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Adolescents . Adolescents may enjoy the same activities as younger children but can also manage more complicated activities . They are able to understand more complex psychoeducation explanations .
Regulating down
• Hot shower .
• Herbal tea .
• Lying in a hammock .
• Yoga .
• Massage .
• Calm music .
• Writing / painting .
Regulating up
• Cold room , cold water .
• Music with fast rhythms .
• Aerobic exercise , brisk walking .
• Driving a car / bike on a bumpy road .
• Strong smells , strong food .
• “ Chili challenge ” ( taste chili ).
• Light touch .
• Describe 3 things you hear , see , touch .
• Describe what you feel inside .
Tools when talking to children
HELP AND ACTION
4.7.3 Life history role play . Aim . To create a coherent narrative .
When a child is traumatised , their memory may become fragmented . Restoring or creating a coherent narrative can be helpful or essential . This exercise helps a child tell its story on a timeline . We have used the case of Maria ( Case 4 in the manual ) to illustrate this . If you prefer , you can use the story of a child you have met as a helper .
To the helper : Imagine that you are a school counsellor . You have already met Maria ( aged 8 ) several times and now you want to try to let her tell her life story .
The helper : “ Hello Maria . I ’ ve brought pencils , crayons and paper . Let ’ s do some drawing together . Before you were born , you were a foetus in your mummy ´ s womb , and when you were born you lived in a house with you mum and dad . Let ’ s draw you in the womb and then the three of you in your house .”
You in the womb
You , your mum and dad “ Then , when your dad left , you and your mum moved to another house .”