Part 1 ( 200 words count) Lanktree and Briere (2017) list the primary types of t

Part 1 ( 200 words
count)
Lanktree and Briere
(2017) list the primary types of trauma experienced by children:
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Child abuse (physical, sexual, and psychological).
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Emotional and physical neglect.
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Witnessing violence.
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Community violence.
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Accidents and disasters.
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Traumatic loss.
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Serious mental illness or injury.
For this discussion,
choose one of the above trauma that is of interest to you.
In your post:
·
Discuss how you would assess a child experiencing the selected
trauma. Are there special tools, resources, or techniques? Be specific.
·
Define the signs and symptoms of this child. Provide specific
and objective measurements.
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Identify and ethical or cultural considerations while assessing
this child.
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Discuss what aspects of safety you would consider while working
with this child.
Part 2 ( 150
word count)
Respond to peer post. In
your response, you could include additional forms of assessment, additional
ethical or cultural considerations, or questions regarding the assessment
process.
The trauma that I focused on for this discussion post is
children/youth witnessing violence within the house/family. This is something
that I have unfortunately seen a lot within my current organization. I am
currently trying to provide counseling to youth who have experienced this and
am working through these events.
An
assessment that I would use to help assess the level of functioning and effects
from the traumatic event would be the TSCC or trauma symptom checklist for
children. This checklist is administered every 3 months. It has been shown in
studies to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety as well as decrease
symptoms of post-traumatic stress (Lanktree,
2016). I would use the assessment to score the client’s
thoughts and feelings towards certain events relating to them witness violence.
I would then reassess throughout treatment to determine the level of
functioning and response to treatment. Through my organization, we complete
assessments close to this. We also address the clients ACES and their scoring.
To score and assess a client dealing with domestic violence it is important to
address their symptom checklist and their ACES. By doing so you are addressing
both their environmental, social and family functioning.
Some
symptoms that a child may be experience trauma from violence in the family are Dissociation,
including depersonalization, derealization, and disengagement ,Identity
disturbance, including attachment-related problems in self and boundary
awareness and affect dysregulation, involving a relative inability to tolerate
or control emotions and painful internal states, often leading to
“externalized” behaviors (Lanktree, 2016). When
there is witness to violence in the homes there may also be an increase in
distrust and isolation between the child and members of the household.
It
is important when working with children/ families to be mindful of cultural
factors. For some cultures and beliefs there may be different views towards
arguments or violence in the household. I have experienced at my job a family
of a different cultural background. They would get into physical altercations.
The child displayed symptoms of trauma. However, the parents explained that per
their culture they are not doing anything wrong. As a social worker it is
important to practice cultural competence and be mindful of differences and
barriers that may occur.
A
safety intervention I would apply would be confidentiality between the work I
am doing with the child. I would build rapport and make sure they feel safe and
comfortable. I would however start to build relationships and connections
between there family systems. When caretakers are feeling more supported by
“the system,” and receiving attention for their own stresses and needs, they
are often more protective and supportive of their children (Lanktree,
2016). although
the parental system is stressful it might help to address an overall concern
and build a sense of security and safety for all members involved.

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