ACE Assessment: Adverse Childhood Experiences

On page of our textbook it outlines the parallel process, which is how the characteristics of one relationship influence another. For example, caregivers who have a positive relationship with their coworkers carry the positive methods of communication that they employ there to their relationship with parents. The ability to maintain, strengthen and establish relationships is not usually a part of child caregivers training. Instead, it’s a skill that must be learned and practiced. An individual that has healthy relationships, and solid communication skills, usually learns these skills through trial and error. However, I have learned to improve my communication skills and relationships through communication courses. Prior to enrolling in communication

ACE stands for Adverse Childhood Experiences. A study found that ACE’S led to psychological, emotional and physical illnesses later in life. I found my ACE score through NPR’s website. The score was very low, as I expected. I answered to one of the questions regarding the loss of a parental figure, which occurred when I was a toddler. The loss did cause stress for me, but my family was able to cope with it in a healthy way. As a result, I do not feel that I am more at risk for negative psychological, emotional and physical distress now. I feel that these outcomes can be lessened or prevented if a child’s concerns and needs are addressed early

Their behaviors are often caused by physical or emotional stress. When a caregiver cannot find the root cause of an infant’s distress, it can be challenging for the individual to sooth them. There are five main ways that a caregiver can solve most of an infant’s causes of stress; swaddling, a side or stomach position, shushing, swinging and sucking. However, my youngest niece Elizabeth has had repeated, uncomfortable intestinal distress. For Elizabeth the best ways to relieve her of this discomfort was to allow her to lay on her stomach, and gently massage her lower back. Or, have her lay on her back and gently massage her stomach until the discomfort passed. Her parents had to see a physician to get advice on what formulas she could drink, and what methods they could use to relieve her of this discomfort. In this case the cause of the challenging behavior was not environmental or a result of her caregivers, it was the result of a digestion