Main description:

Tens of thousands of clinicians have used this book--now revised and expanded with 50% new material--to plan and organize effective interventions for children and adolescents who have experienced complex trauma, as well as their parents and other caregivers. The Attachment, Regulation, and Competency (ARC) framework can be used in a wide range of settings to strengthen child-caregiver relationships and support healthy development and positive functioning. Packed with case vignettes and user-friendly clinical tools, the volume identifies key treatment goals and provides flexible intervention strategies and skills. In a large-size format with lay-flat binding for easy photocopying, the book includes 79 reproducible handouts and forms. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.

New to This Edition
*Reflects the ongoing development of ARC, including important refinements to foundational strategies and treatment targets.
*More than 30 additional handouts and worksheets; all reproducible tools are now downloadable.
*Greater attention to caregiver skill development throughout.
*Addresses ways ARC is being used in nontraditional settings (schools, day care, primary care practices) as well as diverse clinical contexts.

See also Treating Adult Survivors of Childhood Emotional Abuse and Neglect, by Elizabeth K. Hopper, Frances K. Grossman, Joseph Spinazzola, and Marla Zucker, which presents a complementary approach also developed at The Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute.

Contents:

Introduction
I. Overview
1. The Developmental Impact of Trauma
2. Child Development, the Human Danger Response, and Adaptation: A Three-Part Model for Understanding Behavior
3. The Attachment, Regulation, and Competency Treatment Framework
II. Trauma Experience Integration
4. Trauma Experience Integration
III. Laying the Foundation
5. Foundational Strategies: Engagement and Education
6. Foundational Strategies: Routines and Rhythms
IV. Attachment
7. Caregiver Management of Affect
8. Attunement
9. Effective Response
V. Regulation
10. Identification
11. Modulation
VI. Competency
12. Relational Connection
13. Strengthening Executive Functions
14. Self-Development and Identity
VII. Model Integration
15. Trauma Experience Integration Revisited
A Postscript
Appendix A. Provider Materials
Appendix B. Caregiver Educational Materials and Worksheets
Appendix C. Group Activities
Appendix D. Youth Educational Handouts and Worksheets
Appendix E. Milieu-Systems Materials
References