EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA INTERVENTIONS
FOR SCHOOLS
TF-CBT: Trauma-Focused Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy
Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy is a therapeutic intervention utilized with children and adolescents that have experienced trauma. This intervention is intended for children and adolescents whose primary presenting problems are related to their traumatic life experiences.
SPARCS: Structured Psychotherapy
for Adolescents Responding to
Chronic Stress
SPARCS is a manually-guided and empirically-supported group treatment designed to improve the emotional, social, academic, and behavioral functioning of adolescents exposed to chronic interpersonal trauma and/or separate types of trauma.
SSET: Support for Students Exposed
to Trauma: School Support for Childhood Trauma
SSET is an evidence-based intervention focused on managing the distress that results from exposure to trauma. SSET is designed for children in late elementary school through early high school (ages 10-16) who have experienced traumatic events.
AF-CBT: Alternatives for Families
A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
AF-CBT is a trauma-informed, evidence-based treatment (EBT) designed to improve the relationship between children and caregivers in families involved in arguments, frequent conflict, physical force/discipline, child physical abuse, or child behavior problems.