Trauma Focused Behavioral Therapy
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is an evidence based treatment approach to assisting children and adolescents affected by various kinds and amounts of trauma. Research has shown time and time again that for children affected by trauma, lifelong problems can occur if the untreated trauma continues and can yield astonishing disruptive behaviors. There are a number of studies that have been conducted proving TF-CBT to be the most effective treatment approach for trauma victims’ and their families, especially children. The premise of this article is to both introduce and attempt to explain what TF-CBT is, review the literature that is currently available providing efficacy for effectiveness of TF-CBT for children and adolescents that