Services for Kids

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Services for Kids
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Interestingly enough, a large portion of that
25 percent were kids who were initially referred
for runaway.They scored the highest in
terms of self-esteem, self-preservation, and
ability to differentiate responsibility.
When we did sample psychological testing of that
whole group, heres what we found Overall, the
children in the problem category tested out
much healthier mentally.They showed
higher self-esteem, stronger self-preservation
instincts, and a clearer sense of who was
responsible for what.
Cathleen Brooks
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Things may be fine
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• Youre not alone
• Its not your fault
• These are illnesses

• People with problems can and do recover
• Youre worthy
• you deserve help

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• Accessible to all children
• Context of kids realities
• Create safety
• Respect defenses

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• Creativity (with safety)
• Healing environment
• Respect and concern

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Resilience?
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The Safe (Strong) Container
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Working With Families
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Parents Trauma Histories

• Attachment
• Regulation
• Judgment
• Anxiety
• Self-absorption
• Protection
• Responsibility

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A Few Skills

• Hope
• Willingness
• Empowerment
• Support network
• Self-awareness
• Insight
• Attachment
• Proactivity
• Planning
• Affiliation
• Direction
• Purpose

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Family Recovery(White Savage, 2005)

• Health and functioning
• Subsystem relationships
• Roles, rules, rituals
• External relationships
• ? kids risk

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• Physical, psychological, social, spiritual
• Family living skills
• Parent and recovery strategies
• Life skills (e.g., conflict, communication,
  problems, nutrition)
• Tailored to learning challenges

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Flood Control
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Trauma Support and Treatment
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Vision Trauma-Informed Care
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Single-Session TherapyNot a Good Idea.
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Safety First

• Normalize
• Negotiate
• Self-regulation
• Pacing
• Talk to the amygdala
• Monitor medications
• Safe environment?
• Take care of yourself

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Building Trust

• Radar
• Defenses
• Boundaries
• Pass the test
• Mistakes
• Connection
• Authenticity
• Navigate emotions

Build Trust
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• Involve consumers
• Be a teacher
• Answer the big question
• Triage challenges
• Collaborate
• Build skills
• Talk to strengths
• Point to resources
• Embody Hope
• Foster the vision

Focus on Empowerment
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Art for Kids (Safely)
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What makes them effective?

• Mainstream, e.g.
• CBT, TF-CBT
• EMDR
• Systematic Desensitization, Exposure
• DBT
• TREM
• Seeking Safety
• Approaching Mainstream, e.g.
• Mindfulness, MBCT, MI-CBT
• Art, music, equestrian therapy
• Neurofeedback
• Somatic and Somatosensory, e.g.
• Somatic Experiencing
• Trauma Resiliency Model/Veterans Resiliency Model
• Somatic Trauma Therapy
• Trauma Releasing Exercises
• Tapping (e.g., TFT, EFT)
• Craniosacral Therapy

All Kinds of Approaches
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No Great Mystery

• Motivation
• Targeting symptoms
• Reconnecting with the body
• Visualization
• Making it concrete
• Replacing thoughts
• Managing emotions
• Breaking down problems
• Being here now
• Inner observer
• Integration

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A Few Recovery Tools

• Attunement
• Breathing
• Observing
• Presence
• Labeling emotions
• Mindfulness
• Yoga, etc.
• Exercise
• Massage
• Side to side
• Peak experiences
• Appreciation

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Ritual and Healing

• Ritual and the brain
• In recovery activities
• Finding safe rituals
• Self-designed rituals
• Faith rituals
• Family rituals
• Community rituals

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Meaning, Purpose, Transformation

• Posttraumatic growth
• Grieving
• Forgiveness
• Atonement
• Acceptance

• New meaning
• Strength at the broken places
• Transcendence
• Transformation

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Determining Percentages of Responsibility
(Scurfield, 2006)
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Trauma-Informed Systems
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The Nexus Prevention, Treatment, Recovery
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A culture rooted in
Safety
Choice
Trustworthiness
Collaboration
Empowerment
(Roger Fallot, PhD Sidran Institute)
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All aspects
All groups
A new routine
Thinking
Understanding
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A Few Placesto Start

• www.trauma-pages.org
• http//mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/nctic/
• www.ptsd.va.gov
• pamelawoll_at_sbcglobal.net

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Resilience Grows Back
Pam Woll(773) 334-7531pamelawoll_at_sbcglobal.net
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