Essentials of Trauma-Informed Assessment and Intervention in School and Community Settings

NEW! Our Understanding Trauma and COVID-19: What School Professionals Can Do to Help presentation provides information about the effects of quarantine, describes what to expect when students return to school, and offers ways to help. Click the Resources tab above or here to view or download. Read an interview with coauthor Kirby Wycoff! Available in the Resources tab above or click here.Children exposed to early negative and adverse experiences may not think, feel, process emotions, behave, respond to, or relate to others the same way that typically developing children do. If psychologists do not appreciate and understand the effects of trauma in the lives of children, they may be working in ways that are not efficient or effective and may actually be providing a disservice to the children and families they serve. This volume provides an overview of the deleterious effects of adverse childhood experiences (also referred to as complex trauma, toxic stress or developmental trauma) on children's functioning, adjustment, cognitive, social-emotional, behavioral, academic, and neuropsychological outcomes.  Complex trauma can alter brain structure and function and throw children off a normal developmental trajectory resulting in a myriad of negative outcomes.In addition, step-by-step guidelines are provided for conducting trauma-informed assessments, treatments, and interventions. Essentials of Trauma-Informed Assessment and Interventions in the Schools is essential reading for school, clinical, and related psychologists and their trainers.

Kirby L. Wycoff, PsyD, EdM, MPH, NCSP & Bettina Franzese, MPS, MsEd, PsyD