Youth in Conflict with the Law: Somatic Trauma Informed-Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

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dc.contributor.authorBramley, Rebecca
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-19T18:38:30Z
dc.date.available2023-07-19T18:38:30Z
dc.date.issued2023-05
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this paper was to examine the mental health needs of youth offenders and the importance of the youth justice system to move forward a trauma-informed approach in working with these vulnerable youth. This paper provides a brief historical analysis of the youth justice policies within Canada since its inception in the early 1900's. The current youth justice act was enacted in 2003, as a measure to curb Canada's high youth incarceration rates in Western countries. Within the act, the use of diversion mechanisms and extrajudicial measures will be discussed and discuss the challenges of the current program in taking into consideration the mental health needs of youth offenders. Considering the effects trauma has on the body, it is imperative that professionals working with youth offenders adopt a trauma-informed framework, as there is evidence suggesting that youth involved in the criminal justice system have a history of trauma. This would be beneficial because if specific behaviours can be considered trauma-related responses as opposed to criminogenic factors, then community-based trauma-informed interventions could be utilized when diverting youths away from the justice system, including counselling. A recommendation of somatic trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy will be explored and needs to be considered as the psychotherapeutic modality in working with youth offenders who suffer from trauma symptoms.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/2142
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.subjecttrauma-informed approach
dc.subjectyouth criminal justice system
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjectcommunity-based interventions
dc.subjectsomatic trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy
dc.titleYouth in Conflict with the Law: Somatic Trauma Informed-Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
dc.typeCapstone
thesis.degree.disciplineCounselling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle (CityU)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Counselling
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