Case Vignette Groups

1. Group 1/Prompt 1: Krista, Mb, Jaimee, and Stephanie

Identify a definition of trauma in the readings and use that specific definition to identify Jacob and John Kramer’s traumatic experiences.

2. Group 2/Prompt 2: Tasheera, Gwenn, and Hillary 

Reflect on the difference of defining trauma as an individual-level experience, and as a community or collective experience. Identify examples of individual-level and community-level traumas in the vignette.

3. Group 3/Prompt 3: Emily, Bridget, and Madiha

Using a lifespan perspective, describe the developmental differences in experiencing and process trauma by John and his sister Amelia at the time of the fire at 4250 Elm Street.

4. Group 4/Prompt 4: Ivy, Shanae, and Ursula

Analyze John’s behaviors while trying to escape the fire using the acute stress response model (flight-or-flight response). Locate the response model within John’s brain structures and describe his physiological responses to the fire.

5. Group 5/ Prompt 5: Sarah, Riverboat, and Laura

Using the EcoBioDevelopmental model, describe factors associated with individual and community’s paths to risk and resilience in the response to the fire.

6. Group 6/ Prompt 6: Andrew, Lauren, and Aria

Review the definition of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Identify and list John and Amelia’s potential adverse childhood experiences based on the ACEs definition. Reflect on the short-, mid-, and long-term consequences of these experiences with the challenges and strengths displayed by John and Amelia after the fire as described in the vignette.