| Loving Healing Press (2008) | | | | to help get him through the scary times. There are |
| ISBN 9781932690606 | | | | also exercises to help the child identify their emotions |
| "Sam Feels Better Now!" is the perfect tool for | | | | and to help them get started with telling their own |
| counselors who work with children recovering from | | | | story. |
| traumatic incidents. The author, Jill Osborne, has a | | | | I found "Sam Feels Better Now!" by Jill Osborne to |
| great deal of education and experience in dealing with | | | | be an excellent resource for therapists who work |
| children who are survivors of domestic violence. By | | | | with children. As a counselor for persons with |
| creating this book, she has found a way to help | | | | developmental disabilities, I believe that this would |
| children be able to safely express themselves while in | | | | also be a good tool to use with this population. This |
| therapy. It is presented as a picture book that has | | | | book allows the child to hear the story of another |
| exercises that invite the child to interact with what is | | | | child who has had a bad experience. As the child |
| going on in the story. | | | | participates in the activities, the therapist will be able |
| The character Sam is described as having gone | | | | to glean more information about the incident that the |
| through a bad experience. The story begins with him | | | | child has endured because it provides a more |
| meeting his counselor and feeling comfortable with | | | | comfortable environment for him to express himself. |
| her. The interactive exercises involve having the | | | | The exercises also help empower the child because |
| participant draw pictures that relate to the story. | | | | he is actively identifying his own personal resources. |
| Sam also gets to talk about his emotions. The story | | | | The book also includes a guide for therapists to |
| continues with the child helping Sam by listing their | | | | assist them while utilizing this book. It also includes a |
| own personal resources that he can utilize. These | | | | helpful list of references and resources. What a |
| involve identifying people and places that he can go | | | | wonderful resource this is! |