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Reply to "ACEs/Trauma/Resilience Embedded Curriculum for Community College Early Chilhood Development Program?"

Although it does not use ACE scores, my college trauma counselling program has a children and youth component.

www.awcca.ca

 

We learned things like being a 'trauma informed' anti-violence/VAW&C andARAO (anti-racism/anti- oppression) trained counsellor/support worker is considered the 'human rights/social justice' focus. 

 

Traditional CYW (child and youth workers; here in Canada they deal with young offenders) type diplomas, in contrast, is considered to be a 'law enforcement and criminal justice' focus.

 

My professor (Marilyn McLean; on the list below) taught us that often what are considered 'crimes' or 'behavioural problems' in child and youth should actually be considered 'Survival behaviours' in child/youth who are trauma-exposed.

 

We had to read several research articles on 'resilience' and 'resistance' in kids surviving and thriving after violence. One paper that we read for class, talked about a child who survived his father's violence because he would imagine himself to be strong by making fists while his hands were hiding in his pockets. In  his mind he would visualize using his fists to defend himself. It is really quite remarkable how children can strategize to cope!

 

We were also taught to be concerned about the "medicalization" of violence against women and violence against children. e.g. why is the survivor often labelled as 'mentally ill' when they present with PTSD, but the offender is almost never labelled or pathologized? (Something to think about. Important to turn the tables when we do analysis.)

 

Here is a faculty list with brief biographies.

 

http://awcca.ca/about/faculty.php

 

Emma

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