jameon's closet
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Jameon's Closet is a story about the importance of talking about feelings. It is meant as a resource for counselors, therapists and educators who work with children. It is especially useful in encouraging children to share troubling trauma memories in therapy.TRANSCRIPT
Shauna Havlina, M.A., LMFTLeanne Richter, M.A.
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Jameon’s ClosetPublished by Th e Trauma Network
First published 2011
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Th is book is dedicated to our clients. Th eir resiliency and bravery inspire us every day.
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Jameon has a problem….
His grandma told him to clean out his closet.
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� is wouldn’t normally be a problem, but Jameon is scared to open the door.
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For the last year, every time he had something he didn’t want to look at anymore: an old magazine, a dirty sock, an empty juice box, he threw it in the closet.
It just felt like too much work to pick up that
stinky piece of trash, walk ALL THE WAY
to the garage, and throw it in the trash can.
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At � rst it was no big deal. Grandma even let him play his game for an extra hour one day because
his room looked so clean!
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Until that closet looked like it was about to BURST!
But really, his room wasn’t clean at all. � e
mess just kept getting worse and
worse. � e pile grew bigger and bigger.
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Soon he couldn’t fool grandma anymore. She started to smell something a little funny coming from under the door.
And then she realized Jameon didn’t have any more socks.
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10 Jameon’s ClosetAnd it just feels like too much work.
So now he has to clean out the closet. Or he can’t play his game for a whole month.
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Luckily, Grandma knows someone who can help. Jon is a counselor.
He comes over to talk and he helps when things get rough.
Jon said it was going to be okay.
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To read and purchase the remainder of the book please visit
www.thetraumanetwork.com
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Jameon's Closet is a story about the importance of talking about feelings. It is meant as a resource for counselors, therapists and educators who work with children. It is
especially useful in encouraging children to share troubling trauma memories in therapy.
Published by: Th e Trauma Network
www.thetraumanetwork.com