Lesson 9: Safety, Remembrance, and Mourning


Attention

Trauma can affect all aspects of a persons life and for many it can be a long road to recovery.


Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this lesson's material, students will be able to:

  • Discuss the relationship between "safety" and a sense of "personal control"
  • Identify the role that "personal control" plays in your own professional role and behavior

Teaching

  • Read "Chapter 8: Safety" in Trauma and Recovery
  • Read "Chapter 9: Remebrance and Mourning" in Trauma and Recovery

Assessment

Possible Class Discussion

In the chapter titled Safety in the book you are presented with a number of case studies of individuals who were traumatized and were then further traumatized by the real or perceived reactions of family and friends. In this discussion I would like you to discuss the interrelationship between a sense of safety and a sense of personal control.

Feel free to examine Control Theory on the importance of a personal sense of control (start with this article then feel free to search the web for additional information).

Lesson 9 Quiz

Answer the following question in the appropriate Assessment:

  1. Based upon the reading and your own expereince, relate your own "issues" related to control and how these may help or hinder your work in the mental health field.