CFTSI |TF-CBT Understanding Trauma
Interventions
Infant And Child Development (The Pennsylvania State University)
, Readings:
- Chapter 13: Case Management and Treatment of Physical Abuse and
Neglect. (29 pages).
- Chapter 14: Treatment of Sexual Abuse. (28 pages).
- Berkowitz, S. J., Stover, C. S., & Marans, S. R. (2010). The child and
family traumatic stress intervention: Secondary prevention for youth
at risk for developing PTSD. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry,
52(6), 676-685. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02321.x
Need to Know
● From the reading, What is the Child Family Traumatic Stress
Intervention (CFTSI) and what symptoms or disorder does it
work to address?
○ CFTSI (Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention) is
basically a
short-term program for kids (7–17) who went through something
traumatic. The whole point is to step in early—like within 30 days
of the event—and help them so they don’t end up with long-term
PTSD. It focuses on calming their posttraumatic stress symptoms
(like anxiety or intrusive
thoughts) and getting them back on track.
● From the reading, What are the two key risk factors addressed
through CFTSI? What approaches are taken to address these two key
risk factors?
○ Lack of family support: They make sure the kid and their
caregiver talk about what’s going on—feelings, symptoms, all
of it—so the caregiver knows how to support them emotionally.
○ Bad coping skills: Both the kid and the caregiver learn coping
strategies, like breathing exercises for anxiety or techniques for
dealing with intrusive thoughts, to manage symptoms better.
● From the reading and slide notes: CTFSI
○ Number of sessions
■ four sessions, super short
○ Primary goal
■ To stop PTSD from becoming a thing. They want to get
kids the support and skills they need to bounce back
before stuff gets worse.
● What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
○ Operates on the assumption that what people believe influences
how they act and feel.
○ Modify thoughts to change behaviors
■ Changed behaviors will influence emotions
■ Changing how one feels will impact how they think and
Interventions
Infant And Child Development (The Pennsylvania State University)
, Readings:
- Chapter 13: Case Management and Treatment of Physical Abuse and
Neglect. (29 pages).
- Chapter 14: Treatment of Sexual Abuse. (28 pages).
- Berkowitz, S. J., Stover, C. S., & Marans, S. R. (2010). The child and
family traumatic stress intervention: Secondary prevention for youth
at risk for developing PTSD. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry,
52(6), 676-685. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02321.x
Need to Know
● From the reading, What is the Child Family Traumatic Stress
Intervention (CFTSI) and what symptoms or disorder does it
work to address?
○ CFTSI (Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention) is
basically a
short-term program for kids (7–17) who went through something
traumatic. The whole point is to step in early—like within 30 days
of the event—and help them so they don’t end up with long-term
PTSD. It focuses on calming their posttraumatic stress symptoms
(like anxiety or intrusive
thoughts) and getting them back on track.
● From the reading, What are the two key risk factors addressed
through CFTSI? What approaches are taken to address these two key
risk factors?
○ Lack of family support: They make sure the kid and their
caregiver talk about what’s going on—feelings, symptoms, all
of it—so the caregiver knows how to support them emotionally.
○ Bad coping skills: Both the kid and the caregiver learn coping
strategies, like breathing exercises for anxiety or techniques for
dealing with intrusive thoughts, to manage symptoms better.
● From the reading and slide notes: CTFSI
○ Number of sessions
■ four sessions, super short
○ Primary goal
■ To stop PTSD from becoming a thing. They want to get
kids the support and skills they need to bounce back
before stuff gets worse.
● What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
○ Operates on the assumption that what people believe influences
how they act and feel.
○ Modify thoughts to change behaviors
■ Changed behaviors will influence emotions
■ Changing how one feels will impact how they think and
