Katherine D Norfleet

Neuroscience 101 Katherine D Norfleet

Written for skilled professionals working with the victims of human trafficking. So, when a human trafficked child first checks into a safe house, what should be done first?All the studies suggest that the place to start is helping them to understand what is happening in their bodies and their out of control emotional responses. Neuroscience 101: The Amygdala Hijack - De-escalation and Stabilization is just that - THE PLACE TO START. Understanding the Amygdala Hijack and what that means to the individual victim of human trafficking is what Neuroscience 101 is all about. The human trafficked teen will learn: -What is an Amygdala Hijack and how to recognize it.-How to combat the Amygdala Hijack.-What is Stockholm Syndrome?-How to turn off the fight, flight, freeze, submit response.-How to move forward from here.-How to fight back by using your prefrontal cortex.-Understanding phobias, night terrors and flashbacks. These lessons are cleverly interwoven with videos, proven coping strategies (used with both EMDR and TF-CBT) and exercises in the 12 group sessions. Group practice of coping skills reinforces daily and as needed use which creates in the necessary resources for initial de-escalation and stabilization. This book can also be used to train safe house staff to understand what they are witnessing in the strong responses of the children. Also, why it is important for the staff to understand the children's coping skills and encourage the use of these skills when they witness the Amygdala Hijack, night terrors or sleeplessness at the safe house.