The Core Concepts Of The National Child Trauma Stress Network

Other health problems arise when the trauma from past experiences such as abuse or violence in the home cause long term effects in the children. The needs of children in foster care are multifaceted and the problems are exacerbated when the resources in the community are scarce and when the service system is fragmented (Halfon, Berkowitz, & Klee, 1993). Due to the complexity of their problems and the degree of vulnerability, a well-trained and

These core concepts state the “challenges to the social contract, including legal and ethical issues, affect trauma response and recovery” while also “working with trauma-exposed children can evoke distress in providers that makes it more difficult for them to provide good care” (NCTSN, 2012, p. 5). These aspects will be important to continue to value and remember when identifying as a social worker and applying ethical social work principles from the CSWE standards previously mentioned. Understanding how trauma affects not only our clients, but also ourselves as the worker can be a helpful reminder to practice self-care and become more self-aware in the work we are doing in order to be able to respond to these situations and work with our clients in an ethical

A child’s sense of self as separate from the world is formulated early in development. Children exposed to early trauma, especially by a primary care giver, develop a distorted sense of the self, others, and the world. When exposed to trauma, children become overwhelmed and are unable to effectively self-regulate thus leading to a disjointed sense of self. They have a tendency to lose hope and expect that life will be dangerous thus challenging their ability to survive (Terr, 1992). Survival becomes the predominant drive for children exposed to trauma and their focus becomes toward responding and adapting to a potentially threatening environment. Feelings of trust and the sense of self become compromised as resources are allocated toward coping with threats. Traumatized children experience guilt and low self-esteem and perceive themselves as unlovable and unworthy of protection or love (Johnson, 1985, 1987).

In the case study by Ghosh-Ippen, Lieberman, and NCTSN Core Curriculum on Childhood Trauma Task Force (2012), Amarika is an 18-month-old girl who witnessed the shooting of her mother Makisha at a neighborhood park. Her mother survived the shooting, but was in the hospital for some time after to recover. Her grandmother, Marlene Lawrence, cared for Amarika. Mrs. Lawrence reported that Amarika was refusing to eat and having difficulty sleeping. This is when the social worker, Carla, was contacted to provide trauma intervention for Amarika.

Abuse is a big issue that people face and it is especially harder for young children because being young, it is harder for them to be able to comprehend what is going on and it is even harder to them to get help. Children in the foster care system go through a lot because not only have the two people who are supposed to love and care for them gave them away, but also because they are thrown into the foster care system. In this system sometime, they have to go through being abused, maltreated and neglected by the people who are supposed to care for them and this is a major concern for me because children deserve to be better than that. They are our tomorrow and what they are taught at a young age is what they will carry with them growing up. Therefore in this paper I am going to be discussing the abuse, maltreated and neglected that these children go through and how social worker go about helping these children to make sure that they are safe. The keywords for researching articles that will support a research plan for this assignment are “Abuse and young children,” “children and foster care

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) will be used to meet the treatment goals for Neveah’s case. According to Child Welfare Information Gateway (2012), TF-CBT is an evidenced-based treatment approach for children and adolescents experiencing trauma-related mental and/or behavioral health difficulties. The treatment approach is applicable to a variety of clients as it is designed to be used with children ages three to eighteen (Lawson & Quinn, 2013). TF-CBT utilizes individual and family sessions to reduce negative emotional and behavioral responses from youth who have experienced a traumatic event(s) (Child Welfare Information Gateway, 2012). Furthermore, the treatment addresses maladaptive beliefs regarding the trauma and provides skills training and support for parents (Child Welfare Information Gateway, 2012). TF-CBT is effective for a variety of trauma’s including sexual abuse, domestic violence, and a traumatic loss (Child Welfare Information Gateway, 2012). According to Lawson and Quinn (2013), TF-CBT is the best-known approach to treatment trauma in children and adolescents. It is also an evidenced-based approach for treatment complex trauma in youth (Lawson & Quinn, 2013).

Exposure to traumatic experiences and consequent complex and varied mental health needs are among the most challenging problem facing foster care youth today (Mckay, Lynn & Bannnon, 2005) . Children in care are more likely to have been exposed to multiple forms of traumatic experiences, such as physical or sexual abuse, neglect, family and/or community violence, trafficking or commercial sexual exploitation, or sexual abuse, bullying, or loss of loved ones. Consequently, trauma experienced by children in foster care is often complex and left untreated permeant permanently effecting the overall growth and development resulting in lasting repercussions felt years later. Some examples of traumatic symptoms include behavioral problems, separation anxiety, and extreme impulsivity (Klain, E. J., & White, A. R. 2013 ). When humans are young, their world often revolves around their parents or care-givers. They are the source of safety and security, of love and understanding, of nurturance and support. A child experiencing trauma or abuse develops strategies, which become coping mechanisms to enable day-to-day functioning. They help the child detach from the emotional and physical pain of events, especially if it continues over a long period of time (Henderson, 2006 ). An abundant amount of literature citations? justify justifies the importance of trauma informed interventions focusing not only on treating symptoms of trauma, such as complex mental health, but also focusing on the

Your introduction is very engaging and emphasizes the important role of communication after experiencing trauma. I believe your topic is very relatable because there is a sense of denial, seclusion, and dissociation that correlates with trauma and loss that many of us have experienced. Open communication within a family unit provides opportunities to express thoughts and feelings and develop appropriate coping strategies (Zambianchi & Bitti, 2014). In your intro you stated, "The impact childhood trauma has on our society and on children." As a suggestion, maybe you could expand on this statement or state specific impacts childhood trauma has on our society or on children. I love your examples of evidenced based interventions and how

The population of victims suffering from traumatic childhood experience fall into a group of adults that suffer from disturbances in mental, social, emotional and physical which is a minority group problem due to the majority of persons experiencing overall “good” health. It is incorrect to assume that there is a specific type of trauma that can impact a child in a specific way, it is also incorrect to assume that the adult who suffers from childhood trauma is a majority population (National Traumatic Child Stress Network, 2016). Trauma that specific ethnicities experience should also be handle with specific care to promote evidence based practice, if studies show that a certain ethnic group is more prone to a specific form of childhood trauma then social work practitioners should know this inform before to best assist their clients. Childhood trauma affects victims that are any racial population, and causes them to exhibit unhealthy social behavior for a prolonged period of time until they receive the assistance needed to help them cope appropriately and become healthy, citizens of society. In general, the vulnerability of youth allow them to be greater affected by traumatic occurrences and their ethnicity heightens their probability in having certain types of traumatic type of

The authors of the book are Perry and Szalavitz, a psychiatrist and a journalist respectively. The short stories covered in this book or rather a child psychiatrist notebook explains various clinical cases that Perry handles. The authors meant to show how traumatized children can be treated and the lesson drawn from understanding their loss, the contribution of love and the healing process as shown in (Perry & Szalavitz, 2006). Perry presents his case studies with an impression of early intervention as a breakthrough in helping traumatized children. But also provided strategies to assist in handling the later stages of the trauma. The book is both resourceful for professional and layman use in addressing trauma cases. Nurturing

In the United States, more than 3 million children and adolescents experience some type of traumatic events (Schwarz E.D., Perry B.D., 1994). Such events may involve violence in home, school or street, death or hospital stays and medical

In this chapter I briefly introduce the topic of secondary trauma and its impact on Children’s Caseworkers who work with traumatized children. Next I explain the problem statement and the research question. In the last sections of the chapter, I include a list of key definitions and limitations and delimitations, explain my perspective as researcher of this study.

Posttraumatic stress disorder is becoming an ever-growing topic off concern within the childhood and young adolescent community, this topic is brought up in multiple settings including school, child protective services, and the foster care system. PTSD in our youth can happen through numerous ways and does not always occur from physical or sexual abuse, it can occur through natural disasters or even community dysfunction however the effects from the trauma suffered can last a lifetime. “The most basic definition of Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric sequel to a stressful event or situation of an exceptionally threatening or catastrophic in nature.” (Kassam-Adams, & Winston, 2004, p.409). In the event that a client suffers

For many of the young people at LAYN the violence and trauma they experienced throughout their life, almost always chronic and pervasive, is unimaginable. The vast majority of RHY and foster youth have experienced complex trauma, and the young people at LAYN are no different. These young people come to LAYN having experienced multiple and concurrent traumas throughout their short lifetime including: physical, emotional and sexual abuse-often within the caretaking relationship, community violence, victimization and sexual exploitation, extreme poverty and homelessness, parental mental illness, substance abuse and incarceration, and abandonment, illness and death. The traumas that RHY and foster youth experience are compounded by their attachment history, developmental stage in life and their experiences of discrimination and oppression throughout society.

Claudia witness a mugging in her neighborhood which was very traumatic and caused her to be very anxious and “needy”. It was reported that Claudia will display loud outburst crying behavior which was said by mother to be out of normal behavior or Claudia. The social worker working with this case suggested using child-center therapy to intervene in Claudia case. As social workers using quantitative tools believe that this tool has a habit of being more specific to the effecting problem. Such as trauma assessment; trauma assessment is a more in-dept. exploration of the nature of severity of the traumatic event, the impact of those events, current trauma-related symptoms and functional impairments (NCTSN, 2012). It is ideal that social worker be more aware of the child surroundings and also understand the family dynamics. In the Hispanic community mental health may not be notice and acknowledge at a serious