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[Corporal approach to trauma in children]

Mathilde Laroche-Joubert1, Sabine Chatelain, Geneviève Serre

  • 1Hôpital Avicenne, AP-HP, Bobigny. mathilde.larochejoubert@gmail.com

Soins. Pediatrie, Puericulture
|February 19, 2011
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Traumatic events in children manifest physically, particularly before speech develops. Therapeutic relaxation methods help rebuild the connection between emotions, affection, and representation in the body.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Psychology
  • Trauma Studies
  • Somatic Psychology

Context:

  • Traumatic events significantly impact children's development, especially pre-verbal children.
  • Symptomatic expressions of trauma are often somatically manifested in young children.
  • The pre-verbal stage presents unique challenges in trauma processing and expression.

Purpose:

  • To explore the specific impact of trauma on pre-verbal children.
  • To highlight the role of the body in expressing trauma.
  • To introduce therapeutic relaxation as a method for reconnecting feelings, affection, and representation.

Summary:

  • Trauma in children, particularly those unable to speak, presents unique challenges.
  • The body serves as a primary site for the symptomatic expression of traumatic experiences.
  • Berg's method of therapeutic relaxation is proposed as a somatic approach to aid in rebuilding the links between feelings, affection, and representation.

Impact:

  • This approach offers a pathway for addressing trauma in pre-verbal children through bodily awareness.
  • It emphasizes the importance of somatic interventions in pediatric trauma care.
  • Rebuilding connections between affect and representation can facilitate healing and integration of traumatic experiences.

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