Date of Award
6-2017
Culminating Project Type
Starred Paper
Degree Name
Special Education: M.S.
Department
Special Education
College
School of Education
First Advisor
Bradley Kaffar
Second Advisor
Steven Hoover
Third Advisor
Jerry Wellik
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords and Subject Headings
Mindfulness, Trauma, EBD
Abstract
Although many interventions and treatment options are available to aid youth who display patterns of emotional or behavioral dysfunction as a result of trauma, researchers are discovering the effectiveness of “mindfulness” techniques to help young people cope with these symptoms. Mindfulness is the ability to experience the present moment without judgement and the techniques involve training in attending to present-moment experiences such as breath, sounds, and movements (Berceli & Napoli, 2007). Mindfulness is a useful tool for regulating emotions by increasing awareness and developing flexibility and adaptability in responding to one’s emotional experiences (Berceli & Napoli, 2007). The purpose of this starred paper was to review the literature that discusses childhood trauma and its effects, and also to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness strategies for youth with childhood trauma.
Recommended Citation
Peterson, Jennifer, "Mindfulness Strategies and Childhood Trauma" (2017). Culminating Projects in Special Education. 48.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/sped_etds/48
