TF-CBT ACTUAL UPDATED Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. What is TF-CBT? An evidence-based, conjoint child and parent/caregiver psychotherapy model for
children and adolescents who are experiencing clinically significant emotional and
behavioral diflculties related to traumatic life events they have experienced.
2. How long is the Relatively brief (typically 12-20 sessions)
treatment?
3. What modalities Cognitive, family therapy, behavior, and humanistic principles.
is it based off of?
4. What are the 3 To enable children + their supportive caregivers,
general goals?
1) to learn effective skills to cope with trauma-related emotional and behavioral
problems
2) to face and resolve those problems in a safe and therapeutic way
3) to effectively integrate their trauma experiences and help them move on with
their lives in a safe and positive manner.
5. What specific Fear, shame, embarrassment, guilt, and self-blame. TF-CBT also improves caregiver
emotional is- support of the child, parenting skills, and parent-child communication.
sues related to
adverse experi-
ences is it de-
signed to treat?
6. What specific di- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), trauma-related depression, anxiety, and be-
agnoses related havior problems, and common trauma-related cognitive and emotional problems
to adverse expe-
riences is it de-
signed to treat?
7. Children and youth 3-18 years old.
, What age range
is TF-CBT a best
fit for?
8. What demo- Children from any racial, ethnic, cultural, or country of origin group living in urban,
graphic is TF-CBT suburban or rural areas. To date, there is no demographic group of traumatized
a best fit for? children or youth for which TF-CBT has been found to be ineffective.
9. Types of Trau- 1) experiencing or witnessing interpersonal violence, such as sexual abuse/as-
matic Events (6) sault, physical abuse/assault, intimate partner violence, bullying, shootings, or
other forms of violence in the home, school, or community.
2) Unexpected, traumatic death of a loved one
3) Motor vehicle accident
4) Experiencing a natural or man-made disaster such as a tornado, flood, earth-
quake, or hurricane, chemical spill, train or airplane crash
5) Dog or other animal attack
6) Exposure to war, combat violence, or torture.
10. How many symp- 4 or more
toms of PTSD ***des noted to meet full diagnostic criteria
should the child
present to be eli-
gible for TF-CBT?
11. Co-morbid Diag- ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, and conduct disorder.
noses for which
TF-CBT is effec-
tive (3)
2/8
1. What is TF-CBT? An evidence-based, conjoint child and parent/caregiver psychotherapy model for
children and adolescents who are experiencing clinically significant emotional and
behavioral diflculties related to traumatic life events they have experienced.
2. How long is the Relatively brief (typically 12-20 sessions)
treatment?
3. What modalities Cognitive, family therapy, behavior, and humanistic principles.
is it based off of?
4. What are the 3 To enable children + their supportive caregivers,
general goals?
1) to learn effective skills to cope with trauma-related emotional and behavioral
problems
2) to face and resolve those problems in a safe and therapeutic way
3) to effectively integrate their trauma experiences and help them move on with
their lives in a safe and positive manner.
5. What specific Fear, shame, embarrassment, guilt, and self-blame. TF-CBT also improves caregiver
emotional is- support of the child, parenting skills, and parent-child communication.
sues related to
adverse experi-
ences is it de-
signed to treat?
6. What specific di- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), trauma-related depression, anxiety, and be-
agnoses related havior problems, and common trauma-related cognitive and emotional problems
to adverse expe-
riences is it de-
signed to treat?
7. Children and youth 3-18 years old.
, What age range
is TF-CBT a best
fit for?
8. What demo- Children from any racial, ethnic, cultural, or country of origin group living in urban,
graphic is TF-CBT suburban or rural areas. To date, there is no demographic group of traumatized
a best fit for? children or youth for which TF-CBT has been found to be ineffective.
9. Types of Trau- 1) experiencing or witnessing interpersonal violence, such as sexual abuse/as-
matic Events (6) sault, physical abuse/assault, intimate partner violence, bullying, shootings, or
other forms of violence in the home, school, or community.
2) Unexpected, traumatic death of a loved one
3) Motor vehicle accident
4) Experiencing a natural or man-made disaster such as a tornado, flood, earth-
quake, or hurricane, chemical spill, train or airplane crash
5) Dog or other animal attack
6) Exposure to war, combat violence, or torture.
10. How many symp- 4 or more
toms of PTSD ***des noted to meet full diagnostic criteria
should the child
present to be eli-
gible for TF-CBT?
11. Co-morbid Diag- ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, and conduct disorder.
noses for which
TF-CBT is effec-
tive (3)
2/8
