Trauma Awareness for the Infant/Toddler Population

Chris Engel 11/11/121:00 AM

"I recently attended our state conference and there was a standout session by Marcella Jacobs of the Kennedy Krieger Institute on OT and Trauma Training for Infants and Toddlers. It was very informative and thought provoking, so I've decided to share some of the things that I learned from that session....

"I had not heard of the term "PURPLE crying" before, let alone knew that it was a normal baby phase. But when this was discussed it was clear that this would be a time when abuse would increase....

'I had also not heard of the ACE study, which looks at the effect of 'adverse childhood experiences...."

"The CDC states that the most effective treatment model for infants and toddlers is to promote parent/child attachment...."

The author is an occupational therapist and blogger.

http://otnotes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/trauma-awareness-for-infanttoddler.html

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