In Week 4 of Childhood Trauma Theory, Treatment & Recovery (CHFS‑3020) at Empire State University, students examine how children can experience growth after trauma and how these insights shape therapeutic approaches. The discussion focuses on understanding areas of post‑traumatic growth (PTG), identifying meaningful questions for children, and considering how counsellors can introduce PTG in a sensitive, respectful manner. The assignment expands this learning by analyzing Tessie’s case, developing targeted questions for her caregiver, recognizing signs of long‑term trauma reactions, and exploring risk and protective factors that influence treatment planning.
1. What were the strongest areas of growth that children
reported? Which areas were surprising to you?
2. What additional questions might you have liked to ask the
children in these studies? Explain your answer, please.
3. How do you think taking PTG into account can change a counsellor's
interventions with a child and family?
4. How and when would you imagine raising the issue of PTG with
a child and family to be respectful of their experience of crisis?
1. What questions you would like to ask Barbara? Please list
ONLY your top 6 questions! For each question, state your reason for asking it.
How does each question contribute to the assessment of an important domain of
Tessie’s life covered in a CANS assessment?
2. Please identify 3-4 possible signs that would indicate that
Tessie is having some longer-term trauma reactions. Describe each sign and what
it might indicate that would need further exploration with Barbara.
3. Please describe how you will engage Barbara in the
assessment process, knowing that she is guarded and overwhelmed herself.
4. Please spell out the picture that is forming in your mind
about Tessie’s possible trauma exposure.
5. What are the risk and protective factors in Tessie’s
situation that could enter into her treatment?
This week deepens your understanding of how trauma, healing, and growth intersect—and how thoughtful assessment can guide effective support for children and families. Throughout your coursework, our team is here to provide clear explanations, structured academic guidance, and steady support to help you approach each module with confidence.
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