I feel rather exposed arguing with the rest of the professional staff about the causes of mental illness & health. The way I see it there is a strong correlation between mental illness & trauma. The way most of the professional staff see it- mental illness is cause by genetic factors.
The truth is most likely to be somewhere in between, but I feel referring to the genetic factors more than the environmental does harm to our clients.
I've had close contact with several of the trauma clients.
I'm happy that I can put my exprience to good use, but I'm also emotionally drained by it.
I also don't want to discriminate between clients based on Trauma-presence or not.