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Collaborative Problem Solving®

Children and adolescents (ages 3-21) with a variety of behavioral challenges, including both externalizing (e.g., aggression, defiance, tantrums) and internalizing (e.g., implosions, shutdowns, withdrawal) who may carry a variety of related psychiatric diagnoses, and their parents/caregivers, unless not age appropriate (e.g. young adult or transition age youth)

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Disruptive Behavior Treatment (Child & Adolescent)
Scientific Rating 3

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

Medium

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Children

Children ages 8- to 12-years old with anxiety or depression; can be modified for both younger and older children

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Anxiety Treatment (Child & Adolescent)
Scientific Rating 3

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

Medium

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

Parents who have had their children removed from their custody and into foster care by Child Welfare Services (CWS), have been referred by CWS for substance use and mental health treatment, and have a case plan goal of family reunification

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Substance Abuse Treatment (Adult)
Scientific Rating NR

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

High

Strengthening Families Program

Parents and their children ages 0-17 who need skills to reduce family conflict and the risk of abuse or neglect, including substance abusing parents, those already reported for child maltreatment, and those who need skills to deal with a disruptive child

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Parent Training Programs that Address Behavior Problems in Children and Adolescents
Scientific Rating NR

Parent Training Programs that Address Child Abuse and Neglect
Scientific Rating NR

Substance Abuse Prevention (Child & Adolescent) Programs
Scientific Rating 3

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

High

Somatic Experiencing® (SE®) Model

Children and adolescents who experience trauma, are exposed to natural disasters, or experience chronic pain; also used with adults

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Trauma Treatment - Client-Level Interventions (Child & Adolescent)
Scientific Rating NR

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

High

Trauma Resiliency Model

Children and adolescents who have experienced trauma and their parents/caregivers

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Trauma Treatment - Client-Level Interventions (Child & Adolescent)
Scientific Rating NR

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

Medium

The Safe Child Program

Students in Preschool through Grade 3

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Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (Primary) Programs
Scientific Rating 3

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

Medium

The PATHS® Curriculum

Universal populations (all children) including those with more serious behavior problems and/or cognitive challenges

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Disruptive Behavior Treatment (Child & Adolescent)
Scientific Rating 1

Mental Health Prevention and/or Early Intervention (Child & Adolescent) Programs
Scientific Rating 1

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

Medium

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Adults with depression; has also been used with adults with a variety of other mental health disorders and behavioral problems

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Depression Treatment (Adult)
Scientific Rating 1

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

Medium

Brief Eclectic Psychotherapy for PTSD

Adult patients suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); developed for police officers, now used for all kinds of patients with PTSD

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Topic Areas

Trauma Treatment (Adult)
Scientific Rating 3

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

Medium