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STAGESOF HEALING Childhood trauma involves an overwhelming or upsetting experience which is referred to as a traumatic event.
THE HEALING PROCESS
I
n the wake of
upsetting and, in some
COVID-19, it is helpful
cases, devastating.
for children to process
As children work
and work through trauma
through the trauma
associated with the
of COVID-19 it is helpful
pandemic. Children have
to integrate the 3 stages
likely experienced trauma
of healing. The three
Individuals establish personal
as a result of school
stages of healing are
security, learn coping skills to
closing and time spent
1. Safety & Stabilization,
manage strong emotions and feelings,
sheltering at home.
2. Remembrance &
and learn self-care strategies.
COVID-19 was sudden
Mourning, and 3. Re-
and overwhelming. Many
connection &
children find
Integration.
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Safety and Stabilization
Remembrance and Mourning Individuals review traumatic
themselves in isolation.
The lessons that follow
This isolation can be
are structured around the
events they have endured and process
new and scary for
first of these three stages.
emotions in order to work through grief.
children. Children feel
Divided into lessons for
anxious and uncertain
elementary, middle, and
when they went from
high school, these are
in-person classes to
designed to be used in
eLearning. Some students
a class or group setting
the process they have learned by
found the loss of access to
by anyone working with
implementing coping skills and self-care
school services
young people.
Reconnection and Integration Individuals build upon
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