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Telehealth during COVID-19: Advantages, Challenges, and Barriers across Zero to Three Programs
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Osofsky, Joy D.; Keyes, Angela W.; Trigg, Allison Boothe; Dickson, Amy B.; Mamon, LaKisha Y. – ZERO TO THREE, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic threw a spotlight on telehealth as a mechanism for programs and professionals who provide direct services to young children and families to be able to continue essential supports and services. Providers, agencies, and insurance companies had to rapidly evolve in order to reach families and other caregivers in new ways. This…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Mental Health Programs, COVID-19, Pandemics
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Katrina Inspired Disaster Screenings (KIDS): Psychometric Testing of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Hurricane Assessment and Referral Tool
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Hansel, Tonya Cross; Osofsky, Joy D.; Osofsky, Howard J. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2015
Background: Post disaster psychosocial surveillance procedures are important for guiding effective and efficient recovery. The Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Katrina Inspired Disaster Screenings (KIDS) is a model designed with the goal of assisting recovering communities in understanding the needs of and targeting services…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Models, Psychometrics, Factor Analysis
School Based Post Disaster Mental Health Services: Decreased Trauma Symptoms in Youth with Multiple Traumas
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Graham, Rebecca A.; Osofsky, Joy D.; Osofsky, Howard J.; Hansel, Tonya C. – Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2017
Children exposed to disasters are at an increased likelihood for multiple trauma exposure. The objective of our study is to understand the efficacy of post disaster school based services for reducing trauma symptoms of youth exposed to multiple traumatic events. Students (N = 112) age 8-17 that were survivors of Hurricane Katrina received…
Descriptors: Weather, Natural Disasters, Emergency Programs, Elementary School Students
Benefits of Child-Parent Psychotherapy for Recovery from Traumatic Loss: An Example of One Family's Strengths
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Moore, Michelle B.; Osofsky, Joy D. – ZERO TO THREE, 2014
Child-parent psychotherapy (CPP) can strengthen the relationship and attachment between caregivers and children. Young children who have experienced multiple traumas, such as the destruction caused by a natural disaster and the sudden, traumatic loss of parents, depend on support of other caregivers for recovery and resilience. The case…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Psychotherapy, Death, Family Relationship
Infant Mental Health and the Treatment of Early Trauma
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Lieberman, Alicia F.; Harris, William W.; Osofsky, Joy D.; Osofsky, Howard J. – Zero to Three (J), 2010
This article is excerpted and reprinted by permission of the publisher, Wiley-Blackwell, from the book "Nurturing Children and Families: Building on the Legacy of T. Berry Brazelton", edited by Barry M. Lester and Joshua D. Sparrow. In the first excerpt, Alicia F. Lieberman and William W. Harris explore the impact of violence and…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Young Children, Mental Health, Violence
Katrina's Children: Social Policy Considerations for Children in Disasters. Social Policy Report. Volume 21, Number 1
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Osofsky, Joy D.; Osofsky, Howard J.; Harris, William W. – Society for Research in Child Development, 2007
Hurricane Katrina resulted in a disaster of proportions not previously known in the United States. The traumatic experiences of children and families during Hurricane Katrina, the flooding that resulted from the breach of the levees, the evacuation, and the aftermath are unprecedented. In responding to the enormous mental health needs of children…
Descriptors: Health Services, Family Problems, Crisis Intervention, Self Efficacy