Homework: Coping Strategies
Children often experience fear and uncertainly related to military life. It can range from any of the following: Where am I going to live? Will I make new friends at my new school? Will I like the new school? Will my parent be okay when deployed? What happens if he or she comes home disabled? Or is killed? How do I deal with not having control over anything?
For this Homework, think about how you might answer some of the aforementioned typical fears from a child or adolescent. This Homework is an opportunity to be creative, which can be an essential tactic when working with children and adolescents. If you were providing psycho-educational information to children or adolescents about coping with fear and uncertainty, what might be an effective method?
Use one of the following suggested methods or one of your own to promote coping strategies related to fear and uncertainty:
o A short story
o A story or layout for a children's book
o A PowerPoint presentation
o A brochure
o A pamphlet
o A game
Include the following in your method:
o An explanation of how you would normalize fear and uncertainty as it relates to military experience
o Ways to express feeling.
o How and why to reach out for help?
o How to cope with fear and uncertainty?
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.