Outlines and describes a range of points that practitioners and agencies should consider as they strive to assess, understand, and assist trauma-exposed children, families, and communities in trauma-informed ways.
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Features Samantha, a high school student, and her trauma therapist, Dr. Ernestine Briggs-King. Samantha is a composite of several young women, not an actual client, and is portrayed by an actress in order to protect privacy.
Provides information on screening for mental health needs and trauma in a CAC.
Provides foundational knowledge to better understand The 12 Core Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress Responses in Children and Families.
Discusses existing theoretical and practical perspectives on family resilience and the clinical and research implications for children and families who have experienced trauma.
Provides an overview of working with unaccompanied minors and the unique nature of the trauma they may have experienced.
Provides information about using Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) with children and families who have experienced childhood traumatic grief.
Offers information to providers about the impact of traumatic medical events.
Looks at parenting concerns, with the help of scenes from the documentary film Surviving September 11th: The story of One New York Family. The guide and film address a terrorist attack.
Provides definitions of child traumatic stress and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and explains how symptoms can overlap, as well as summarizes some of the differences between the two.