YouthWorker Journal - March/April 2009 - (Page 2) Table of Contents FEATURES 34 CARING AMIDST CRISIS The YouthWorker Journal Roundtable Ron Jackson Ron asks Dr. Allen Jackson, Beth Lueders, Matt Rodgers and Heather Snodgrass what they did when their kids’ worlds fell apart. HOPE IN THE MIDST OF LOSS 46 BLESSED ARE THEY WHO MOURN Creating a Space Where Students Can Grieve. Dale Tadlock 38 RISKY BUSINESS Avoiding the Seven Most Common Perils of Youth Work Paul Asay You can’t avoid all problems, but these tips will help you avoid the seven most common accidents youth ministries experience. 48 HEALING THE HEALER Combating the Myths that Prevent Youth Workers from Dealing with Their Own Pain. David Fraze 40 WHEN TRAGEDY GETS PERSONAL Surviving Date Rape Jen Howver and Megan Hutchinson Tragedies don’t have to be big and newsworthy to scar a young person’s soul, but significant healing is possible. ON OUR COVER The cover photo by Associated Press photographer Eric Gay shows some of the 35,000 people attending a memorial service for victims of the Columbine High School shooting rampage. The tragedy at Columbine happened on April 20, 1999, in Littleton, Colorado. 42 DEATHS IN THE FAMILY Lessons–and Wisdom for Youth Workers–from a Grieving Father In 1996 Ron Moore’s son Aaron went on a killing rampage. Here’s what he wish his son’s youth worker had done. 44 STOPPING SUICIDE Keys To Intervening Before It’s Too Late Kelly M. Flanagan, Ph.D., and Fred Whaples Two veterans tell you how to respond when one of your kids is considering suicide. YWJ FEATURE 50 RESOURCES FOR WORKING WITH CRISES Peggy Kendall You don’t have to go it alone in dealing with worst-case scenarios. 26 FROM IQ TO CQ Improving Your Cultural Intelligence to Engage our Multicultural World David A. Livermore How do you feel when you encounter someone who isn’t like you? If you work on your CQ, you can learn to reach out instead of retreat. 2 March/April 2009 | YouthWorkerJournal.com http://www.YouthWorkerJournal.com
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