Cue-Centered Therapy for Youth Experiencing Posttraumatic Symptoms

Victor G. Carrión, MD, is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Director of the Stanford Early Life Stress and Pediatric Anxiety Program at Stanford University. Dr. Carrión received his M.D. degree at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and completed his psychiatry residency at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed fellowship training in child and adolescent psychiatry, normal development, and developmental trauma at Stanford University. For the past twenty years Dr. Carrión has studied the biological, psychological, and social ramifications of early life stress and worked to develop systems of care that address this major public health issue.

"There is not just one way to perform psychotherapy for PTSD. Dr. Carrión shows us another path as a thoughtful clinician and a rigorous researcher. I particularly like his emphasis on education and clear writing of the manual with session-by-session structure." --Michael S. Scheeringa, MD, MPH, Venancio Antonio Wander Garcia IV, MD, Chair in Psychiatry, and Vice-Chair of Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tulane UniversitySchool of Medicine"This remarkable book brings a fresh new approach to the treatment of traumatized youth. Cue-Centered Therapy is special in making children the active agents of their own treatment, empowering the child to identify triggers and choose successful strategies to change the imprint of trauma on physiology, thought, feeling, and behavior. Dr. Carrión deserves much gratitude for this enormous contribution to enabling children and families to find their ownresources to recover and thrive." --Alicia F. Lieberman, PhD, Professor, University of California San Francisco

• Chapter 1 Introductory Information for TherapistsChapter 2 Diagnostic Criteria and AssessmentChapter 3 Assessment of the Child Phase 1Chapter 4 Session 1: Education Chapter 5 Session 2 & 3: Mindfulness, Relaxation, and Cognitive Tools Phase 2Chapter 6 Sessions 4 & 5: Chronic Traumatic Stress History Chapter 7 Sessions 6 & 7: Processing the Chronic Traumatic Stress History Phase 3Chapter 8 Session 8: Mid-Therapy Update Chapter 9 Session 9: Approaching CuesChapter 10 Session 10: Imaginary Exposure to CuesChapter 11 Session 11: Within Session Exposure to CuesChapter 12 Session 12: Evaluation of In-Vivo Exposure Assignment Phase 4Chapter 13 Session 13: Processing Chronic Traumatic Stress History 3Chapter 14 Session 14: Closing Session 1 Chapter 15 Session 15: Closing Session 2