Home  |  Careers & Education  |  Preschool & Kindergarten  | 

How to Cope With a School Shooting

How can I manage my own anxiety as a parent after a school shooting?

To properly view this site, javascript must be enabled and Flash version 9 or higher must be installed.
Get the latest Flash player
  • Hayley Sherwood
    Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Reston Psychological Center, P.C.
    www.restonpsych.com  
    (703) 437-3236

    Dr. Sherwood is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice at Reston Psychological Center, P.C., in Reston, Virginia.  She specializes in parenting, family, and women's issues.  She has extensive experience with clients with a variety of emotional and behavioral difficulties in clinical, community, and school settings.  Dr. Sherwood received her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Temple University in 2000.  She is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Virginia Psychological Association, the Northern Virginia Society of Clinical Psychologists, and the National Register for Health Service Providers in Psychology.

  • How can I manage my own anxiety as a parent after a school shooting?

     

    This series: 12,308 views

    Rate this Video

    • Currently 0.0/5 Stars.
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    Download to Mobile Device
    Tags:

    Shooting

    ,

    Gun

    ,

    Attack

    ,

    Sniper

    ,

    Shooter

    ,

    School

    ,

    Elementary

    ,

    Middle

    ,

    High

    ,

    College

    ,

    University

    ,

    Gunman

    ,

    Dealing

    ,

    Handling

    ,

    Stress

    ,

    Emotional

    ,

    Pyschologist

    Comments:

    0 (Read Comments) (Add Comment)

  • Transcripts

    <p>Host: How can I manage my own anxiety as a parent after a school shooting?</p><p>Dr. Hayley Sherwood: For parents, a school shooting may trigger tremendous anxiety, feelings of helplessness, anger and fears about their child's safety and well being. It is important to take steps to promote your own healing including talking about your feelings to release stress, getting plenty of rest and exercise, remembering to eat well, spending time with family and friends, as soon as it feels comfortable returning to a normal routine and doing something positive that will offer a greater sense of control such as volunteering or donating blood. 1</p>

Other Videos