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Trauma-Focused Evidence-Based Treatment and ScreensCore Components of Trauma-Focused Evidence-Based TreatmentBuilding a strong therapeutic relationshipPsycho education about normal responses to traumaPerson/parent support, conjoint therapy, or parent trainingEmotional expression and regulation skillsAnxiety management and relaxation skillsTrauma processing and integrationPersonal safety training and other important empowerment activitiesResilience and closureExamples of Evidence-Based TreatmentsTrauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Adolescents (PE-A)Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT):Short-term (12-20 sessions) therapy for children ages 3-18 who have been impacted by trauma.An empirically supported intervention based on learning and cognitive theoriesDesigned to reduce children’s negative emotional and behavioral responses, and to correct maladaptive beliefs and attributions related to abusive experiencesAims to provide support and skills to help non-offending parents cope effectively with their own emotional distress and to respond optimally to their abused childrenEye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR):Treatment that helps children (ages 2-17) and adults.Reprocess beliefs, emotions, and body sensations associated with the traumatic event to resolve trauma symptoms.Person is taught self-soothing and calming skills prior to trauma processing phase.During trauma processing phase, the person attends to traumatic material while focusing on an external stimulus.Therapist directs person in bilateral eye movements, hand tapping, or audio bilateral stimulation.Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP):Dyadic attachment-based treatment for young children (0-6) exposed to interpersonal violence.Average number of sessions = 50Focuses on safety, affect regulation, improving the child-caregiver relationship, normalization of trauma-related response, and joint construction of a trauma narrative.Goal is to return the child to his/her normal developmental trajectory.Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Adolescents (PE-A):Therapy in which adolescents (ages 12-18) are encouraged to repeatedly approach situations or activities they are avoiding because they remind them of their trauma.Includes psychoeducation about common trauma responses and relaxation training.Helps teens emotionally process their traumatic memories through imaginal and in vivo exposure to resolve trauma-related symptoms.Treatment lasts 8-15 sessions.Some Other Promising Practices Include:Alternative for Families: A Cognitive Behavioral TherapyChild and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention (CFTSI)Cognitive Behavioral intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS)Combined Parent-Child Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CPC-CBT)I Feel Better Now! Trauma Intervention ProgramSanctuary ModelSeeking Safety for AdolescentsStructured Sensory Intervention for Traumatized Children, Adolescents and Parents, for At-Risk and Adjudicated Youth (SITCAP-ART)Trauma-Focused Coping (TFC) ................
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