Healing Trauma through Mindfulness: Fostering Neural Integration in Survivors of Early Childhood Trauma Recent research exploring the neurodevelopmental impact of trauma and neglect on the developing child reveals the fundamental principles of neurodevelopment that are essential to understanding and healing traumatized children, yet are disregarded within the traditional medical model approach to treating trauma (Perry, 2004). To address the inadequacy of currently implemented efforts across systems of care (e.g., child protective services, mental health, juvenile justice, education, etc.) and the lack of effective therapeutic services for maltreated children, Perry (2006) proposes an alternative model for helping traumatized children based on the major tenets of neurodevelopment and neurobiology. The Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT; Perry & Hambrick, 2008) assumes that the human brain mediates all of the emotional, behavioral, motor, social, and neurophysiological functioning of an individual. In a detailed explanation of the impact of traumatic experiences on early neurodevelopment depending upon to the timing and severity of the trauma, Perry(1998) lays the conceptual groundwork for understanding how extreme stress alters the development of the brain, resulting in predictable manifestations of neurobiological disorganization... https://academia.edu/4170411/Healing_Trauma_through_Mindfulness_Fostering_Neural_Integration_in_Survivors_of_Early_Childhood_Trauma
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