DESCRIPTION:

The lecture and course materials will address various types of stress (i.e. positive, tolerable, and toxic) experienced daily, and their effects on children and adolescents. Specific categories of trauma (i.e. acute, complex, and chronic) will be examined and defined to include indirect exposure. The evolution and prevalence of child abuse, society’s historical views of child and adolescent maltreatment, and child protection mandates will be explored. Causes of child maltreatment (i.e. neglect, physical/sexual abuse, domestic violence, etc.) will be examined.

The lecture and course materials will also address indicators of normal child development (i.e. physical, cognitive, behavioral, and self and others) as well as the effects of trauma on the normal development in children and adolescents. Normal brain development and how the effects of acute and complex trauma can compromise the developing brains of children and adolescents will be examined. The roles of implicit and explicit memory will be studied to understand the function each play in the encoding process of traumatic experiences.

OUTLINE:

• Types of trauma and stress – acute, complex, chronic
• Impact on body, mind, emotions and behavior

• Indirect exposure to trauma
  • Professional burnout
  • Vicarious trauma
  • Secondary trauma

• The history of child maltreatment

• Prevalence and types of child maltreatment in the US
  • Sexual abuse
  • Physical Abuse
  • Neglect
  • Exposure to violence

• Factors influencing child development
  • Piaget’s conceptualizations
  • Erikson’s developmental stages

• Effects of trauma on development
  • Physical
  • Cognitive
  • Interpersonal
  • Behavioral

• Normal brain development
  • 0-5 years
  • 6-12 years
  • 13-21 years

• Effects of trauma on memory
  • Memories are perceptions rather than photographs
  • Fluidity of memory
  • Impact of emotion on recall
  • Misconceptions about memory

OBJECTIVES:

1. Analyze the various types of stress: positive stress, tolerable stress, and toxic stress, and categories of trauma: acute trauma, complex trauma, chronic trauma, and indirect exposure contributing to professional burnout, vicarious trauma, and secondary trauma category.
2. Communicate the major research and important historical literature on the prevalence of child maltreatment, society’s view of children, and child protection mandates. 
3. Assess normal child development (physical, cognitive, behavioral, and self and others) and normal brain develop and the impact of childhood trauma.
4. Synthesize the roles implicit and explicit memory play in the encoding process of traumatic experiences.

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