I
have been sitting in the Neurosequential
Model of Therapeutics case‐based training series led by Dr.
Bruce Perry and hosted by The ChildTrauma Academy. The aims to aid practitioners
better understand the neurodevelopmental principles involved in primary symptoms
as seen in the children they serve. This has been an immensely valuable
teaching when working with and examining long-term effects of trauma in
children, adolescents, and adults as well as describing how traumatic events in
childhood change the biology of the brain.
For
those not familiar with this, the Neurosequential Model of
Therapeutics is an approach to clinical work that is informed by neuroscience.
The primary assumption is that the human brain is the organ that mediates all
emotional, behavioral, social, motor, and neuro-physiological functioning.
Three central elements of the model:
- Developmental history
- Current assessment of functioning and
- Recommendation for intervention
The
goal of this approach is to structure assessment of the child, the articulation
of the primary problems, identification of key strengths and the application of
interventions (educational, enrichment and therapeutic) in a way that will help
family, educators, therapists and related professionals best meet the needs of
the child.
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