Evidence-Supported, Trauma-Focused Interventions

Providing trauma-informed interventions in a school-based setting is helpful because parents are often unable to get their children to service providers in the community. School social workers can help children heal from trauma through the provision of a number of trauma-sensitive interventions. Chapter 6 offers an overview of some current, empirically supported interventions for use in direct practice with children and adolescents in school settings. The chapter reviews the Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency (ARC) framework; Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) for children; Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) group intervention; and Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress (SPARCS) group intervention for older adolescents. Case examples are provided to demonstrate how these interventions are used in practice, and resources for information and training on the interventions are listed.