Trauma Informed Treatment: The Restorative Approach

About this book

Author Patricia Wilcox has written the essential guide to trauma informed care with at risk youth. Wilcox provides a foundational understanding of trauma s impact on the developing brain then details its implications for treatment the promotion of pro-social behaviors and improving the culture among clients and staff. Incorporating the key concepts of compassionate understanding validation skill teaching and the primacy of trustworthy relationships for healing trauma and rebuilding connections in the child s brain Wilcox tackles some of the most difficult challenges in treatment settings with practical approaches grounded in theory and research. This book is an invaluable resource for parents social workers childcare staff therapists agency administrators and anyone who cares about how kids are treated when they need skillful trauma-informed care.