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- Title
Can the Body Change the Score? Application of Sensory Modulation Principles in the Treatment of Traumatized Adolescents in Residential Settings.
- Authors
Warner, Elizabeth; Koomar, Jane; Lary, Bryan; Cook, Alexandra
- Abstract
There is a compelling need for varied 'trauma specific' treatment models for children and adolescents with complex trauma in residential treatment whose affect and behavioral dysregulation disrupts daily living and impedes treatment engagement. This conceptual paper introduces exploratory applications of sensory motor approaches to the treatment of affect and behavioral dysregulation. Sensory Integration, a specialization within occupational therapy (Ayres , ) provides knowledge of the sensory motor systems and strategies for sensory modulation that addresses arousal regulation, which underlies this dysregulation. The article describes three clinically supported approaches to the use of sensory modulation in residential treatment sites: use of sensory rooms; use of sensory integration occupational therapists at residential treatment sites; and a trauma psychotherapy that utilizes sensory motor strategies to improve regulation and support trauma processing.
- Publication
Journal of Family Violence, 2013, Vol 28, Issue 7, p729
- ISSN
0885-7482
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1007/s10896-013-9535-8