Full Description
This book serves as a practical guide for clinicians and other professionals working with children and adolescents exposed to trauma, offering an overview and rationale for a comprehensive approach to trauma-informed assessment, including key domains and techniques.
Building on more than 2 decades of work in collaboration with the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, the authors provide strategies for conducting an effective trauma-informed assessment that can be used in practice to support the treatment planning and intervention process, family engagement and education, and collaboration and advocacy with other providers.
As part of APA's Division 5 series, Concise Guides on Trauma Care, the book surveys a range of recommended tools and considerations for selecting and implementing those tools across stages of development and in relation to a child amp rsquo s sociocultural context. The authors also examine challenges that may arise in the context of trauma-informed assessment and suggest approaches to overcome those barriers.
Contents
Contents
Series Foreword
Ann T. Chu and Anne P. DePrince
Acknowledgments
. Introduction: Understanding the Rationale for and Benefits of Trauma-Informed Assessment
2. Key Principles and Essential Organizational Process Elements of Trauma-Informed Assessment
3. Implementing a Comprehensive Trauma-Informed Assessment
4. Tailoring the Trauma-Informed Assessment to the Developmental and Sociocultural Context of the Child and Family
5. Selecting and Integrating Trauma-Informed Assessment Tools for Children and Adolescents
. Collaborative and Meaningful Applications of Trauma-Informed Assessment
7. Conclusions and Future Directions
Appendix A: Additional Resources
Appendix B: Conducting Intakes and Assessments Using Telemental Health
References
Index
About the Authors
