General characteristics of possible consequences of trauma and forms of aid granted to Ukrainian children refugees
General characteristics of possible consequences of trauma and forms of aid granted to Ukrainian children refugees

Summary/Abstract: The article raises the issue of disorders that may affect Ukrainian children who have come to Poland when fleeing the war. It focuses on trauma and related disorders. The study attempts to provide a general outline of the characteristics of assistance in the event of trauma including specific difficulties that may occur in the reality described. The article is an attempt to define the framework of the possible consequences of the war experience in children and to determine the main directions of possible aid. Its objective is to present the basic terminology related to the topic, as well as the basic theoretical assumptions relating to counselling in the discussed field. Therefore, it should be assumed that the assumption of the study is a sort of ordering of knowledge about assistance in the situation of trauma implied by the war or the risk of its occurrence. Therefore, the first part of the study focuses on the concept of trauma and the distinction between disorders of a similar type. There are also presented possible effects of experiencing trauma. The second subchapter refers to childhood trauma as a specific phenomenon requiring special interactions. The subsequent part of the study deals with the issue of aid, possibilities, and limitations in terms of support. It also addresses the issue of specific difficulties that may occur. The article ends with the summary section.

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