Young Children and Trauma Intervention and Treatment

by Osofsky, Joy D.

• ISBN13: 9781593850418
• ISBN10: 1593850417
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-05-26
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Presenting state-of-the-art knowledge and treatment approaches for working with very young children affected by trauma, this book fills a crucial need for mental health professionals and child welfare advocates. Readers gain an understanding of the impact of severe stress on infants, toddlers, and preschoolers; how trauma disrupts crucial early relationships; and ways to collaborate with parents, other caregivers, and broader support systems to facilitate healing and prevent further traumatization. Guidelines are provided for conducting effective assessments and intervening with vulnerable children and families in traditional mental health contexts and in pediatric, legal, and community settings. Giving particular attention to the needs of children who have been neglected or abused, the book also addresses other forms of trauma, including illness, injury, exposure to domestic and community violence, and parental loss.

Author Biography

Joy D. Osofsky, PhD, is a psychologist and psychoanalyst and Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Public Health at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC). She is also President of Zero to Three and Director of the Violence Intervention Program for Children and Families and the Harris Center for Infant Mental Health at LSUHSC. She is editor of [i]Children in a Violent Society[/i] and two editions of the [i]Handbook of Infant Development[/i], coeditor of the four-volume [i]WAIMH Handbook of Infant Mental Health[/i], and editor of the [i]Infant Mental Health Journal[/i]. Her 1995 [i]American Psychologist[/i] article, "The Effects of Violence Exposure in Young Children," was chosen by the American Psychological Association as one of the journal's top articles of the past 50 years. Currently, Dr. Osofsky serves on the Pew Commission for Children in Foster Care and the Research Committee of the International Psychoanalytical Association, and consults with the 11th Circuit Juvenile Court in Miami/n-/Dade County, Florida. Her research, intervention, and clinical work with infants, children, and families at high psychosocial risk/m-/including those exposed to community and domestic violence and maltreatment/m-/has been recognized with awards from the New Orleans Police Foundation, the Mayor of New Orleans, and Division 37 of the American Psychological Association.

Table of Contents

I. Background and Perspectives: Providing the Foundations for Understanding
Introduction: Different Ways of Understanding Young Children and Trauma	3	(104)
1 Rainbows of Tears, Souls Full of Hope: Cultural Issues Related to Young Children and Trauma	11	(36)
Marva L. Lewis and Chandra Ghosh Ippen
2 Trauma and Attachment: The Case for Disrupted Attachment Disorder	47	(22)
Sarah Hinshaw-Fuselier, Sherryl Scott Heller, Victoria T. Parton, Lara Robinson, and Neil W. Boris
3 "Hidden Trauma" in Infancy: Attachment, Fearful Arousal, and Early Dysfunction of the Stress Response System	69	(38)
Michelle R. Schuder and Karlen Lyons-Ruth
II. Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Introduction: What Are We Assessing for, and Why?	107	(112)
4 Assessment and Treatment of Young Children Exposed to Traumatic Events	111	(28)
Alicia F. Lieberman and Patricia Van Horn
5 Diagnostic and Treatment Issues in Cases of Childhood Trauma	139	(16)
Stacy A. Klapper, Nancy S. Plummer, and Robert J. Harmon
6 Relationship Assessment for Young Traumatized Children	155	(18)
Julie A. Larrieu and Shana M. Bellow
7 Identification, Assessment, and Intervention for Young Traumatized Children within a Pediatric Setting	173	(21)
Betsy McAlister Groves and Marilyn Augustyn
8 Traumatized Young Children: Assessment and Treatment Processes	194	(25)
Theodore J. Gaensbauer
III. How to Reach Seriously Traumatized Children Earlier
Introduction: Collaborations for Young Traumatized Children with Juvenile Courts, Law Enforcement, and Child Welfare	219	(23)
9 Healing the Child in Juvenile Court	221	(21)
Joy D. Osofsky and Cindy Lederman
10 Partnerships for Young Children in Court: How Judges Shape Collaborations Serving Traumatized Children	242	(18)
Patricia Van Horn and Donna J. Hitchens
11 Working with Traumatized Infants and Toddlers in the Child Welfare System	260	(25)
Anna T. Smyke, Valerie Wajda-Johnston, Charles H. Zeanah, Jr.
12 How Law Enforcement and Mental Health Professionals Can Partner to Help Traumatized Children	285	(16)
Joy D. Osofsky, Jill Hayes Hammer, Nancy Freeman, and J. Michael Rovaris
IV. Directions for the Future
13 How Research Informs Clinical Work with Traumatized Young Children	301	(25)
Michelle Bosquet
14 Perspectives on Work with Traumatized Young Children: How to Deal with the Feelings Emerging from Trauma Work	326	(13)
Joy D. Osofsky
Index	339