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January 17, 2003       Share:    

Source: http://www.forward.com/issues/2003/03.01.17/oped2.html

All of Israel Responsible for One Another's Children

(Forward) Drora Karniel - As a guidance counselor at the ORT Ramot School in Jerusalem, I work closely with children who are profoundly affected by the traumatic scenes and events that bombard them every day. They display pronounced symptoms, as they try to cope with the insanity around them. As teachers, we can only try to help them exorcise their demons and understand the adult fears they are forced to face as children or teens. We have developed a model called "Four Stages" for the 145 schools in the ORT network. These are the four stages of dialogue we conduct in class after a terrorist act has taken place, based on the different variables that affect how a child reacts to the crisis.

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