Benson the Boxer Program for Grief and Loss
Neuroscientific Resources for Therapists, Educators, and Parents Working with Children to Achieve Healing and Wellness After Loss
Published on 13. March 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-393-71299-5 (ISBN)
Description
The "Benson the Boxer" programme aims to guide children through the distress of losing someone significant in their lives. In the storybook, Benson the Boxer experiences the loss of his best friend. The comprehensive programme manual (which includes worksheets and activities) provides therapists, parents and other caregivers with a neuroscience-based framework for understanding the effects of loss on children at different developmental stages.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Children/juvenile
Illustrations
color illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 206 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-71299-5 (9780393712995)
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Karen Ferry
is an educator with experience in both primary and secondary classrooms. Her
roles have included classroom teaching, administration and working with
families in home education environments. She has provided professional
assistance to educators in Australia and in many developing countries around the
world. Karen is also a Counsellor (Master of Counselling, University of
Queensland) and a certified Clinical Neuropsychotherapy Practitioner. She
specializes in childhood trauma, particularly grief, loss and anxiety. Pieter Rossouw is an adjunct professor in Brain-Based Education
at Central Queensland University, Australia. He is also the director of Mediros
Clinical Solutions; The Neuropsychotherapy Institute; The BrainGro Institute
and president of the International Association of Clinical Neuropsychotherapy.
He is an expert in grief and loss and the effects on the brain as well as
neuroplasticity and interventions to rewire neural networks.
is an educator with experience in both primary and secondary classrooms. Her
roles have included classroom teaching, administration and working with
families in home education environments. She has provided professional
assistance to educators in Australia and in many developing countries around the
world. Karen is also a Counsellor (Master of Counselling, University of
Queensland) and a certified Clinical Neuropsychotherapy Practitioner. She
specializes in childhood trauma, particularly grief, loss and anxiety. Pieter Rossouw is an adjunct professor in Brain-Based Education
at Central Queensland University, Australia. He is also the director of Mediros
Clinical Solutions; The Neuropsychotherapy Institute; The BrainGro Institute
and president of the International Association of Clinical Neuropsychotherapy.
He is an expert in grief and loss and the effects on the brain as well as
neuroplasticity and interventions to rewire neural networks.