Experiences and Perceived Needs Among Parents of Children Exposed to Potentially Traumatic Events: a Qualitative Inquiry

Experiences and Perceived Needs Among Parents of Children Exposed to Potentially Traumatic Events: a Qualitative Inquiry

This study aims at exploring qualitatively experiences and perceived needs among parents of children exposed to potentially traumatic events, including their attitudes and understanding of trauma and resilience, their perceptions of their parental role in the peri-traumatic period, and their expectations of a family intervention for post-traumatic stress. This will ultimately guide future research to develop and design and intervention that would be tailored to their needs and expectations

Inclusion criteria:

• Being a parent of a child aged 7-17
• exposed or who recently revealed a potentially traumatic event in the past six months

Exclusion criteria: Abusive parent Child and/or parent with intellectual deficiency