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Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT) - Children's Trauma Initiative

The use of evidence based practices and programs are encouraged in the provision of mental health services to children and their families in the Community Mental Health Services Programs and their provider network.  The use of evidence based practices, programs or promising practices are supported to ensure better outcomes for the services provided.

Mental Health Services to Children and Families has supported training and technical assistance in evidence based program/practices (Parent Management Training-Oregon, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and promising practices (Infant Mental Health, Wraparound Services, Caregiver Education/Resource Parent Training).

  • The use of evidence based practices and programs are encouraged in the provision of mental health services to children and their families in the Community Mental Health Services Programs and their provider network.  The use of evidence based practices, programs or promising practices are supported to ensure better outcomes for the services provided.

    Mental Health Services to Children and Families has supported training and technical assistance in evidence based program/practices (Parent Management Training-Oregon, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and promising practices (Infant Mental Health, Wraparound Services, Caregiver Education/Resource Parent Training).

  • The components of the Children’s Trauma Initiative includes training/coaching in trauma screening, trauma assessment, Caregiver Education (NTCSN’s Resource Parent Curriculum) and Learning Collaboratives for CMHSPs/provider network to prevent/address Secondary Traumatic Stress.

    Training cohorts are provided on a regular basis and CMHSP’s involvement is solicited via communication to the Community Mental Health Services Program Directors and Prepaid Inpatient Health Program Directors.

  • (TF-CBT) is an evidence-based treatment for children and adolescents impacted by trauma and their parents or caregivers. Research shows that TF-CBT successfully resolves a broad array of emotional and behavioral difficulties associated with single, multiple and complex trauma experiences.

    TF-CBT addresses the multiple domains of trauma impact including but not limited to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, externalizing behavioral problems, relationship and attachment problems, school problems and cognitive problems.  TF-CBT includes skills for regulating affect, behavior, thoughts and relationships, trauma processing, and enhancing safety, trust, parenting skills and family communication.   For information on the model, go to http://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/assets/pdfs/tfcbt_general.pdf or www.tfcbt.org

    Training in the model is one part of the Children’s Trauma Initiative that is available to clinicians and their supervisors in the Community Mental Health Services Programs and their provider network.

  • Community Mental Health Services providers are required to use, per the Trauma Policy, a culturally competent, standardized and validated screening tool appropriate for children during the intake process and other points as clinically appropriate.

    Training in a number of screening tools is available to members of the Learning Collaboratives for the initiative.

  • Training provided to Community Mental Health Services (or their provider network) clinicians and clinical supervisors to administer standardized assessment (Trauma Symptom Checklist for Young Children, UCLA-PTSD 5) instruments to assess children with serious emotional disturbance for trauma symptomology, pre-, mid- and post-treatment.

  • Training is provided to a team (parent, master's prepared professional) who then provides training to caregivers (parents, adoptive parents or foster parents) in the community on the impact of trauma on children. The training team uses the National Child Traumatic Stress Network's curriculum, Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma: A Workshop for Resource Parents.

Resources

Resources

MDHHS Trauma and Toxic Stress Website

Includes information on trauma screening, trauma assessment, trauma models and building trauma informed communities.

MDHHS Trauma and Toxic Stress Website

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy