(Re)placing the child in childhood trauma

Atwool N;

Article

Children's Issues

Child abuse and neglect; Child psychology; Children; Crises; Family; Intervention; New Zealand; Psychiatry; Psychotherapy; Role; Social work; Theory;

1[1]

1997

TY - GENAccession Number: 000031465; Atwool, N 1; Affiliations: 1: Department of Community and Family Studies, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand; Issue Information: v.1 no.1 1997: 28-31; Subject Term: Child abuse and neglectSubject Term: Child abuseSubject Term: Child psychologySubject Term: PsychotherapySubject Term: PsychiatrySubject Term: TheoriesSubject Term: Crises; Subject Term: New Zealand; Number of Pages: 4p; Document Type: Article

This article examines the theories which inform understanding of the impact of trauma on children's issues, including psychology, psychiatry, psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. The role of social work theory in developing intervention strategies is explored and the gap between theoretical formulations and the lived experiences of the children is identified. The poststructuralist approach is discussed and the outcomes for children analysed. The question of the importance of not losing sight of the individual child is emphasised

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