When looked after children who have been exposed to substantial trauma enter foster care, the manner in which they present can be extremely challenging for the carers and can persist for a substantial period of time. In response, foster carers may attempt to create a nurturing environment for the children. However, the way the children behave can evoke powerful and unwelcome feelings in carers, such as rage and hatred towards those they look after. The manner in which the children present and the frightening feelings this may trigger can overwhelm the foster carers’ capacity to sustain a nurturing stance in relation to the children and jeopardise the placement. In this article, two case studies chart such a dynamic and show that if carers are able to reflect upon the painful and unwanted feelings evoked in them, and acknowledge and take responsibility for what has become enacted in the placement, there may be an opportunity for this harmful dynamic to be processed and repaired. Moreover, there may be a change in the nature of the relationship between carers and children, creating a renewed hope for the life of the placement. The child, too, may benefit from an experience where the frightening, hated aspects of him- or herself are finally felt to be understood and are less overwhelming, enabling them to tolerate these perceptions and contain their enactment in the placement, so increasing their trust and belief in the nurture offered.

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长期安置受创伤的儿童在寄养者中引起的复杂和不想要的感觉的影响

当受到严重创伤的儿童进入寄养机构时，他们的表现方式对看护人来说可能极具挑战性，并且可能会持续很长时间。作为回应，寄养者可能会尝试为儿童创造一个养育环境。然而，孩子的行为方式会引起看护人强烈和不受欢迎的感觉，例如对他们照顾的人的愤怒和仇恨。儿童出现的方式以及由此可能引发的可怕感觉可能会压倒寄养者维持对儿童的养育立场的能力，并危及安置。在本文中，两个案例研究描绘了这样一个动态，并表明如果护理人员能够反思他们内心引起的痛苦和不想要的感觉，并承认并为安置中已制定的内容承担责任，则可能有机会处理和修复这种有害动态。此外，照顾者和孩子之间的关系性质可能会发生变化，为安置的生活带来新的希望。孩子也可以从这样的经历中受益，在这种经历中，他或她自己的可怕、讨厌的方面最终被理解并且不那么压倒性，使他们能够容忍这些看法并在安置中控制他们的行为，从而增加他们的信任并相信所提供的养育。照料者与儿童之间的关系性质可能会发生变化，从而为安置的生活带来新的希望。孩子也可以从这样的经历中受益，在这种经历中，他或她自己的可怕、讨厌的方面最终被理解并且不那么压倒性，使他们能够容忍这些看法并在安置中控制他们的行为，从而增加他们的信任并相信所提供的养育。照料者与儿童之间的关系性质可能会发生变化，从而为安置的生活带来新的希望。孩子也可以从这样的经历中受益，在这种经历中，他或她自己的可怕、讨厌的方面最终被理解并且不那么压倒性，使他们能够容忍这些看法并将他们的行为包含在安置中，从而增加他们的信任并相信所提供的养育。