Impact of School Based Intervention on Psychosocial Factors Associated With Trauma Among Adolescents

Impact of School Based Intervention on Psychosocial Factors Associated With Trauma Among Adolescents

The present study is designed to identifying the post-traumatic stress symptoms in children experiencing some traumatic event and to adapt and apply school based intervention (Support for students exposed to trauma SSET) to students who shows the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Childhood trauma is a major mental health problem in recent era. Children who experienced sudden trauma have difficulty in learning, poor concentration in schools, and faced emotional and behavioral difficulties (Holt, Finkelhor, Kantor, 2007). Children who have been exposed to traumatic event are at a higher risk of developing psychopathology followed by trauma (Alisic et al.,2014). The present study is designed to identifying the post-traumatic stress symptoms in children experiencing some traumatic event and to adapt and apply school based intervention (Support for students exposed to trauma SSET) to students who shows the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. This school based intervention (SSET) will provides a basis for how students can address overwhelming emotions, can deal with their daily life stressors and proactively learn to address unhelpful or maladaptive cognitions in positive way. This study will help to aware parents and teachers about mental health needs of children and adolescents.

Inclusion Criteria of the study is:

• meets the cut off score on scale CATS (child and adolescent trauma screen).
• students availability for intervention phase
• age range 10-16 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• students above 16 years and below 10 years will not be included in the study.
• receiving any psychological/Mental health services or taking antidepressants
• Students whose primary problem is child abuse .