Developed by Jeanette Yoffe, M.F.T. for Parents and Professionals as well as Adoptees and Foster Youth to educate about the emotional, psychological lifelong special needs for this population.
County Lines Fact sheet - A quick guide to what you need to knowAlex Clapson
The first line of defence is the trust built up between trusted adults & children. If we approach young people with an open mind, our age is no barrier to working with children (so long as we don’t try to be cool / acting younger than our chronological age).
Be Yourself – “Real Recognises Real”
Children need to be able to rely upon their Foster Carers / Social Workers / & other trusted adults, however, too often, these people change with regular frequency which adds to the challenges for children to open up & tell a trusted adult if they have concerns or feel vulnerable.
Trust Reliability Time Empathy A safe-space
Community Care Live (May 2014) Presentation by Richard Cross and Linda Moss
Five Rivers Child Care attended Community Care and gave a talk on Trauma and Attachment informed practice for children in residential and foster care. It was felt to be so helpful that it was repeated in the afternoon and generated many queries from practitioners.
When a child has been abused and neglected they have often suffered physical trauma directly or by witnessing it with others and we now know that this impedes their physiological development and their brain capacity - they suffer emotional and physical developmental delays and have problems with learning.
Foster carers and residential staff at Five Rivers are being trained on an ongoing basis as research informs our practice, to help work with the traumatised child. In addition a child will often have problems with poor attachment, the two making each other worse. Our work helps us identify the types of help a child needs while they are in placement and gives us 'every day' ways of working - even by the non-professional therapist.
This being part of the professional therapeutic team is what helps Five Rivers get results for the children they care for. It is part of what makes our carers commit to above and beyond what many will do.
Five Rivers challenges the local authorities to make commitments to their children's placements to allow sufficient time to work with the children and make a real difference.
Where there are good partnership relationships this has really benefited the children in their residential and fostering placements. We have excellent successes in placements lasting well despite being sorely tested.
Definition of Grief. Review of 5 stages of grief by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. Ways we can help youth who are greiving. How to make separation or loss easier.
As a Parent
- Frustrated from kids not listening?
- Tired from yelling at the people you love the most?
- Exhausted from feeling everything being a battle?
Being a parent is one of the most challenging roles we will ever have in our lives and unfortunately our contemporary society gives absolutely no training on how to be a good parent. We all love our kids but from my experience the ABC’s of parenting which are the love, common sense and natural instinct were not enough for me to help me raise my kids in a way that was serving them.
Learning the EFG’s of Parenting helped me transform my life and the lives of parents who learn them.
County Lines Fact sheet - A quick guide to what you need to knowAlex Clapson
The first line of defence is the trust built up between trusted adults & children. If we approach young people with an open mind, our age is no barrier to working with children (so long as we don’t try to be cool / acting younger than our chronological age).
Be Yourself – “Real Recognises Real”
Children need to be able to rely upon their Foster Carers / Social Workers / & other trusted adults, however, too often, these people change with regular frequency which adds to the challenges for children to open up & tell a trusted adult if they have concerns or feel vulnerable.
Trust Reliability Time Empathy A safe-space
Community Care Live (May 2014) Presentation by Richard Cross and Linda Moss
Five Rivers Child Care attended Community Care and gave a talk on Trauma and Attachment informed practice for children in residential and foster care. It was felt to be so helpful that it was repeated in the afternoon and generated many queries from practitioners.
When a child has been abused and neglected they have often suffered physical trauma directly or by witnessing it with others and we now know that this impedes their physiological development and their brain capacity - they suffer emotional and physical developmental delays and have problems with learning.
Foster carers and residential staff at Five Rivers are being trained on an ongoing basis as research informs our practice, to help work with the traumatised child. In addition a child will often have problems with poor attachment, the two making each other worse. Our work helps us identify the types of help a child needs while they are in placement and gives us 'every day' ways of working - even by the non-professional therapist.
This being part of the professional therapeutic team is what helps Five Rivers get results for the children they care for. It is part of what makes our carers commit to above and beyond what many will do.
Five Rivers challenges the local authorities to make commitments to their children's placements to allow sufficient time to work with the children and make a real difference.
Where there are good partnership relationships this has really benefited the children in their residential and fostering placements. We have excellent successes in placements lasting well despite being sorely tested.
Definition of Grief. Review of 5 stages of grief by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. Ways we can help youth who are greiving. How to make separation or loss easier.
As a Parent
- Frustrated from kids not listening?
- Tired from yelling at the people you love the most?
- Exhausted from feeling everything being a battle?
Being a parent is one of the most challenging roles we will ever have in our lives and unfortunately our contemporary society gives absolutely no training on how to be a good parent. We all love our kids but from my experience the ABC’s of parenting which are the love, common sense and natural instinct were not enough for me to help me raise my kids in a way that was serving them.
Learning the EFG’s of Parenting helped me transform my life and the lives of parents who learn them.
Strokes are a Communication mechanism for leadership. It is used as feedback too. Help mentor and coach individuals at any level in the organisation for performance.
This is a study done in Transactional Analysis, derived by Eric Berne.
Everyone will experience grief at some time in their life.
Grief can accompany many forms of loss. The death of
a loved one can be the most intense grief experience;
however there are many forms of loss that can occur.
This lecture will explore how to cope and manage a
variety of losses. It will also explore how managing
grief and loss is an individual process and the role
compassion can play.
According to Eric Berne, during first 5 years of life ,decisions about following crystallizes
Ourselves,
Our world and
Our relationships with others
These decisions are based on the pattern of strokes we receive from our parents and others which may be
Encouraging or
Disparaging
Based on these decisions, we assume one of four basic psychological life positions. (Discussed later)
Life positions determines our pattern of
Thinking,
Feeling, and
Behaving.
Our early existential decisions are reinforced by messages (both verbal and nonverbal) that we continue to receive during our lifetime.
It is also reinforced by the results of our games and interpretations of events.
Berne states that dysfunctional behaviour is the result of self-limiting decisions (made in childhood in the interest of survival) which culminate in an unhealthy life script.
Attachment, trauma, emotional regulation in school to make sense of 'nonsensi...Helen Oakwater
Poor attachments, trauma, developmental delay can cause children act in apparently "nonsensical ways" which can make managing classrooms very tricky. Seeing childrens behaviour through the trauma lens throws new light on old issues and helps teachers manage challenging children with more empathy, compassion and effective strategies
Constelaciones Familiares Educactivas y Socialesescuelavidaplena
Las Constelaciones Familiares son un método terapéutico que nos revela a través de imágenes de solución, en que asuntos familiares estamos implicados y como liberarnos para ir hacia nuestro destino personal.
How to spot a narcissist - by @Tracyamalone Tracy Malone
How to spot a narcissist a common question in our world today. The fact is you already have a niggle that someone you know is not quite right. Maybe they are always a victim, maybe you are married to or know someone married to a narcissist. Narcissist personality disorder is a mental illness of which there is no cure.
There is so much more than a person liking to look in the mirror, these people hurt people in very bad ways. A narcissist is an emotional abuser. Learn how to spot a narcissist here and learn more abouot narcissist at my website http://narcissistabusesupport.com
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Counselor Toolbox Podcast with Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes produces 2 episodes each week and offers CEUs based on the podcast at AllCEUs.com/counselortoolbox
We are all broken in some way. How we respond to our brokenness depends upon good fortune and the beliefs we develop. In our everyday life, we seek meaning, connection, fulfillment, and love. This seeking is built into our DNA and is necessary for our survival in infancy. Throughout our lives, seeking and its fulfillment give meaning to our lives. In this article, I discuss these ideas and illustrate them with examples from my personal life and from my research on resilience and the meanings of violence to perpetrators. I conclude with reflections on beliefs and spiritual longing.
“Adult Children of Alcoholics" was presented on May 19, 2009 by MaryGrace Fisher, LLMSW, CAAC; Dawn Farm Huron Street therapist. This program provides an overview of beliefs and behaviors that are common to adult children of alcoholics. This program is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a FREE, annual workshop series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency, recovery, family and related issues. The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services. For information, please see http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series.
Strokes are a Communication mechanism for leadership. It is used as feedback too. Help mentor and coach individuals at any level in the organisation for performance.
This is a study done in Transactional Analysis, derived by Eric Berne.
Everyone will experience grief at some time in their life.
Grief can accompany many forms of loss. The death of
a loved one can be the most intense grief experience;
however there are many forms of loss that can occur.
This lecture will explore how to cope and manage a
variety of losses. It will also explore how managing
grief and loss is an individual process and the role
compassion can play.
According to Eric Berne, during first 5 years of life ,decisions about following crystallizes
Ourselves,
Our world and
Our relationships with others
These decisions are based on the pattern of strokes we receive from our parents and others which may be
Encouraging or
Disparaging
Based on these decisions, we assume one of four basic psychological life positions. (Discussed later)
Life positions determines our pattern of
Thinking,
Feeling, and
Behaving.
Our early existential decisions are reinforced by messages (both verbal and nonverbal) that we continue to receive during our lifetime.
It is also reinforced by the results of our games and interpretations of events.
Berne states that dysfunctional behaviour is the result of self-limiting decisions (made in childhood in the interest of survival) which culminate in an unhealthy life script.
Attachment, trauma, emotional regulation in school to make sense of 'nonsensi...Helen Oakwater
Poor attachments, trauma, developmental delay can cause children act in apparently "nonsensical ways" which can make managing classrooms very tricky. Seeing childrens behaviour through the trauma lens throws new light on old issues and helps teachers manage challenging children with more empathy, compassion and effective strategies
Constelaciones Familiares Educactivas y Socialesescuelavidaplena
Las Constelaciones Familiares son un método terapéutico que nos revela a través de imágenes de solución, en que asuntos familiares estamos implicados y como liberarnos para ir hacia nuestro destino personal.
How to spot a narcissist - by @Tracyamalone Tracy Malone
How to spot a narcissist a common question in our world today. The fact is you already have a niggle that someone you know is not quite right. Maybe they are always a victim, maybe you are married to or know someone married to a narcissist. Narcissist personality disorder is a mental illness of which there is no cure.
There is so much more than a person liking to look in the mirror, these people hurt people in very bad ways. A narcissist is an emotional abuser. Learn how to spot a narcissist here and learn more abouot narcissist at my website http://narcissistabusesupport.com
narcissist, election, donald trump, hillary clinton, triggers, election results, narcissist abuse, fear, tracy malone, narcissistic abuse, abuse, narcissism, how to spot a narcissist, narcissistic personality disorder, narcissistic, tracy malone, narcissism, narcissistic abuse, narcissistic personality disorder (disease or medical condition), narcissism expert, covert narcissist, narcissist support, narcissistic rage, how to spot a narcissist,
Counselor Toolbox Podcast with Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes produces 2 episodes each week and offers CEUs based on the podcast at AllCEUs.com/counselortoolbox
We are all broken in some way. How we respond to our brokenness depends upon good fortune and the beliefs we develop. In our everyday life, we seek meaning, connection, fulfillment, and love. This seeking is built into our DNA and is necessary for our survival in infancy. Throughout our lives, seeking and its fulfillment give meaning to our lives. In this article, I discuss these ideas and illustrate them with examples from my personal life and from my research on resilience and the meanings of violence to perpetrators. I conclude with reflections on beliefs and spiritual longing.
“Adult Children of Alcoholics" was presented on May 19, 2009 by MaryGrace Fisher, LLMSW, CAAC; Dawn Farm Huron Street therapist. This program provides an overview of beliefs and behaviors that are common to adult children of alcoholics. This program is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a FREE, annual workshop series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency, recovery, family and related issues. The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services. For information, please see http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series.
An Open Invitation To Life, Love And True Companionship! Everyone in the world has felt this emotion one time or another. Especially in these times rapid technological growth the feeling of loneliness is rapidly increasing.
Loneliness is an emotional state where people experience a disconnection from others as well as a deep feeling of emptiness, which renders their present company around them meaningless. Here's a quick and easy guide to tackling this problem and is a must read for all.
Intergrated-Therapy "Circle of Security"Karen Cowling
Do you want to bring up children who you have been able to parent from the inside out, to raise children who feel attached and loved, to assist them in being able to manage their own and others strong emotions. www.Intergrated-Therapy.com
0408618165
Karen.
Making Sense of Classroom Nonsense: How trauma (maltreatment, chaos, poor at...Helen Oakwater
Presentation to Hertfordshire teachers _ Why do adopted and fostered children struggle?
For some children (especially adopted and fostered) their erratic and challenging behaviour results from their maltreatment or neglect in infancy. These children have difficulties because they experienced severe neglect, repeated abuse, domestic violence or chaos which interrupted and derailed their normal developmental path and brain wiring.
Similar to adult PTSD the legacy of infancy trauma causes them to act in apparently nonsensical ways. Consequently parents and carers feel inadequate and use ineffective parenting and behaviour management strategies.
My stories and writings in this book aim to accomplish a few things:
Understanding the theory behind loneliness to better understand yourself Understanding the feelings associated with loneliness
Developing a healthy feeling of love to help you overcome problems
Practical steps to break the lonely cycle
Replace the feeling of loneliness with healthy thoughts
Click the link to see more advise.
Dealing with loneliness (An Open Invitation to life, love and true companions...AvneetKumarSingla
This Book is an attempt to remove loneliness in life.
Description
Why I Wrote This Book 5
All Alone! 6
Crowded Yet Isolated 8
Emotional Pain In A Loveless World 9
Love – The Verb, Not The Feeling 10
Learning How To Love 11
The Laws Of Attraction 13
Practical Steps For Dealing With Loneliness 15
Breaking The Destructive Cycle 17
Finding Our Purpose In The Wilderness 19
Life Still Has Meaning 20
Powerpoint explaining/demonstrating symptoms that help mental health clinicians diagnose clients who have been exposed to or are victims of emotional abuse.
Similar to TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY UNDERSTANDING YOUR FOSTER AND/OR ADOPTED CHILD (20)
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology:
Ethnobotany in herbal drug evaluation,
Impact of Ethnobotany in traditional medicine,
New development in herbals,
Bio-prospecting tools for drug discovery,
Role of Ethnopharmacology in drug evaluation,
Reverse Pharmacology.
Students, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptxEduSkills OECD
Andreas Schleicher presents at the OECD webinar ‘Digital devices in schools: detrimental distraction or secret to success?’ on 27 May 2024. The presentation was based on findings from PISA 2022 results and the webinar helped launch the PISA in Focus ‘Managing screen time: How to protect and equip students against distraction’ https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/managing-screen-time_7c225af4-en and the OECD Education Policy Perspective ‘Students, digital devices and success’ can be found here - https://oe.cd/il/5yV
How to Split Bills in the Odoo 17 POS ModuleCeline George
Bills have a main role in point of sale procedure. It will help to track sales, handling payments and giving receipts to customers. Bill splitting also has an important role in POS. For example, If some friends come together for dinner and if they want to divide the bill then it is possible by POS bill splitting. This slide will show how to split bills in odoo 17 POS.
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It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
3. INDEX CARD ACTIVITY
4 cards per person
Write on card # 1 Favorite Food as a child
Write on Card #2 Favorite Person as a child
Write on Card #3 Favorite Place as a teen
Write on Card #4 Mom or Dad’s name
6. Just so you know…
“It’s my fault”, so I will apologize a
lot and see Myself AS… Bad
Stupid
Worthless
Unworthy
Unwanted
Not good enough
Deserving misfortune
Lacking control
Shame of being different
Incomplete
7. I’m sorry… I may perceive YOU AS…
Violent
Cruel
Rejecting
Unpredictable
A risk
Not to be trusted
Better than me
Mean
Overwhelming me with love…ugh!
8. I will Maintain Safety BY…
Denying thoughts and feelings
Silence
Avoiding eye contact
Rejecting you first, especially your affection
Lying
Arguing for long periods of time
Holding on and letting go
Dissociating
Testing you over and over
People pleasing
Manipulating, being defensive, oppositional and angry
Hurting you or myself “with my words or my hands!”
9. Some Things I want you to Know…
1. I have suffered a profound loss before I came to you.
You are not responsible.
2. I need to be taught that I have special needs arising
from foster care and/or adoption loss of which I need
not be ashamed.
3. If I don’t grieve my loss, my ability to receive love
from you and others will be hindered.
4. I need your help grieving my loss.
5. Teach me how to get in touch with my feelings about
my foster care/adoption experience and validate
them.
From “Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their
Adoptive Parents Knew” by Sherrie Eldridge
10. Some Things I want you to Know…
1. I need to know the truth about my conception, birth,
and family history, no matter how painful the details
may be.
2. Birthdays may be difficult for me.
3. When I act out my fears in obnoxious ways, please
hang in there with me, and respond wisely.
4. Even if I decide to search for my birth family, I will
always want you to be my parents.
From “Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their
Adoptive Parents Knew” by Sherrie Eldridge
11.
12. Part I
Alan Schore
From the Womb to 24 months
Film 5 minutes start at 41-46
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
KW-S4cyEFCc#t=1
24. Movement Exercise
5 minutes
Silence is maintained during this exercise.
1. Everyone stand up, and move to a new seat away
from your friends or acquaintances.
2. Leave all items behind, i.e. coffee, purse.
3. Sit in a new location.
How did this experience feel for you?
What is the meaning of this exercise as it applies to
foster or adopted children?
25. Part II
Don’t take my Grief away from me:
Grief is my “empty space” and emotional reaction to
my loss, particularly to the loss of someone or
something to which I have formed the bond of attachment.
My grief can feel like a death. Grief allows me to process my
loss through mourning.
Mourning means taking my internal experience of
grief and expressing it externally. I need to be
encouraged to mourn my loss. This will feel scary at first,
but then really really good. I can often have difficulty
dealing with my grief due to shame, embarrassment & fear
of being misunderstood or that you might think I don’t
love you. Regardless of how abusive or traumatizing my
previous situation was, I am still grieving the loss of that
situation. I know it sounds crazy, but I am.
26. What are my losses…
Attachment Loss: my first mother was absent, I was
separated from birth family, my parent died and or my
parent did drugs or drank a lot or my parent went to
jail. The loss that was “in-ated” now has to be created.
Object Loss: I may be missing my favorite toy or
object (blanket, pacifier, and teddy bear)
Loss of Self: I feel like it’s may fault, I could have done
something, I don’t feel good about myself. I was
physically, sexually, or emotionally abused or
neglected by my parents. I wasn’t important to them.
Loss of Environment: I had a family I separated
from, I went to a school I made many friends and now
I’m changing schools again.
28. Mirror Exercise
5 minutes
Everyone please take out a mirror or use mirror on
table…
1. Identify 2 characteristics they know comes from a
member of their family?
2. Please raise your hand and share the characteristic
you have identified and from whom.
3. NOW…turn the mirror “over.”
4. What does it feel like to have no reflection? Is this
considered a cultural loss?
31. 1. Re-experiencing:
Recurrent re-experiencing of trauma, i.e. flashbacks,
nightmares, intrusive thoughts or images.
Intense psychological and/or physiological reactions to
external or internal cues that represent some aspect of
the traumatic event(s), implicit memories of explicit
memories.
If I have experienced a traumatic event
what could be happening to me?
33. 2. Avoiding:
Persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the
trauma, i.e.
Thoughts, feelings, conversations
Activities, people, places
Impaired memory of aspects of trauma
Reduced interest or participation in usual activities
Feeling detached/estranged from others
Unable to feel loving/loved
Sense of shortened lifespan
If I have experienced a traumatic event
what could be happening to me?
34. 3. Persistent symptoms of increased arousal:
Difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep
Frequent irritability or angry outbursts
Impaired concentration/focus
Hyper-vigilance
Exaggerated startle response
If I have experienced a traumatic event
what could be happening to me?
35. The neurons that become “wired” together “fire” together and
build a connection. A “root template” forms, and the vast
majority of synaptic connections occur by the age of 3.
My behaviors are a direct result of my “internal working
model” the imprints I have downloaded from my early
experiences.
When I am testing YOU – I am testing my MODEL.
Rewards and consequences are not processed, my brain only
cares about “the moment”… there is no abstract or future
thought, “cause and effect” does not apply. I cannot process
thoughts readily.
A traumatized child’s brain is going to worry about adapting
to their environment rather then focusing of accuracy/reality.
• They will have difficulty in receptive learning - forming close
relationships, receiving comfort and developing trust.
Part IV
What are the BRAIN effects of living in survival?
36. Watch 5 minute Video on
YouTube
Dr. Allan Schore on Hypo-
arousal, Hyper-arousal,
Dissociation and the Inability
to take in comfort
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=j_bf9r7Jcxs
37. It senses emotion
Protects us from harm and learns what to avoid in life
– defends out of fear!
Non-verbal
Stores autobiographical memory
Senses body info in others
Emotional Tsunami!
Functions different than the left!
Is dominant from the 3rd trimester to the first 3 years.
Considered the “Low Road” of functioning.
Brain Hemispheres
RIGHT BRAIN
38. Logic, Linear, Linguistic and Literal
Approaches things, to feel good and deal with things
aggressively, to get them out of our way (road rage)
Anger has been found to be a left brain emotion along
with joy!
Loves the letter of the law!
Emotional Desert
Functions different than the right!
Considered the “High Road” of functioning.
Brain Hemispheres
LEFT BRAIN
39. SURVIVALThe part of the brain you use more gets more blood flow.
Reptilian Brain
(Limbic System)
Mid-Brain
Prefrontal Cortex
THESE CHILDREN DEFAULT to the RIGHT BRAIN of
SURVIVAL MODE and will perceive any new experience
as a threat unless deemed otherwise.- Bruce Perry
40. Watch 5 minute Video on YouTube
Dr. Allan Schore
Therapeutic Alliance and
Emotional Communication,
right brain to right brain-food
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI9
fxZRtjdU
41. Watch 2.5 minute Video on YouTube
Hand Model of the Brain
with Daniel Siegel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD
-lfP1FBFk
42. Teach “I Messages”
“I FEEL …” basic feelings…
Say “I FEEL …”
SAD, MAD, SCARED, or GLAD
“I NEED …” 5 basic needs…the 5 A’s…
Say “I NEED….”
AUTONOMY OR ALONE TIME, AFFECTION,
ATTENTION, APPRECIATION, AND/OR
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
43. Maslow’s
Hierarchy of
Needs
Self Esteem
Love
Belonging
Safety
Physical
If these needs are being met, someone cares about me, I
matter. If you jump to a higher level need like belonging
and love before the basic physical and safety needs have
been met…I will not feel loved. Bonding can take 6 months
to 2 years.
44. Practice Teaching the
Hand Model of the Brain
10 Minute Exercise
Choose a partner, role play imagining
your child/teen.
Teach your partner the hand model of
the brain.
45. Importance of Understanding SHAME and
how it impedes the development of GUILT
for many foster children and adoptees…
Shame is directed towards the self, guilt is directed towards the
behavior.
Shame experiences the “self” as bad, worthless and unlovable. the
person feels that there is little he can do to fix it since he does not feel
able to change the core of who he is. As a result, he is likely to deny, lie,
make excuses, or blame others for his behavior.
Guilt causes distress for the “other” person.
Excessive shame prevents the development of guilt and when
experienced it prevents him from accepting responsibility for his
actions.
Individuals who are rated high on measures of shame are rated low on
measures of empathy for others.
Individuals who experience guilt readily when wrong are rated high on
measures of empathy
TREATMENT-SEPARATE THE CHILD FROM THEIR BEHAVIOR
with the SANDWHICH METAPHOR. “I love you, I don’t love it when
you kick the dog, we all matter here, you are important to the dog.”
46. Part V
What are the Special Needs for Foster
and Adopted Children?
Emotional Needs
1. I need help in recognizing my foster care/adoption
loss and grieving it.
2. I need to be reassured that my birth parents decision
not to parent me had nothing to do with anything
defective in me.
3. I need help in learning that absence doesn’t mean
abandonment.
4. I need permission to express all my adoptive feelings
and fantasies.
From “Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their
Adoptive Parents Knew” by Sherrie Eldridge
47. What are the Special Needs for
Foster and Adopted Children?
Educational Needs
1. I need to be taught that foster care and adoption are
both wonderful and painful, presenting lifelong
challenges for everyone involved.
2. I need to know my foster care-adoption story first
and then my birth story and birth family.
3. I need to be taught healthy ways for getting my
special needs met.
From “Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their
Adoptive Parents Knew” by Sherrie Eldridge
48. What are the Special Needs for
Foster and Adopted Children?
Validation Needs
1. I need validation of my dual heritage (biological and
adoptive).
2. I need to be assured often that I am welcome and
worthy.
3. I need to be reminded often by my foster/adoptive
family that they delight in my biological differences
and appreciate my birth family’s unique contribution
to our family tree through me!
From “Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their
Adoptive Parents Knew” by Sherrie Eldridge
49. So what are the Special Needs for
Foster and Adopted Children?
Parental Needs
1. I need parents who are skillful at meeting their own
emotional needs so that I can grow up with healthy
role models and be free to focus on my development.
2. I need parents who are willing to put aside
preconceived notions about foster care/adoption and
be educated about the realities of foster
care/adoption and the special needs that
foster/adoptive families face.
3. I need you to be with me in my darkest moments.
From “Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their
Adoptive Parents Knew” by Sherrie Eldridge
50. So what are the Special Needs for
Foster and Adopted Children?
Relational Needs
1. I need friendships with other foster youth and adoptees!
2. I need to be taught that there is time to consider
searching for my birth family and a time to give up
searching.
Spiritual Needs
1. I need to be taught that my life narrative began before I
was born and that my life is not a mistake.
2. I need to be taught that loving families are formed
through foster care and/or adoption, as well as birth.
From “Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their
Adoptive Parents Knew” by Sherrie Eldridge
51. So what are the Special Needs for
Foster and Adopted Children?
Psychological Needs
1. When I’m oppositional or avoidant, call it getting “stuck.”
I really do want to do the right thing, I just can’t always
give you the control. It scares me!
2. Vulnerability with you sometime feels like a “near death”
experience. I will need to control you to reduce my
anxiety, please tell me “I am right here” and “I know this
is hard.”
3. I will “over-identify” with being adopted, like “I’m” a
condition… I need you to separate my adoption
experience from my “identity” and tell me “ I was
adopted.”
From “Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their
Adoptive Parents Knew” by Sherrie Eldridge
56. Part VI
16 Interventions to Facilitate Healing
#1- I need you to maintain a positive affective tone that
influences me, rather than letting my negative tone influence
you. If you react to my negative emotional state then I will feel
powerful and in control. By remaining calm… time, time and
again, I will eventually see you as strong enough to deal with me
and my pain and I will stop testing you. Trust me!
#2- Please be aware of your non-verbal cues – eye contact,
posture, tone of voice, and your timing/intensity of response.
#3- I need your connection, not correction. Lectures are not
effective with me because they are actually educating me to comply
with authority rather than to develop my own meaning about an issue.
It’s like giving a prosecuting attorney more information to work with!!!
Please do “storytelling” with me which conveys an “attitude of
acceptance of the listener”, rather than evaluation/criticism &
encourages a non-defensive response in me.
57. 16 Interventions to Facilitate Healing
#4- Stay connected to my “inner life” by repeating what I say to
you by matching my rhythm and affect. I hear, I see.
#5- “I need to know the truth of my story….even if it is hard for
you, it will be healing for me… trust me.”
#6- Set expectations based on my developmental emotional age,
not chronological age, I will do better and feel better! Children
with attachment trauma have at least 2 years delay.
#7- I need structure, routine, and predictability, it actually calms
me down this knowing what’s gonna happen next and will help
me understand before and after and cause and effect. Make
transition books with me.
#8- Please do Time-in instead of Time-out. Convey to me “non-
verbally, “I am strong enough to be WITH you in your pain, and
still love you.” ( See handout )
#9- Please respond to my strengths/vulnerabilities that underlie
my symptoms/problems than reacting to my behaviors
themselves. ( List in the Appendix)
58. 16 Interventions to Facilitate Healing
#10- I need you to accept responsibility for initiating
repair with me. If you insist I “apologize”, you are
communicating that I’m responsible for the continuity
of the relationship. I will then think “the relationship is
not important to you & it will be highly unlikely that I
will have the confidence to take the first step which will
lead to a downward spiral of negative distancing and
possibly ‘Take FOREVER” or if I do initiate repair, I’m
going to experience resentment that I had to be “good”
and be “sorry” before my parent would welcome me
back again into their mind and heart.
59. Watch 5 minute Video on
YouTube
Dr. Allan Schore on
Resilience and the balance of
Rupture and Repair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=cbfuBex-3jE
60.
61. 16 Interventions to Facilitate Healing
#11- I will say “I can’t” in relation to expectation for
performance in school, behaviors, or sports. This can
stem from fear, shame or from not knowing how and I
may avoid. Please reframe this “I can’t” as “I haven’t
learned how yet” or “I haven’t done it yet” or “A part of
me is afraid right now, in time I will grow a new part
that will learn how to.”
#12- With situations wherein there have been
problems, before re-entering the situation, review with
me, in a Time-in, what is expected and help me
understand with kindness…if I don’t understand and
“mess up” again I’m going to feel badly about this…I
just may not be ready to re-enter a situation yet…
62. 16 Interventions to Facilitate Healing
#13- Please don’t withhold the following activities for
discipline unless warranted as a natural
consequence- Family Time, Sports & Hobbies &
One-on-One time with Parents…these activities
help me feel accomplished, successful and get me
out of the “black hole.”
#14- The word “scared” is vulnerable” for me, use the
word “WORRIED.” “I see you are worried about
this…”
#15- Tell me my “MY HURT PART” in my heart is a a
part of me that is overdoing its job of protecting me
from trusting a new relationship… “it keeps love
away from me…” accept and be curious of all of my
parts so I can help organize who I am…
#16- Provide permission for emoting- “Did you want
to have your fit now about going to bed to get it out
of the way?” Have them punch a pillow, rip up paper,
pop bubble wrap.
63. You will know I am healing when…
...I can tell you how I am feeling, I will ask you for help and
accept your help without a physiological reaction.
…I smile back!!!
…I receive you with “eye contact” and can take you in
emotionally.
…I can take in “compliments and feel good about myself.
…My “BIG FEELINGS” decrease in intensity, frequency and
duration.
…I feel proud of my accomplishments.
…I can apologize for “what I do” and not for “who I am.”
…I understand my story and have compassion for my
biological family.
…I tell you “I love you.”
64. Watch 5 minute Video on
YouTube
Daniel Siegel explain
“Connecting to Calm”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV
3hp_eaoiE
65. Establish PACE
Playfulness
Humor is very important to create a quality of lightness an
openness.
Laughter builds memories of unconditional acceptance of
each other.
Important for the therapist/parent to laugh at themselves and
admit mistakes openly.
Humor can shift a “Stuck” child.
Acceptance
Acceptance has nothing to do with permissiveness.
Behaviors remain to be evaluated. Parents will continue to set
limits and direct behavior by focusing their teaching on the
behavior and never upon the child.
Understanding a child’s behavior represents the child’s best
effort at the time.
“He is doing the best that he could.” The parent may disagree
with the choice while at the same time accepting the intention
behind the choice.
66. Establish PACE
Curiosity
Have a nonjudgmental, “not knowing” stance that requires
a therapist/parent to inquire about the child’s inner life
that led to the behaviors.
Child needs to feel safe that his inner life will not be
criticized. If so the child will hide his motives and not be
able to modify his behavior.
75% of the time, ask me questions!
Curiosity invites the “resistance” into intersubjectivity.
“What do you think about that?”
“If you do that, what do you expect to happen next?”
“Tell me about that?”
“What do you want to happen?”
67. Establish PACE
Empathy
Empathy must be conveyed with both nonverbal and verbal
expressions. i.e. gentle touch, tone, eye contact, facial
expression, touch
Parent conveys she is with him and that he is capable of
managing the situation, even though it is hard.
Parent does not rescue the child from the event or solve the
problem for him or reassure like… “I love you….it’s ok, it’ll
be alright.” NO! This is an empathy killer.
Parent must share the distress for the problem.
“If you think that I don’t care, that must be SO hard!”
“You really seem to be hard on yourself.”
“This is really hard, you’re doing it and struggling with it.”
“This is really hard. You are showing a lot of strength.”
“I’m right here…. It makes sense you feel worried….”
68. PRACTICE P.A.C.E.
10 Minute Exercise
Pick a partner, apply the P.A.C.E Model,
with your child and practice
connecting to their Grief.
69. Suggestions for Parents Helping
Children Manage Feelings of Loss:
1. Give voice to the ambiguity… “I’m so sorry you feel so sorry
for your loss i.e. missing your foster family, thinking about
your birth mom.”
2. Help the child identify what has been lost... Do a Grief
Inventory.
3. Create a “loss box,” “Sad Bag”, “Sad/Mad Pillow”, or
designate a Grief doll.
4. Sometimes certain events trigger feelings of loss such as
holidays, birthdays, or the anniversary of the initial
separation from birth family or foster family or birth country.
Create a candle ritual to honor that loss.
What’s HYSTERICAL is HISTORICAL.
5. Create transitional objects for child to hold when there is
separation, i.e. keychain with parent’s picture, necklace with
locket, piece of clothing of parents that is recognizable,
picture of parent and child together, business card.
70.
71. Healing Words for Babies who are
“checked out” and unresponsive
“You miss your mother. You miss your connection.
You’ve lost something very important, and I
understand. I’m not the mom you expected, I don’t
smell like her, I don’t sound like her. I’m a different
mom, and I love you, and I’m going to stay right here
with you.” from Dr. Wendy McCord
Saying this out loud can be tremendously healing for
the infant to hear. It will allow the baby to cry, and
allow the baby to mourn.
72. Hold on To My Feelings
Intervention
Exercise 10 minutes
75. Listen to Audio CD
The Hope Filled Parent Meditations for
foster and adoptive parents of children
who have been harmed.
Track 4
Meltdown at Walmart
6.5 minutes
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78. “The quality of strength lined with
tenderness is an unbeatable
combination…”- Maya Angelou
80. Focusing on Strengths
“You really seem to want to help your brother.”
“You really want to get good at that.”
“Your friend is really important to you.”
“Great job to control your anger when you were
mad at your mom/dad.”
“You have a lot of courage to tell me the truth.”
81. Focusing on Vulnerabilities
“It is so hard to find the right words.”
“You really are hard on yourself when you do
something wrong.”
“Nothing seems to be going right for you lately.”
“Sometimes you get so upset it seems to ruin your
whole day.”
“It seems so hard to just relax and be confident
that things will go your way.”