Stephanie Moulton Sarkis – PTSD and Trauma in Children and Adolescents

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Stephanie Moulton Sarkis – PTSD and Trauma in Children and Adolescents

• Changes in Criteria for DSM-5®
• New DSM-5® Category for Preschool PTSD
• Short Crisis Interventions vs Long-Term Treatment
• Psychotropic Medications -Benefits & Side Effects

Posterior presentations to children-Traumatic stress disorder (PTSDIt can be hard to identify? and treat. This seminar is available to view and Learn how to cut-Edge strategies for children who are present in You may have symptoms of PTSD. Both immediate and post-operative interventions will be covered.-trauma and Long-term treatment. The new DSM-5®, there is a new feature in The diagnosis of PTSD – A preschool subtype for children six years old and younger. This change will affect how you diagnose. and Treat children with PTSD.

Learn why certain children develop. PTSD You may experience different symptoms from others, even after the same traumatic event. Learn what psychotropic medication is prescribed. PTSD in The benefits for the pediatric population and side effects. Find out what you can do as a clinician to reduce your client’s symptoms and Protect your client against future recurrences PTSD.

• Summarize major differences between childhood PTSD and Adult PTSD.
• Discuss the new DSM-5® PTSD Pre-school subtype and developmental changes in The diagnosis of PTSD
• You can identify the treatments you need PTSD in Children, with a focus on cognitive abilities-Behaviour and Interventions in play therapy.
• Talk about the long-term benefits-Pediatricians can choose between long-term treatment and short crisis interventions. PTSD.
• Identify psychotropic drugs that are prescribed for children PTSD.
• Discuss the future directions for research in pediatrics PTSD.

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Developmental Course PTSD

• Children
  • Changes in Criteria for DSM-5® (2013)
  • Influence of PTSD
  • ADHD, depression, and anxiety’s
• Adults
  • Changes in Expression of symptoms

PTSD & Trauma in Children – Case Studies

• Columbine High School shootings (1999).
• Indian tsunami (2004)
• Hurricane Katrina (2005)
• China flooding (2010)
• Japan tsunami (2011)
• Community violence exposure
• Children If you have a history or abuse
  • Sexual abuse
  • Violent physical abuse
  • Witnesses to domestic abuse

DSM-5® (2013) – PTSD Pre-school Subtype

• For the first time, a new subcategory was created PTSD
  • Children Younger than 6 years of age
  • Symptom clusters
  • Minimum symptom requirements
  • Parent trauma
• Bullying and Domestic violence

On-site Trauma Pediatric treatment PTSD

• Treatments for crisis therapy
  • Critical Incident Stress Debbriefing (CISD).
  • Psychological First Aid (PFA).
• Debriefing
• Parents can receive psychoeducation

Pediatric Clinical Treatments PTSD & Trauma

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, (CBT),
  • • Cognitive restructuring
  • Desensitization
  • Imaginal exposure
  • Rehearsal of trauma experience
• Play therapy
  • Relationship-Based
  • Storytelling
  • Reenactment
  • Puppetry
  • Sandtray play
  • Filial play therapy
  • Sport/games therapy
• Art therapy
  • Formal Elements of Art Therapy Sizing
  • Chapman Art Therapy Treatment Intervention
  • Trauma-Informed for sexual abuse
• Group therapy
  • Multi-Modality Trauma Treatment
    • CBT
    • School-Psychosocial treatment that is based on needs
  • Brief trauma/grief-Focused psychotherapy
• Participation by parents/caregivers
  • Social support
  • Stable home environment
• Medications
  • Antidepressants
  • Anxiolytics

Future research PTSD & Trauma in Children

• Genetic links and Predisposing children to markers PTSD
• School violence and Development of PTSD

Here’s what you’ll get in Stephanie Moulton Sarkis – PTSD and Trauma in Children and Adolescents