Introduction
The term ‘trauma’ refers to a psychological and emotional response to an event or experience that is deeply distressing or disturbing for an individual or consumer. Since 1900, the term ‘trauma’ has been inconsistently in use within acute inpatient mental health units as the sense of a “psychic wound, unpleasant experience which causes abnormal stress” (Harper, D., 2015). A traumatic life experience, such as childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence, neglect, adult sexual abuse, rape as well as bullying occurs at an alarmingly high rate of 57% in Australia (Rosenman, S., 2002). Traumatic experiences can impact a consumer’s emotional well-being which can bring feelings of terror, helplessness, lack of control and power; ultimately
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Consequently, without early intervention, and the observation of the consumers attempt to manage the distress associated with the adverse effects of trauma exposure and past traumatic experiences. Consumers are at risk of developing substance abuse problems and portray self-destructive behaviours such as self- harm as well as increase risk of suicidal thoughts, plans and attempts (Clark,T., 2009). The indisputable association and prevalence of these traumatic life experiences and negative long term adverse outcomes contributes to a compelling evidence base for mental health clinicians to become a trauma informed mental health clinician. Additionally, trauma informed care, is defıned as a “strengths based framework that is responsive to the impact of trauma, emphasizing physical, psychological, and emotional safety” for consumers as well as “creating an opportunity for consumers to rebuild a sense of control and empowerment” ("Mental Health Coordinating Council - Trauma-Informed Care and Practice (TICP)", 2018). Trauma informed care awareness within acute inpatient mental health units, will build capacity amongst mental health clinicians to deliver holistic care, become compassionate and sensitive to consumers and families, in relation to a consumers health behaviour and …show more content…
2010; Jennings, 2004; Kezelman, C., & Stavropoulos, P., 2012; SAMHSA, 2014). Even though, the values of the trauma informed care framework vary in amounts, contingent on numerous and different literature, in essence all core principles have identical connotations. Fallot, R.D., and Harris, M (2009) exemplify that the trauma informed care approach and framework is built on five core morals: safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, and empowerment. Safety is demonstrated as both physical and emotional safety of traumatised consumers. Creating a safe environment for consumers through implementing the elimination of triggers to the consumers traumatic past will consequently lead to the trustworthiness aspect of the five core values. Trustworthiness relates to providing care with the minimum extent of risk for re-traumatization as a result, building interpersonal interactions with consumers and maintaining professional boundaries. The conception of choice is significant as mental health clinicians, will support and empower the consumer through delving into options and various services the consumer prefers to seek aid from. Thus, ultimately, will promote independent input into the consumer’s decisions of
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“Trauma is used when describing emotionally painful and distressing experiences or situations that can overwhelm a person’s ability to cope” (John A. Rich, Theodore Corbin, & Sandra Bloom, 2008). Trauma could include deaths, violence, verbal and nonverbal words and actions, discrimination, racism etc. Trauma could result in serious long-term effects on a person’s health, mental stability, and physical body. Judith Herman, from Trauma and Recovery, said “Traumatic events are extraordinary, not because they occur rarely, but rather because they overwhelm the ordinary human adaptations to life” (John A. Rich, Theodore Corbin, & Sandra Bloom, 2008). Trauma does not involve the same experiences for everyone; each individual is unique in that they, and only they, can decide what is traumatic for them.
Recovery is a personal experience. It’s different for each consumer and therefore a range of services and services models must be considered when supporting a consumer’s recovery. When working with the consumer to create an individualised, accessible and comprehensive recovery service, all issues surrounding mental illness such as, impairment, dysfunction, disability and disadvantage need to be address. Essential services in the recovery-oriented system include: treatment, crisis intervention, case management, rehabilitation, enrichment, rights protection, basic support, self-help and wellness/prevention. Treatment looks at alleviating symptoms and distress and leads to symptom relief for the consumer. Crisis intervention involves controlling and resolving any problems, critical or dangerous, that may occur leading to assured personal safety for the consumer. Case management addressing the consumers needs and wants and obtains the services required to meet these, this enables the consumer to have their services assessed and
The field of clinical mental health is one of great reward, but also one of grave responsibility. It is the duty of the counselor to provide the client with a safe environment and an open mind, in order to foster a healthy therapeutic relationship. The majority of mental health counselors would never intentionally harm their clients; however; good intentions are not enough to ensure that wrong will not occur. The ethical expectations and boundaries are regulated by both laws and professional codes. When discussing ethics, one must realize there are two categories, mandatory and aspirational. (Corey, Corey & Callanan, 2007)
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A commonality in many definitions of trust is that it is deeply personal. Because of this deeply personal nature, understanding the concept of trust helps the nurse to form a better understanding of what the patient is undergoing. When a nurse realizes that their patient is having difficulty trusting them, it may indicate that the patient is having a more difficult time with their hospital stay overall, or that they are experiencing more negative emotions than the nurse had originally perceived. A patient who has had poor experiences in the past may be less willing to trust than one who has had positive experiences (Rutherford). In this case, when a nurse observes a patient who is unwilling to trust, she can attempt to alleviate fears that may be related to a previous experience, and therefore improve not only the patient’s experience, but the quality of the nurse-client relationship and care overall. Trust can be especially imperative to understanding the patient’s experiences when treating a mental illness. Trust is a large component of positive nurse-client relationships, which can be especially difficult to form in patients with mental illness. However, when trust is formed between a care provider and a mental health patient, it can be drastically beneficial, resulting in many positive outcomes including increased self-esteem (Murray, Crawford,
Necessary Behavioral Mental Health intervention does not end at the point first responders have successfully contained the actual crisis. The ongoing need for Behavioral Mental Health services will continue for an extended length of time when a traumatic event such as that depicted in the scenario occur. A copious number of individuals will have ...
trauma as children deserve the help they need, and should not spend the rest of their lives rotting
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a hands-on form of psychotherapy that is empirically based, which focuses on the interrelationship between emotions, behaviors, and thoughts. Through CBT, patients are able to identify their distorted thinking and modify their beliefs in order to change their behaviors. Once a patient changes their distorted thinking, they are able to think in a more positive and realistic manner. Overall, CBT focuses on consistent problem solving strategies and changing negative thought distortions and negative behavior. There are different types of CBT, which share common elements. Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a kind of CBT, which falls under the umbrella of CBT.
Psychological maltreatment is also often referred to interchangeably as emotional or mental abuse. This refers to any form of maltreatment that can be categorized as an individual being subjected to the activities of another individual that frequently result in any form of mental trauma of the victim. Psychological maltreatment can be seen as one of the most serious and slightly overlooked problems in modern society (Lesson & Nixon, 2010). In general, psychological maltreatment is considered any kind of abuse that is emotional opposed to physical in nature. Nevertheless, there is much controversy regarding the true definition and consequences of psychological maltreatment. As of now, psychological maltreatment is one of the most difficult forms of maltreatment to detect and
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is one of the most commonly utilized interventions for children (Cary & McMillen, 2011). TF-CBT is a highly structured intervention consisting of 90-minute weekly sessions. The clinician works with the client through eight competencies, including psychoeducation, relaxation, affective expression and regulation, cognitive coping, trauma narrative development and processing, gradual exposure, joint parent/child sessions, and enhancing future development (Cary & McMillen, 2011). TF-CBT has an extensive history and many variations. Clinicians utilize a number of other cognitive behavior treatments that have been adapted to meet the needs of traumatized children (Cary, & McMillen, 2012; Smith et al., 2007). While there are a number of cognitive behavior treatments, TF-CBT has received the highest classification rating for supported and effective treatment from many studies (Cary, & McMillen, 2012; Kauffman Best Practices Project, 2004).
There is much difficulty in defining emotional and or psychological abuse due to its complexity and also in differentiating between what is abuse and maltreatment. Maltreatment of children is a social judgment and is based on judging parental behaviour as suitable or unsuitable according to recognized standards within a society. Psychological maltreatment consist of these standards. Many parents, likewise professionals, have recognized impairments in children’s life from varied forms of exposure of emotional abuse. The abusive nature of psychological maltreatment, can be demonstrated by the subjectivity of abuse, the repetitiveness and the socio-cultural context in which it occurs.
According to the American Psychological Association, trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event. Some terrible events that happen all too often are rape, natural disasters or an accident. Immediately following the event shock and denial are likely to occur, but in the long-term flashbacks, unpredictable emotions and troubled relationships can arise. Defining emotional trauma on a child. Emotional trauma in a child can be created by bullying, emotional abuse, death of loved ones, separation from parent, or chaos and dysfunction in the household. Child symptoms of trauma can be very similar to depression symptoms. They can over sleep or sleep to little, unexplained anger, trouble focusing, obsessive worrying and some anxiety. How a child experiences an event and how it’s handled by those around him have an effect on how traumatizing it can be, notes Dr. Jerry Bubrick (Child Mind Institute , 2017). People grieve at different speeds and the way the child grieves is not the correct indicator on how the child will cope later. Defining physical trauma on a child. Physical trauma on a child is considered non-accidental or the cause of physical injury. Some households that suffer from alcoholism/substance abuse and anger issues have higher occurrences of child abuse as compared to households without according to psychology today. Sometimes kids that are abused are unaware that they are being abused and are victims of child
Trauma relates to a type of damage to the mind that comes from a severely distressing event. A traumatic event relates to an experience or repeating events that overwhelmingly precipitated in weeks, months, or decades as one tries to cope with the current situations that can cause negative consequences. People’s general reaction to these events includes intense fear, helplessness or horror. When children experience trauma, they show disorganized or agitative behavior. In addition, the trigger of traumas includes some of the following, harassment, embarrassment, abandonment, abusive relationships, rejection, co-dependence, and many others. Long-term exposure to these events, homelessness, and mild abuse general psychological