What Biological, Foster, And Adoptive Parents Should Know About Childhood Trauma

In this episode, we explore and share some insight for foster, adoptive, and biological parents of children who have experienced trauma. We discuss how children in different age groups can be impacted from traumatic experiences, and what types of experiences can develop into childhood traumatic stress. We highlight the different risk and protective factors that can mitigate or worsen traumatic episodes, and even discuss some tips for how parents can help their child overcome living with trauma.

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CSP Overview of Trauma in Foster Care: https://www.csp.edu/publication/trauma-children-in-foster-care-a-comprehensive-overview/

Washington Foster's "Understanding Trauma": https://foster.wachildrenandfamilies.org/blog/understanding-trauma-in-foster-children

Child Welfare's "Parenting A Child Who Has Experienced Trauma": https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/child-trauma/

The Marshall Project "Hidden Trauma in Short Stays in Foster Care": https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/02/11/the-hidden-trauma-of-short-stays-in-foster-care

Child Welfare's "Support For Foster Families": https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/outofhome/resources-foster-families/supports/

National child Traumatic Stress Network "What is Trauma": https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/trauma-types

Treating The Effects of Childhood Trauma: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-are-the-effects-of-childhood-trauma-4147640

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