My Foster Child Has A History Of Trauma... How CAn I Help? (CA)

1. It is important to make the relationship with the child(ren) in your home a priority by _________________.

Doing activities together that you both enjoy

Give the child one on one attention

Spend at least 15 minutes per day with the child

All choices are correct

2. If an older child and their younger sibling experience the same traumatic event, their development will be impacted equally.

True

False

3. Reseach now indicates that the brain is not fully developed until around age ____.

7

12

18

24

4. If a young child in your care has social, emotional and behavioral problems, _______________.

You should find a therapist that is trained in early childhood development

Stay away from professionals that want to the child to take medication

Do nothing as it is probably just a stage and will pass

Maintain rigid rules, regardless of the child’s situation, so they will learn how to behave

5. A young child who has suffered chronic neglect will have _________________ compared to a normal (not neglected) child.

A smaller brain

A larger brain

No differences in brain size

More active brain

6. ___________ is a prolonged stress response without the protection of supportive relationships.

Adverse stress

Positive Stress

Tolerable Stress

Toxic Stress

7. Children between the ages of 2-5, who live in foster care _______________.

Are less likely to receive mental health services

Are more likely to need mental health services

Are equally impacted by trauma as older children

All choices are correct

8. Children who have experienced __________________, have typically experienced traumatic events caused by their caregiver.

Complex Trauma

Compound Stress

Chronic Trauma

Adverse Trauma

9. One of the hardest things for parents to do is _______________.

To always be emotionally available for their children

Protect their children from ongoing traumatic events

Understand the developmental stage of their child

Teach their children to report traumatic events

10. Which of the following does NOT impact the effect of a traumatic event for a child?

The child’s age

The adults in the child life

The child’s perception of the danger

The child’s health