Rebecca Carman has created/contributed to resources for counselors and health care workers as well as a number of media projects.
Resources
While nothing can substitute for the high pay, in-depth training and quality supervision human service staff deserve, I created the following easy-to-use, accessible resources to provide support and guidance for some of the difficult situations they face every day.
The SAFE Coordinator’s Handbook: Lessons Learned in Queens
(New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault, 2010.)
This Q and A guide, developed at Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens, NY, is designed for Emergency Department staff caring for victims of sexual assault. Supported in part by the Joyful Heart Foundation, this manual was distributed to rape crisis programs and hospitals throughout the state.
Available as PDF
Helping Kids Heal: 75 Activities to Help Children Recover from Trauma and Loss
(The Bureau for At-Risk Youth, 2004.)
This volume contains activities to use with school-age children after an acutely traumatic event, or in response to the chronic upheaval and loss experienced by children in at-risk communities.
Available from The Bureau for At-Risk Youth at 1-800-99-YOUTH and from Amazon
Conflict Resolution from the Inside Out: Helping Teens Manage Conflict in the Real World
(The Bureau for At-Risk Youth, 2007.)
This reproducible activity book teaches practical skills for handling conflicts, with a focus on addressing the underlying emotional issues influencing how teens approach such situations.
Available from The Bureau for At-Risk Youth at 1-800-99-YOUTH and from Amazon
How Are We Now? Promoting Continued Healing for Our Children
Editor (JPMorganChase, Bright Horizons, and Mercy Corps, 2003.)
This resource guide addressing the anniversary of 9/11 was distributed to 40,000 psychotherapists and other social service staff.
The Doctor-Activist: Physicians Fighting For Social Change
By Ellen Bassuk, M.D. with Rebecca Carman (Plenum, 1996.)
Ten autobiographies of doctors struggling to improve the lives of disadvantaged patients while forwarding important social issues.
Becoming The World
by Laura Simms with editing by Rebecca Carman (Mercy Corps, 2003.)
Written by master storyteller Laura Simms, Becoming the World includes tales gathered from around the world as well as companion guidelines and activities.
On The Ground After 9/11
Editors: Yael Danieli, Ph.D. and Robert Dingman, Ed.D. with contributions by Rebecca Carman and many others (Haworth Press, 2005.)
Accounts by mental health professionals in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks.
Community Care for Homeless Families: A Program Design Manual
By Ellen Bassuk, M.D., Rebecca Carman and Linda Weinreb, M.D. (National Center on Family Homelessness, 1990.)
This manual, distributed by the Interagency Council on the Homeless, describes a long-term plan for reducing homelessness and improving the well-being of homeless families.
Media Projects
I have worked on a number of projects, often in collaboration with others, using interviews and photographs to raise awareness regarding social issues and show that well-conceived programs can make a difference.
Spotlight on Social Work
When I Was Six
SAFE Photo Video Project
Changing The Odds: Profiles of Formerly Homeless Mothers and their Case Managers
Homeless Children In The Kidstart Program
Exeter Mill Reflections
Interviews with former workers at the Exeter Manufacturing Company in New Hampshire, along with photographs by Larry Maglott and an annotated history of the mill.