Respond to at least two colleagues:
Provide feedback on their questions and plan for educating the client.
Explain the social worker’s role in the recommended intervention given the scope of practice.
Use the Learning Resources to support your posts. Make sure to provide APA citations and a reference list.
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How to engage an adult with trauma.
The most important support you can provide to someone who has experienced trauma is to help them feel safe. Since trauma is about a past intrusive memory showing up in the present, helping the person find some grounding in the present and support them in regulating their nervous system is what is most important.
Don’t insist on talking if the person doesn’t want to. They may need time to be alone with their thoughts. Tell them you are there to listen, whenever they feel ready. Reassure them you care and want to understand as much as possible about what happened to them.
People with PTSD may feel embarrassed to ask for help, so take the initiative and ask them how you and other team members can support them. Use empathic listening and pay close attention to what they say. If they are reluctant to talk, wait for them to open up, and don’t interrupt them when they do start to speak.
Find out as much as you can about distress, so you can understand something about what to expect. Allow the person to talk about what happened, even if they become upset. Don’t insist they need professional help-not everyone who experiences a traumatic event needs therapy.
Using a trauma informed approach (1) ensure physical and emotional safety in your interactions (2) establish trust through respect, transparency and consistency (3) offer the person choice where possible (4) collaborate and share power where possible (5) prioritize their empowerment and sense of self-efficacy.
Lastly, the person sharing their trauma is often looking for validation and empathy. They need you to listen and empathize, and they need your unconditional support and love. A straightforward way of honoring the trust placed in us is by directly acknowledging it (South Pacific private, 2024).
Consider the questions you would ask to elicit information about the client’s trauma experience.
Reaching out to an adult who has experienced trauma may be done in several ways. Being considerate and sensitive to another person’s situation is of utmost importance. It’s also essential to provide a safe space where they may begin to recover by talking about what they’ve been through. According to Pemberton, & Loeb, (2020 pg. 118). Medical professionals who aren’t prepared to inquire about patients’ trauma histories may miss the root cause of the wide range of symptoms reported by sexual assault survivors seeking help from their primary care providers. This may be pretty upsetting, and it can make victims feel rejected and confused and lower their confidence and faith in medical experts. Therefore, to connect effectively with an adult who has experienced trauma, it is essential to listen graciously and without passing judgment, support the individual’s right to use whatever means at their disposal to share their emotions and facilitating the individual’s discovery and use of available supports.
Some of the questions to ask to include the following:
-Tell me about the most challenging thing that has happen to you.
-Precisely what aspects of this experience have left you feeling traumatized?
-Do you have any further thoughts or insights to offer on this?
-Have you never seen something like this before?
-What steps did you take to cope with it, if any?
-Tell me about the instances in which other individuals came to your aid.
-Is there anything you could change about how you dealt with this that you wish you had done?
-What more would you want to say or recall that you think we should know?
-I appreciate you sharing this data. It makes sense that this is a taboo subject. Then, how are you doing at the moment?
Explain how you would educate the client on the effects of trauma.
The client has to be made aware of the many ways in which trauma may negatively affect their lives. Trauma may have long-lasting effects on a person’s physical and emotional well-being. The client must be taught about the aftereffects of trauma so they can recognize its manifestations. One of the most prevalent responses to trauma is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but many other mental health problems might arise. It is essential to bring attention to the wide range of feelings that might be caused by trauma.
The purpose of psychoeducation in the trauma field is to educate individuals and communities on the mental, behavioral, somatic, and social consequences of trauma on individuals, families, and communities (communal trauma). When doing psychoeducation on trauma, the first step is to educate those who have experienced trauma with a definition of trauma that sheds light on the essential elements of coping with it.
Explain what advanced-level clinical modality you would recommend and why.
I would recommend CBT for this case. A central goal of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is to assist the patient in gaining insight into the origins of their maladaptive cognitions and actions (CBT). After these habits of thoughts and actions have been identified, the therapist will work with the patient to assist them in confronting and overcoming them. This may be accomplished in several ways, such as by providing students with opportunities to practice their new skills via role-playing in class and independent practice in the form of homework assignments.
REFERENCES
Pemberton, J.V., & Loeb, T.B. (2020). Impact of sexual and interpersonal violence and trauma on women: Trauma-informed practice and feminist theory. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 32(1-2), 115-131. https://doi.org/10.1080/08952833.2020.1ff935f1ttLinks to an external site.
Turner, F.J. (Ed.). (201ff). Social work treatment: Interlocking theoretical approach (f1th ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Herzog, J.R., Whitworth, J.D., & Scott, D.L. (2020). Trauma informed care with military populations, journal of Human Behavior in the social environment, 30(3), 2f15-2ff8.
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This is a thoughtful reply consisting of an evidence-based approach to interacting with adults who have experienced trauma, incorporating best practices and trauma-informed care principles.
Using a trauma-informed approach is essential when dealing with an adult who has experienced trauma because it ensures the safety of the client and promotes healing. The social worker must mainly concentrate on building a safe and reliable therapeutic alliance while understanding that trauma may disrupt the portion of an individual to form connections (Brandell, 2020).
Use open-ended questions, allowing the client to share at their level of readiness (e.g., about their trauma). For instance:
Could you tell us about a life-altering experience that has had a great impact on how your life unfolded?
How have these experiences shaped your everyday existence and relationships?
How have you dealt with that?
These questions not only put the power in the client’s hands over their story but also provide valuable insights into the trauma and its current impact on them (Pemberton & Loeb, 2020).
However, a critical piece of the therapeutic is educating the client about trauma. Such education can include explaining the typical response to trauma, e.g., hypervigilance, intrusiveness, and avoidant behaviors. Normalizing such responses and reminding that these are natural reflexes to non-standard situations. The Social Worker might say :
Many people share this experience with that vision, they claim specific symptoms. These responses are your physiological and psychological mechanisms to protect you from further damage. As terrifying as they seem, these are the typical reactions to abnormal situations.
Trauma-informed psychoeducation can be a beacon of hope, helping to alleviate the client’s feelings of isolation and self-blame — both commonly experienced among people who have PTSD, especially Complex PTSD (Joseph, 2019).
Advanced-Level Clinical Practice: Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) CPT is an evidence-based protocol that was developed for the treatment of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder. Brandell (2020) says that it helps clients to realize and change the trauma-related thoughts and beliefs, which keep their symptoms going.
CPT is wildly successful because it has:
Addresses symptoms of PTSD and common co-occurring problems like depression and anxiety.
It helps individuals develop healthier and more adaptive beliefs about themselves, others, and the world.
Provides structured sessions and work clients feel like they are being moved ahead.
CPT’s adaptability is a testament to its inclusivity, allowing it to be culturally adapted and tailored to the specific needs of different client populations who have experienced trauma (Watkins et al., 2020).
If it drives with safety, collecting data, imparting knowledge, and using evidence-based interventions. In order to assist adult trauma survivors, one must have a careful balance. While no one has a monopoly on trauma, the training in cognitive processing therapy and trauma-informed approach provide competent social workers with the tools to guide clients in their journey toward health.
References
Brandell, J. R. (Ed.). (2020). Theory & practice in clinical social work (3rd ed.). Cognella.
Joseph, R. (2019). Poverty, welfare, and self-sufficiency: Implications for the social work profession. Journal of Poverty, 23(6), 505–520. https://doi.org/10.1080/10875549.2019.1616037
Pemberton, J. V., & Loeb, T. B. (2020). Impact of sexual and interpersonal violence and trauma on women: Trauma-informed practice and feminist theory. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 32(1-2), 115–131. https://doi.org/10.1080/08952833.2020.1793564
Watkins, D. C., Goodwill, J. R., Johnson, N. C., Casanova, A., Wei, T., Allen, J. O., Williams, E. G., Anyiwo, N., Jackson, Z. A., Talley, L. M., & Abelson, J. M. (2020). An online behavioral health intervention promoting mental health, manhood, and social support for young black men: The YBMen Project. American Journal of Men’s Health, 14(4), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988320937215