Psychosocial support for children and young people after traumatic events

Traumatski događaj predstavlja nepovoljnu i neugodnu prekretnicu u životu svake osobe, a posebice kada je to riječ o djeci i mladima. O kojem god traumatskom iskustvu bilo riječ, zbog osjetljivosti razvojne faze u kojima se nalaze, kod djece i mladih ono uvelike utječe na njihovo daljnje sazrijevanje, funkcioniranje kao i na percepciju sigurnosti u svijetu. Kako bi mogli kvalitetno pružiti psihosocijalnu podršku djeci i mladima kao neizostavnu intervenciju nakon traumatskih događaja, neophodno je posjedovanje potrebnih znanja i vještina o specifičnostima njihovih reakcija te načinima ophođenja s njima. Stoga je svrha ovog rada prikazati dosadašnje spoznaje u području traumatskih događaja kod djece i mladih te oblike pružanja psihosocijalne podrške kao odgovor na iste. Rad se usmjerava na uobičajene oblike pružanja psihosocijalne podrške, ali posebno naglašava načine i terapije korištene u radu s djecom i mladima.A traumatic event represents an unfavorable and unpleasant turning point in the life of every person, especially when it comes to children and young people. Whatever the traumatic experience is, due to the sensitivity of the developmental stage in which children and young people are, it greatly affects their further maturation, functioning as well as the perception of safety in the world. In order to be able to provide quality psychosocial support to children and young people as an indispensable intervention after traumatic events, it is necessary to have the necessary knowledge and skills about the specifics of their reactions and ways of dealing with them. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to present the current findings in the field of traumatic events in children and young people and the forms of providing psychosocial support in response to them. The paper focuses on the usual forms of providing psychosocial support, but especially emphasizes the methods and therapies used in working with children and young people