Latino Families in Therapy Second Edition was published in 2014. Celia Jeas Falicov who is a clinical psychologist, author and currently teaching at the University of California in San Diego wrote the book. As the main contributor of the book Celia’s goal is to help others understand the importance of being competent when working with Latino Families and acknowledging that because the families come from a different background than those giving the interventions we must find therapeutic approaches that will benefit the Latino community. Falicov gives great insight to the different Latino communities that we could encounter and successful evidence based practices that can be used such as a meeting place for culture and therapy (MECA).
The following is a case study for Anamalia, Kokomalu and Eloni, a family that has been torn apart due to the aggressive nature of Eloni, who has physically abused his younger brother, has been suspended from school temporarily for attempting to stab a fellow classmate and is showing signs of substance abuse. Eloni has been placed in foster care and the family has been referred to counseling. During Eloni’s counseling sessions it was discovered that he was abused by his previous step-father and is showing signs of PTSD. Impact It has been shown that children that are placed in foster care or torn from their families experience a lack of trust for their parents.
The podcast, The Trauma Therapist Project- The Military Series by Guy MacPherson with Lt. Eric Strom gives listeners an inside look on what it's like to be a trauma therapist and how the interviewee became an expert in the field of trauma. Let's take a brief look into who Eric Strom is, why he became interested in social work, why he chose to specialize in trauma with veterans, challenges he faced while working in the field, and valuable advice he has for non-veteran therapists and new upcoming therapists.
• The readings this week address the issues of introducing trauma informed care principles into the screening (experienced by every client in every service area) and inpatient settings. 1) Please discuss how trauma informed principals can change these settings for the better and provide examples from your experience as to either how TIC principals work or about situations where they might improve the setting and treatment. Trauma informed principals can change the way screening is done in an inpatient setting by many professionals integrating trauma principals into their practice. Awareness of how traumatic experiences are for many individuals and in findings that many of the individual carry unrecognized trauma.
Over 75% of the veterans in the study reported that they experienced PPD in their life (Carlson, Gavert, Macia, Ruzek, & Burling, 2013). Conclusion According to the study the relationship between veterans and various mental health issues are related to high percentages of homelessness. Almost all of the veterans that participated in the study experienced some form of trauma and at least 30% experienced multiple types of trauma (Carlson, Gavert, Macia, Ruzek, & Burling,
It should also trigger assessment of revictimization” (Cotter 1). This is more evidence supporting again how childhood trauma cause mental health problems when the person gets into adulthood, but also says that it can lead to
Introduction This report will identify and explain the following cultural backgrounds: African Americans, Asian Americans-Pacific Islanders, Hispanics-Latinos/Latinas and Native Americans-Alaska Natives with the purpose of connecting how cultural backgrounds correlate to alcohol and drug treatment. It is in the hopes that this research will allow for the growth of rehabilitation facilities with regard to how they approach treatment for clients with different cultural backgrounds. It’s also hoped that the amount of unsuccessfully treated clients will decrease. Discussion of Findings African Americans have always found hope and support though spirituality within the church.
Stabilization and Resuscitation of the Pediatric Trauma Patient 1. Discuss pediatric trauma mechanisms. The mechanisms of injury with pediatric trauma, in general, is something called prime middle death distribution from ATLS or ITLS which helps us classify injuries into the events that may happen or any interventions that may occur based on life. The first peak if we look at the aggregation of the data where death occurs is immediate and these are un-survivable injuries that occur at the time of an incident.
In the novel, The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien, a character by the name of Norman Bowker becomes suicidal, and can not successfully return back to his “normal life” after experiencing the traumatizing death of Kiowa. PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, is a disorder in when a person can’t overcome a traumatizing event that has happened in his or her life. It can lead to nightmares of the event, lack of concentration, and a lack of sleep. It can also lead to suicidal thoughts, depression, anxiety, and other mental disorders. People suffering from PTSD can have a higher risk of suicide or self harm, as depicted in the novel.
Psychotherapeutic Treatment: It is understandable that some children and teenagers will do everything they possibly can to avoid the feelings they are having. Yet, attempts to avoid or escape their emotions and feelings can make them worse, which is why I chose to implement trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT). This has been adaptive for many sexually abused victims and others, is actually developed for kids and is seen to be highly effective. It incorporates both behavioral and cognitive components as well implementing family and supportive elements. Some of the major components of the treatment are psychoeducation and parenting strategies, relaxation, affective expression and regulation, cognitive coping, trauma narrative and processing, in vivo exposure, conjoint parent child sessions and enhancing personal safety.
Childhood fears and adult traumas are stored differently in the brain than happy memories. They are buried like porous capsules deep in the primitive regions, below awareness and beyond easy reach of conscious thinking and talking. They are buried so deep that they are separated from the normal flow of life, and so time cannot work its natural healing powers. There is a vast psychological literature on the diverse ways people are held back by these hidden capsules. Often, they don’t feel fully grounded or empowered.
Throughout the studies mentioned above, it seems indicated that childhood trauma or abuse causes DID. However, there are a few numbers of researchers who criticized the conventional link between the two; they questioned the studies’ objectivity. The majority of experiments do not seem to support the relationship between the disorder in adulthood and child abuse. Also, during experiments, the researchers do not show control for overlapped conditions of other disorders, not only those of DID, which does not highlight any correlation between child abuse and dissociative disorders. Lastly, it is indicated that there has been a decrease in reports of abuse and mental disorder because the participants’ stories of dysfunctional behavior in their families
Additional risk factors include having a caregiver who has untreated/unresolved trauma and who may have difficulty with affect regulation, depression, anxiety, and/or hostility/aggression (Harris, et al., 2004). Being a member of a high-risk group such as: having Native American, Alaskan Native, African American, and mixed-race decent (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2008); being a homeless youth, LGBTQ+; and/or being a youth whose parents have a criminal record or history of mental illness can impede on the adolescent’s resiliency and ability to cope with trauma (Costello et al.,
Wellington Gomez Professor Siobhan Pokorney SOC 32605: Trauma and Resilience in Society March 16th, 2023 Trauma and recovery (Chapter 4) Various psychological impacts of imprisonment were comprehensively addressed in Chapter 4 of Trauma and Recovery. This further underlines the importance of a complex understanding of trauma in the process of healing victims of political violence and conflict. Throughout the narrative of conflict and political violence, Herman emphasizes the psychological implications of confinement.
Can a history of childhood trauma have impact on happiness as an adult? I would conduct my study using the correlational method. My research would include children who have experienced trauma and see how they are coping. I would also interview adults who have experienced trauma as children and see how they are coping. I would listen for common threads, traits and experiences in their stories.
