A glossary of frequently used terms regarding the mental health needs of children and adolescents.

To understand the factors in determining blood alcohol content and the effects that various amounts of alcohol have on the body.

To describe the rationale and the different development approaches when implementing bereavement therapy; to offer various resources for additional reading on topic.

Self-assessment checklist to identify thoughts and feelings which may be barriers to accessing help when having suicidal thoughts. To offer rationale and motivation for accessing help.

To provide an understanding of the impact of overwhelming, long-term traumatic stress. To provide an understanding of the thoughts and feelings associated with a PTSD episode. To reinforce importance of accessing support from others when experiencing PTSD.

To use a systematic tool for recording and assessing antecedents leading up to problem behavior, the problem behavior, and then the consequences. To analyze upward and downward patterns of problem behavior. To use assessment tool as a jumping off point for discussions with client.

To provide information about experiencing an anniversary reaction to a disaster or traumatic event. To validate a range of responses.

To identify anger triggers and to consider triggers of an opposite feeling.

To provide information about alternative approaches to conventional mental health care. To provide information about alternative venues of mental health care which may be more comfortable to some.