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Treating trauma and traumatic grief in children and adolescents, 2nd ed.

TL;DR: The TF-CBT Model as discussed by the authors is a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) model for Trauma and Grief on children and families. But it does not address the impact of Trauma on families.
Abstract: Part I: Trauma-focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. The Impact of Trauma and Grief on Children and Families. Assessment Strategies for Traumatized Children. The TF-CBT Model: How it Works. The Role of the TF-CBT Therapist. Part II: Trauma-focused Components. Introduction to the TF-CBT Components. Trauma-focused Component 1: Psychoeducation. Trauma-focused Component 2: Parenting Skills. Trauma-focused Component 3: Relaxation. Trauma-focused Component 4: Affective Expression and Modulation. Trauma-focused Component 5: Cognitive Coping and Processing I: The Cognitive Triangle. Trauma-focused Component 6: Trauma Narrative. Trauma-focused Component 7: Cognitive Coping and Processing II: Processing the Traumatic Experience. Trauma-focused Component 8: In Vivo Mastery of Trauma Reminders. Trauma-focused Component 9: Conjoint Child-Parent Sessions. Trauma-focused Component 10: Enhancing Future Safety and Development. Part III: Grief-focused Components. Introduction to the Grief-focused Components. Grief-focused Component 1: Grief Psychoeducation. Grief-focused Component 2: Grieving the Loss and Resolving Ambivalent Feelings About the Deceased: "What I Miss and What I Don't Miss." Grief-focused Component 3: Preserving Positive Memories of the Deceased. Grief-focused Component 4: Redefining the Relationship with the Deceased and Committing to Present Relationships. Grief-focused Component 5: Conjoint Child-parent Sessions, Treatment Review, and Closure. Appendix 1: Handouts. Appendix 2: Resources. Appendix 3: Additional Training.
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TL;DR: Meta-analytic results for four outcomes across all treatments compared to waitlist control and active control conditions combined reveal that, on average, treatments had positive, though modest, effects for all four outcomes.
Abstract: The article reviews the current status (1993–2007) of psychosocial treatments for children and adolescents who have been exposed to traumatic events. Twenty-one treatment studies are evaluated using criteria from Nathan and Gorman (2002) along a continuum of methodological rigor ranging from Type 1 to Type 6. All studies were, at a minimum, robust or fairly rigorous. The treatments in each of these 21 studies also are classified using criteria from Chambless et al. (1996), and Chambless and Hollon (1998). Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy met the well-established criteria; School-Based Group Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment met the criteria for probably efficacious. All the other treatments were classified as either possibly efficacious or experimental. Meta-analytic results for four outcomes (i.e., posttraumatic stress, depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and externalizing behavior problems) across all treatments compared to waitlist control and active control conditions combined reveal that, ...

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