Check out part 4 of Dr. Robert Rhoton’s presentation on Family Dysregulation due to trauma. Part 4 takes a closer look at environmental factors that contribute to traumagenic families.
“I thought marriage and having a family would really be more about sharing and having fun together” “What I am finding is that it feels like all the light and energy have been sucked out of me, and I am miserable and feeling hopeless!” So spoke a mother of four struggling with depression and intense feelings of inadequacy. Read the rest of this entry »
Researchers like Martin Teicher (2000) have readily established that there is both neurobiology and epidemiology evidence that indicates repeatedly that early life stress and adverse experiences (defined as: physical, sexual, emotional abuse as well as household exposure to alcohol or other substance abuse, parental mental illness, violent treatment of mother or stepmother; criminal behavior in the household and parental separation or divorce) can cause enduring brain dysfunction that, in turn, affects health and quality of life throughout the lifespan. Read the rest of this entry »
Part 1: The consequences of exposing children to adverse or traumatic environments
There exists a tremendous volume of research and evidence that repeatedly paints a story of unfortunate outcomes on the canvas of child abuse and neglect. However the brush strokes on this canvas are often limited to the character and images of physical and sexual abuse and neglect. Indeed that is no light matter with the federal government estimating that nearly a million children a year are physically or sexually abused and neglected. Read the rest of this entry »
One of the challenges to working with children in a clinical setting is that they are rarely strong enough to overcome the environmental press created by the family dynamics they are being raised within. In society today their is a movement away from accountability in general, and many times when a child therapist wants to address the environment that children are being raised within, the parents scream “FOUL BALL” and claim that they are being blamed for the bad behavior of their children. Read the rest of this entry »
We offer a complementary 90 minute class on the recognizing and supporting traumatized children and their families, with one of our child therapists at our Mesa, AZ Office. This is an informational presentation, where you can ask questions to professionals and get some suggestions that might well help you with your family and children.
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