Effects of and Interventions for Childhood Trauma from Infancy Through Adolescence : Pain Unspeakable

ISBN-13: 9780789008565 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 196 str.

Sandra B. Hutchison

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Hutchison, a child therapist, explores trauma-related topics pertaining to children of all ages from a variety of cultures and countries, in this reference for professional and nonprofessional caregivers of children who have been traumatized. Research on post-traumatic stress disorder and stress-related symptoms is reviewed, and treatments are brie

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• 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
  

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