The following resources on child trauma were developed by the NCTSN. To find a specific topic or resource, enter keywords in the search box, or filter by resource type, trauma type, language, or audience.
Offers tips for providers on sharing power in trauma-responsive care. This tip sheet encourages providers to broaden their perspective and deepen their insights by “wearing the hats” of others at their agency (i.e., parents, intake workers, administrators).
Explores the common reasons CSEC youth seek care, as well as challenges to victim identification.
Gives an overview of current issues and challenges for law enforcement and the juvenile justice system in assisting children and adolescents who face commercial sexual exploitation.
Provides an overview for providers on how to work with children and families who are living with intellectual and development disabilities (IDD) and have experienced trauma.
Provides a map for increasing trauma therapist's comfort, willingness, and knowledge to initiate and facilitate sexual health conversations that promote LGBTQ youth coming to know the positive potential for their sexual development and health.
Presents the current status of mental health assessment, intervention and prevention for commercially sexually exploited youth, and future steps for improving mental health services for this population.
Tackles the specific strategies and challenges within each child serving system providing services to commercially sexually exploited children.
Provides a basic introduction to AF-CBT, as well as an introduction to the theories behind AF-CBT and how the different components of the model fit together. The presentation also describes the research support for AF-CBT.
Provides a primer on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), beginning with an overview of the theories behind CBT and an introduction to case conceptualization and assessment.
Describes eligibility criteria that can be used to determine whether a family is appropriate for AF-CBT and the role of clinical assessment in AF-CBT, including recommended instruments.
Introduces some of the fundamental skills in AF-CBT, and some of these techniques are demonstrated. This webinar explains how to sequence AF-CBT with other evidence-based practices and provides an overview of the AF-CBT training and consultation model.
Provides an orientation to Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT) and is intended to provide an introduction to the model for clinicians who wish to learn more about it.