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Neurobiological Impact of Trauma - Be informed

The neurobiology of trauma is fascinating, but reading the research can make your head spin. In this episode we provide an easy to understand summary of everything you need to know about the neurobiological impact of trauma and discuss how it might apply to the children, young people and families you work with.

Why I hate ACEs

The Adverse Childhood Experiences study highlighted that childhood trauma contributes to health outcomes long into adulthood. This study reframed childhood maltreatment as a public health issue, but there is a risk that this questionnaire will be misused in practice. Assessing the ACEs score of children in schools, child protection or custody is extremely questionable and in this episode we outline our concerns about the misapplication of ACEs. Consider this episode - reverse implementation! A lesson when research SHOULD NOT be applied in practice!

Good news stories: Education in out of home care

In this episode, we help you feel inspired by sharing a good news story about improving educational outcomes for young people in care.

S1 E4 Be Informed - Cumulative Harm in Child Protection Practice

In this episode, we keep you informed by exploring an article by Bryce (2018), where she discusses child protection responses to cumulative harm. Bryce identifies that current child protection legislation in Australia is not adequate for responding to cumulative harm due to the focus on immediate harm caused by the abuse, rather than the long term impact which may not manifest for several years. Therefore Bryce argues there should be more of a child protection focus on family need and child well-being, rather than purely on the immediate risk to the child.

S2 E1 When stabilisation doesn't work for clients with complex trauma.

The challenges of working with complex trauma.In this episode of our Pracademics Podcast, I am interviewing Dr Catherine Hynes - Clinical Psychologist and PhD in Neuroscience. We talk about why people get stuck in the stabilisation phase and what challenges we face as therapists in our work with trauma. To top that off, Catherine explains how to deal with them.Join our Pracademics podcast to listen to Dr Hynes and find out more about the above-mentioned topics.Download our free guide - 3 Easy Ways to Improve Safety and Stabilisation Skills for Complex Traumahttps://mailchi.mp/704ee30f1bfb/improve-stabilisation Our Instagram page:https://www.instagram.com/pracademics/