Beginning and maintaining a therapeutic relationship can be challenging when there are active trauma symptoms. Being able to establish a sense of safety with parents, explain the treatment, and to have them be an active participant in the child's recovery, is a vital aspect of relationship-based therapies. In this video, I share how I conduct the first few sessions with caregivers and children when I am working a child who experienced trauma.
In this video:
Establishing rapport with caregivers
Conducting an assessment
Providing psychoeducation on trauma
Assessing parents Explaining therapy to parents
Creating a trauma narrative
Sharing the narrative with the child
**Please note that the information shared in this video is not a substitute for professional training or supervision**