Psychological trauma on children and family
Due to the psychological trauma the children and family will need mental health counseling. Psychological assessments will need to be done on both children. Both children will need to attend therapy, I feel that Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy will be a great help for both children. The family would benefit from Parent Child interaction training as well. All needs target the emotional, psychological and mental states of the children and family. They are focused on dealing with the trauma the family has gone through and assisting them in recovery so they can live a better and more productive life style. …show more content…
It will show her how to praise them for doing the right thing and acting properly. Along with how to discipline them correctly if they do not. The assessment would be a short-term need as well since this would be done in a single day. On the other hand, the Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) would be long-term along with the mental health counseling since both of these would take several months to years to complete. In TF-CBT children and families learn to understand their experiences, manage anxieties and fears, cope with stress, improve self-esteem, develop strategies to maintain safety in their environments and form healthy relationships with others, and most importantly how to heal from the hurt ("Types of Treatment - Nationwide Children's Hospital"). All needs are focused on improving the mental health of the children and family by bringing the family together and resolving behavioral and