Section 1 Personal Reflections on September 11th, 2001 --
1. From Roxbury High School, New Jersey / Jane Webber Runte 3 --
2. From Pier 94 Near Ground Zero, New York City / Samuel T. Gladding 7 --
3. From Clifton High School, New Jersey / Joel M. Baker 11 --
4. From Dormitory No. 911, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. / Julia Runte 13 --
Section 2 Responding to Terrorism --
5. Rituals and Creativity: Strategies for Victims of Terror / Patricia E. Hudson 17 --
6. Double Duty: How One High School's Counseling Staff Coped with Two Tragedies / Marie Bullock, Sandy Esquivel, Paula Keating, Carey Mazzoni 23 --
7. Explaining Terrorism to Children / Jill Riethmayer 27 --
8. Using Metaphor to Help Children Cope With Trauma: An Example From September 11th / Maureen M. Underwood, Charles Clark 33 --
9. American Red Cross: How to be Part of the Solution, Rather than Part of the Problem / Howard B. Smith 37 --
10. Best Laid Plans: Will They Work in a Real Crisis? / J. Barry Mascari 39 --
11. How a School District Crisis Response Team Can Help / James J. McCarthy 53 --
12. Intervening With School Students After Terrorist Acts / Gerald A. Juhnke 55 --
13. Answers to Children's Questions & Answers to Parent's Questions / Lawrence E. Shapiro 59 --
14. Workers Prepare for 'New Front Line' / Counseling Today 63 --
15. How Should HR and Managers React in the Aftermath of Terrorism Events? / John Sullivan 67 --
16. Don't Let Terrorism Succeed: Get Back to Work! / John Sullivan 69 --
17. Helping Your Workforce Cope and Return to Work / National Mental Health Association 71 --
Section 3 Shootings and Other Tragedies in the Schools --
18. Columbine High School Three Years Later: Lesons Learned, Perspectives Gained / Betty Fitzpatrick 77 --
19. Crisis in the Summer: The Tragedy That Led to "Megan's Law" / Maureen M. Underwood, Linda Powner 81 --
20. Children and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: What Classroom Teachers Should Know / Susan J. Grosse 85 --
21. Dealing with Accidental Student Death / Barbara L. Korpos 89 --
22. Crisis Response Plans Reviewed After School Shootings / Counseling Today 91 --
23. Counselors Help Victims of School Shooting / Counseling Today 95 --
Section 4 Counseling Strategies, Coping Tips --
24. What Murder Leaves Behind: Special Considerations in the Treatment of Surviving Family Members / Robert S. Fink 101 --
25. Dealing With The Impact of Trauma / Jill Riethmayer 107 --
26. Tragic Events and the Effects on All of Us / Anne M. Brainerd 111 --
27. Strengthening Family Ties / Sharlene Hill 113 --
28. Coping with Disaster: Tips for Adults / National Mental Health Association 115 --
29. Coping with Disaster: Tips for Older Adults / National Mental Health Association 117 --
30. Coping with Disaster Within the Faith Community / American Association of Pastoral Counselors, National Mental Health Association 119 --
31. Common Responses to Traumatic Events / Flagstaff Child and Family Counseling Center 121 --
32. Helping Your Children Face Anxious Times / American Counseling Association 123 --
33. How Children and Adolescents React to Trauma / National Institute of Mental Health 125 --
34. Helping Children Cope with Loss, Death and Grief: Response to a National Tragedy / National Association of School Psychologists 127 --
35. Trauma and Children: A Parent Handout for Helping Children Heal / Philip J. Lazarus 131 --
36. What Do We Tell the Children? / Counseling Today 135 --
Section 5 Wars, Plane Crashes and More --
37. For Their Love of Country (Gulf War, part 1) / Counseling Today 141 --
38. When They are Left Behind (Gulf War, part 2) / Counseling Today 145 --
39. In the Aftermath of Disaster (Alaska Airlines Crash) / Counseling Today 149 --
40. Mental Health Professionals Prone to Workplace Violence / Counseling Today 151 --
CDC Public Response Service 155 --
An Anonymous Reflection on September 11th 157.
