Psychological Disorder
Maryalyce Morales
PSY/450 v4.0 Diversity and Cultural Factors in Psychology
August 17, 2015
Ricky Fenwick
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER / 1Psychological Disorder
My topic is PTSD in children, my friend works with children from an organization called Life Unlimited (a division of community alternative housing Inc.
When children start to grow up with their parents, they have the nature and nurturing till they go to school, they are excited to go to school and when the day is over, they all sit around the table and discuss what or how their day went in school. Somethings children feel that they can handle their issues on their own, but there are situation that parents needs to get involved with their children’s concern for their health and keeping positive within themselves.
With posttraumatic stress disorder, you never know when it will happen with the child’s behavior (father in the military). I feel a child can develop PTSD, and they need help to overcome this disorder.It takes time with medication and treatment to get control of PTSD, but they need to want the help. While speaking to a professional, she has been doing this for years and found that they are in serious need of help. There are children revert to their childhood (talking like a baby) and do not want to remember the past or the present because it is difficult for them to go out in the social environment without people staring at them.
There are some children that does not care what people think of them and they just want to be normal like the rest of the children, but once they sense something is wrong, they go out of control and just want to leave and go home. The school health center or counselor does have records of medication the child needs to settle down and go back to class. There is a classroom for special education for PTSD or other disabilities children to attend and be with others that they are comfortable with. Everyone that is involved with the child (teacher, parents, caregiver, and family member) know what it takes to help the child overcome their PTSD and live a normal life. However, that is some risks of PTSD: if not treated, it can get worse, it makes it harder on the child to do well in school or hard to get along with others. It affects the child’s eating and sleeping habits which may cause him to feel sick, if the child is not treated, he could hurt himself and others. It helps to talk to others that are close to the child, including teachers, make sure to work together to help the child, if the parent cannot work with the child at home, they should contact their caregiver and also if the medication (antidepressant, antianxiety, and sedatives) and his depression (harming himself or committing suicide), call if he begins to behave differently.
I have seen my friend work with her clients and at one point, she welcome them with open arms until she got by them. I believe that once they got comfortable in her home and got the things they never got from their parents. Now, she visit them and take them to the library, gym, walk around the park, and take them to the mall to get something to snack on before she takes them home. She also help their parents with behavior problems, finding out what medications is given and making sure they see the doctor, dentist, and other needs that may come up. She is very patient with them and she teaches them how to manage their behavior, how to manage their money (when they are old enough to get a job), she also try to listen and respond to their question and get a better understanding of why it happens to them and they want to stay with her and not go home. I admire her for wanting to care for children with disabilities because she believes that they are given a chance in life and to better their future in hopes that their parents and caregiver understand how important to listen to their children. She also write a daily report and sends it in to the agency she works for or to the organization that shows support in her findings with her clients and take action if needed.
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