Regardless of whether you tap your own family members or engage the support of neighbors and friends, a consistent community of trusted adults can be a critical part of your child’s healing after treatment.
It can be a bit confusing to navigate all the professionals involved in your child's treatment. This list describes a few of these professionals and their specific role working with you and your child.
With parental understanding and support, says Prior, our daughters can turn a situation of pain and shame into one of healing and empowerment. Parents can have tremendous therapeutic influence in these difficult situations.
“We teach families about how the brain works at the very beginning of treatment,†says trauma specialist, Brad Rentfro, LPC. “Knowing that they can actually change and heal at the neurobiological level really gives them a sense of tangible hope and helps accelerate progress.â€
Working through the parents’ PTSD symptoms can, in turn, help them cope with their daughter’s trauma. Once they understand that their daughter will be okay, the denial often breaks and real progress in family system can occur.
