Early Childhood Studies: Trauma Care and Developmental Progress

Early childhood studies

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Analysis...........................................................................................................................................2
Task 2...........................................................................................................................................2
Task 3...........................................................................................................................................8
Task 4- Reflective Journal.........................................................................................................10
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................13
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Introduction
The study has discussed early childhood studies based on trauma care. Trauma is a
mental disorder that happens after witnessing any mental shock like the death of the
closest ones, accidents or physical assault. This study has evaluated two case study
regarding the effectiveness of trauma care along with developing a case study on personal
experience and reflection of journal entries. Proper mental assistance, medication,
meditation, counselling and polite behaviour can provide an effective outcome.
Analysis
Task 2
Case study-Harry
 Developmental progress of Harry: Harry had a pre-dominated fear of going to
the shops. He preferred to be alone than to be in the noisy areas. He thought he
would be stressed if he goes to shops. However, Harry agreed to go to the shops
with the staff with the condition of getting extra milk in his coffee. Moreover, it
was also observed that he requires a polite treatment for his mental health
development. Slow progress has been witnessed in Harry’s mental health during
his stay in the care service he agreed to go to the shop at the end what he disliked
the most previously due to its crowd and noise. The adaptation of coping up in the
noisy area can be identified as the developmental progress of Harry.
 Indicators of attachment disorder in Harry’s display: Harry’s inability to
adjust with the crowd and the noisy areas can be identified as his trauma. He
disliked going the public places that are crowded. Moreover, he never wanted to
make friends as he felt uneasy to adjust different kinds of people which are very
uncommon for the people of his ages. Thus, his detachment from the greater part
of society can be stated to be his attachment disorder.
 Intervention: Harry's detachment from society and his inability in adjusting with
the different kinds of people can be identified as a traumatic experience or
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attachment disorder. Quality care, medication and proper counselling ensure that
Harry’s trauma is not exacerbated.
 Positive support in response to behaviour or concern: Harry had a very
unusual behaviour while meeting with new people and going to any crowded
place. For example- he was unwilling to go to the shop with the staff to buy milk.
Moreover, he fell down in the ground and screamed loudly when a man bumped
into his back. This proves his physical and mental instability. The positive support
and counselling can be provided to him by behaving with him politely and
listening to all his words patiently.
 Critical incidents in working with Harry, its responses and the required
documents: A critical incident happened when the staffs were trying to bring him
out from the car to go to the shop to buy milk. Harry screamed "no no no no” and
was stopping the other staffs to him out from the car to go to the local shop. He
was found stressed and his face was getting red. Apart from this, Harry’s nuisance
call to the “000” number also created harassment to the staffs.
In the first instance, a polite behaviour with holding his hands and offering him
more milk in his coffee pacified the situation. The second situation was also
handled with a sympathetic behaviour by convincing him to use the number only
in the emergency. The required documents are- Harry's his behavioural
observation report.
 A person-centred approach can be applied to Harry for his mental health
development: A one to one conversation must be arranged between Harry and the
mental health professional. A polite behaviour must be displayed to Harry during
the conversation. This conversation can be helpful to address the barriers and the
reasons that are stopping Harry act socially. A careful listening of all these
barriers can be helpful to make a strategy to sort out all the behavioural issues that
Harry has displayed.
All his words must be written in detail and along with the behavioural issues.
Furthermore, all these reports must be reviewed and monitored comparing his
present behaviour and healthcare incidents.
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