Foundational Strategies
The 3 foundational strategies
What are Engagement, Education, and Routines and Rhythms
ARC stands for this
What is Attachment, Regulation, Competency
CAM stands for
What is caregiver affect management
The purpose of effective response is to
Support the caregiver system, both familial and professional, in providing safe, predictable, appropriate responses to behaviour in a way that acknowledges and is sensitive to the role of past experiences
Attunement is
Capacity for children and caregivers to accurately read EACH OTHER’s cues and respond appropriately
This integrative strategy is what all our practice rests on
What is Engagement
What are some examples of trauma
Neglect, different forms of abuse, an acute event, prolonged exposure to distressing environment, something we inherit, lack of love/care/attachment
The main idea of CAM
Support the child’s caregiving system – whether parents or professionals – in understanding, managing, and coping with their own emotional responses, so that they are better able to support the children in their care.
For children who have experienced trauma, limits may have been associated with this
A sense of powerlessness and intense vulnerability
Perceived as about control, punitive and frightening
With regards to attunement, traumatized children may appear this way
Overly attuned
Misattuned
Nonattuned
With regards to routines and rhythms; Kids notice routines more so in this
What is absence
TEI stands for this
Trauma Experience Integration
Example of two common caregiver responses
Reduced Sense of Efficacy – “Why can’t I get this person to listen?”
Guilt and Shame – “I did not handle that situation well.”
Anger or Blame – “She’s doing this on purpose!”
Shutting Down or Constricting – Defense against our own emotional response – choosing to ignore or minimize a behavior.
Overreacting – Trying to control or protect the child – “He’s not ready for ________”.
Being overly permissive – Trying to prevent escalation.
Name two strategies to use when a child is highly aroused
Name the unsafe behaviour
Help identify the first step towards turning it around
Help the child to regulate
Apply limits after the child has calmed down
When parents are attuned and attend to their child's needs, they create a circle of this
security
We use education to help better understand the meaning behind this
What is behaviour
Behaviour is communicative.
Trauma impacts the...
Developing brain.
Explain parallel process
When the thoughts, emotions and behaviours, of the cycle are paralleled or recreated by the caregiver
Name three skills of effective response
1) Be Proactive
2) Identify what is driving the child’s behaviours
3) Identify the pattern(s) of behaviour
4) Use your “go-to’s”
-Meet needs (3 primary needs: connection, control, containment)
-Support regulation
-Address unsafe behaviours
5) Identify your other strategies purposefully
-Praise and reinforcement
-Problem-solving
-Appropriate limits
Two strategies for attunement
Understand their perspective
Respect feelings
Correct misconceptions
Reflective listening
Three strategies of child and youth engagement
Describe the service process; Engage the child’s participation around goals;Be interested in the whole child; Communicate a belief in the child’s capacity for success; Establish a foundation for co-creating structure and routines; Establish a frame for transparent and collaborative intervention; Integrate education, linking trauma and targeted skills
BGCC is using ARC as this
An organizational framework to support trauma informed care
The goal of CAM
The goal is not to fake our emotions or responses to our children, but to:
-Monitor our own affect
-Maintain appropriate boundaries
-Respond constructively, rather than a destructive way
-Communicate that the adults can stay safe, calm and handle difficult experiences
State the vision of BGCC's new strategic plan
A world where every young person has the relationships they need to grow up well and thrive
Three strategies of reflective listening
Accept and respect
Show you are listening
Reflect back what you hear
Name the feelings
Offer advice, suggestions, reassurance, alternative perceptions