Summary Posttraumatic Stress Amongst AdolescentsMaster of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counse

COUN 6250 Posttraumatic Stress Amongst AdolescentsPosttraumatic Stress Amongst AdolescentsMaster of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Walden UniversityCOUN 6250: Group Process and DynamicsGroup Therapy for Adolescents with PTSD Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder common among everyone regardless of age, gender, race, and socioeconomic status (Briggs et al., 2013). PTSD can occur following several things, such as life-threatening incidents, community violence, physical abuse, sexual abuse, mental and verbal abuse, natural disasters, or even witnessing a traumatic event (Briggs et al., 2013). As a result, PTSD can impact a person's physical, behavioral, and mental well-being because each encounter is personal. This paper will provide a rationale and focus on group therapy for adolescents who struggle with PTSD. Rationale Potential traumatic exposure (PTE) is a stage beneath PTSD; studies have shown that adolescents will experience some form of exposure to at least one potential traumatic event (Bri