Treating Complex Trauma in Adolescents and Young Adults

About this book

Treating Complex Trauma in Adolescents and Young Adults is the first empirically-validated multi-component manual to guide practitioners and students in the treatment of multi-traumatized adolescents and young adults. Acclaimed clinician-researchers John Briere and Cheryl Lanktree outline a hands-on culturally-sensitive approach to the most challenging of young clients: those suffering from complex trauma histories multiple symptoms and in many cases involvement in a range of problematic behaviors. This model Integrative Treatment of Complex Trauma for Adolescents (ITCT-A) integrates a series of approaches and techniques which are adapted according to the youths specific symptoms culture and age. Components include relationship-building psychoeducation affect regulation training trigger identification cognitive processing titrated emotional processing mindfulness training collateral treatments with parents and families group therapy and system-level advocacy.