rudofossi PH.D Working with Traumatized Police Officer-Patients presents the first book of its kind to not only understand Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in officers, but also to offer clinicians a guide to complex PTSD syndrome in officers and public safety profes...		$54.95 CDN
	When Death Impacts Your School A Guide For School Administrators A key resource of school administrators facing a death or tragedy which impacts students, staff and the community. This guidebook shows how schools can best help their students by talking directly about concerns, allowing expression of grief through memorial...		$13.95 CDN
	After a Murder A Workbook for Grieving Kids The murder of a loved one can be immensely traumatic for children, producing a turmoil of feelings and prolonged grief. They can also feel alone and isolated from their peers. Through the stories, thoughts and feelings of other kids who have experienced a murder,...		$17.95 CDN
	Helping Teens Cope with Death Adolescence is a period of profound changes. When a teen encounters a death, the natural turmoil that comes with being an adolescent is compounded. You will learn how death uniquely impacts teenagers and what you can do to help. This practical guide explains grief responses of teenagers, specific ch...		$13.95 CDN
	Accepting the Ashes Written by Quynn Elizabeth Accepting the Ashes is a daughter''s look at Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.It is written in the year of her father''s death. Quynn Elizabeth shares her personal story so that other veterans and their loved ones might not have to wait 30 years to heal their p...		$14.50 CDN
	Grief Comes to Class An Educators Guide by Majel Gliko-Braden The purpose of this book is to assist school personnel, primarily the classroom teacher, in being a positive, significant caregiver for the students.Tthis book is also meant to aid parents of grieving students and to provide help for th estudent as she...		$10.49 CDN
	A Teenager's Book About Suicide Helping break the silence and preventing death A workbook that includes information about the difficult teenage years, facts and myths about suicide, danger signals, emotional and behavioral changes, what you can do to help, and breaking the silence. Earl Grollman and Joy Johnson...		$7.95 CDN
	When Someone Very Special Dies The Drawing Out Series affirms that children can learn to cope with loss and change. Children are given the opportunity to work out their emotions during difficult times while learning to recognize acceptable behavior. Self-esteem increases as the child develops coping skills for loss and cha...		$11.50 CDN
	Suicide By Cop Written by Mark Lindsay and David Lester Suicide by Cop: Committing Suicide by Provoking Police to Shoot You Suicide by Cop provides many snapshots; not only the general of the profile, but the unique in suicide by cop. Many in the field will find the book, in fact, practically helpful. Not a...		$48.95 CDN
	When Something Terrible Happens The Drawing Out Series affirms that children can learn to cope with loss and change. Children are given the opportunity to work out their emotions during difficult times while learning to recognize acceptable behavior. Self-esteem increases as the child develops coping skills for loss and cha...		$11.50 CDN
	The Grieving Child A Parent's Guide. Includes visiting the seriously ill child, using age appropriate language, selecting useful books, handling difficult situations such as murder or suicide, and deciding whether a child should attend a funeral. Helen Fitzgerald		$19.95 CDN
	I Am A Survivor Video For caregivers working with families whose loved one completed suicide. Heart-to-heart conversations from others who have experienced the loss of a loved one from suicide. Excellent for those who want to better understand the grief and loss of suicide. (30 min.)		$48.50 CDN
	Homicide Survivors Written by Judie A Bucholz Homicide Survivors: Misunderstood Grievers is a death, value & meaning series. Dr. Judie Bucholz''s personal experience as a survivor of homicide, her rigorous training as a social scientist, and her unbelievable courage in the face of crushing circumstances ...		$45.95 CDN
	A Safe Place to Peel an Onion by Joan Burton This story is poignant, compelling and inspirational for anyone who wants to understand the consequences of sexual and emotional abuse, and to know that healing is possible		$12.95 CDN
	Death Without Notice Written by Sandra Helene Straub When someone you love dies, you wonder if you will survive. Pain and fear washes over you in waves. You feel that you cannot possibly bear it. The death of a loved family member or friend brings a flood of feelings - sorrow, loneliness, abandonment, anger, and ...		$52.95 CDN
	The Crisis After The Disaster - Aircrash Aftermath: A True Story By Cor Ten Hove This book is Cor Ten Hove''s account of the aftermath of the Martinair crash at Faro in Portugal. It exposes the reality of what actually happens, rather than what is wished for, in the unfolding maze that disaster victims must negotiate to survive. This book gains additional ...		$14.95 CDN Regular Price: $29.95 CDN
	Swallowed by a Snake - The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing By Thomas R. Golden This is a book for men or women about the masculine side of healing from loss. It will help you move through the pain and into a place of healing and transformation.		$17.95 CDN
	And The Passenger Was Death Written by Douglas Daher On June 19, 1999, at 3:00 a.m., Dr. Douglas Daher received a phone call informing him that his twenty-two-year-old son, Andrew, was dead. And the Passenger Was Death: The Drama and Trauma of Losing a Child chronicles this tragedy, from the initial delivery of ...		$39.95 CDN
	Stress Management For Emergency Services Stress Management for Emergency personnel Note: 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this booklet will be returned as donations to the Tema Conter Memorial Trust. This guide addresses stress management for law enforcement, the military, fire service and emergency medical personnel who...		$5.00 CDN
	Explaining PTSD Explaining PTSD is Part of Treating PTSD - Lessons for Mental Health Professionals. This DVD helps professionals working with PTSD. It is 25 minutes long		$48.00 CDN
	What Will We Do? Preparing a School Community to Cope with Crises Edited by Robert G. Stevenson Adults see childhood as a time of growth and learning which should be filled with love and joy. In an effort to maintain this ideal image of childhood, it has long been true that adults try to shield children from...		$49.95 CDN
	Baby Boomers Face Grief Baby Boomers facing bereavement will differ in many significant ways. However, they often have in common the experience of isolation and of being unable discuss this openly. Chapters deal with how death affects the individual, his or her relationships, as well as how societal attitudes can worsen th...		$19.95 CDN
	Living Victims, Stolen Lives Parents of Murdered Children Speak to America Brad Stetson Though these pages contain a painful and disturbing snapshot of the soul-trauma endured by parents of murdered children, they are an important source for social and personal reflection, for only by gaining a renewed understanding of ...		$36.95 CDN
	Grieving Reproductive Loss The Healing Process Kathleen Gray and Anne Lassance One in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage; one in eighty pregnancies in stillbirth. As many as one in six couples experience problems of infertility. In the United States over one million elective abortions are performed each year; in Can...		$59.95 CDN
	Responding To Loss A Resource for Caregivers by Adolf Hansen Everyone experiences loss, and learning how to respond to loss is crucial. That’s what this book is about. It analyzes attachments, breaks in attachments, and responses to the change. It makes sense of the processes people go through when confronted...		$49.95 CDN
	A Quiet Courage By Paula Todd Inspiring Stories for All of Us Based on Paula Todd''s widely viewed television program Person 2 Person, A Quiet Courage is an inspiritional book about overcoming the worst life has to offer, deriving strength from tragedy, and learning from the experience. These are reve...		$26.95 CDN
	Military Widow by Joanne M. Steen and M. Regina Asaro This survival guide for widows of service personnel, a first-of-its-kind, tackles the unique and complex issues arising from the death of a spouse in the military. It speaks to loss in each of the service branches, across the span of rank and rates, ...		$23.95 CDN
	When a Child has been Murdered Ways you can help the Grieving Parents. Written by Bonnie Hunt Conrad A guide for those who know or work with parents whose child has been murdered, and for parents themselves. After a general discussion of types of grief, specifics of murdered-child grief are discussed including emotions fel...		$56.95 CDN
	Perspectives on Violence and Violent Death by Robert G. Stevenson and Gerry R. Cox This book examines violence. It looks at the nature and types of violence, the causes of violence, and the emotional wake left by violent episodes. In the twentieth century, the world experienced two world wars and countless other wars. Many millions d...		$69.95 CDN
	PTSD & Veterans A conversation with Dr. Frank Ochberg Produced by Gift from Within How do we help our veterans who are returning from war with PTSD? Our DVD provides an intimate conversation with Dr. Frank Ochberg, as he shares his experiences, seasoned insights and suggestions. This program is for the ment...		$60.00 CDN
	HUGS by Christine Dernederlanden A Workbook to help young children express their grief through art therapy, crafts, music, dance, poetry and play therapy. The sessions included in this book can run consecutively or can be used as stand-alone sessions. Each session is outlined and contains clear s...		$52.95 CDN
	Get Over It Written by Audrey Stringer In Get Over It you will learn to survive your grief and live again. Sometimes the pain of losing a loved one can be overwhelming. You may wonder if you''ll ever heal and live a full life again. Audrey Stringer understand these feelings better than most. She ...		$19.95 CDN
	Living with PTSD: Lessons For Partners, Friends and Supporters Helping Victims of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder This video explains what PTSD is, what you can do to help, ways to treat it, how to deal with the caregiver burden, and how PTSD affects the family and other relationships. Survivors of trauma often have difficulty believing that they will rec...		$39.95 CDN
	Thank You For Coming To Say Goodbye Parent Council Review: All parents should read this book before they need the advice it offers. At the time of a death there are too many details demanding attention, and emotions are strained. If you have read this booklet, you will have thought about how children need to be considered in the plann...		$9.95 CDN
	Life Interrupted Life Interrupted Your Guide - Understanding People in Crisis The author offers real-life examples, skill-building information and practical tools to prepare business leaders, employees, and generally each and everyone of us to help ourselves and others through life''s interruptions. Autho...		$19.95 CDN
	Standing Beside You Standing Beside You by Linda K. Maurer is written for all parents as well as friends of grieving parents. Her insightful thoughts and hopefilled words are tremendously beneficial for all who must travel over the uncharted waters of grief. She is all too familiar with grief and the grieving pr...		$18.95 CDN
	First Stage Trauma Treatment A Guide for Therapists Working with Women provides a framework for understanding women''s experience of trauma, the basic components of treatment and specific tools and strategies to use in beginning this phase-oriented work. This practical guidebook will expand and deepen mental health profe...		$34.95 CDN
	I Wasn't Ready To Say Goodbye I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye written by Brook Noel & Pamela D. Blair, PH.D Each year about eight million people suffer the death of a close family member. From the outside publicized tragedies there are many families and individuals that are suffering behond closed doors in our neighbourhood...		$21.95 CDN
	Living With PTSD Dr. Frank Ochberg and Dr. Angelea Panos This DVD is valuable for those who care about the PTSD sufferer in their life. It explains what PTSD is, why it is important to learn about this medical disorder, what you can do to help, ways to treat it, how to deal with the caregiver burden and how P...		$30.00 CDN
	Surviving Trauma & Tragedy Lessons for Future Physicians & Health Professionals. A Presentation from the Michigan Victim Alliance. 82 minutes Victims of violence often feel shame, self-blame and rejection. Some develop Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; a psychological wounding that is oftentimes unrecognized and misunder...		$50.00 CDN
	Survival from Domestic Violence Stories of Hope and Healing The film was produced by Dr. Angie Panos. This film presents stories of women who transformed their lives after living through domestic violence. The steps they took to create safety, build a support system and find independence are described. Through their first ...		$30.00 CDN
	A Widow's Awakening Written by Maryanne Pope Eight years in the making, this extraordinary-and true-story of soul mates, saints, saviours, suicide and safety in the workplace charts a young woman's emotional, psychological, physical and spiritual journey through the first year of grief after the on-duty death of...		$23.95 CDN
	Frank Ochberg, MD on PTSD Frank Ochberg, M.D., is one of the pioneers in the study of victims and Post-Traumatic stress. In this DVD, he clearly communicates an understanding of the after effects of violent trauma and the healing process for its victims. The first step in recovery from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is recog...		$40.00 CDN
	The Queen's Daughter Written by Melissa McCormick The Queen's Daughter is a true story of a woman who was kidnapped and held for 12 hours against her will. The experience was so brutal and frightening that she begged her assailants to kill her. Instead, they let her go. 28 years later, Melissa McCormick is...		$15.00 CDN