@article{ref1,
title="Trauma-exposed infants and toddlers: a review of impacts and evidence-based interventions",
journal="Advances in social work",
year="2017",
author="Melville, Alysse",
volume="18",
number="1",
pages="53-65",
abstract="Infants and toddlers are exposed to abuse and neglect at disproportionate rates compared to other children, setting a trajectory for disrupted developmental processes and increased vulnerability to future traumatic exposure. Social workers encounter trauma-exposed young children across a number of systems, including but not limited to early childcare, family physical and mental health, court, and child welfare. It benefits social workers to have a working understanding of current research related to the bio-psycho-social impact of trauma on infants and young children and an awareness of current, research-driven interventions that can support young, at-risk children and families. This article reviews trauma-impacted development throughout the first two years of life with a discussion of current research exploring attachment and brain development and then discusses caregiver-child based interventions that work to repair disrupted attachment patterns, repair impaired regulatory processes, and return the caregiver-child relationship to a healthy developmental path.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1527-8565",
doi="10.18060/21287",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.18060/21287"
}