Best Practices for Serving Traumatized Children and Families |
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| Authors: | Robyn S. Igelman Barbara E. Ryan Alicia M. Gilbert Judge Cynthia Bashant Katherine North |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Treatment Outcome Coordinator, Chadwick Center for Children and Families, Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, California;2. Director of Clinical Services, Chadwick Center for Children and Families;3. Clinical Psychologist and Kids in Court Coordinator, Chadwick Center for Children and Families;4. The Supervising Dependency Judge for the Superior Court in San Diego County, California;5. At the Chadwick Center for Children and Families |
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| Abstract: | This paper highlights the traumatic impact of child abuse and neglect upon children and adolescents who are commonly seen in court systems. In addition to describing prevalence rates of trauma exposure and psychological reactions among traumatized children, it addresses the need for judges and court personnel to work with children and families in a manner that is sensitive to their traumatic experiences and emphasizes the need for these children to receive the very best evidence‐based care available in order to help them more effectively cope and recover from trauma exposure. Cultural issues and model adaptations are covered in relation to the use of evidence‐based practices with children from various cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Specific recommendations are given to help judges and court personnel become better informed about the use of evidence‐based practices for treating child trauma, enabling them to respond more sensitively and appropriately in these cases. |
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