Professional Documents
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The Coldest Heart
The Coldest Heart
write a 3 page case analysis The Coldest Heart in chapter 5 of The Boy who was Raised as a Dog.
Recognize and analyze effects of that early experiences with adversity can have on a child’s ability to
form relationships - provides an excellent analysis of the effects that early experiences with adversity can
have on a child’s ability to form relationships and identifies multiple examples from the case of Leon.
Recognize and examine the ways that early neglect can profoundly impact a child’s behaviors - provides
an excellent analysis of the ways that early neglect can profoundly impact a child’s behaviors and
identifies multiple examples of this in the case of Leon.
Recognize and examine the ways that a stressful and chaotic environment can impact a child’s
development - provides an excellent analysis of the ways that a stressful and chaotic environment can
impact a child’s development and identifies multiple examples from the case of Leon.
Reading Resources
Saxe, G., Ellis, B.H. & Brown, A. (2016). Trauma systems therapy for children and teens. Guilford Press
Chapter 7: The Treatment Team: How to Build a Multidisciplinary Treatment Team (and Keep It Going!)
Perry, B. D., & Szalavitz, M. (2017). The boy who was raised as a dog: And other stories from a child
psychiatrist's notebook - what traumatized children can teach us about loss, love, and healing.
Basic Books.
Chapter 5: The Coldest Heart Harris, B., N. (2018). The deepest well: Healing the long-term effects of
childhood adversity. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Chapter 11: The Rising Tide Citations used no more than 5 years old.