Young Children and Trauma Intervention and Treatment

by Osofsky, Joy D.

• ISBN13: 9781593854836
• ISBN10: 1593854838
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-21
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Recent years have seen significant advances in knowledge about the effects of exposure to psychological trauma on young children from birth to age 5. This volume brings together leading experts to address practical considerations in working with traumatized young children and their caregivers. State-of-the-art assessment and treatment approaches are presented, together with innovative service delivery models. With a focus on building cross-disciplinary collaboration to better serve this vulnerable population, this is an indispensable resource for all mental health and human service professionals working with children at risk. In a new preface to the paperback edition, editor Joy D. Osofsky reflects on critical lessons learned in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Author Biography

Joy D. Osofsky, PhD, a psychologist and psychoanalyst, is Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) in New Orleans. She is President of Zero to Three/National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families; past president of the World Association for Infant Mental Health; and Director of the Violence Intervention Program for Children and Families and the LSUHSC Harris Center for Infant Mental Health. Following Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Osofsky was asked to serve as Clinical Director of Child and Adolescent Initiatives for Louisiana Spirit for the Louisiana State Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Mental Health. She is editor or coeditor of Young Children and Trauma, Children in a Violent Society, Handbook of Infant Development, and WAIMH Handbook of Infant Mental Health; and editor of the Infant Mental Health Journal. Dr. Osofsky's research, intervention, and clinical work with infants, children, and families at high psychosocial risk have been recognized with honors and awards from Division 37 of the American Psychological Association, the Juvenile Court Judges of the 11th Judicial Circuit, and the New Orleans City Council, among others.

Table of Contents

Background and Perspectives: Providing the Foundations for Understanding
Introduction: Different Ways of Understanding Young Children and Trauma	p. 3
Rainbows of Tears, Souls Full of Hope: Cultural Issues Related to Young Children and Traum	p. 11
Trauma and Attachment: The Case for Disrupted Attachment Disorder	p. 47
"Hidden Trauma" in Infancy: Attachment, Fearful Arousal, and Early Dysfunction of the Stress Response System	p. 69
Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Introduction: What Are We Assessing for, and Why?	p. 107
Assessment and Treatment of Young Children Exposed to Traumatic Events	p. 111
Diagnostic and Treatment Issues in Cases of Childhood Trauma	p. 139
Relationship Assessment for Young Traumatized Children	p. 155
Identification, Assessment, and Intervention for Young Traumatized Children within a Pediatric Setting	p. 173
Traumatized Young Children: Assessment and Treatment Processes	p. 194
How to Reach Seriously Traumatized Children Earlier
Introduction: Collaborations for Young Traumatized Children with Juvenile Courts, Law Enforcement, and Child Welfare	p. 219
Healing the Child in Juvenile Court	p. 221
Partnerships for Young Children in Court: How Judges Shape Collaborations Serving Traumatized Children	p. 242
Working with Traumatized Infants and Toddlers in the Child Welfare System	p. 260
How Law Enforcement and Mental Health Professionals Can Partner to Help Traumatized Children	p. 285
Directions for the Future
How Research Informs Clinical Work with Traumatized Young Children	p. 301
Perspectives on Work with Traumatized Young Children: How to Deal with the Feelings Emerging from Trauma Work	p. 326
Index	p. 339
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