Discusses the intervention Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress (SPARCS).
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Addresses clinical, organizational, and staff training issues and describes unique challenges faced by specific populations at high risk for traumatic stress.
Provides a brief history of the NCTSN Partnering with Youth and Families Committee.
Discusses what complex trauma is, how it develops, and how it is distinguished from PTSD.
Discusses the development of Strengthening Family Coping Resources (SFCR).
Addresses the lack of consensus on what are the most effective treatments for children with complex trauma.
Describes the purpose and design of the TARGET model of trauma-focused treatment.
Highlights changes in the DSM-5, particularly in the area of Trauma and Stress Related Disorders, including special considerations for clinicians working with young children and their families.
Stresses that organizations need to have a clearly defined, congruent set of values and principles, and demonstrate behaviors, attitudes, policies, structures, and practices that enable them to work effectively cross-culturally.
Describes how the film Removed gives foster parents a vivid picture of what it must be like for children entering the foster care system.