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Dodd, D. S.
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The evolution of stress.
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The Family in mission: Understanding and caring for those who serve (pp. 263-274).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
2004
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This chapter reviews material on stress and the major stressors as well as strategies for managing or reducing stress. The Family Building Plan is presented as a tool for strengthening families
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Lingenfelter, J. E.
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In the line of fire.
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Frontline women: Negotiating crosscultural issues in ministry (pp. 209-219).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
2003
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A chapter on women's concerns when facing danger or stress, along with things agencies and churches can do both before women go to the field and while they are serving there.
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Van Dalen, E.
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Raising radiant daughters Part 2: Telling the truth
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Women of the Harvest.
March/April.
2003
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The second article in a series continuing the excellent set of suggestions found in the first article. Same as Blomberg & Brooks, 2001, Fitted pieces: A guide for parents educating children overseas (pp. 274-295). St. Clair Shores, MI: SHARE Education Services. Also same as VanDalen, October, 2000, Interact.
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Nelson, P.
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Virtual teams.
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Enhancing missionary vitality: Mental health professions serving global mission (pp. 409-413).
Palmer Lake, CO: Mission Training International.
2002
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This chapter proposes the creation of a volunteer team of mental health professionals who are willing to respond to a crisis anywhere in the world at any time.
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O'Donnell, K.
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Giants, foxes, wolves and flies: Helping ourselves and others.
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Doing member care well: Perspectives and practices from around the world (pp. 237-247).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
2002
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A chapter summarizing the things that distract, distress, and destroy missionaries, together with ways to combat them. And series of questions to make applications to our own lives. A revision of an article in the International Journal of Frontier Missions (1995) v. 12, pp. 185-188.
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Schumm, D. H.
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Forgiveness in healing wounded servants.
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Enhancing missionary vitality: Mental health professions serving global mission (pp. 119-126).
Palmer Lake, CO: Mission Training International.
2002
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This chapter traces the development of a five-day workshop on healing and reconciliation in Liberia after the war in Liberia in the early 1990s. It discusses repentance, forgiveness and reconciliation.
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Jerome, D.
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Mobile member care teams.
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Enhancing missionary vitality: Mental health professions serving global mission (pp. 399-407).
Palmer Lake, CO: Mission Training International.
2002
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This chapter describes the Mobile Member Care Team -- West Africa which was established to provide consultation and crisis response to many mission agencies in 14 African countries.
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O'Donnell, K.
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Touring the terrain: An international sampler of member care literature.
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Doing member care well: Perspectives and practices from around the world (pp. 551-560).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
2002
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An chapter which is an annotated bibliography of member care literature. It is organized into eight categories of member care, often provided by different "specialists." The chapter also gives additional sources and bibliographies of member care. This first appeared as an article in Evangelical Missions Quarterly, 2001, vol. 39, pp. 18-29.
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Cerny, L. J.
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Field counseling: Sifting the wheat from the chaff.
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Doing member care well: Perspectives and practices from around the world (pp. 489-499).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
2002
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This chapter presents some differences in professional practice in the USA and with missionaries along with with vignettes in which poor judgment was used, including a discussion of what would have been better.
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Hawker, D. L.
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Guidelines for crisis and routine debriefing.
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Doing member care well: Perspectives and practices from around the world (pp. 457-475).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
2002
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This chapter presents excellent guidelines for debriefing missionaries either after they have experienced trauma or (in modified form) upon their return to the passport country after a "normal" term of service.
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Gardner, L. M.
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Administrative guidelines for remaining or returning.
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Doing member care well: Perspectives and practices from around the world (pp. 289-294).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
2002
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A chapter providing criteria a sending agency uses to decide whether to allow missionaries remain on the field, relocate them to where additional resources are available, or relocate them to the home country.
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Gardner, L. M.
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A practical approach to missionary transitions.
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Enhancing missionary vitality: Mental health professions serving global mission (pp. 91-99).
Palmer Lake, CO: Mission Training International.
2002
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This chapter looks at major transition points, both expected and unexpected, in the lives of missionaries. Missionary life is very stressful, and much of the stress is caused by such changes.
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Carr, K.
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Crisis intervention and debriefing.
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Enhancing missionary vitality: Mental health professions serving global mission (pp. 303-311).
Palmer Lake, CO: Mission Training International.
2002
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A chapter showing the effects of trauma, the need for immediate attention, and describing what should be done and major issues to be considered. It includes a step-by-step procedure for debriefing. Same as Carr (1997) Evangelical missions quarterly.
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Schubert, E.
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Missionaries and moods.
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Enhancing missionary vitality: Mental health professions serving global mission (pp. 287-292).
Palmer Lake, CO: Mission Training International.
2002
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This chapter describes common mood disorders and helps non-medical people identify when depression needs treatment and, in some cases, crisis intervention.
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Author: |
Tebbe, B.
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When will you be home?
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
37, 428-433.
2001
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An article filled with practical suggestions about living with the separations caused by today's mobile ministry situations faced by most missionaries.
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Author: |
Van Dalen, E.
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Raising radiant daughters in dark places.
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Interact,
October, Vol. 9, No. 1. pp. 6-13.
2000
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Summary: |
The second article in a series continuing the excellent set of suggestions found in the first article. Same as Blomberg & Brooks, 2001, Fitted pieces: A guide for parents educating children overseas (pp. 274-295). St. Clair Shores, MI: SHARE Education Services.
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Wickstrom, D. L.
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Bruising: When things go wrong.
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Raising resilient MKs: Resources for caregivers, parents, and teachers (pp. 164-176).
Colorado Springs, CO: Association of Christian Schools International.
1998
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A chapter dealing with how, why, symptoms and dealing with bruising. Emphasis is on a developmental approach. Based on a presentation given at ICMK Nairobi, 1989.
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Morris, D.
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Raising resilient MKs.
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Raising resilient MKs: Resources for caregivers, parents, and teachers (pp.181-189).
Colorado Springs, CO: Association of Christian Schools International.
1998
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A chapter defining resilience and giving the essentials of healthy, resilient families. Originally appeared in World Report, November-December, 1996.
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Pollock, D.
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You are a protector.
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Raising resilient MKs: Resources for caregivers, parents, and teachers (pp. 397-401).
Colorado Springs, CO: Association of Christian Schools International.
1998
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A chapter about protecting MKs from abuse of all kinds, including protection from adults, other children, and themselves. Same as in Interact, October, 1993.
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Powell, J.
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Sudden removal from the field.
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Raising resilient MKs: Resources for caregivers, parents, and teachers (pp. 111-120).
Colorado Springs, CO: Association of Christian Schools International.
1998
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A chapter based on a presentation made at ICMK Nairobi, 1989, which tells what happens, what one can do to help, and distinguishes between crisis and transition.
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Author: |
Carr, K.
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Crisis intervention for missionaries.
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
33, 450-458.
1997
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An article showing the effects of trauma, the need for immediate attention, and describing what should be done and major issues to be considered. It includes a step-by-step procedure for debriefing. Article is reprinted in Powell & Bowers (2002) Enhancing missionary vitality, pp. 303-311.
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Author: |
O'Donnell, K.
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Title: |
Foxes, Giants, and Wolves
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International Journal of Frontier Missions,
12, 185-188.
1995
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An article summarizing the things that distract, distress, and destroy missionaries, together with ways to combat them. And series of questions to make applications to our own lives. This article also is in Odonnell (2002) Doing Member Care Well (pp. 237-247).
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Grant, R.
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Trauma in missionary life.
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Missiology: An International Review
23, 71-83.
1995
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This article addresses trauma relative to its definition, its various forms, its short- and long-term effects and its implications for ministry. It also deals with treatment and recommendations.
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Gordon, A. D.
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Don't pig out on junk food: The MK's guide to survival in the U. S.
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Wheaton, IL: Evangelical Missions Information Service.
1993
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a book written for children, teenagers, and parents about cross-cultural entry for furloughs or for longer periods. It is simply written, practical, and has quotes from an informal survey of about 100 Brazilian MKs. Each of the six chapters ends with "Questions for reflection" and "Work Sheets" for application to one's life. The book ends with eight appendices and a list of various kinds of resources.
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Author: |
Powell, J.
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Short-term missionary counseling
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Missionary Care: Counting the cost for world evangelization (pp. 123-135).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1992
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Summary article about short-term counseling. Has an excellent list of the features of short-term on p. 125. Includes the use of prayer.
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Echerd, P.
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Planning for MK nurture. Compendium of the International Conference on Missionary Kids, Quito, Ecuador, January 4-8, 1987, Volume II.
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Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1989
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Compendium of the International Conference on Missionary Kids, Quito, Ecuador, January 4-8, 1987, volume II. Contains 49 chapters grouped into six categories.
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Schubert, E.
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Posttraumatic stress disorder.
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Understanding and nurturing the missionary family: Compendium of the international Conference on Missionary Kids, Quito, Ecuador, January 4-8, 1987, Volume I (pp. 155-164).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1989
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A chapter giving a good summary of PTSD as applicable to missions.
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Author: |
Bartram P.
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Caring for the MK in times of crisis.
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Planning for MK nurture, Compendium of the international Conference on Missionary Kids, Quito, Ecuador, January 4-8, 1987, Volume II, (pp. 282-288).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1989
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A chapter in which the author tells of her actions as principal during a series of very major crises in her school.
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Klamser, R.
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Contingency preparation for MK school personnel.
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Planning for MK nurture, Compendium of the international Conference on Missionary Kids, Quito, Ecuador, January 4-8, 1987, Volume II, (pp. 269-281).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1989
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A chapter presenting the need for contingency planning, and how to do it. The emphasis is on terrorism, but the suggestions are applicable for any crisis.
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Eagle, R. L.
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Positive possibilities of mid-life transitions.
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Helping missionaries grow: Readings in mental health and missions (pp. 203-210).
Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
1988
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An introduction to the mid-life crisis as it applies to missionaries, but takes the position that everyone has a crisis. Gives ways to reduce stress in mid-life and things the mission can do to help. Same as Evangelical Missions Quarterly, 1984, 20, 38-45.
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Author: |
Eagle, R. L.
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Positive possibilities of mid-life transitions.
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Evangelical Missions Quarterly,
20, 38-45.
1984
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An introduction to the mid-life crisis as it applies to missionaries, but takes the position that everyone has a crisis. Gives ways to reduce stress in mid-life and things the mission can do to help. Same as in O'Donnell & O'Donnell (1988), Helping Missionaries Grow (203-210), Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.
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Fritz, J.
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Homesick--My Own Story.
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New York: Yearling Press.
1982
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This book is the story of the author's life growing up in a tumultuous China when foreigners were becoming more and more unpopular. Written for children 8-12 years of age, the book is a Newberry Honor Book and winner of the American Book Award for Children's Fiction.
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