Treating Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents: How to Foster Resilience through Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency

The Attachment, Regulation, and Competency (ARC) framework is a valuable tool for clinicians to plan and organize effective interventions for children and adolescents who have experienced complex trauma. The book has been revised and expanded with 50% new material, making it more comprehensive and practical. It includes case vignettes, clinical tools, and downloadable reproducible materials, making it easy to use in a wide range of settings. The new edition reflects the ongoing development of ARC, with important refinements to foundational strategies and treatment targets, and greater attention to caregiver skill development. It also addresses ways ARC is being used in nontraditional settings and diverse clinical contexts.

Format: Hardback
Length: 528 pages
Publication date: 14 November 2021
Publisher: Guilford Publications

The Attachment, Regulation, and Competency (ARC) framework is a comprehensive toolkit for clinicians working with children and adolescents who have experienced complex trauma. This revised and expanded edition, with 50% new material, provides a practical guide for planning and organizing effective interventions. The framework can be used with children, parents, and other caregivers in a wide range of settings, including schools, day care, and primary care practices. The book is packed with case vignettes and clinical tools, including 79 reproducible handouts and forms, making it easy to photocopy and use in clinical practice. New to this edition includes important refinements to foundational strategies and treatment targets, more than 30 additional handouts and worksheets, greater attention to caregiver skill development throughout, and a discussion of how ARC is being used in nontraditional settings and diverse clinical contexts. Additionally, the book Treating Adult Survivors of Childhood Emotional Abuse and Neglect by Elizabeth K. Hopper, Frances K. Grossman, Joseph Spinazzola, and Marla Zucker presents a complementary approach for adults. The Attachment, Regulation, and Competency (ARC) framework is a comprehensive toolkit for clinicians working with children and adolescents who have experienced complex trauma. This revised and expanded edition, with 50% new material, provides a practical guide for planning and organizing effective interventions. The framework can be used with children, parents, and other caregivers in a wide range of settings, including schools, day care, and primary care practices. The book is packed with case vignettes and clinical tools, including 79 reproducible handouts and forms, making it easy to photocopy and use in clinical practice. New to this edition includes important refinements to foundational strategies and treatment targets, more than 30 additional handouts and worksheets, greater attention to caregiver skill development throughout, and a discussion of how ARC is being used in nontraditional settings and diverse clinical contexts. Additionally, the book Treating Adult Survivors of Childhood Emotional Abuse and Neglect by Elizabeth K. Hopper, Frances K. Grossman, Joseph Spinazzola, and Marla Zucker presents a complementary approach for adults.
Tens of thousands of clinicians have relied on this book, now revised and expanded with 50% new material, to develop and implement effective interventions for children and adolescents who have experienced complex trauma. The Attachment, Regulation, and Competency (ARC) framework can be utilized with children, parents, and other caregivers across various settings. The book serves as a practical guide, helping clinicians identify key treatment goals and adapt interventions flexibly to strengthen child-caregiver relationships and promote healthy development and positive functioning. Its large-size format facilitates easy photocopying, and it is filled with case vignettes and clinical tools, including 79 reproducible handouts and forms, making it a valuable resource for practitioners. Purchasers gain access to a webpage where they can download and print the reproducible materials.

New to This Edition:

Reflects the ongoing development of ARC, including significant refinements to foundational strategies and treatment targets.

Includes more than 30 additional handouts and worksheets, all of which are now downloadable.

Places greater emphasis on caregiver skill development throughout the book.

Addresses the use of ARC 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 offers a complementary approach for adults.

The Attachment, Regulation, and Competency (ARC) framework is a comprehensive toolkit for clinicians working with children and adolescents who have experienced complex trauma. This revised and expanded edition, with 50% new material, provides a practical guide for planning and organizing effective interventions. The framework can be used with children, parents, and other caregivers in a wide range of settings, including schools, day care, and primary care practices. The book is packed with case vignettes and clinical tools, including 79 reproducible handouts and forms, making it easy to photocopy and use in clinical practice.

New to this edition includes important refinements to foundational strategies and treatment targets, more than 30 additional handouts and worksheets, greater attention to caregiver skill development throughout, and a discussion of how ARC is being used in nontraditional settings and diverse clinical contexts. Additionally, the book Treating Adult Survivors of Childhood Emotional Abuse and Neglect by Elizabeth K. Hopper, Frances K. Grossman, Joseph Spinazzola, and Marla Zucker presents a complementary approach for adults.

The Attachment, Regulation, and Competency (ARC) framework is a comprehensive toolkit for clinicians working with children and adolescents who have experienced complex trauma. This revised and expanded edition, with 50% new material, provides a practical guide for planning and organizing effective interventions. The framework can be used with children, parents, and other caregivers in a wide range of settings, including schools, day care, and primary care practices. The book is packed with case vignettes and clinical tools, including 79 reproducible handouts and forms, making it easy to photocopy and use in clinical practice. New to this edition includes important refinements to foundational strategies and treatment targets, more than 30 additional handouts and worksheets, greater attention to caregiver skill development throughout, and a discussion of how ARC is being used in nontraditional settings and diverse clinical contexts. Additionally, the book Treating Adult Survivors of Childhood Emotional Abuse and Neglect by Elizabeth K. Hopper, Frances K. Grossman, Joseph Spinazzola, and Marla Zucker presents a complementary approach for adults.

Weight: 1500g
Dimension: 211 x 287 x 42 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781462549061
Edition number: 2 New edition