Acknowledgements. Introduction. Phase 1. Psychosocial Strengthening. Parent/caregiver orientation to therapy. Session 1. Engagement and orientation to therapy. Session 2. Relationships. Session 3. Timeline. Phase 2. Coping Skills. Parent/caregiver session. Session 4. Feelings. Session 5. Body reactions. Session 6. Thoughts. Session 7. Active coping and problem-solving. Session 8. Rating and rewards. Phase 3. Trauma Processing. Parent/caregiver session. Session 9. Introduction to imaginal exposure. Session 10-13 Gradual exposure. Phase 4. Special Issues and Closure. Parent/caregiver session. Session 14-15. Special issues. Session 16. Relapse prevention and closure. Worksheets. Resources for Therapists. References.
Jacqueline S. Feather is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand. She is a clinical psychologist with over 20 years' clinical experience working with children, adolescents and their families, and has particular expertise in trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy interventions. Kevin R. Ronan is Professor of Psychology at CQ University, Australia. He is a clinical psychologist with nearly 25 years of clinical experience, in particular with children, adolescents and their families.
This is a useful and practical guide to utilising CBT techniques
with children who have experienced abuse... The manual itself
provides session-by-session guides including a list of tools and
equipment required and relevant worksheets... The approach provides
good practical techniques to enhance psychological coping, and as
long as this context is held in mind then this is a useful tool for
practitioners working with abused and traumatised children.
*Child Abuse Review*
It is nice to see (the therapeutic) relationship being emphasised
within such complex difficulties, this is all too often overlooked
in CBT... The cultural narrative nicely mirros the collaborative
and safe therapeutic environment of CBT... Many of the proposed
activities such as 'paper people' are well thought out, creative,
and reduce the pressure on the therapist to try to come up with
activities... the authors cleverly model a scaffolded, pace and
stepped approach for the therapist as much as for the client. A
major strength of this programme is its development; drawing on
findings in trauma literature, clinical presentation and
evidence-base practice... From both a scientific and a practitioner
perspective, this CBT programme does just what we expect and offers
a concise, child-friendly, reflective, evidence-based therapy for
child trauma.
*Journal of Mental Health, Jade Smith, Clinical Psychology Trainee,
University of Hull*
[This] is one of those rare manuals that you pick up and, flicking
through the abundance of worksheets and resources, find yourself
saying, ''I can use that, and that, and that...''. This
clinician-relevant appeal permeates the entire manual, with a good
proportion of the book being made up of such resources... The fact
that the authors state that one of the aims of this phase is to
''instill hope'' is testament to the fact that this is a manual
written by clinicians who know the challenges experienced by this
client group... I believe this manual will be of interest to all
those who work with traumatised children and adolescents and I feel
that the client group will respond to its optimistic tone and
creative approaches. The book will, however, be most valued by
those clinicians who have a suitable level of training in CBT and
experience of working within this client group and who can
therefore use this very welcome tool to its full potential.
*BACP Counselling and Psychotherapy- Counselling Children and Young
People, Dr Alastair Black, consultant psychotherapist and head of
psychological therapies at the Police Rehabilitation and Retraining
Trust (PRRT) in Northern Ireland*
This book is a practical resource for practitioners working with
abused and traumatized youth. Using a trauma-focused
cognitive-behavioural model, it covers key issues including rapport
building, assessment, coping skills, gradual exposure, and
termination. A welcome addition to the trauma-treatment
literature.
*Liana Lowenstein, MSW, author of Creative Interventions for
Troubled Children and Youth*
An excellent guide for therapists working with traumatized abused
children. To enhance recovery, this phased therapeutic approach
focuses on the individual child within his/her psychosocial and
cultural context.
*Amanda Shea Hart, PhD, Child and Family Specialist, Adelaide,
South Australia*
Finally a CBT resource book for practitioners who work in the
specialist area of childhood trauma, which combines an easy to
follow, session by session guide with practical and child-friendly
resources. As an indigenous Mâori psychologist I am delighted to
find a resource which highlights the importance of the cultural and
familial context when working with children who have survived
traumatic experiences.
*Tania Cargo, Ngâti Maru, Ngâti Manu, Ngâpuhi, Clinical
Psychologist, Aotearoa/New Zealand*
This book combines state-of-the-art understanding of contemporary
research on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with an admirably
practical and accessible approach to treatment for the clinician.
Highly recommended.
*Professor James Bennett-Levy, University Department of Rural
Health (Northern Rivers), University of Sydney and Southern Cross
University, New South Wales, Australia*
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