Conclusions

	Mental-health interventions can minimize the damaging effects of trauma.
	Cecilia Goin © International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

You should now be familiar with some of the risk and protective factors that can influence the course trauma will take. For example, if you reread the stories of Arjun and Emily presented at the beginning of this part of the course, you can understand why they suffer from the damaging effects of trauma while their peers seem to be resilient. From Sandra's case study, you learned about the factors to consider when evaluating whether a school-age child is at risk for developing chronic PTSD. With your new awareness of trauma and its potential effects on your students, you are ready to move on to the next part of the course. In Course 1, Part 2, you will learn how to respond to school-age children whose lives have been disrupted by trauma.

Congratulations.

Note: Anyone taking this course is required to complete all pre- and posttests where indicated.

Before continuing, please take the posttest.

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