TFCBT
What does TFCBT acronym stand for?
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
What does the PTSD acronym stand for?
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
What is domestic violence?
A pattern of behavior that one person in a relationships uses to control the other. The behavior may be verbal, emotional, physical, financial, or sexual.
What is addiction?
Addiction is a brain disease that causes people to get try to get drugs at any cost (financial, emotional or physical. A person who has this disease has it for life and even after they haven’t used drugs or alcohol for a long time, they still have to be careful because they always run the risk of starting again. Drug addiction is a brain disease because the abuse of drugs leads to changes in the structure and function of the brain. Even though most people start out taking drugs because they want to, over time the changes in the brain caused by repeated drug abuse can affect a person’s ability to stop even when it is clearly bad for the person and those around them. The brain starts needing the drugs and causes the person to do anything to get them.
Where does fight, flight or freeze happen in the brain?
Amygdala
What is TFCBT?
A therapeutic intervention designed to help children, adolescents, and their parents overcome the impact of traumatic events.
What are some common reactions to trauma?
Difficulty concentrating, low self esteem, anxiety, depression, rapid changes in mood, desire to hurt oneself, difficulty staying still of fidgeting, sleeping routine disturbed, inability or unwillingness to recall trauma details, emotional or physical numbing, recalling physical sensations that occurred during trauma.
How does witnessing or hearing domestic violence affect children and teens?
Can cause increased ager, confusion about the abuser, fear, anxiety, and changes in behavior (clinging behavior, difficulty going to sleep, or tantrums)
Who is susceptible to parental substance abuse?
children of all ages, races, ethnicities, and socioeconomic backgrounds are at risk.
What is a coping skill to help relieve muscle tension?
PMR, yoga, stretching, body scan, etc.
What is the focus of TFCBT?
Assist children and adolescents to develop coping strategies for traumatic stress reactions. Also to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression and behavioral issues.
How do kids feel after a traumatic event?
Whatever you say is correct!
Here are some other common feelings:
Sad, guilty, angry, nervous, terrified, unsafe, annoyed, tired, anxious, depressed.
Do you need to witness or experience domestic violence in order to experience trauma symptoms?
No, even hearing details about a traumatic event can cause trauma symptoms.
Why don't some children talk about parental substance abuse?
1. Fear that their parents will be mad at them and will hurt them for telling.
2. Desire not to get their parents in trouble
3. Fear of being removed from their homes.
5. Fear of not being believed
6. Shame or guilt
7. Any other reasons?
Who can support a child during trauma treatment?
The therapist, parent, caregiver, teachers, etc.
Who is part of TFCBT?
parents, children, and therapists.
What are trauma reminders?
People, places, things, situations, anniversaries, feelings, and physical reactions.
What are some thoughts children and teens may have after experiencing, witnessing, or hearing about domestic violence?
It was my fault, I should have been able to stop it, No one understands me, I wish i could hurt the person who hurt me, there is something wrong with me, i'm going to get in trouble, no one cares, how could this person do this to me?
How do children whose parents abuse drugs or alcohol feel?
What is white and black and "red" all over?
a newspaper.
Why is it important to start in the shallow end and gradually get adjusted to the water (gradual exposure)?
So that the person does not become overwhelmed with the hard feeling, and it allows us to adjust to the trigger safely.
What is avoidance?
When a person actively avoidance reminders of the trigger, or when they intentionally stay busy so they do not have to think about the trigger.
How can domestic violence change family relationships?
Kids may feel responsible for fixing their family, may feel like they can't leave one parent alone, may get in the middle of an abusive event, or call attention to themselves by bad behavior. They may learn that hurtful behavior is somehow part of being close or being loved.
Why do some people become addicted, while others do not?
No single factor can predict whether or not a person will become addicted to drugs. Risk for addiction is influenced by a person’s biology, social environment, and age or stage of development. The more risk factors an individual has, the greater the chance that taking drugs can lead to addiction.
What is something you would like to learn during the rest of the collaborative?
Thanks for answering. :)