Trauma Case Study Essay

I reviewed the Brownwood Police Department Use of Force Supplement provided by Officer Bowman and Sgt. Carroll. I also reviewed L3 video 154500 and 154498.During the call for service 17-001493 Officer Bowman encountered a subject with a shotgun. In the report the subject pointed the shotgun at Officer Bowman in which Officer Bowman pointed his firearm at the suspect and began ordering the suspect to drop the gun. The suspect was ultimately disarmed by his father and taken into custody.

On 10/30/2016 at 0251 hours Ptlm. David Stamets and I were dispatched to the unit block of S. White St. for multiple males in the road fighting. We arrived on scene and I observed three males walking toward Main St. I instructed the males to stop, but they did not comply with my request. The males looked back and continued to walk away. I again gave verbal commands for them to stop, two of the three males stopped, while one continued to walk away. I walked to the two males who stopped while Stamets proceeded in the patrol car to make contact with the third male, who he caught up to.

On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at about 1541 hours while represent at Brooklyn Special Victim Unit, located at 653 Grand Ave, Brooklyn, Sgt. Smolarsky, SVU and I interviewed Ms. Ryan-Mary Roberts. The following is a detail description of what transpired;

Catarina is a 33yo, G5 P4004, who is currently 34 weeks 4 days as dated by a certain and regular LMP. She had late PNC as she established only recently. She has 4 prior full-term deliveries; all in Guatemala at home without complications. I communicated with her through CryaCom.

What is the impact of historical trauma on a particular client population? How can Trauma Informed principals be used to reduce the impact of historical trauma on specific clients?

Due to the evolving nature of Trauma Informed approach organizations are on the ongoing change process at a different level towards the continuum. Hence many agencies in St. Louis might still be in the process of the paradigm shift the TIC implementation requires. In light of this, we planned to identify five different agencies which have successfully implemented the organizational changes to accommodate TIC. It is challenging to determine agencies which implemented this correctly. However observing the paradigm shift in perspective, attitude, and skills among the agencies could inform where a particular agency is at the level of the change process. Likewise, agencies practice of operationalizing the principles of trauma-informed care will

On January 28, 2016, Complainant Jordan sent Respondent Cook an email detailing his angry outbursts in January and October 2016, with the DP18-R-2 (Director’s Policy Workplace Violence Prevention).

‘The politics of Trauma’ by Richards J. McNally talks about trauma and how it affects its victims. Scientists that tried going deep to find out more about trauma of rape victims and mostly war veterans who suffered from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)  got in trouble with the political forces because to them it is anti war and no one should talk about it. He talks about the terms ‘victim’ and ‘survivor’ and what they imply. The traditional form is victim as it means someone who suffered from a crime or accident. However some people does not like the term victim but rather survivor because to them survivors hold more of a positive connotation than victim but there are some who doesn't like that term either because it usually refers to

The mental and physical health issues surrounding survivors of human trafficking (HT) are as complex as their trauma. With a disturbingly high occurrence of exaggerated levels of post-traumatic stress (PTSD) and other coexisting mental and physical disorders, past research illustrates how many professionals fear their training may be inadequate to treat the complexities of trauma present in adult and youth survivors. The authors also highlighted the fact that “trafficked survivors are seeking and receiving mental health services (Domoney et al., [2,4]). A lack of established, system-wide, Trauma-Informed Approach resources and training to provide survivors with the consistency in care required to heal has been recorded through two different research papers. Researchers have found assessment and treatment measures for complex trauma problems,

These experiences taught added more to the brave person I am today. Being able to overcome the fear that came with the traumatic experience taught me to be more open to experience even if they harmful. It taught me to see the brighter side of an experience; now I am in America a place where I am no longer fleeing for my own safety. I also learned that facing a problem is the only way to make sure you defeat it and making sure it does not become an obstacle in the future as well.

• Chronic and incapacitating mental condition that is triggered by traumatic events, either experienced or visualized by the patient 1

Trauma-informed care refers to a strength-based framework that is based on an understanding of the impact of trauma. This practice emphasizes on psychological, physical, and emotional safety for the providers, the survivors, and it creates an opportunity for the survivors to rebuild themselves and get a sense of control and empowerment. This practice is based on the growing knowledge about several negative impacts that are brought by psychological trauma (Withers, 2017). To understand more about trauma-informed care, this excerpt will examine what the concept entails, how one can change his or her practice to be more trauma-informed and incorporate Eric's experience in the discussion.

When I decided to take the trauma course, I was hesitant at first to take it. I did not know what to expect nor felt I would be prepare listen to stories about traumatic occurrences, despite of the number of years I have worked in the field of community mental health. Therefore, now that we are in week eight, I am delighted to have taken this course. The impression I had at first, has changed my insight concerning what is trauma, as for many years, I did not understand why a person in many instances, could not process their trauma. In a quote by Chang stated, “The greater the doubt, the greater the awakening; the smaller the doubt, the smaller the awakening. No doubt, no awakening” (Van Der Kolk, 2014, p. 22). The goes in congruence with my understanding on trauma and how it has changed during this course. As a result, I feel I am awakening when acquiring more about trauma.

There is a growing field of research for impact of secondary trauma the effects, and how to mitigate the impacts of trauma. However, within social work trauma is often understudied. This paper will examine what secondary trauma is, how it impacts social workers, and how we manage it. This paper will explore the taxonomy of trauma, and types of traumatic growth, to set a clear definition of the multiple concepts of secondary trauma. Then it \will examine coping and support strategies for social workers to decrease the impact of secondary trauma. Lastly, its will explore how systems can best educate and manage of secondary trauma

The term “Psychological trauma” refers to damage wrought from a traumatic event, which that damages one’s ability to cope with stressors. “Trauma” is commonly defined as an exposure to a situation in which a person is confronted with an event that involves actual or threatened death or serious injury, or a threat to self or others’ physical well-being (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Specific types of client trauma frequently encountered by which therapists and other mental health workers frequently encounter in a clinical setting include sexual abuse, physical , or sexual assault, natural disasters such as earthquakes or tsunamis, domestic violence, and school or/and work related violence (James & Gilliland, 2001). Traumatic