Describe intergenerational and large-scale trauma, and explain the shift in the role of social workers in helping this population.

What will be an ideal response?


Ans: Intergenerational trauma is typically conceptualized in sequential stages. It is similar to historical trauma in that it suggests that intergenerational trauma is a legacy of events that happened in the past and continue to manifest themselves through contemporary expressions of physical and psychological violence. Large-scale trauma typically occurs in populations that experience a power disadvantage and subsequent oppression. There are structural factors in society following large-scale losses. Past events in the lives of Indigenous persons are relevant to understanding current circumstances, and traumatic experiences extend beyond the initial victims. Social work, among other helping professions, has shifted their focus to these areas of practice because of the impact they have had on Indigenous populations. Social work’s role is to interrupt the cycle of intergenerational trauma and to confront contemporary disparities of all kind.

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