Collaborative treatment of traumatized children and teens : the trauma systems therapy approach / by Glenn N. Saxe, B. Heidi Ellis, Julie B. Kaplow.

"This volume offers indispensable tools for novice and experienced mental health practitioners, including child and adolescent psychologists and psychiatrists, social workers, and counselors.

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Main Author: Saxe, Glenn N.
Other Authors: Ellis, Beverley Heidi, 1972-, Kaplow, Julie B., 1974-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : The Guilford Press, 2007.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Trauma Systems Therapy for Child Traumatic Stress. Part I: Foundations. Survival Circuits: The Neurodevelopmental Foundations of TST. The Regulation of Emotional States: How Child Traumatic Stress is a Disorder of the Regulation of Emotional States. The Social Environment and System of Care: Traumatic Stress Responses are Embedded in a Social Context. Signals of Care: The Importance of Caring Relationships for Traumatized Children. Part II: Getting Started. Ten Treatment Principles: The Principles That Guide TST. Assessment: How to Assess Child Traumatic Stress. Treatment Planning: How to Plan for Child Traumatic Stress Interventions. The Treatment Team: How to Build a Multidisciplinary Treatment Team (and Keep It Going!). Part III: Doing Trauma Systems Therapy. Ready--Set--Go: How to Engage a Family in TST. Stabilization on Site: Community-Based Care to Help Kids Stay in Their Homes and Schools. Systems Advocacy: Integrating Advocacy into Critical Treatment. Psychopharmacology: How Psychopharmacology is Integrated within TST. Emotion Regulation Skills: How to Help Children Regulate Emotional States. Cognitive Processing Skills: How to Help Children Think and Talk about Their Traumatic Experiences. Meaning-Making Skills: How to Help Children Make Meaning Out of their Traumatic Experiences and Move On with their Lives. Conclusions: Leaving a Better System. Appendixes: TST Treatment Planning Form. Emotional Regulation Guide. Systems Advocacy Screener. Cognitive Coping Log. Goal-Setting Guide.