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Location
Online Asynchronous
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Entry Number
136
College
College of Education, Leadership Studies, and Counseling
Department
Counseling and Human Services
Keywords
Children, War, Trauma, Techniques
Abstract
According to Hanratty et al., (2019), it is estimated that one in ten children currently live in a society affected by war violence. Children in war zones are continuously exposed to a number of physiological traumas; they have to make choices about how to live, negotiating various biopsychosocial factors while coping with traumatic stressors (Sagi-Schwartz, 2012). While children living in areas of ongoing conflict are at a higher risk for negative emotional and behavioral outcomes, their ability to cope varies with their amount of family support, access to resources, as well as environmental and hereditary considerations (Sagi-Schwartz, 2012). Due to a distinct lack of agency amongst these children, it is crucial for counselors to understand the complex implications of this dynamic and dangerous environment on youth, and provide appropriate mental health resources to both children and their families. Our research will share a variety of evidence-based practices best used with this population.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. David Gosling
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Children of War: Coping with the Physiological Effects
Online Asynchronous
According to Hanratty et al., (2019), it is estimated that one in ten children currently live in a society affected by war violence. Children in war zones are continuously exposed to a number of physiological traumas; they have to make choices about how to live, negotiating various biopsychosocial factors while coping with traumatic stressors (Sagi-Schwartz, 2012). While children living in areas of ongoing conflict are at a higher risk for negative emotional and behavioral outcomes, their ability to cope varies with their amount of family support, access to resources, as well as environmental and hereditary considerations (Sagi-Schwartz, 2012). Due to a distinct lack of agency amongst these children, it is crucial for counselors to understand the complex implications of this dynamic and dangerous environment on youth, and provide appropriate mental health resources to both children and their families. Our research will share a variety of evidence-based practices best used with this population.