With a score of 6, should I see a specialist ? Will he be able to, and what would be the best method. ??
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This seems like a very subjective question however, I can say that when we score a client beyond a 5, we suggest seeing a therapist. We work with women (mostly pregnant women) and send them to a therapist that is specifically trained to work through pregnancy and postpartum issues, but she is very aware of the ACEs study.
Lucie Bryant: I found Kate White's article on 'Prenatal and Perinatal Care', in the Winter 2015 issue of 'Somatic Psychotherapy' journal, to address some issues that may be appropriate for your client base of 'Pregnant Women'...
Check out the book "Childhood Disrupted" by Donna Jackson Nakazawa. It is a great resource to help you better understand the affect of ACEs in adulthood and how you can heal from them. That being said, no book can take the place of treatment provided by a mental health physician. It's not a bad idea to find a mental health/marriage and family therapist, licensed social worker, and psychologist who can do an evaluation and talk to you about your treatment options.
Hi William,
It is difficult to respond given the limited information, however, I would like to share an experience I had recently.
Presenting to a room of about 75 adults who were interested in or clients of the child welfare system, we used Poll Everywhere to anonymously poll the audience by asking each of the original 10 ACEs questions. We found over 68% of the audience had a score of 4 or more. Folks were pretty astounded!
Next we conducted the resilience survey using the same format - and we found that for each question 70-80% of the audience had a positive answer. This means that although most had experienced high ACEs, they also had positive supports growing up.
Here is how you can learn more about your resilience score:
https://www.pacesconnection.com...ce-resilience-scores
Please know that exploring ACEs is a journey and a process.
I hope this is helpful....
Karen
Please do read Childhood Disrupted. The research shows that empathetic therapists are the most effective. So after finding someone who has done a lot of work with trauma, be sure they are empathetic. Carolyn
