Identify professionals who may be involved in the assessment and ...

[Lobcity]

Identify professionals who may be involved in the assessment and diagnosis of a child who has been exposed to trauma and what role they might play in this assessment and diagnosis.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

It is suspected that the prevalence of acute stress disorderis underestimated because ____.
 
  a. individuals may not seek treatment within the thirty-day period that defines it
  b. people who have it are too embarrassed to ask for help
  c. it is not a well-recognized diagnosis and is still controversial
  d. clinicians are more likely to diagnose PTSD than ASD for insurance purposes

[spencer.martell]

Answer to Question 1

 Medical professionals  assess actual physical manifestations of abuse; assess somatic complaints that might reflect psychological trauma
 Educators  recognize changes in a child's behavior and comparison to typically developing peers
 Counselors and/or school psychologists  recognize changes in a child's behavior; talk directly with child
 Psychologists  assess, diagnosis, and treat
 Law enforcement  assess home situation; remove child from situation, if necessary; arrest perpetrators

Answer to Question 2

A

[Lobcity]

Thank you!

[spencer.martell]

Happy to help