Trauma Informed Treatment: The Restorative Approach

by Patricia D. Wilcox

Author Patricia Wilcox has written the essential guide to trauma informed care with at risk youth. Wilcox provides a foundational understanding of trauma s impact on the developing brain, then details its implications for treatment, the promotion of pro-social behaviors, and improving the culture among clients and staff. Incorporating the key concepts of compassionate understanding, validation, skill teaching, and the primacy of trustworthy relationships for healing trauma and rebuilding connections in the child s brain, Wilcox tackles some of the most difficult challenges in treatment settings with practical approaches grounded in theory and research. This book is an invaluable resource for parents, social workers, childcare staff, therapists, agency administrators, and anyone who cares about how kids are treated when they need skillful, trauma-informed care.

Genres: Psychology

368 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2012

Reviews

[Jordan Brooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars because restorative is the new frontier!!!!!!!! We need to consider how to better serve our communities and punitive/punishment based systems DONT work. Our children deserve trauma informed treatment and I hope programs will all transition to this over time. Amazing resources for programs to begin change. Found it extremely useful as a clinician to consider the functions of behavior and how trauma manifests.