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2014 Idaho Prevention ConferenceFriday, April 18th 2014Keith Orchard, LCSW
Becoming a Trauma Informed Educator
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OBJECTIVESEducators will be able to:Understand how the brain learns and grows; Be able to explain how traumatic experiences
affect brain development, memory, and behavior of children;
Understand how trauma experiences are linked to substance use and abuse;
List three to intervene and support a youth with a history of abuse or neglect.
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OBJECTIVESIn the end we will try on some Trauma Lenses and look at the school and children differently.
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Brain Structure: Experiences Build Brain Architecture
http://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/multimedia/videos/three_core_concepts/brain_architecture/
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Brain Structure: Three Main Levels
Main Points:1. Connections that are used more
become stronger2. Connections that are used less
become weaker and “prune” away3. Simple circuits form first providing
a foundation for later learning
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Brain Structure: Serve and Return builds connections
http://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/multimedia/videos/three_core_concepts/serve_and_return/
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Brain Structure: Serve and Return Interaction
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Main Points:1. New Circuits are created when
children interact with adults.2. “Serve and Return” helps create
neuro-connections to all areas of the brain, building the emotional and cognitive skills children need in life.
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Brain Structure: Toxic Stress
http://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/multimedia/videos/three_core_concepts/toxic_stress/
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Brain Structure: Stress ResponseMain Points:1. Constant activation of the stress
response overloads developing systems with serious, life-long consequences for the child.
2. Living in toxic stress can cause the stress response systems can become “set” on high alert.
9Sensitized stress response
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How do People Learn?
Still Face Video:
http://acestoohigh.com/2013/09/26/the-still-face-video-still-packs-an-emotional-wallop/
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Brain Diagram
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Limbic System
Prefrontal Cortex
Brain Stem
Brain Stem
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Brain Structure: Three Main Levels
Prefrontal cortex – abstract thought, logic, factual memory, planning, ability to inhibit action
Limbic system – emotional regulation and memories, “value” of emotion
Brainstem/midbrain – autonomic functions (breathing, eating, sleeping)
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Experience Grows the Brain
Brain development happens from the bottom up: From primitive (basic
survival: brainstem) To more complex
(rational thought, planning, abstract thinking: prefrontal cortex)
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Experience Grows the Brain(continued)
The brain develops by forming connections.
Interactions with caregivers are critical to brain development.
The more an experience is repeated, the stronger the connections become.
14Source: NCTSN: Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma. Retrieved from http://nctsn.org/products/caring-for-children-who-have-experienced-
trauma
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Brain Development and Experience
Relatively few synapses are present at birth
Learning requires forming new synapses as well as strengthening and discarding existing synapses
Early synapses are weak and need repeated exposure to strengthen
Brain adapts to environment—positive or negative15
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Source: Carter, R. (1999). Mapping the mind. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
Building Connections: Rapid Growth of Synapses
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Trauma and the Brain Structural Brain Differences
Maltreated children present with a smaller corpus callosum, which affects how the brain’s hemispheres communicate about arousal, emotion, and cognition.
Adults who were maltreated as children show reduced volume of the hippocampus (learning and memory) and prefrontal cortex (behavior, cognition, emotional regulation).
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Impact of Extreme Deprivation on Brain Development
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SITUATIONS THAT CAN BE TRAUMATIC
Can you name some?
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What Is Child Traumatic Stress?
Child traumatic stress refers to the physical and emotional responses of a child to threatening situations.
Traumatic events overwhelm a child’s capacity to cope and elicit feelings of terror, powerlessness, and out-of-control physiological arousal.
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Traumatic Stress Response Cycle
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Source: Georgetown University Center for Child & Human Development. (n.d.). Stress and the developing brain: The stress response. Retrieved from Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation website: http://www.ecmhc.org/tutorials/trauma/mod2_1.html
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“Flipping the Lid”
22http://parentingfromscratch.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/flipping-our-lids-and-closing-them-again/
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Dinosaur Brain
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Traumatic Stress Response Cycle
Connections in the brain that are used a lot become stronger, quicker, more automatic – they are “Use Dependent”.
When it comes to the stress response system, we say it becomes “sensitized”.
The stress hormones produced during trauma also interfere with the development of higher brain functions.
Past trauma causes the brain to interpret minor events as threatening.
24Source: Campbell, J.S.W. (n.d.). Trauma and the brain. Retrieved from the KidsPeace Institute website: http://www.kidspeace.org/healing.aspx?id=2514
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Traumatic Stress Response Cycle
The limbic system has a disproportionate fear/emotional response to the experience and sends signals to the brainstem.
Cortisol and adrenaline are released, increasing heart rate and respiration.
Fight, flight, or freeze response occurs.
Prefrontal cortex is skipped (lack of reasoning), leading to impulsive reactions.
Memories of the event can be foggy and stored erratically.
25Source: Campbell, J.S.W. (n.d.). Trauma and the brain. Retrieved from the KidsPeace Institute website: http://www.kidspeace.org/healing.aspx?id=2514
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Memory and Associations What do you associate with:
26Source: Applegate, J. S., & Shapiro, J. R. (2005). Neurobiology for clinical social work theory and practice. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
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Memory and Associations What do you associate with:
27Source: Applegate, J. S., & Shapiro, J. R. (2005). Neurobiology for clinical social work theory and practice. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
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Memory and Associations What do you associate with:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1TcDHrkQYg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h04CH9YZcpI
28Source: Applegate, J. S., & Shapiro, J. R. (2005). Neurobiology for clinical social work theory and practice. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
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Trauma and Memory Children with early trauma may retain implicit
memories of abuse:
Physical or emotional sensations can trigger these memories, causing flashbacks, nightmares, or other distressing reactions
29Source: Applegate, J. S., & Shapiro, J. R. (2005). Neurobiology for clinical social work theory and practice. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
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Results of Trauma and Stress
People generally have three possible responses when confronting trauma or danger: Fight Flight Freeze
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Hyperarousal Recurrent
Classic fight or flight response:
Heart rate goes upBlood pressure increasesAdrenalin is releasedFocus on external threatBehavioral strategy is try to run away or try to
resist by fighting
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Hyperarousal Recurrent Sensitization can lead to:High resting heart rateBehaviorally explosive – exaggerated responseDysregulatedPoor memory and focusFrequently get labeled as:ADHD Conduct DisorderOppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)Anger management problems
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Dissociation Recurrent negative thing?
Takes place more commonly if you are very young.When you are an infant, you can’t fight or flee very effectively. So you tend to have to dissociate.
What your brain does when you are using this coping method:Rather than increasing your heart rate, it decreases your
heart rate.Rather than making you focus externally, it makes you
focus internally. You are essentially using a form of psychological flight. You can’t get away. It is an inescapable and often a painful
experience so your brain helps protect you by taking you away from that experience.
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Dissociation Recurrent Sensitization can lead to: Very, very compliant – can be false compliance. Pleasing or flat aspect “Daydreaming” Frequent somatic complaints – head, muscle, stomach aches,
constipation. High pain tolerance Intelligent but poor at math Poor processing speed Frequently get labeled as: ADHD – inattentive typeDepressionDevelopmental Delays or Autism Can look like absence seizures
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Combined Hyperarousal & Dissociation Responses
Sensitization can lead to:External reactivity Inattentive, lack of focus, poor memoryCan look very flatLooks like Absence seizures Frequently get labeled as:ADHDDepressedCan look like absence seizures Bipolar
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Most Common Areas Affected by Trauma and Stress:
Cause and effect thinkingProblem solving skillsMoral development Social skills/ reciprocityTrust, respect for authorityDelayed gratificationAbstract thinking Initiative
Results of Trauma and Stress
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Maladaptive coping strategies can lead to behaviors including:
High activity levels, irritability, or acting outEmotional detachment, unresponsiveness, distance, or
numbnessHyper-vigilance, or feeling that danger is present even
when it is notRelationship problemsDiscipline problems and poor learningPoor memory and processing – can look lazy or lyingPoorly organized
Results of Trauma and Stress
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What responses and reactions does your child have?
Results of Trauma and Stress
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How do you cope when stressed and/or angry?
Coping
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Release of Dopamine and Adrenaline help decrease physiological distress.
Music, rhythm, and sensory input.ExercisePositive Human InteractionsPositive Spiritual InteractionsBehavior consistent with value
system
Coping
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Release of Dopamine and Adrenaline helps decrease physiological distress.Sweet, salty and fatty foodsSexDrugs of abuse – alcohol, cocaine, opiates,
stimulantsCut, pick and pull Vomit
Coping
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Four main ways to self-regulateTop down – use cognitive strengths to manage
feelings and reactionsBottom up – use somatosensory things to
soothe and manage emotions like music, rocking, swinging, dance (rhythm), clay or toys to manipulate.RelationshipsDissociateDistract and forget
Coping
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So what do we do about it?
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Medicate them
ADHD Bipolar DisorderDepressionDevelopmental Delays or AutismConduct DisorderOppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)Anger management problems Seizures Schizophrenia
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What Medications Do…
Medications can temporarily alter brain chemistry and therefore can have an affect on thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Therefore they can make a child capable of participating in and benefiting from certain kinds of therapeutic experiences.
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What Medications Don’t Do…
Medication do not “grow” the brain or increase the number of neural connections that result in long term, sustained change. Medications cannot provide the types of
patterned, repetitive experiences required to reorganize parts of the brain involved in the symptoms.
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Three Reasons to Use Medications:Provide symptom relief for psychiatric
conditions that have medication targets Improve functioning by relieving symptomsReduce high-risk symptoms (e.g., suicidality,
psychosis)
Medications can be helpful when they are used as a supplement to a thoughtful, multidimensional treatment process. No medication by itself without other experiences is going to make any enduring and meaningful change in a kid’s life.
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Become a Trauma Informed School
1. Maximize physical and psychological safety.
2. Make the school day therapeutic3. Help the child understand and manage
overwhelming emotions and problem behaviors.
4. Help the whole family
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1. Maximizing Physical and Psychological SafetySimply removing a child from a dangerous environment will not by itself undo the serious consequences or reverse the negative impacts of early fear learning. Simply moving a child out of immediate danger does not in itself reverse or eliminate the way that he or she has learned to be fearful. 50
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What Is Psychological Safety?
What is psychological safety?What does it look like?How can you tell if a child or parent feels
safe?How can you tell if a child or parent feels
unsafe?
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What Is Psychological Un-Safety?
They are Hypervigilent of non-verbal cuesThey tend to over-read frustrationThey tend to interpret anger into hateThe child may seem to very controllingThey lack flexibility
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Create Psychological Safety
Be aware of your reactions and respond to their cuesBe attentive and attuned
Be aware of the intimacy BarrierThe most powerful way to experience pleasure and
one of the most important forms of glue in our species is the capacity to feel reward from human beings.
Many triggers – particularly around intimacy lead to dissociation.
Parallel play vs. didactic play53
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2. Make the School Day Therapeutic
Find at least one person who is irrationally in love with this child.
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“In order to develop normally, a child requires progressively more complex joint activity with one or more adults who have an irrational emotional relationship with the child. Somebody’s got to be crazy about that kid. That’s number one. First, last and always.” Urie Bronfenbrenner
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2. Make the School Day Therapeutic
Find at least one person who is irrationally in love with this child. Know what stage of development the
child is in.
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Family Portrait
Drawn by an 8 yr-old boy who was adopted at 3 from Eastern European orphanage.
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Family Portrait
Drawn by a 14 yr-old boy who was neglected by his caregiver during his first 18 months of life.
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Unrealistic expectations of adults servicing these children collide with external behaviors of traumatized youth.
Rejected children get angry
Neglected children act or feel crazy
Rejected and neglected children begin to appear evil.
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What is the physical age of your child?
What is the developmental/emotional age of your child?
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2. Make the School Day Therapeutic
Find at least one person who is irrationally in love with this child. Know what stage of development the child
is in.Allow for somatosensory (regulating)
activities throughout the day.
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Somatosensory Activities
Exploration, texture, movement and rhythm all help regulate the child.
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2. Make the School Day Therapeutic
Find at least one person who is irrationally in love with this child. Know what stage of development the child
is in.Allow for somatosensory (regulating)
activities throughout the day.Allow for connection throughout the day.Be a team
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3. Help the child understand and manage overwhelming emotions and problem behaviors.
Keep kids in school Stay Calm – Children will mirror you and you will mirror them.
Take nothing personally – unless you should
Need Nothing from the child
Be a detective rather than a disciplinarian
What’s causing the behavior?
when they are done raging, ask, “Are you ok? Did something happen that is bothering you? Do you want to talk about it?”
Watch children carefully for how they regulate themselves and help them do it in pro-social ways.
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Instead of focusing on the symptoms of the problem, we have to tell ourselves that if this child were regulated, he would not do that. The question for us is how do we get him regulated?
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4. Help the whole family
The best way to help a child is to help her parents.
As a system, we can partner to help parents become more connected, less stressed, and more skilled.
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NURTURING THE TRAUMATIZED BRAIN DAILY
Every action, reaction and interaction has significance.
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Contact and More Information
Keith Orchard, LCSW
Regional Child Welfare Trainer
208-640-6145
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