Treating Trauma and Traumatic Grief in Children and Adolescents

This authoritative guide has introduced many tens of thousands of clinicians to Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), a leading evidence-based treatment for traumatized children and their parents or caregivers.

Preeminent clinical researchers provide a comprehensive framework for assessing post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), other trauma-related symptoms, and traumatic grief in 3- to 18-year-olds; building core coping skills; and directly addressing and making meaning of children's trauma experiences.

Implementation is facilitated by sample scripts, case examples, troubleshooting tips, and reproducible client handouts. 

New to This Edition: 

• Incorporates a decade's worth of advances in TF-CBT research and clinical practice.
• Updated for DSM-5.
• Chapter on the model's growing evidence base.
• Chapter on group applications.
• Expanded coverage of complex trauma, including ways to adapt TF-CBT for children with severe behavioral or affective dysregulation.