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HI plz help be with these questions.
i read in TRAUMA INFORMED CARE but i could not find for these.plz help.


What practices could you employ if trauma was identified with a child?
e) Give two examples of these practices.
f) list 2 people/agencies, and
g) 2 resources you can consult to help guide your actions in these situations.

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3.1 In your role as an Early Child Education and Care worker you may identify children with signs of trauma.
a) What are the signs of trauma?
b) What are your responsibilities?
c) Explain in your own words the meaning of trauma-informed care.
d) What practices could you employ if trauma was identified with a child?
e) Give two examples of these practices.
f) Complete the table below listing 2 people/agencies, and
g) 2 resources you can consult to help guide your actions in these situations.
Guidance: what codes and practices can you refer to for assistance

a) Signs of Trauma
• disturbed sleep,
• difficulty paying attention and concentrating,
• anger and irritability,
• withdrawal,
• repeated and intrusive thoughts,
• Become easily upset, crying and whining;
• Revert to younger behavior such as bed wetting and thumb sucking;
• Misbehavior;
• Have symptoms of illness, such as headaches, vomiting or fever.


b) Responsibilities
• Carers should pay attention to parent-infant interactions during times of distress, such as when the young child is hurt, ill or upset.

c) Trauma-informed care Trauma Informed Care is an organizational structure and treatment framework that involves understanding, recognizing, and responding to the effects of all types of trauma. Trauma Informed Care also emphasizes physical, psychological and emotional safety for both consumers and providers, and helps survivors rebuild a sense of control and empowerment. Informed Care is an organizational structure and treatment framework that involves understanding, recognizing, and Trauma Informed Care is an organizational structure and treatment framework that involves understanding, recognizing, and responding to the effects of all types of trauma. Trauma Informed Care also emphasizes physical, psychological and emotional safety for both consumers and providers, and helps survivors rebuild a sense of control and empowerment responding to the effects of all types of trauma. Trauma Informed Care also emphasizes physical, psychological and emotional safety for both consumers and providers, and helps survivors rebuild a sense of control and empowerment

d) Practices
• Staffs are asked to work with young people to identify the behaviour that was problematic, put it in the context of trauma, and to help the young person find different ways to express their anger, frustration, or sadness. We want youth to know that we can see far beyond the ‘problem behaviour’, and see the youth’s capabilities andpotential.
• The other way is we can notify to Nominated Supervisor immediately. Support agencies may need to be contacted to arrange a formal Trauma Assessment to be conducted and for a Child Behaviour Management plan to be organised in collaboration with agency advocates, staff, the child and the child’s family .

e) Example Practices

A practitioner adopting a trauma-informed approach seeks to understand the young person’s experiences (asking ‘what happened to you?’).
This approach recognises the impact of external, socially-embedded causes of distress, trauma and disadvantage.

f) People/Agencies

1. HEALTH PRACTITIONERS:

Health practitioners to prioritise the safety of young people and to appreciate the impact that experiences of trauma, abuse and disadvantage can have on a young person.
2. POLICE:

Practitioners should not assume that a young person attending a service is no longer at risk of harm. Young people need to be informed of their rights and supported to obtain police protection and take legal action.

g) Resources

1. Courtois CA & Ford JD. (2009). Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders: An Evidence-Based Guide. The Guilford Press: New York.

2. Brown L. (2004). Feminist paradigms of trauma treatment. Psychotherapy, Theory, Research Practice, Training. 42, 464-471.

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