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/
Here are your search results for programs in the Topic Area - Trauma Treatment for Children:
The programs listed below have a full program description. They have been reviewed by the CEBC and, if appropriate, been rated using the Scientific Rating Scale. You can see the full rating scale on the right.
Occasionally program representatives who are invited to submit information on their program decline or do not respond, click here to see if there are any declining or non-responding programs for Trauma Treatment for Children
You can also read why the Advisory Committee chose Trauma Treatment for Children as a topic area at the bottom of this page.
Programs with a Scientific Rating of 1 - Well-Supported by Research Evidence
Programs with a Scientific Rating of 2 - Supported by Research Evidence
Programs with a Scientific Rating of 3 - Promising Research Evidence
Programs with a Scientific Rating of NR - Not able to be Rated
See why Trauma Treatment for Children was selected by the Advisory Committee.
What is Trauma Treatment as it relates to child welfare?
Child Welfare agencies intervene with families when there is a suspicion of child abuse or neglect. In addition to other interventions, these agencies provide referrals to mental health treatment for children who have been affected by abuse or neglect. Often there are many therapists and psychologists in the community that can provide services for traumatized children. However, the type of trauma treatment or its effectiveness for the clients varies considerably.
Why Trauma Treatment was chosen by the Advisory Committee?
The Advisory Committee chose this topic because the effect of the trauma that abuse and neglect causes to children is detrimental and pervasive. While it is known that research exists on the most effective ways to treat traumatized children, the child welfare community has not widely focused on this research. Child welfare courts and counties regularly refer children to treatment, but have little information on the therapeutic methods being used by individual practitioners or agencies that provide treatment to traumatized children. If counties and courts are aware of the practices that have shown to be most effective for managing the impact of physical and sexual abuse, as well as exposure to domestic violence and neglect, referrals can be made to agencies that utilize these practices. This would increase the safety and well-being of the children they serve. In addition, the selection of effective therapies could have an impact on assisting children to adjust and stabilize in out-of-home placement, thereby impacting permanency.
Deborah Reeves
MSW
Humboldt County Health & Human Services
Child Welfare Division