If you have any questions, please contact 314.747.1058.
For additional information on TRP services, please download our program brochure and informational flyers from the links below to hand out to clients or patients.
Click here to download the TRP brochure
Click here to download the TRP informational flyer
Downloadable Resources
Below are newsletters that were created by our team.
Issue 28: Intergenerational Trauma
Issue 27: Culturally Responsive Mental Health Practice
Issue 26: Suicide Awareness and Self-Care for Mental Health Providers
Additional Resources
Below are some additional resources for trauma
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
UMSL Children’s Advocacy Center
Informational Handout for Clients on Traumatic Stress
Information about Trauma Treatment
Unfortunately, trauma is very common, and we know a lot of effective ways to treat it. Below are the evidence-based treatment models used by our therapists at TRP.
Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention (CFTSI)
CFTSI is implemented within 30-45 days following a traumatic event or the disclosure of physical or sexual abuse. CFTSI is used successfully with children with extensive trauma histories. The goal of CFTSI is to decrease post-traumatic stress reactions and the onset of PTSD by increasing communication and family support.
Source: https://www.nctsn.org/interventions/child-and-family-traumatic-stress-intervention
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
TF-CBT is an evidence-based treatment for children and adolescents impacted by trauma. It is a component-based treatment model that incorporates trauma-sensitive interventions with cognitive-behavioral, family, and humanistic principles and techniques. TF-CBT has proved successful with children and adolescents (aged 3 to 18) who have significant emotional problems (symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, fear, anxiety, or depression) related to traumatic life events. It can be used with children and adolescents who have experienced a single trauma or multiple traumas in their lives.
Source: https://www.nctsn.org/interventions/trauma-focused-cognitive-behavioral-therapy
Integrative Treatment of Complex Trauma For Adolescents (ITCT-A)
ITCT-A is a component-based, assessment-driven, multi-modal treatment for traumatized adolescents (aged 12 to 21 years). The ITCT model is based on developmentally appropriate, culturally adapted approaches that can be applied in multiple settings (outpatient clinic, school, hospital, inpatient, residential) and involves collaboration with multiple community agencies. ITCT-A addresses challenges specifically associated with complex trauma and includes separate treatment manuals addressing substance use as well as disruptive behavior or self-injurious behavior.
Source: https://www.nctsn.org/interventions/integrative-treatment-complex-trauma-adolescents
Trauma and Grief Component Therapy for Adolescents (TGCT-A)
TGCT-A is a manualized group or individual treatment program for trauma-exposed or traumatically bereaved older children and adolescents that may be implemented in school, community mental health, clinic, or other service settings. It is a modularized, assessment-driven, flexibly tailored treatment manual and accompanying youth workbook that includes detailed instructions for conducting individual or group sessions. Specific treatment modules (and specific sessions within modules) are selected, prioritized, sequenced, and emphasized based on the patient’s specific needs, strengths, circumstances, and informed wishes. The intervention contains a variety of components organized into four modules.
Source: https://www.nctsn.org/interventions/trauma-and-grief-component-therapy-adolescents
Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)
CPP is an intervention model for children aged 0-6 who have experienced at least one traumatic event and/or are experiencing mental health, attachment, and/or behavioral problems, including post-traumatic stress disorder. This treatment is based on attachment theory but also integrates psychodynamic, developmental, trauma, social learning, and cognitive behavioral theories. Therapeutic sessions include the child and primary caregiver. The primary goal of CPP is to support and strengthen the relationship between a child and their caregiver as a vehicle for restoring the child’s cognitive, behavioral, and social functioning. Treatment also focuses on contextual factors that may affect the caregiver-child relationship.
Source: https://www.nctsn.org/interventions/child-parent-psychotherapy
Information about Becoming a Social Worker
All three TRP therapists have pursued careers in social work, specializing in the mental health needs of both children and families. To find out more information on becoming a social worker, please see the links below:
How to Become a Child Social Worker
How to Become a Pediatric Social Worker