ABSTRACT
There are some other key authors who have influenced the development of the model for trauma informed care. Each will be considered for their specific contribution to the thinking. The first to consider is Freud. He didn't link specifically with people with disabilities, or even with children, but making the point about everyone having an inner world is immensely valuable. Melanie Klein also gave the breakdown of the developmental processes of the developing mind, from the paranoid schizoid position of early childhood, to the depressive position of those who have come to a stage of being able to manage their anxiety. The first object that the child relates to is the mother or primary carer, the one who feeds. Valerie Sinason began working psychodynamically with children with disabilities in an educational setting and decided to train as a child analyst. The incidence of divorce in families with a disabled child is higher than the average, indicating more disruption.
