Focuses on describing and advocating for creating trauma-informed child-serving systems including juvenile justice, child welfare, healthcare, mental health, school, and law-enforcement.
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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.
Familiarizes participants with several mental health programs and interventions designed for use with military and veteran families.
Discusses the trauma treatment needs of rural youth and families.
Addresses clinical, organizational, and staff training issues and describes unique challenges faced by specific populations at high risk for traumatic stress.
Covers current issues in family system assessments and family level interventions.
Addresses the treatment needs of adolescents who have experienced trauma and still find themselves in challenging situations.
Explains how trauma, especially repeated interpersonal trauma such as sexual or physical abuse, affects a child's developing brain.
Defines trauma in the early years and discusses the sources of traumatic events.
Synthesizes research and clinical knowledge about typical brain development and the high impact that the stress response has on the developing brain.