This Article Full Text (PDF) All Versions of this Article: 1534765608315635v1 14/2/1    most recent References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Greenwald, R. Articles by Weiss, R. L. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Teaching Trauma-Related Insight Improves Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Challenging Clients

Child Trauma Institute, Greenfield, MA, rg{at}childtrauma.com

Eugene Maguin

University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Nancy J. Smyth

University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Hanneli Greenwald

Child Trauma Institute, Greenfield, MA

Karen G. Johnston

Child Trauma Institute, Greenfield, MA, Massachusetts Children's Trust Fund, Boston

Robert L. Weiss

University of Oregon, Portland

Effective dissemination of treatment methods requires not only training in high-profile interventions but also in cases of conceptualization and treatment planning skills that facilitate use of the interventions. In a series of six studies, the authors tested one training module with 303 paraprofessionals and mental health professionals in various training settings and five countries. Participants completed self-report ratings in response to a challenging acting-out client, both before and after completing a trauma-informed case-formulation exercise. The training intervention led participants to report decreased distress while considering challenging work-related scenarios, increased empathy and caring toward challenging clients, and increased comfort and confidence in their helping roles. In the final two studies, a trauma-informed treatment planning module was added, yielding additional benefit. At follow-up participants reported that the effects persisted and led to improved behaviors toward the clients. Such empirical validation of training methodologies can lead to more reliably effective dissemination.

Key Words: trauma • therapist training • case conceptualization • treatment planning • training methodology • cross-cultural methods/comparisons • theory

This version was published on June 1, 2008

Traumatology, Vol. 14, No. 2, 1-11 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1534765608315635


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?