Handout Module 5 - When you look at me, What do you see?

When you look at me, what do you see?

What we observe	Behavior-Focused perspective	Trauma-Informed perspective
Individual argues with peers	Stubborn Wants attention
Individual steals food	Non-compliant Mean
Individual grabs genitals of others	Sexually aggressive Poor social skills
Individual has unexplained stomach aches (no medical basis)	Wants attention
Individual refuses to shower	Lazy Non-compliant
Individual screams in the night and wakes up housemates	Wants attention Insensitive to others
Individual leaves assigned area	Tries to get out of work/class Won't follow instructions
Individual says their father had sex with them	They wants attention They tells lies all the time