Childhood Trauma

EMDR as a Treatment for Childhood Trauma: Does it work?  Key words: EMDR, PTSD, Childhood Trauma, Traumatic Memory What is EMDR? EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing . ² This can be a common treatment for the symptoms that an individual may experience from childhood trauma such as post-traumatic stress disorder. ¹ ² Awareness of EMDR as a treatment plan can lead to more individuals increasing willingness to not only refer others but receive therapy themselves to treat the symptoms of trauma. What Does EMDR Look Like?   From an outside perspective, EMDR can seem taboo and intimidating. However, with a brief explanation of EMDR , hopefully any nervousness and unsureness of EMDR will be resolved. During an EMDR session, the patient will be recalling from the very beginning their traumatic experience.  ¹  They will be imagining their experience.   ¹  During their recall, the patient will focus on the feelings and sensati...

  Childhood Therapy  Therapy is a valuable tool in psychotherapy with children; it is effective in the treatment of mental illness and trauma.  An effective way of helping children work through their trauma is play therapy, this has the therapist follow the child's lead in expressing how the child thinks and what she/he is feeling, because of the difficulty in just verbal communication. The therapist creates a safe and calm space to allow the children to practice play and pretend, allowing the therapeutic alliance to develop.  Child therapy thus play therapy has been recognized by the United Nations Human Rights Council as a right of every child because a child's physical, emotional, social,  and cognitive development is important to be balanced. Child therapy gives a child their foundation and feeling secure, this is important for a child's development and is often mediated through how they interact through therapy.  Therapy is a mechanism by which childr...

  Bullying is Trauma Let's discuss what bullying is, bullying is repeated aggressive behavior when one person (or group) is in a position of power and deliberately intimidates and abuses an individual to hurt that person physically or emotionally¹ . Bull ying takes up a child's emotional well-being but it's the actions that vary. Four types of bullying could occur separately or simultaneously. Bullying can affect a child's mental health leading to anxiety, depression, and loneliness can result in suicide².  Physical bullying;  pushing, hitting, kicking, inappropriate touching, breaking objects, or damaging other stuff intentionally Verbal Bullying; name-calling,threats, demeaning jokes, rumors, and slander Social Bullying; social exclusion, mimicking unkindly, damaging someone 's social reputation, playing menacing jokes to embarrass and humiliate Cyber bullying; abusive, threatening, or hurtful texts, emails, posts, videos, or images, imitating others online  Warn...

 Blog By Hailey Dalton Learning Objectives Learn what group therapy really is about and how effective it is.  Help others understand how group therapy is a safe place for individuals to go. Learn what to expect if you ever go to group therapy Interview with a certified group therapist   How many weeks is group therapy? Depending on the therapist/therapists that is leading it can range from 12 through 13 weeks. What can someone expect when coming to group therapy? They can expect to laugh and cry, even laugh while you cry. It really is just meant to be a safe space for each individual that attends where they can feel comforted and validated in the things that have happened to them. They can expect it to be hard at times and they are going to want to give up. They just need to know that when they feel that urge to give up is when they should keep coming and growing. There is no progress in the comfort zone. Something that is not the case with all group therapies is there ...

Child Abuse as a Form of Trauma ⚠ Trigger Warning : Child abuse can be a difficult topic for individuals to discuss. If the topic of abuse and child abuse is triggering, we suggest that you do not read this article.  Key Words: Child Abuse, Trauma, Victim, Coping        According to research, there is attention on false reports on childhood abuse. ¹ This does not diminish that child abuse is an issue that should be recognized. However, the inability for individuals to talk about and report their childhood abuse has not often been the topic of research. ¹ Understanding this can help us be more aware about child abuse as a form of childhood trauma and being proactive in preventing and coping with it.  What is Child Abuse?       Defining child abuse can be a difficult task due to its variation across different fields. ₃ However, defining what it is can help us identify it in a real-world setting. This can contribute to us re...