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What does “commitment” mean in the CASA Framework?
Examples could be reaching your treatment goals, going to school or applying for a job or looking for a volunteer opportunity.
What is the primary focus of “acceptance” in CASA?
Embracing the young adult as inherently valuable, regardless of behaviors.
What does security require from a caregiver?
Boundaries, consistent nurturing, and responsiveness.
Define attunement?
Empathy in action, where a caregiver accurately responds to a child’s/teens needs.
What is co-regulation?
The reciprocal exchange of emotional, neurological, and physical safety.
Why might sending a young adult to residential treatment reflect commitment?
It shows dedication to the young adults developmental growth and safety when it’s compromised.
Why can acceptance be difficult for caregivers?
Expectations often block acceptance of developmental difficulties or early trauma.
How does security contribute to self-worth?
Predictable acceptance helps teen or young adult internalize their inherent value.
What frees a caregiver to attune to their child?
Overcoming anxiety and fear through commitment, acceptance, and security.
How does co-regulation lead to self-regulation?
Through repetitive experiences of commitment, acceptance, security, and attunement.
Name a key outcome of caregiver commitment?
Restoration of self-worth and trust in the child.
How does acceptance help with maladaptive behaviors?
Acceptance helps caregivers recognize that trauma drives behaviors, allowing for effective change.
Name one way caregivers provide security.
By reliably meeting the emotional, physical, and relational needs of the teen or young adult.
How does attunement calm the nervous system?
By creating safety and reducing the child’s distress.
What is necessary for effective self-regulation?
Reliable experiences of co-regulation.
How does commitment relate to treatment?
It requires caregivers to participate in the therapeutic work needed to help the young adult heal.
What fear is often experienced by teens or young adults with developmental disruption?
Fear of trusting caregivers.
How do commitment and acceptance help create security?
They allow caregivers to focus on providing consistent, safe care.
What is the goal of attunement in CASA?
To co-regulate the child and create a secure connection.
Why is co-regulation not a steady state?
Teenagers often re-experience aspects of past trauma, requiring ongoing adjustments.
What role does commitment play in building joy?
Commitment fosters reliable care that neurologically and emotionally builds self-worth.
How does acceptance contribute to joy in the CASA Framework?
It helps reduce shame and builds self-worth.
What does a child/teen internalize from secure caregiving?
A sense of inherent self-worth and value.
How does attunement address underlying distress?
It sees beyond behaviors to respond to the child’s emotional needs.
How does co-regulation help heal trauma?
It integrates trauma and restores developmental health.