Everyone Has a Backpack - Viers, Judith

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Résumé :
This book that is a tool to help children understand their personal trauma, mental struggle (their own unique backpack) by creating an awareness that it can be talked about to help alleviate negative feelings and navigate healthy self-esteem. It is a book for childhood trauma or experiencing other mental health struggles for school counselors, therapists, social worker, clinicians, caregivers, and guardians (parents and the many who take on the parenting role for a child). Taking the concept of grief, loss, trauma, into a child friendly level to promote healing discussions and interpersonal healing. J.K. Viers is a therapist, writer, mother and founder of Share Hope through Art, a non-profit aimed at suicide prevention. www.sharehopeart.com For more books go to www.lulu.com/spotlight/jkviers...

Biographie:
Judith Kuzmak Viers is a therapist, Behavioral Health Clinician, to share hope and help individuals on their personal healing journeys. She obtained her master's in social work at University of Maryland, School of Social Work, has additional coursework in Recreational Therapy, and her bachelor's is from Towson University. Judith believes hope and healing are possible for everyone and that each person has their own unique healing journey. As a therapist, Judith listens to the needs and desires of her clients and helps them reach their personal goals and potential. She's founded her own non-profit Share Hope through Art, is a former trainer of foster parents, a public speaker and writer on both suicide prevention and breaking the stigma around mental & behavioral health. Judith believes peace in your mind and heart is achievable when you are willing to do the interpersonal work. She's also specializing in creating memorial keepsake art to help on individuals' grief healing journeys. She uses an eclectic approach based on the desires of her clients and specializes in narrative and art therapy. Judith is also a survivor of suicidal ideation and has been hospitalized to stay safe. She stated I wish this book existed when I was a teen. My hope in writing it is it helps prevent deaths of despair. (c) J. K. Viers, Self-Published. Westminster, MD, USA. More books available at www.lulu.com/spotlight/jkviers. To learn more www.sharehopeart.com....