Trauma Informed aims to create increased therapeutic and empathetic understanding of adolescents and their traumas. Part One addresses four types of trauma - acute, chronic, complex, and historic or transgenerational - through a series of case studies. The author uses the voice of the teen, the voice of the parent or carer and the voice of the educator to present each case in detail, complete with suggested interventions. Part Two focuses on simplifying therapeutic concepts such as attachment theory and the stages of grief, and the final chapter offers strategies for ongoing management in the form of a trauma toolbox. This comprises grounding techniques for calming down or boosting energy, advice for self-care via good sleep and nutrition, and guidance for enabling troubled young people to feel secure, open up and begin the healing process by cultivating an attitude of PACE (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy).
FREDERIQUE LAMBRAKIS-HADDAD has more than twenty years of experience working as a trauma therapist with people in diverse and deprived areas in both the UK and the USA. In the USA, she spent ten years in inner city Washington DC working with young people and adults who had experienced significant sexual, emotional and physical abuse and neglect. Since arriving in the UK 16 years ago, she has worked as a lead clinician, staff trainer and senior leader for students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health challenges in Sussex primary and secondary schools. Frederique holds a BA from UCLA, an MA in International Relations from Tufts University and a MSW in Clinical Social Work from the University of Maryland. She is the founder and lead practitioner of Trauma Inform, a training and consultancy firm specialising in trauma and its impact (www.traumainform.com).
Table of Contents Introduction PART 1: CASE STUDIES OF TEEN TRAUMA Chapter 1: Bullying Chapter 2: Parental abuse and neglect Chapter 3: Identity issues Chapter 4: Body image disorder Chapter 5: Undiagnosed neurodiversity Chapter 6: Natural disasters and pandemics Chapter 7: Family problems PART 2: IDEAS AND CONCEPTS Chapter 8: Grief and loss Chapter 9: Attachment theory and styles Chapter 10: Trauma and our bodies PART 3: TRAUMA TOOLBOX Chapter 11: Working with PACE Chapter 12: Self-regulation techniques Chapter 13: The importance of self-care Chapter 14: Key strategies for parents and carers Chapter 15: Key strategies for educators Resources Bibliography
"This book is an invaluable resource for anyone who parents, cares for or educates teens who are experiencing trauma in any of its forms. It is rich with insight, advice and detail but still remains very accessible to any reader, including teenagers themselves allowing them to have a greater understanding of the situations they are experiencing and their reactions to the challenging world around them." --Zoe Lyons Comedian, Mock the Week star & Host of Lightening
