They will need at least one relationship with a healthy adult if they are going to successfully exit Ask about this. Connect them to appropriate others. They “the life.” need people they can call when things get scary. Slide 39 This story focused on needs and journey once she had left and was safe. Nicole’s “the life” While we may think of that as of the story really just the middle. “the end” it’s Invite reactions to the story. Possible questions: How was story like/unlike other Nicole’s survivors’ stories? What trauma did Nicole experience? How could Nicole have benefited from a case worker who used a trauma-informed, strength based perspective? What was important to Nicole during her recovery process? How might a caseworker or others acknowledge what she had been through without asking her to jump back into her traumatic experiences? What did you learn from this video that will impact how you interact with survivors? Slide 40 The day to day cycle of can create situations where this hyper-arousal/dissociation “the life” cycle becomes the norm rather than an exception. On any given night youth must first be hyper vigilant while negotiating and dealing with buyers. Then, once they go into the sex acts, they find ways to dissociate. This cycle is repeated night after night and becomes the norm. This changes the neural pathways in the brain it literally rewires the – youth’s brain to be most effective in this context. Remember the very high rates of PTSD in this population. Youth who have experienced CSE may experience over or under arousal as a baseline in a healthy environment. This can have a big impact on their ability to maintain in placement. This is one of several reasons that these youth need supports (in placement and elsewhere) that help them understand and adjust to this new normal. This might include planning for and using other activities (exercise, music, meditations) to help youth “relapse” regulate their brain and body. Slide 41 These young people can be hard to place and hard to keep in placement. Here are some considerations specific to placement.
They will need at least one relationship with a healthy adult if they are going to successfully exit “the life.” Ask about this. Connect them to appropriate others. They need people they can call when things get scary. Slide 39 This story focused on Nicole’s needs and journey once she had left “the life” and was safe. While we may think of that as “the end” of the story it’s really just the middle. Invite reactions to the story. Possible questions: How was Nicole’s story like/unlike other survivors’ stories? What trauma did Nicole experience? How could Nicole have benefited from a case worker who used a trauma-informed, strength based perspective? What was important to Nicole during her recovery process? How might a caseworker or others acknowledge what she had been through without asking her to jump back into her traumatic experiences? What did you learn from this video that will impact how you interact with survivors? Slide 40 The day to day cycle of “the life” can create situations where this hyper-arousal/dissociation cycle becomes the norm rather than an exception. On any given night youth must first be hyper vigilant while negotiating and dealing with buyers. Then, once they go into the sex acts, they find ways to dissociate. This cycle is repeated night after night and becomes the norm. This changes the neural pathways in the brain – it literally rewires the youth’s brain to be most effective in this context. Remember the very high rates of PTSD in this population. Youth who have experienced CSE may experience over or under arousal as a baseline in a healthy environment. This can have a big impact on their ability to maintain in placement. This is one of several reasons that these youth need supports (in placement and elsewhere) that help them understand and adjust to this new normal. This might include planning for “relapse” and using other activities (exercise, music, meditations) to help youth regulate their brain and body. Slide 41 These young people can be hard to place and hard to keep in placement. Here are some considerations specific to placement.
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