Bilingual Trauma Therapist Yesenia Hernandez just wrapped up a five-week virtual group offering support and connection for six Spanish-speaking parents whose children have experienced trauma. Often caregivers in these situations feel isolated, as it's difficult to talk about what happened to their child. Hernandez led the moms through a variety of topics including:
types of trauma
the trauma response and what it looks like in children/adolescents
ways to support their child after experiencing a trauma
healthy parent-child communication
practicing parent self-care and stress-management
At the end of the five weeks, participants expressed that the group met their needs and specifically said "Gracias por el grupo. Fue una gran ayuda." (Thank you for the group. It was a great help.) These parents are feeling more hopeful and are interested in future groups. Hernandez is currently exploring options for a repeat session in the coming months.
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