This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
Type of Maltreatment: Emotional abuse, Exposure to domestic violence, Physical abuse, Physical neglect, and Sexual abuse
Target Population: Youth ages 10-18 with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Brief Description:(The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff.)
Trauma Affect Regulation: Guidelines for Education and Therapy (TARGET) has been reviewed by the CEBC in the area of Trauma Treatment for Children, but lacks the necessary research evidence to be given either a Scientific Rating or a Child Welfare Relevance Rating. TARGET is an educational and therapeutic approach for the prevention and treatment of complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). TARGET provides a practical skill-set that can be used by trauma survivors and family members to de-escalate and regulate extreme emotional states, to manage intrusive trauma memories in daily life, and to restore the capacity for information processing and autobiographical memory. TARGET teaches a sequence of seven skills described as the FREEDOM steps. The focus in TARGET is on shifting the way a person processes information and emotions so that s/he is able to live life and make sense of memories they are experiencing.
Contact name: Julian Ford
Affiliation/Agency: University of Connecticut Health Ctr., Dept. of Psychiatry
Email: ford@psychiatry.uchc.edu
Phone: 860-679-8778
Fax: 860-679-4326
Website: http://www.advancedtrauma.com
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