CYC 802 Chapter Notes - Chapter Articles: Lesse, Hypervigilance

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Child and Youth Care
• Course: CYC 802
• Professor: Anne Black

Document Summary

Discoveri(cid:374)g childre(cid:374)"s respo(cid:374)ses to trau(cid:373)a: a respo(cid:374)se based narrative practice (cid:894)yue(cid:374)(cid:895) The ability to fo(cid:272)us o(cid:374) (cid:272)hildre(cid:374)"s respo(cid:374)ses to trau(cid:373)a can aid in conversations about their actual trauma, without re-traumatizing a child. After experiencing trauma children tend to apply negative connotations to themselves due to the emotional pain they are suffering (cid:894)i"(cid:373) (cid:272)raz(cid:455), da(cid:373)aged, falli(cid:374)g apart, et(cid:272)(cid:895) and carry this with them throughout their entire life. Contemporary discourse shows child trauma survivors as victims, leads to long-term negative identity conclusions for the child; defined by the story of their trauma. Helplessness becomes the dominant story of traumatized children, which erases their sense of agency, although usuall(cid:455) rooted i(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:373)passio(cid:374) (cid:894)(cid:862) he (cid:449)o(cid:374)"t get o(cid:448)er it(cid:863)(cid:895) Within the dominant psychological cultural beliefs and theories about children, it seems that children are often not consulted about their thoughts/actions/problem-solving skills. Within diagnosis, (cid:272)hildre(cid:374)"s se(cid:374)se of age(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:455) is lesse(cid:374)ed, (cid:449)hile relia(cid:374)(cid:272)e o(cid:374) professio(cid:374)al knowledge is increased (through medication, need for therapy, etc)