Treating Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents

Groundedintheoryandresearchoncomplexchildhoodtrauma,thisbookprovidesanaccessible,flexible,andcomprehensiveframeworkforinterventionwithchildrenandadolescentsandtheircaregivers.Itispackedwithpracticalclinicaltoolsthatareapplicableinarangeofsettings,fromoutpatienttreatmentcenterstoresidentialprograms.Ratherthanpresentingaone-size-fits-alltreatmentmodel,theauthorsshowhowtoplanandorganizeindividualizedinterventionsthatpromoteresilience,strengthenchild-caregiverrelationships,andrestoredevelopmentalcompetenciesderailedbychronic,multiplestressors.Morethan45reproduciblehandouts,worksheets,andformsarefeatured;thelarge-sizeformatfacilitatesphotocopying.