Effects of Abuse on Child Development Training Resources

Child Development – Effects of Abuse

4 Presentations and 4 Handouts. All files editable.

The impact of abuse including physical, sexual, emotional abuse, neglect, toxic stress and long term effects

Parental problems as risk factors including mental illness, learning disability, substance misuse and domestic violence

Healthy and unhealthy attachments including secure, avoidant, ambivalent and disorganised patterns

Maltreatment and brain development including neural pathways, stress response synapse formation and critical periods

• The different types of abuse and how they affect development

• How maltreatment impacts brain development including stress responses and neural pathways

• How abuse affects attachment and long term emotional wellbeing

• How parental problems increase risk and how protective factors work

• How abuse affects behaviour learning relationships and later life outcomes

• How to recognise signs of maltreatment and understand developmental red flags

• How to apply theory to real practice using presentations and handouts

Presentation 1 - The Impact of Abuse (60 slides) – Slide Titles:

Aims and Objectives
Introduction
Government Statistics,
Children under one
Types of Maltreatment
Physical Abuse
Sexual Abuse
Emotional Abuse
Neglect
Emotional Abuse and Neglect
Maltreatment during Pregnancy Overall Impact
Effects of Substance Abuse
FASD
Intimate Partner Violence
Impact of Maltreatment on Early Years (Brain Development)
Attachment
Parent-Child Interaction
Toxic Stress
Chronic Stress
Toxic Stress
Lack of Stimulation
Impact of Maltreatment on Later Childhood and Adolescence
Later Effects
Middle to Late Childhood
Adolescence
Later Life Physical Problems
Summary
References

Presentation 2 - Parental Problems As Risk Factors (21 slides) – Slide Titles:

Aims and Objectives
Introduction
Problems Affecting Parenting Capacity
Intergenerational Cycle of Child Maltreatment
Protective Factors
Risk Factors (Parental Problems)
Parental Mental Illness
Learning Disability
Parental Substance Abuse
Parental Domestic Violence
Parental Problems
Summary
References

Presentation 3 - Attachments (Healthy and Unhealthy) (24 slides) – Slide Titles:

Aims and Objectives
Introduction
Healthy Child Development
Secure Attachments
Process of Attachment
Basic Attachment Styles
Secure Attachments
Insecure Attachment
Insecure Avoidant Attachments
Insecure Ambivalent Attachments
Insecure Disorganised Attachments
Summary

Presentation 4 - Maltreatment and Brain Development (49 slides) – Slide Titles:

Aims and Objective
Introduction
Healthy Brain Development
Experiences in Years 0 – 3 and 3 – 5
Brain Development
Maturation
Early Experiences
Attachment with Primary Caregiver
Nature and Nurture
Adverse Parenting Experiences
Neural Process & Synapse Generation
Neurons and Synapses
Plasticity
Healthy Brain Development
Brain Development Sequencing
Brain Growth
Brain Development Sequencing
Pre-Frontal Cortex
Executive Function
Sensitive and Critical Periods
Sensitive Periods
Stress Response System
Prolonged Exposure to Stress
Cortisol Production
Prolonged Exposure to Stress
Summary
References

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