Evidenced-Based Trauma-intervention/treatment Practices for very young children

Krys CooperMember

Hello Again - while TF-CBT has taken Philadelphia by storm, I wonder what other states and cities are utilizing for treatment of very young traumatized children and traumatized/attachment-disregulated children of all ages. Are clinicians finding that TF-CBT truly works for EVERYONE? Or, like I have, are some discovering that very young children (3 to 7/8) and attachment-disrupted children do not behave predictably with this model? What of PCIT/Theraplay/Attachment-Based Family Therapy/ARC/SMART models? Or even NMT? Replies welcomed...Thanks much.

5/27/159:26 PM

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Former Member

Hi Krys,

I haven't used these therapies but I really like what I have read and watched with Dr. Bruce Perry for NMT. I think this question would be great for the child trauma academy ---they are very helpful --- and you can google and call them. I've called and asked for advice before.

Tina

6/2/157:57 PM

JulieMember

I find TF CBt very effective for single trauma incidents but for children with attachment and developmental traumas I find I need to use multiple approaches depending on the age of the client and the type of symptoms exhibited. I like to incorporate mindfulness and emotion regulations practices. With young children, I almost always include the primary caregiver(s). I'm am influenced by Dan Hughes work on attachment.

6/13/154:50 AM

Krys CooperMember

Agreed. I learned early on that children with chronic trauma and attachment challenges could not tolerate much of TFCBT - even naming how they might be feeling on a given day. Where is the research that reflects this, however?

Originally Posted by Julie:

6/14/159:03 PM

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