Browsing by Subject "lapsuusajan trauma"

The purpose of this study is to examine what kind of trauma symptoms are shown to a teach-er when pupils have been previously living in a war zone or a conflict area. In addition, the purpose of this study is to examine what kind of working methods elementary school teachers have with traumatized pupils. The research questions are: How can war trauma affect a pri-mary school child? What good practices can be found for those working in primary school to work with a child who has experienced a war trauma? The study examines experiences of the appearance of war trauma in the school environment and good practices for working with children. Previous studies show that children living in conflict areas have a wide range of trauma experiences. Previous research also shows that a child’s mental well-being is im-portant to his or her learning. The theoretical framework of this study is described in the beginning of the study. The theoret-ical framework consists the definition of trauma, childhood and trauma, child and resilience and living in a war zone or a conflict area as a child. It also describes the importance of the pupil's mental well-being in learning and the teacher's support measures in primary school. In the interviews, the interviewees presented their experiences of working with traumatized chil-dren and their thoughts on good ways to work with children. Data analysis was the method of analysis in this study. Based on the results, teachers and others working with children had a variety of experiences working with children who came from conflict areas to Finland. They also had good practises to support these children. The study emphasizes the role of safe adults and safe environ-ments. The study also emphasizes individual working methods with each pupil.