Early Childhood Studies: Trauma Care and Developmental Progress

This study discusses early childhood studies focused on trauma care, including case studies, interventions, and positive support for development. It evaluates the effectiveness of trauma care and provides insights into personal experiences and reflective journal entries. Subject: Early Childhood Studies, Course Code: N/A, Course Name: N/A, College/University: N/A

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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 Maintaining Harry’s need and support: Harry’s daily needs can be satisfied by
providing him quality care and employing a healthcare staff for him all the time.
A proper and timely meal, medication and mental health support are also effective
measures to satisfy his mental health.
He can be supported by providing him a culturally and socially safe and unbiased
healthcare environment. The care staffs must provide him with quality care and
unbiased treatment.
 Providing opportunities to Harry regarding education, life skills and
employment: Harry must be convinced the usefulness of perusing education and
the importance of developing a professional career. A can be given small
handcrafts like drawing some landscapes or animals or the nature around him.
Moreover, he can be given rubric cube to adjust all the colours. This can be
helpful for his skill development. Additionally, he can be given moral storybook
that can develop his reading habit to grow his interest in school. Moreover, both
family care and medical care are required for him to develop his cognitive ability
so that he can move his life with his career.
 Managing healthcare needs of Harry: the healthcare needs of Harry can be
satisfied with the effective application of quality care from the healthcare staffs.
Additionally, he must be given a proper and healthy meal and a sound sleep. For
the mental health needs- he must be provoked to be engaged in various
extracurricular activities. Hence, a routine counselling session must be arranged
for him to satisfy his healthcare needs.
 Emotional, social and physical support for Harry: A polite and friendly
behaviour with Harry can provide him with positive emotional support. Harry
must be convinced regarding the effectiveness of making and talking with
different kinds of people. Moreover, he requires proper counselling and must be
provided proper diet and meal regularly with sufficient water along with sufficient
physical exercises and a regular counselling.
 Resettlement needs for Harry: Harry needs a settlement that supports his social,
cultural and mental biases. Additionally, the companions of the new settlement
must be caring and friendly for Harry for the mental health development of Harry.
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He can be provided mental support and friendly gesture must be shown to him.
Additionally, he must be assured social, cultural and linguistic respect in the new
settlement.
 The appropriate level of contact: When they are out of care the appropriate
level of contact with Harry can be arranged with the effective implementation of
the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). This is an interventional protocol used to
contact the patient when they are out of care.
 Communication strategy for Harry: Both verbal and nonverbal communication
must be developed with Harry for the betterment of healthcare communication
when working with him.
 Identification of diversity, culture and program while working with Harry:
diversified cultural background can be identified from the patient’s behaviour.
The faiths, beliefs and biases can be located from the behaviour of Harry. He can
be provided with an ambience that supports his culture, religion and linguistic
faiths and beliefs. A community assessment can also be done to communicate
with Harry properly.
 One area of legal and ethical compliance: As per the Australian Charter of
Healthcare rights (2008), the care and cultural competency must prevail in the
healthcare organisation for Harry. The legal and ethical compliance of this right
states that patients from diversified background must be provided with equal
quality care and cultural respect in the healthcare organisations. Any avoidance of
securing care rights of Harry can be highly punishable for the healthcare staffs
and legal actions may be supposed on the inability to, perform the duty of care
(Goertz et al., 2013).
Case study- Geoff
 Geoff’s developmental progress: Geoff had an excessive behavioural
disorder. Moreover, most of his daily tasks are full of abnormalities. He feels
uncomfortable in noisy areas and change of routines in daily tasks. Thus, his
developmental progress can be started by behaving with him politely with
quality care.
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 Indicators of attachment disorder in Geoff: The indicators of attachment
disorder in Geoff are- his situational distress dusting any noise, his difficulty
in coming up with the anxiety against any unpredictable behaviour, his habit
of biting his wrist whenever he feels uncomfortable and his vulgar outburst in
any kind schedule mismanagement.
 Interventions to employ Geoff’s trauma is not exacerbated: Geoff requires
unbiased quality care and support to ensure his trauma is not exacerbated.
Additionally, he requires counselling to understand his existing behavioural
disorder in order to ensure his trauma is not exacerbated.
 Positive support in response to the behavioural concern of Geoff: An
Unbiased quality care must be provided to him. Additionally, his socio-
cultural and religious faith must be respected in the care organisation in order
to provide him with positive support in response to his vulgar behaviour.
Moreover, a sympathetic, polite and friendly behaviour must be shown to him
for additional support.
 Critical incidents, its response and its required documentation: Once,
while everyone residing with Geoff were upset and the care staff tried to
pacify them which delayed the usual dinner time of 7 pm. Geoff went furious
over the fact and started showing unusual behaviours bitting his own wrist and
went to the backyard and stayed there for a long time without having dinner
for a long time.
It was responded with politeness. Geoff was convinced several times with
politeness to go inside and have dinner. He was convinced at last by the
caregiver to go for dinner after talking to him, with politeness and friendly
attitude.
The required documents for this situation are noting down his behavioural
symptoms, identifying his responses after specific incidents and his healthcare
barriers.
 A person-centred approach in response to Geoff's behaviour: a person
centre approach is essentially required for the trauma care of Geoff. The
person-centred behaviour requires a man to man counselling session where
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Geoff can open up all his distressful factors, negligence and unsatisfied
desires. The record of the conversation of Geoff must be compared with his
present behavioural outbreak. The comparison can be useful for the
behavioural monitoring process and healthcare analysis for Geoff.
 Geoff's daily need while in care and providing a clean and safe
environment: The mental and trauma care development of Geoff requires
effective healthcare environment. A calm and culturally safe environment
must be provided to Geoff. A sociocultural and linguistic safety is essentially
required for Geoff to maintain his quality care rights in the organisation.
 Geoff's opportunities for education, life skills, school attendance and
employment opportunities: Geoff first requires a proper counselling in order
to make him suitable to go for school and education or peruse any career.. a
morning school with mental healthcare facility is most suitable for him as he
behaves normally. The daily activities of Geoff must be monitored to locate
his extracurricular efficiency. He can be motivated to take adopt a career as
per his interest or hobby.
 Healthcare needs of Geoff: By providing quality care, proper diet, timely
medication, proper physical activities and a regular counselling session, the
healthcare needs of Geoff can be satisfied.
 Emotional, social and physical support for Geoff: A polite and friendly
behaviour can provide him, emotional support. A regular counselling session
to convince him to adjust with the social crowd can be social support for him.
A regular physical exercise and meditation can provide him with physical
support.
 Resettlement needs for Geoff: A socially, culturally and linguistic safe
environment is the essential requirement for the resettlement needs of Geoff.
He can be supported by allowing him in a residential trauma care home where
the caregivers can assure an unbiased treatment along with a socially, cultural
and linguistic safety to Geoff.
 The level of contact with Geoff while he is out of care: Geoff generally
prefers eye contact to connect people around him. However, Intensive
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Outpatient Program (IOP) contact can be useful for him while he is out of
care.
 Communication strategies with Geoff: Geoff generally prefers eye contact
communication. Thus, the nonverbal communication strategy should be
applicable to him.
 Identification of diversity, culture and background of Geoff: The diversity
and cultural background of Geoff can be assumed with his behavioural
outcome. His way of using a language and his religious faith are the
background and cultural determinants of Geoff.
 Legal and ethical compliance of trauma care: The right to equal healthcare
under the Australian Charter of Healthcare rights (2008) is the legal and
ethical compliance for Geoff.
Task 3
 Clients’ history, background and my current role: The name of the client is
Jerome Taylor is a twenty-seven years old man from Sydney. He has a vulgar
attitude. My role was to provide quality care, medication and care advice for him.
 Developmental progress: Jerome has become a little polite as his overreaction
has decreased a little during his stay at the residential care organisation. It can be
identified as his developmental progress.
 Attachment disorder of Jerome: Jerome does cannot adjust himself within a
crowd or noisy area. He feels uncomfortable and expresses his vulgarity over
trivial issues that can be identified as his attachment disorder or trauma.
 Interventions to ensure Jerome were not trauma exacerbated; Jerome was not
trauma exacerbated because not abnormality can be identified when he is far from
the crowd and surrounded by his close ones. Thus, his trauma cannot be identified
as exacerbated. Additionally, he has been given quality care, proper medication
and proper mental support to assure his trauma was not exacerbated.
 Positive support in response to behavioural concern: A quality care, mental
assistance and culturally safe environment are provided to him in order to provide
him with positive support.
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 Critical incidence, response and documentation: A critical incidence happened
while serving him lunch at a time when he was not interested to have that. He
went furious and physically assaults the healthcare staff. However, he was
pacified with a mild and polite behaviour by convincing him the necessity to have
lunch at that time. The required documents are his previous healthcare records
and his reaction after certain actions.
 Person-centred care review and monitoring: A person-centred care is required
for Jerome for his trauma care. This includes a daily one to one counselling
session where he can express all his mental health barriers and issues and his
reactions over certain actions. This can be reviewed and monitored after
comparing it with his reaction against certain actions and his reaction during the
counselling session.
 Meeting daily need and support with the safe environment: The daily need of
Jerome can be satisfied by providing him timely food, proper care, motivating
him for physical exercises and giving him time for care.
He can be supported with a socially and culturally safe environment and quality care.
Moreover, he should be given mental assistance through polite behaviour, friendly
interaction and cultural and religious support.
 Support with the opportunities of education, skill and employment
opportunities: He must be motivated to pursue his hobbies like painting,
playing games or making handicrafts. Moreover, a proper caregiver must be
employed to provide him with the opportunity to continue his education that
can support his career development.
 Managing ongoing healthcare needs: The ongoing healthcare needs can be
satisfied by providing him with a proper meal, water, medicine, assisting him
in his daily activities and employing quality care for him.
 Emotional, social and physical support for Jerome: A polite behaviour and
quality motivation can be used for emotional support. Providing a socially and
culturally safe environment for Jerome can assist his social support. EMDR,
BBT and cognitive behavioural test along with exercising sports and
swimming can provide him with physical support.
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 Resettlement needs and support: The resettlement needs can that can be
identified for Jerome is to provide him with a more culturally safe
environment. He can be provided with an opportunity to resettle in a care
home that his socially and culturally more supportive of him.
 Appropriate level of contact during out of care: Intensive Outpatient
Program (IOP) contact can be useful for Jerome while he is out of care.
 Communication strategies: Jerome did not have any communication
problem. Thus, both verbal and nonverbal communication strategies can be
used for him.
 A particular area of diversity, culture and background: The particular
areas of diversity, culture and background can be identified from the accent,
attire and religious faith (Baker & Giles, 2013). Jerome is Catholic Christian
by faith that can be identified from his routine of going local church regularly
to participate in the prayer.
 Legal and ethical compliance: The right to unbiased care under the
Australian Charter of Healthcare rights (2008) is the legal and ethical
compliance for Jerome.
Task 4- Reflective Journal
Date/Time Location Observation Reflection and
Follow Up
15.12.2018/12p
m
Residential
care home
A trauma
patient
suddenly
started
overreacting
and assaulted
the caregiver
physically
I pacified the
patient by
talking to him
in a polite and
friendly
manner that
assisted his
developmental
Process.
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16.12.2018/12:
30 pm
Residential
care home
It was observed
that a patient
felt mentally
uncomfortable
with having his
lunch
I counselled the
patient and
understood that
he witnessed
domestic
violence during
his homestay
that made him
traumatised
during lunch. I
approached
with a friendly
behaviour to
feed him lunch
which
supported his
developmental
issue.
17.12.2018/2pm
Residential
care home
A patient
suddenly
screamed and
was having a
headache
I asked him
about his pain
and started
massaging his
head gently.
The next day I
took him for
CT scan and
provided
medication to
promote his
developmental
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process
18.12.2018/12:
30 am
Residential
care home
Once, A patient
was having a
sleeping issue
at night and
could not sleep
properly
I found that he
feels stressful
at night. I
applied
massage
therapy,
prescribed
proper
medication and
advised him for
yoga before
sleeping for his
developmental
process.
19.12.2018/4pm Residential
care home
A patient
started
behaving
abnormally
I counselled
him and
prescribed
medication,
physical
exercises and
daily yoga and
counselling
session for him
20.12.2018/6pm Residential
care home
A patient
suddenly
became
anxious and
pulse rate
became faster
I advised him
to have a
shower and
listen to his
favourite soft
music for his
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than normal developmental
process
21.12.2018/8pm Residential
care home
A patient was
seen suddenly
distressed and
having a
headache
I took him for a
healthy walk to
a nearby park
and behaved
friendly with
him that
promoted his
developmental
process
22.12..2018/5pm
Residential
care home
Suddenly, a
patient was
seen
committing
suicide
I took him for a
walk, arranged
a counselling
session and
talked to him
friendly for his
developmental
process.
Conclusion
The study has evaluated several care processes and care techniques of trauma care based on case
studies. The case study of Harry has different trauma issue while Geoff has different. The
personal experience case study of Jerome also reflected critical parts of trauma care. The journal
entries have reflected on several situations and observations on personal reflection. Proper care
and medication can provide a good health outcome.
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