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The impact of childhood trauma
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This Course Includes
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- Course Instructor Synergetica (Liedani CC)
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Description
It is well documented that early childhood trauma negatively affects the development of children and prevents them from reaching their full potential in adulthood. The purpose of this Module is not only to plant some seeds to think differently about childhood trauma but also to nip unhelpful ways of thinking in the bud. By planting seeds for new ways of thinking, the hope is that innovative approaches around trauma treatment and healing will take root.
What you’ll learn
- How children learn to adapt and grow around their painful past experiences.
- Overview of child development.
- Possibilities for healing.
- Relationship between childhood trauma and illness or pathology.
- The impact of childhood trauma on society.
- What is trauma and what is not trauma.
Here is exactly what we cover in this course:
Child development and growth in children are often compared to a plant that is grown from seed. Although seed have the potential to become something greater (a flower or a tree), it needs the right environment and circumstances to reach its potential and become what it was intended to be. When a plant is not thriving, we must investigate the possible reasons. However, when children are not developing as expected, or when their behaviour is challenging, the question is often asked – “what is wrong with the child?”
Trees often develop gnarls in response to environmental stressors (such as intense winds or physical damage). Similarly, trauma leaves its mark on physical and mental health well into adulthood as children learn to adapt and grow around their painful past experiences. Various adaptations that result from childhood trauma is covered in this module.
Dormant trauma can be triggered at any stage by a wide array of circumstances. Unhealed psychological wounds and physical wounds both hurt just as much (even decades) later, as when the wound was originally suffered. Behaviour observed in others is often misunderstood and might be triggered by an unhealed childhood emotional wound.
If we could look at trauma responses and behavioural adaptations from a different angle we would think differently about pathology. Viewing pathology or mental and physical health problems as a dynamic process to be engaged with, rather than an evil force to be feared or battled, can ultimately expand the possibilities for healing.
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Course Curriculum
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Introduction
- The impact of childhood trauma
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Child development in a nutshell
- The impact of childhood trauma
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Bend or break
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Gnarls, burls and knotted limbs
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Conclusion
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References and recommended reading list
- The impact of childhood trauma
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Assessment
- The impact of childhood trauma
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