The Journey BackResources to assist school reentry after burn Injury
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Available ResourcesFamily resource CD: You will find a collection of books, websites, Burn Support News reprints and other helpful resources that can provide support to burn survivors, clinicians, family members and anyone affected by a burn injury.
Helping children Heal the Effects of Loss and Trauma After Burn Injury by Megan Bronson RN, MSN, CS: This 23-page booklet offers tools to define, identify, and support grief, loss and trauma in children affected by burns. It also includes an extensive list of resources to aid in supporting children and youth in the home or clinical setting. Also available in Spanish. This booklet is also available in Arabic as a PDF document. Click here to download.
Lane’s Road Home: The video is a twelve minute journey into the life of one young girl who, with the help of her family, community, and healthcare team, recovered from a devastating burn injury. Anyone affected by a burn injury would benefit from the clear message of hope expressed in this video.
You Can Do It: This 20 minute video is appropriate for all ages an can be used in a variety of settings for a variety of audiences. The ten teens featured in You Can Do It share honest and candid advice and strategies to handle questions, stares, teaching, dating and getting on with your life.
The Journey Back: The Journey Back is a kit of resources that will help you to support your family, your students, your patient or someone you know who is working towards the ever important recovery step of returning to school.
The X-Men In: LIFE LESSONS: The STARBRIGHT® Foundation in collaboration with Marvel® Entertainment, created The X-Men In: LIFE LESSIONS to enhance children’s psychosocial adjustment after a burn injury.
World Burn Congress: World Burn Congress offers sessions for burn survivors, families, caregivers and the fire service. Parents can learn how to identify needs and support their children as well as receive support from others who have similar situations. Young adults can attend a special workshop targeted to their particular needs and the entire family can benefit from interacting with the community of attendees and support that comprise the event. The Phoenix Society has piloted a youth program and is exploring options to build this into future programming beginning in 2008.
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The Society is committed to providing resources to support children, adolescents and families who have been impacted by a burn injury. This section of the website will provide articles and links to resources that will help you heal the whole family after a burn injury.