ADHD Resources

November 2, 2011 · · ADHD · Comments Off

Websites which have practical information for teachers who have students with ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Resource List for Teachers The following are just a few of the many websites which have practical information for teachers who have students with ADHD.  AIM Care at Tumaini Counseling Centre does not endorse all the content found.

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AIM Care Recommendations Concerning Trauma Debriefings

November 2, 2011 · · Resources for Administrators · Comments Off

Prepared by Nancy Crawford, Psy.D. AIM Care at Tumaini Counselling Centre Nairobi, Kenya Background readings: 1. Critical Incident Stress Debriefings for Cross-Cultural Workers: Harmful or Helpful?  (2003) by Karen Carr, Mobile Member Care Team (MMCT), Accra, Ghana  http://www.mmct.org/critical_incident_stress.php 2. The Post-Trauma guidelines of the National Institute for Clinical Excellent (NICE) of the National Health Service.

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ADHD Resources for High School, College, and Adults

November 2, 2011 · · ADHD · Comments Off

Books and websites with ADHD resources Resources on ADHD For High School and College Students & Adults Books: Learning Outside the Lines: Two Ivy League Students with Learning Disabilities and ADHD Give You the Tools by Jonathan Moone and David Cole Survival Guide for College Students with ADHD or LD by  Kathleen Nadeau ADD and.

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ADHD Resources for Parents and Teachers

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Websites with information on ADHD for Parents and Teachers Resources on ADHD for Parents & Teachers GENERAL INFORMATION ADHD – A Guide for Families – American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry http://www.aacap.org/cs/adhd_a_guide_for_families/resources_for_families_adhd_a_guide_for_families Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)  Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/adhd/DS00275/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print Attention Deficit Disorder Resources http://www.addresources.org/adhd_articles_parents.php ADHD: What Parents Should Know – American Academy of Family Physicians.

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

November 1, 2011 · · ADHD · Comments Off

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Links to information on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) General Information ADHD – A Guide for Families – American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Attention-deficit/hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Mayo Clinic Attention-Deficit Hyperactitivity Disorder (ADHD) Family Doctor Medications Medication Guides – FDA: FDA Home Page Adderall (pdf) Concerta (pdf) Daytrona (pdf).

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Dealing with Grief & Loss

November 1, 2011 · · Grief, Tumaini Tidbits · Comments Off

Dealing with Grief & Loss Tumaini Tidbits #8 DEALING WITH GRIEF AND LOSS When there is a death in a family or a death of a close friend or fellow worker, there are healthy ways of dealing with grief so that one can get through the sadness and continue on with a meaningful and fulfilled.

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New Years Resolution

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New Years Resolution Tumaini Tidbits #7 Have you made your New Year’s Resolution yet? I must confess that I usually don’t do that anymore because I don’t want to set myself up to be disappointed. The trouble with New Year’s Resolutions is that a year is a very long time, although not as long as.

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Anger

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Anger Tumaini Tidbits #5 I’m sure most everyone would agree that anger is undisputedly the most difficult emotion to deal with. Different cultures deal with it in different ways. I spent 19 years in Japan, where anger is seldom expressed, and I was raised in New Jersey with quite a few Italian neighbors who did.

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Missionary Kids

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Missionary Kids Tumaini Tidbits #4 At Tumaini we often help missionary families who are dealing with some kind of crisis, trauma, or tensions. So Missionary Kid’s (MKs) are often the focus of our help just because they are part of the family. Missionary kids or TCKs (Third Culture Kids), as they now are often called,.

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Communication

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Communication Tumaini Tidbits #3 God craves communication with us, His children. That’s why we need to pray: to talk, to ask, to praise, to thank our Maker because He desires fellowship with us. That’s also why it’s so important to read and meditate on God’s Word to keep in touch with our Creator and how.

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