Book : Treating Trauma And Traumatic Grief In Children And..

-Titulo Original : Treating Trauma And Traumatic Grief In Children And Adolescents, First Edition

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The Guilford Press

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This is the authoritative guide to conducting trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), a systematic, evidence-based treatment for traumatized children and their families. Provided is a comprehensive framework for assessing posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, and other symptoms; developing a flexible, individualized treatment plan; and working collaboratively with children and parents to build core skills in such areas as affect regulation and safety. Specific guidance is offered for responding to different types of traumatic events, with an entire section devoted to grief-focused components. Useful appendices feature resources, reproducible handouts, and information on obtaining additional training. TF-CBT has been nationally recognized as an exemplary evidence-based program. See also the edited volume Trauma-Focused CBT for Children and Adolescents: Treatment Applications for more information on tailoring TF-CBT to childrens varying developmental levels and cultural backgrounds. Review This is the book that clinicians and educators concerned with child traumatic stress have been waiting for! Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy is the clear best-practice treatment for traumatized children and their families. This book describes this evidence-based treatment approach in a pragmatic manner that every clinician will appreciate. I found the extensive use of case examples and the answers to common clinical questions to be particularly valuable. This book should be read by every therapist and every student working with traumatized children and their families.--Benjamin E. Saunders, PhD, National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Medical University of South Carolina For therapists treating children affected by trauma, this is a must-have book. It is truly a clinician’s guide, describing specific treatment strategies to accomplish the proven ingredients of trauma-focused therapy. It illustrates how theory-driven, research-supported interventions can be translated into real-life, complex case situations.--Lucy Berliner, MSW, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington This state-of-the-art treatment manual orients both the novice and seasoned clinician to critical core components for treating children who suffer from trauma and loss. Eminent clinician-scholars in the trauma field have provided a highly effective, evidence-based package, honed by feedback from community-based practitioners. This is a must-have tool for every clinician’s toolkit!--Lisa Amaya-Jackson, MD, MPH, UCLA-Duke National Center for Child Traumatic Stress The ideal source for therapists with children and adolescent clients who have experienced a trauma...and do not appear to be coping well with having had the experience....A manual for the empirically based components of treatment that appear to be critical to help a child recover from experiencing such events and integrate them into the whole of his or her life so that they no longer play a detrimental role in the childs or the parents life....As a community therapist, I found this book refreshing, usable, and immediately helpful. It will make its way into readers therapy with the next client seen who has such treatment needs. Already, I have found the handouts in the appendixes useful. PsycCRITIQUES Published On: 2006-06-25 Describes what some consider the best available treatment for children who are suffering from the sequelae to trauma....Contains several appendices in which very useful client handouts for both children and their parents are included, additional recommended readings for clients and professionals are provided, and information for web-based training in trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy is described....[It] is well written and the treatment protocol is easy to follow for clinicians with a background in exposure-based therapies. The book is also very accessi