Treating Complex Trauma in Adolescents and Young Adults

Treating Complex Trauma in Adolescents and Young Adults is the first empirically-validated multi-component manual to guide practitioners and students in the treatment of multi-traumatized adolescents and young adults. Best-selling author John Briere and renowned clinician Cheryl Lanktree outline a hands-on culturally-sensitive approach to the most challenging of young clients: those suffering from complex trauma histories multiple symptoms and in many cases involvement in a range of problematic behaviors. This model <i>Integrated Treatment of Complex Trauma for Adolescents (ITCT-A) </i>integrates a series of approaches and techniques which are adapted according to the youth's specific symptoms culture and age. Components include relationship-building psychoeducation affect regulation training trigger identification cognitive processing titrated emotional processing mindfulness training collateral treatments with parents and families group therapy and system-level advocacy.