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03/17/2023

'They become so much more vulnerable'

02/14/2023

To Whom it May Concern, February 13, 2023
I am a doctoral candidate at Liberty University, working on my final research dissertation. One of the requirements for my study is to gain permission from agencies/organizations, or other entities where I would find research participants for my specific study. I have a response template available for your use if giving me permission to connect with you for the purpose of sending out my dissertation packet and survey link to potential participants.
The purpose of my study is to study the trauma symptomology of foster, kinship, or adoptive parents who are parenting traumatized children with attachment disruptions and trauma behaviors. This qualitative study will use evidence-based instruments and a Likert Scale Survey to gather information about the parent figure and the traumatized child.
I am tasked with presenting a permission response document from agencies/organizations that will help with this recruiting process. If you/r organization is willing to participate by sending my dissertation packet and a survey link to your constituents, would you please complete the following template on LETTERHEAD? This method of gathering information through providing a survey link will ensure the anonymity of all participants with no known way of association with any one agency or organization.
I would appreciate a response by February 27, 2023, so that I can stay on my timeline for presenting my proposal to the review board. Please send the permission response to khenderson1@liberty.edu
Once I have Review Board approval, I will send the required documents and packet to you for your dispersal. The proposed timeline would be in March 2023.
Thank You,
Kaylene Scholl Henderson
Ed.D. Candidate Liberty University

Permission Response Document for Research Study to Recruit Participants

[Date]
Kaylene Scholl Henderson Ed.D. Candidate
Liberty University Doctoral Program
khenderson1@liberty.edu
Dear Kaylene Henderson
After a careful review of your research proposal entitled Parental Trauma, The Trauma Effects of Parenting a Traumatized Child, I/we have decided to grant you permission to conduct your study at [ your name of agency]
Check the following boxes, as applicable:
o I/We will not provide potential participant information to Kaylene Henderson, but we agree to send/provide Kaylene Henderson’s study information to our list-serve, foster, kinship, or adoptive parents on her behalf.
o I/We are requesting a copy of the results upon study completion and/or publication.
Sincerely,
[Official’s Name]
[Official’s Title]
[Official’s Company/Organization]

01/15/2023

Child and media psychologists break down a common issue parents face — too much screen time — as it plays out in the new horror movie 'M3gan.'

01/13/2023

Please consider becoming an ATTACh member, helping the world to heal from developmental trauma. You can purchase your membership today!

01/12/2023

Reactive attachment disorder isn't usually what it seems to the outside world. And the assumptions around it hurt kids and families.

12/28/2022

Researchers explore the relationship between childhood trauma, gray matter, and social anhedonia

10/28/2022

Just finished the chapter one summary of my dissertation to go to the internal review board (IRB). Options to participate in this important research will be coming soon. Stay tuned.

Summary

Millions of traumatized children worldwide need healthy family systems. When adverse childhood experiences compact their life with developmental trauma factors, unorganized attachment relationships, and mental health disparities inducing body responses through polyvagal reactions, The fight, flight, and freeze mechanisms become hyperactive. These hyperactive reactions send lightning bolts of danger onto the environment and relationships in their sphere of interaction.

The problem that arises from this population is the need for alternate family placement into a world system that is ill-prepared to handle the scope of challenges that accompany this child. The new family units are subjected to electrifying behaviors with danger lurking around every corner. “Felt Safety” is the goal to produce healing and allow a strong family to emerge.

The purpose of this research is to identify the scope of trauma that foster and adoptive families are exposed to. Describing trauma and the effects that influence brain development, understanding the foster/adopted child, and exploring the recruitment, training, and post-placement supports will be highlighted to evaluate the potential of foster displacement or adoption disruption. Acknowledging areas of resource/adoptive parent personal trauma potential from the child's trauma exposure will hopefully secure methods of care to prevent the family's downfall.

08/08/2022

This final report from the exploratory exercise considers how CPV is defined and the notion of intention, in addition this report highlights CPV is evident is from an early age outside of normative expectations yes is misunderstood and provision for

08/08/2022

This report builds on Thorley and Coates (2017) Child-Parent Violence(CPV): an exploratory exercise. This report builds from the first impressions overview and considers in more detail the voices of parents about how CPV impacts upon them

08/08/2022

Sibling Violence

08/08/2022

THE CHALLENGES OF MANAGING AND RESPONDING TO SIBLING SEXUAL ABUSE