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Memoir Reflective Paper (5-7 pages in length)-25 points
The purpose of this assignment is to personally reflect and react to one of the following memoirs (or novels based on a true experience). The reflective paper is not a summary of the content of the reading. Rather, it is a personal reflection and reaction to the reading. Therefore, provide only one or two short paragraphs summarizing the main ideas presented in the book. The rest of the paper should focus on your critical reflections, addressing the questions below, and personal response. For full points, answer each of the following questions in your paper:
What was the impact of child maltreatment and/ or trauma on the child(ren) across the domains of functioning?
Explore the barriers to, and opportunities for, prevention, intervention, and response in this particular case.
What, if any, were the roles of the professionals in the case?
What diversity dimensions were identified with the child and family, and what was the impact thereof?
In what ways could a professional from your future discipline support and encourage the promotion of resilience in this child and family?
PICK FROM THE FOLLOWING:
A Child Called It, Dave Pelzer
Baba's Daughter: Memoirs of a Persian-American Girl, Jessica Shahriari Nicely
Etched in Sand, Regina Calcaterra
Fire Shut Up in My Bones, Charles H. Blow
Las Hijas de Juan: Daughters Betrayed, Josie Mendez-Negrete
Peter’s Lullaby, Jeanne Fowler
Running with Scissors, Augusten Burroughs
Scarred for Life, Emily Wallace
The Slave Across the Street, Theresa Flores
The Road of Lost Innocence: The True Story of a Cambodian Heroine, Somaly Mam
The Sum of My Parts: A Survivor’s Story of Dissociative Identity Disorder, Olga Trujillo
Unbreakable, Jasmine Millwood