Discussion 1: You’re Invited to Join a Poster Session
Imagine this scenario: You are excited to learn that next year’s NAEYC conference is placing special emphasis on a poster session that focuses on Trauma and Young Children. You have been asked to contribute a poster and an accompanying presentation on a type of trauma (Trauma Types: Bullying, Community Violence, Complex Trauma, Disasters, Early Childhood Trauma, Intimate Partner Violence, Medical Trauma, Physical Abuse, Race-Based Trauma, Refugee Trauma, Sexual Abuse, Sex Trafficking, Terrorism and Violence, Traumatic) Grief that is of particular interest to you.
Note: To support your success in creating your poster, please review the Resources for Creating Effective Posters for Poster Sessions document. You will find tips and insights regarding how to create stellar posters and effective poster presentations. Keep in mind, your poster illustrates key points while your presentation adds the depth and details. For this post, your narration should be approximately 4-7 minutes long.
Post a Kaltura video presentation sharing your poster with narration that covers the following:
- The type of trauma you selected in detail giving any contextual information that might be helpful. For instance, if addressing a type of child abuse, indicate pertinent information about the specified abuse – possibly offering national and/or local statistics.
- Explain whether the trauma you have chosen is an acute trauma or complex trauma. Provide evidence as ti why.
- Discuss the concept of differential susceptibility and how this trauma might present in children who are affected. Be sure to discuss the continuum of traumatic stress responses from hyperarousal (fight/flight) to dissociation (freeze/faint).
- Explain why this type of trauma is important to highlight and how awareness of this trauma will benefit those who are working in the field of early childhood.
- Discuss early intervention and some possible interventions that might help a child experiencing this trauma.
- Cite and recommend two or three resources for your audience to utilize for current and future reference to better understand the effects of this particular trauma. Explain your rationale.
Readings:
- Walden University, LLC. (2020). Your early childhood communityLinks to an external site. [Interactive file]. Walden University Canvas. click on “Trauma and Young children in Today’s Early Childhood Settings.”
- Harris, N. B. (2014, September). How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetimeLinks to an external site. [Video]. TED Conferences.
- The ChildTrauma Academy Channel. (2013, December 31). SevenSlideSeries: Threat response patternsLinks to an external site.. [Video]. YouTube.
- Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. (2007). InBrief: The impact of early adversity on children’s development.Links to an external site. watch the video and review the accompanying PDF.
- Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. (n.d.). InBrief: Early childhood mental health.Links to an external site. watch the video and review the accompanying PDF.
- Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. (n.d.). InBrief: The science of neglectLinks to an external site.. watch the video and review the accompanying PDF.
- Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. (n.d.). Stress and resilience: How toxic stress affects us, and what we can do about it. Links to an external site.
- ChildWelfare. (n.d.). Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Links to an external site. explore the web page and resource links provided
- Child Welfare Information Gateway. (n.d.). Supporting & preserving families.Links to an external site. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children’s Bureau. explore the web page and resource links provided
- Mitchell, K. (2018, May 29). Grandma’s trauma – a critical appraisal of the evidence for transgenerational epigenetic inheritance in humans.Links to an external site. Wiring the Brain.
- American Psychological Association. (2022, December 21). Managing stress for a healthy family.Links to an external site.
- Sacks, V. & Murphey, D. (2018, February 12). The prevalence of adverse childhood experiences, nationally, by state, and by race or ethnicityLinks to an external site.. Child Trends.
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network. (n.d.). What is child traumatic stress?Links to an external site.
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network. (n.d.). Trauma types.Links to an external site. explore the web page and resources links provided re: types of trauma.
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network. (n.d.). Families and trauma.Links to an external site. read the Introduction and NTCSN resources provided
- ZERO TO THREE. (n.d.). Trauma and stress.Links to an external site.
