Short Film Removed As A Trauma Therapist

“My past defines me” In the short film Removed, this quote is stated as a young girl is going through the process of the foster care system and being removed from her home. One may never truly understand what a child is going through but working in the system you sure can try to bond with that child and help them anyway we can. That is the whole reason why I wanted to become a trauma therapist. After watching juveniles appear in court, not only has it opened my eyes to what else I can do to be a part of the system to help these children, but how to understand what they might be going through. On Thursday March 9th, I went to the Lindsey-Flannigan Courthouse room 2C to observe the openings of the juvenile’s trials. That morning I was lucky to watch Magistrate …show more content…
The reason that I found this out was Magistrate informed the attorney that he was not needed at the next case unless he wanted to be there and his services are no longer required. During this case there was white noise that was put on and a few minutes later the case had ended. Even though I did not understand very much on what happened during the case, I saw the lead for Human Services department stand up with this juvenile and said he would remain in the custody of Human services until the next court date in two weeks. After watching a few cases that morning, I observed more than I thought I would. Even though the cases were not all detailed like you watch on T.V, I was able to observe staffing which was a huge learning experience to see how a team of people can come together and write on a white board what they best recommendations were for that juvenile and the order of the cases they were about to present. I also observed how the Magistrate would ask for the details of the assessments, which learning in the System Serving Youth Class, there are so many you can choose from and they really do matter to the