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Caregiver Follow Up Packet Outline                                                                                                         (Please obtain permission for use.) Full packets may be purchased.

This is an outline for the packet I developed to give to the families who attended the community program. My client wanted the program to be entertaining but for the caregivers to have information to help overcome concerns they had about their children experiencing future trauma or response to the shootings in April.        I. Letter to the caregiver.                                                                                                                             A. This is what is in the packet and why you are receiving it.                                                                       II. The goal of the program.                                                                                                                       A. Explain the theme and how it can be used to follow up with their children.                                              III. Story about children exploring, discovering and solving a problem without adult intervention.                VI. Some Ways Children May Explore Their Feelings                                                                                 A. Play                                                                                                                                                      B. Art                                                                                                                                                       C. Writing                                                                                                                                                    D. Nightmares                                                                                                                                              V. Some Ideas to Help Overcome Fear

A. Make a routine and bedtime ritual out of scaring off the bogeymen.                  B. Recite "magic" or "power" words.                                                                     C. Create some superstition busters.

VI. Bedtime Rules                                                                                                                                        A. The importance of bedtime rules and enforcing them                                                                                 B. When to allow children to bend the rules                                                                                                   VII. Stories to Read with Your Child                                                                                                            A. Annotated bibliography with description of when to use the story                                                              VIII. Stories to Tell Your Children                                                                                                                A. a selection of simple stories that the caregiver can read or tell the children.                                                 IX. Activities to Make Together                                                                                                                    A. Activities that support helping children overcome fears.                                                                             X. Laughter is always good medicine.                                                                                                           A. Explain how humor is used when feeling stressed.                                                                                     XI. The Cycle of Grief                                                                                                                                  A. Step by step listing of possible manifestations of grief.                                                                               B. Explanation of the cycle of grief and that it is normal to have these feelings.                                                C. Explanation of when to seek additional help.                                                                                             XII. Help Lines in Your Area