Childhood Trauma and Brain Development

The purpose of this assignment is to analyze The Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog text by Bruce D. Perry and Maia Szalavitz.

Assignment Instructions

Choose a case study in The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog to focus on for this assignment and imagine the person in the case study is your client.

Introduction

Summarize the case study you chose.

Engage

Apply knowledge of human behavior and person-in-environment to explain skills the social worker needs to engage with the client.
Identify other professionals you would collaborate with and explain what their role would be.
Cite research to support your ideas.

Assess

Consider the ACEs questionnaire. Assess the adverse childhood experiences the client was exposed to that are found on the ACEs questionnaire.
Identify other adverse childhood experiences the client was exposed to that are not identified on the current ACEs questionnaire.
Citing research, explain the impact of the adverse childhood experiences you identified.

Research and describe at least one culturally responsive intervention to assist the client.

Examples include psychoanalytic, behavioral, cognitive, person-centered, feminist, et cetera.

Develop a treatment plan for the client using the evidence-based method of intervention you researched.

Evaluate the effectiveness of your plan.

Conclusion

Conclude your paper by summarizing how you used micro, mezzo, and macro skills in working with this client.

The assignment you submit is expected to meet the following requirements:

Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting.
Number of resources: Most literature cited should be current, with publication dates within the past five years.
Length of paper: No minimum or maximum required, but make sure to be comprehensive with your responses.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.