Counseling​ ​and​ ​Advocating​ ​for​ ​Children​ ​of​ ​Incarcerated​ ​Parents: Resources​ ​for​ ​Counselors List​ ​Compiled​ ​by​ ​Emily​ ​C.​ ​Brown,​ ​Ph.D.​ ​-​ ​[email protected]

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What​ ​Do​ ​I​ ​Say​ ​About​ ​That?​ ​(Julia​ ​Cook) My​ ​Daddy​ ​is​ ​in​ ​Jail​ ​(Janet​ ​Bender)​ ​-​ ​includes​ ​group​ ​discussion​ ​guide The​ ​Night​ ​Dad​ ​Went​ ​to​ ​Jail:​ ​What​ ​to​ ​Expect​ ​When​ ​Someone​ ​You​ ​Love​ ​Goes​ ​to​ ​Jail​ ​(Melissa​ ​Higgins) Visiting​ ​Day​ ​(Jacqueline​ ​Woodson) The​ ​Invisible​ ​String​ ​(Patrice​ ​Karst) Wish​ ​You​ ​Were​ ​Here:​ ​Teens​ ​Write​ ​about​ ​Parents​ ​in​ ​Prison​ ​(Youth​ ​Communication)​ ​-​ ​compilation​ ​of​ ​essays appropriate​ ​for​ ​middle/high​ ​school​ ​students​ ​that​ ​includes​ ​discussion​ ​guide Full​ ​List​ ​of​ ​Books:​ ​https://www.nh.gov/nhdoc/fcc/documents/fccbooklist01.pdf

Resources​ ​for​ ​Counseling: ● Empowering​ ​Children​ ​of​ ​Incarcerated​ ​Parents​ ​(Burgess,​ ​Caselman​ ​&​ ​Carsey) ● Sesame​ ​Street’s​ ​Little​ ​Children,​ ​Big​ ​Challenges:​ ​Incarceration http://www.sesamestreet.org/toolkits/incarceration ● Select​ ​Journal​ ​Articles: ○ Lopez,​ ​A.,​ ​&​ ​Burt,​ ​B.​ ​(2013).​ ​Counseling​ ​groups:​ ​A​ ​creative​ ​strategy​ ​increasing​ ​children​ ​of​ ​incarcerated parents’​ ​sociorelational​ ​interactions.​ ​Journal​ ​of​ ​Creativity​ ​in​ ​Mental​ ​Health,​ ​8​(4),​ ​395-415. doi:10.1080/15401383.2013.844660 ○ Lopez,​ ​C.,​ ​&​ ​Bhat,​ ​C.​ ​S.​ ​(2007).​ ​Supporting​ ​students​ ​with​ ​incarcerated​ ​parents​ ​in​ ​schools:​ ​A​ ​group intervention.​ ​The​ ​Journal​ ​for​ ​Specialists​ ​in​ ​Group​ ​Work,​ ​32​(2),​ ​139–153. doi:10.1080/01933920701227125 Additional​ ​Information​ ​about​ ​Parental​ ​Incarceration: ● Parents​ ​Behind​ ​Bars:​ ​What​ ​Happens​ ​to​ ​their​ ​Children?​ ​(Murphey​ ​&​ ​Cooper,​ ​2015) www.childtrends.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2015-42ParentsBehindBars.pdf ● Children​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Incarcerated​ ​Video​ ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I6vL_OyNmA Additional​ ​Resources​ ​for​ ​those​ ​Supporting​ ​CIP: ● Top​ ​10​ ​Things​ ​You​ ​Should​ ​Know​ ​http://www.projectavary.org/top-ten/ ● Handbooks​ ​for​ ​Caregivers​ ​from​ ​The​ ​Osborne​ ​Association http://www.osborneny.org/programSubPage.cfm?subPageID=54 ● List​ ​of​ ​36​ ​Resources​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Annie​ ​E.​ ​Casey​ ​Foundation ○ http://www.aecf.org/m/resourcedoc/aecf-childrenwithincarceratedparentsresourcelist-2008.pdf ● Tip​ ​Sheet​ ​for​ ​Teachers​ ​Supporting​ ​CIP ○ http://youth.gov/sites/default/files/COIP_TipSheet-Teachers_508.pdf ● The​ ​Children​ ​of​ ​Incarcerated​ ​Parents​ ​Bill​ ​of​ ​Rights​.​ ​The​ ​San​ ​Francisco​ ​Children​ ​of​ ​Incarcerated​ ​Parents Partnership.​ ​2005.​ ​www.sfcipp.org Support​ ​Programs​ ​for​ ​CIP: ● Amachi​ ​Mentoring​ ​www.amachimentoring.org ● Angel​ ​Tree​ ​-​ ​Prison​ ​Fellowship​ ​(mentoring​ ​&​ ​Christmas​ ​gifts)​ ​www.angeltree.org Brown​ ​-​ ​2017