Treating Trauma and Traumatic Grief in Children and Adolescents Second Edition

<p><b>This authoritative guide has introduced many tens of thousands of clinicians to Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) a leading evidence-based treatment for traumatized children and their parents or caregivers. </b>Preeminent clinical researchers provide a comprehensive framework for assessing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) other trauma-related symptoms and traumatic grief in 3- to 18-year-olds; building core coping skills; and directly addressing and making meaning of children's trauma experiences. Implementation is facilitated by sample scripts case examples troubleshooting tips and reproducible client handouts. Purchasers get access to a webpage where they can download and print the reproducible materials in a convenient 8 1/2 x 11 size. TF-CBT is listed in SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices.<br><br> New to This Edition</p><ul> <li> Incorporates a decade's worth of advances in TF-CBT research and clinical practice. </li> <li> Updated for DSM-5. </li> <li> Chapter on the model's growing evidence base. </li> <li> Chapter on group applications. </li> <li> Expanded coverage of complex trauma including ways to adapt TF-CBT for children with severe behavioral or affective dysregulation. </li> </ul><p>See also the edited volume <i>Trauma-Focused CBT for Children and Adolescents: Treatment Applications</i> for more information on tailoring TF-CBT to children's varying developmental levels and cultural backgrounds.</p>