Monday, July 30, 2012
Interview by Lon Woodbury
Kevin Wing, Director of Counseling Services at Montcalm School in Michigan, spoke with Lon Woodbury on L.A. Talk Radio about the therapeutic treatment of trauma for at-risk youth.
Background
Kevin spent 22 years at Starr Commonwealth, where he worked in various jobs, including working as an outpatient specialist and as an intensive in-home counseling professional. He also worked as an Intake Director for the Starr Commonwealth programs in Albion, Michigan, before joining Montcalm School. In 1979, he graduated with a bachelor's degree from Central Michigan University, and then in 1984 he acquired his master's qualification in social work from Michigan State University.
Montcalm School is a private, therapeutic boarding school for boys and girls. It is located in Albion, Michigan, and it is a program that is part of Starr Commonwealth. The institution helps boys between the ages of 12 to 21 as well as girls between the ages of 12 to 18. It supplies a variety of programs for transitional living intended to assist boys and girls recover from psychological difficulties and also get back on track academically.
Just what Is Trauma?
The interview focused on psychological trauma, such as thoughts of imminent risk and excruciating feelings like helplessness, sadness, and powerlessness. Besides impacting thoughts, feelings, and sensations, trauma can easily trigger countless behavioral issues like withdrawal, frustration, aggression, persistent rage and also hypervigilance.
While many people commonly think of a traumatic disorder as a result of direct experience, it may very well be the result of a vicarious experience. Kevin explained that the current shooting in Colorado in an Aurora movie house could possibly have traumatized those that continuously heard about the calamity on the news.
Often trauma in teens can be adequately handled in private therapy. However, residential treatment for traumatized teens is only necessary if there are repeated incidents of destructive behavior to self and others. Repeated destructive behavior includes self-cutting, drug abuse, or extreme withdrawal, out-of-control rebellious behavior, or joining a gang.
Synopsis
The talk show covered many aspects of trauma, from possible cause to observable results. It also talked about how to recognize a victim of trauma as well as just how trauma impacts the amygdala in the brain. The entire conversation offered an extensive perspective of just how trauma detrimentally affects young people and how specialized trauma therapy might assist them in rebuilding their lives.
Interview by Lon Woodbury
Kevin Wing, Director of Counseling Services at Montcalm School in Michigan, spoke with Lon Woodbury on L.A. Talk Radio about the therapeutic treatment of trauma for at-risk youth.
Background
Kevin spent 22 years at Starr Commonwealth, where he worked in various jobs, including working as an outpatient specialist and as an intensive in-home counseling professional. He also worked as an Intake Director for the Starr Commonwealth programs in Albion, Michigan, before joining Montcalm School. In 1979, he graduated with a bachelor's degree from Central Michigan University, and then in 1984 he acquired his master's qualification in social work from Michigan State University.
Montcalm School is a private, therapeutic boarding school for boys and girls. It is located in Albion, Michigan, and it is a program that is part of Starr Commonwealth. The institution helps boys between the ages of 12 to 21 as well as girls between the ages of 12 to 18. It supplies a variety of programs for transitional living intended to assist boys and girls recover from psychological difficulties and also get back on track academically.
Just what Is Trauma?
The interview focused on psychological trauma, such as thoughts of imminent risk and excruciating feelings like helplessness, sadness, and powerlessness. Besides impacting thoughts, feelings, and sensations, trauma can easily trigger countless behavioral issues like withdrawal, frustration, aggression, persistent rage and also hypervigilance.
While many people commonly think of a traumatic disorder as a result of direct experience, it may very well be the result of a vicarious experience. Kevin explained that the current shooting in Colorado in an Aurora movie house could possibly have traumatized those that continuously heard about the calamity on the news.
Often trauma in teens can be adequately handled in private therapy. However, residential treatment for traumatized teens is only necessary if there are repeated incidents of destructive behavior to self and others. Repeated destructive behavior includes self-cutting, drug abuse, or extreme withdrawal, out-of-control rebellious behavior, or joining a gang.
Synopsis
The talk show covered many aspects of trauma, from possible cause to observable results. It also talked about how to recognize a victim of trauma as well as just how trauma impacts the amygdala in the brain. The entire conversation offered an extensive perspective of just how trauma detrimentally affects young people and how specialized trauma therapy might assist them in rebuilding their lives.
About the Author:
The founder of www.strugglingteens.com, Lon Woodbury has the recorded the entire interview on his weekly L.A. Talk Radio show which you can to listen to at any time.
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