Negative Essay

On a day meant for happiness turned into an oblivious nightmare. At home with your whole family and then in the midst of everything a catastrophe transpires when fire breaks through a home. In a blink of an eye, your world as collapsed into a million fragments. A few minutes of happiness as turned into sorrow and pain. As adults, we learn over the years how to cope with tragedies that traumatize us. Adults understand the implications of needing to talk to psychologists. When a fire has taken a child’s safe haven abruptly, it can cause numerous effects to not only the child but also their families, friends, teachers, administrators, and community members. Unfortunately, a tragedy like this can also claim lives as well as damaging property and everlasting pain to the body. Children that suffer through this ordeal have a lot of emotional distress, being an advocate for the children and family, and observation of developmental theories.

Some of the emotional distress that can occur in children that are traumatized include eating or sleeping problems, headaches, behavior problems at home and school, fear, and withdraw from family and friends. Children regardless of their age, gender, or ethnicity will have a hard time in dealing with a disaster like this, particularly, if there was a loss of a sibling, parent, or other family member. At times, they may ponder that it is

It would be imperative to take notes in regards to character, emotions, and strategies that child is using in coping with their feelings in the classroom. I would be the advocate for that child while they are in school. It will help the psychologist to understand what the child has been dealing with and it will give them a clue as to how the child is coping with the tragedy. The information that I give them and their parents’ give them, will help in establishing a plan for the child to work on along with the rest of the