Effects of Interventions for Childhood Trauma From Infancy Through - Pain Unspeakable

Informationen zum Autor Sandra Hutchison Zusammenfassung Successfully reach out and help children through the worst times of their young lives! Effects of and Interventions for Childhood Trauma from Infancy Through Adolescence: Pain Unspeakable explores an array of trauma-related topics pertaining to children of all ages from a variety of cultures and countries. This book covers the various ego stages of child development and addresses how each one is affected by traumatic experiences. This easy-to-read resource serves as a readily available reference for caregiversprofessional or otherwisewho work with or encounter a child who has been traumatized. In Effects of and Interventions for Childhood Trauma from Infancy Through Adolescence, you’ll find actual accounts of traumatic incidents throughout the world, focused specifically on those incidents that have the most devastating impact on large groups of children. This book reviews the research on post-traumatic stress disorder and stress-response related symptoms with brief descriptions of treatments for you to use with children who suffer from posttraumatic stress. Special features of this important tool consist of with an extensive list of organizations and crisis hotline numbers as well as recommended reading, video, and curricula resources. Effects of and Interventions for Childhood Trauma from Infancy Through Adolescence examines traumatic situations from many angles, including: the many faces of traumaaccidents, fire, natural disasters developmental considerations, including ego development, memory development, and the development of fears and responses the way children respond to traumatic incidents the types of interventionsindividual, group, family, pharmacological, and school-based cultural considerations from around the globe how to establish a school-based Trauma Response Team Effects of and Interventions for Childhood Trauma from Infancy Through Adolescence includes real case studies, fictional sample cases, and suggestions that walk you step-by-step through the possible scenarios that can occur with children during or after a traumatic event. Each section of the book ends with a helpful summary highlighting the most important information. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword (Frank Njenga) Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Understanding the Many Faces of Trauma A Definition of Trauma Threats or Acts of Violence School Bus Accidents Fire Incidents Natural Disasters Other Traumas Faced by Children Summary Chapter 2. Developmental Considerations Psychosocial Stages of Ego Development Memory Development Traumatic Fears of Children Children’s Understanding of Death Cultural Considerations Summary Chapter 3. How Children Respond to Traumatic Incidents Common Posttraumatic Stress Reactions of Children Specific PTSD and Stress-Response-Related Symptoms Terrorism and War Trauma Reactions and Symptoms Cultural Considerations Summary Chapter 4. Intervention Individual Interventions Group Interventions Family Interventions Pharmacological Interventions School-Based Interventions Cultural Considerations Summary Chapter 5. Establishing a School-Based Trauma Response Team Responsibilities of the Trauma Response Team Trauma Response Team Checklist Preparing for the Media Faculty and Staff Group Debri...

List of contents

• Foreword (Frank Njenga)
  
• Acknowledgments
  
• Introduction
  
• Chapter 1. Understanding the Many Faces of Trauma
  
• A Definition of Trauma
  
• Threats or Acts of Violence
  
• School Bus Accidents
  
• Fire Incidents
  
• Natural Disasters
  
• Other Traumas Faced by Children
  
• Summary
  
• Chapter 2. Developmental Considerations
  
• Psychosocial Stages of Ego Development
  
• Memory Development
  
• Traumatic Fears of Children
  
• Children's Understanding of Death
  
• Cultural Considerations
  
• Summary
  
• Chapter 3. How Children Respond to Traumatic Incidents
  
• Common Posttraumatic Stress Reactions of Children
  
• Specific PTSD and Stress-Response-Related Symptoms
  
• Terrorism and War Trauma Reactions and Symptoms
  
• Cultural Considerations
  
• Summary
  
• Chapter 4. Intervention
  
• Individual Interventions
  
• Group Interventions
  
• Family Interventions
  
• Pharmacological Interventions
  
• School-Based Interventions
  
• Cultural Considerations
  
• Summary
  
• Chapter 5. Establishing a School-Based Trauma Response Team
  
• Responsibilities of the Trauma Response Team
  
• Trauma Response Team Checklist
  
• Preparing for the Media
  
• Faculty and Staff Group Debriefings
  
• Summary
  
• Epilogue
  
• Resources
  
• Books, Curricula, and Video Resources
  
• Crisis Hotline Numbers
  
• Organizations
  
• References
  
• Index
  

About the author

Sandra Hutchison

Product details

• Authors: Sandra Hutchison, Hutchison Sandra
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2004
• EAN: 9780789024282
• ISBN: 978-0-7890-2428-2
• No. of pages: 188
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Pediatrics, Paediatric medicine, Paediatric medicine / child and adolescent medicine