Trauma for kids and adolescents
✓ boys or girls
✓ ages 5 to 18
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Trauma ( 5 to 18 Years old )
Child trauma occurs more than you think. More than two-thirds of children have reported at least 1 traumatic event by age 16.
Potentially traumatic events include:
Psychological, physical, or sexual abuse
Community or school violence
Witnessing or experiencing domestic violence
National disasters or terrorism
Commercial sexual exploitation
Sudden or violent loss of a loved one
Refugee or war experiences.
Military family-related stressors (e.g., deployment, parental loss or injury)
Physical or sexual assault
Neglect
Serious accidents or life-threatening illness.
Elementary School Children may experience:
Feeling anxious or fearful
Feeling guilt or shame
Have a hard time concentrating.
Have difficulty sleeping
Have behavioural problems
Middle and High School Children may experience:
Feeling depressed or alone
Developing eating disorders or self-harming behaviours
Begin to abuse alcohol or drugs.
Becoming involved in risky sexual behaviour
Maladaptive behaviour and anger difficulties.
Methods that I use:
TF-CBT
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is an evidence-based treatment for children and adolescents impacted by trauma and their parents or caregivers. Research shows that TF-CBT successfully resolves a broad array of emotional and behavioral difficulties associated with single, multiple, and complex trauma experiences. It is a short-term, structured intervention lasting from 12 to 26 sessions and has shown a 90% success rate in NC.