Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Life-Long Impact

Ami Rokach, Ph.D. A clinical psychologist, a member of the psychology dept. at York University in Toronto. His therapeutic and research interests include loneliness, sexuality, couple & sex therapy, anxiety and phobias, traumatic experiences and personal growth, stress management, and palliative care. After 35 years of ‘doing’ psychology he is still intrigued by human nature, people’s suffering, and the real opportunity that we all have to grow, flourish, and reinvent ourselves despite obstacles and painful experiences.Shauna Spirling, M.A.—A Master of Arts graduate from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada where she specialized in developmental psychology. Shauna has researched a variety of topics including psychosocial development, regret, older adult development, loneliness, drug and alcohol abuse, and childhood trauma including the effects on experiences in school and adulthood.

• 1. Introduction2. Child Maltreatment – Cross Culturally3. What Causes Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)?4. Physical Child Abuse5. Child sexual abuse6. Medical child abuse7. Emotional Maltreatment: Abuse is not just physical8. Bullying9. The Various Ways of Child Neglect10. Children exposed to ACE: The trauma and its aftermath11. Implications and Outcomes of ACEs 12. ACEs Throughout the Lifespan13. ACE and its implication over the lifespan14. The effects of ACE on intimate relationships15. How did the pandemic affect child maltreatment16. Resilience: What it is, and how to develop it17. Treating Physical Abuse and Neglect

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