What is it about?

Therapeutic residential child care and the treatment of trauma, attachment and dissociative difficulties through effective assessment, harnessing of therapeutic community principles and clinical training of staff.

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Why is it important?

Emphasises the importance of trauma informed care (assessment, treatment and training of care staff) and the incorporation of effective treatment of dissociation and trauma symptoms.

Perspectives

Therapeutic Residential Child Care and the exploration of the need to harness knowledge from three key areas: attachment, trauma and dissociation to provide recovery for children who are looked after who have experienced abuse, trauma and neglect.

Mr Richard Cross
Bournemouth University

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This page is a summary of: Interpersonal childhood trauma and the use of the therapeutic community in recovery, Therapeutic Communities The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities, September 2012, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/09641861211286311.
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