schools across the U.S. and internationally and has been nationally recognized as one of the leading school-based trauma interventions. The CBITS Program CBITS is a skills-based group intervention that is aimed at relieving symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, and general anxiety among children exposed to community violence and trauma. Designed for use in schools by school based mental health professionals, CBITS was developed in close collaboration with school staff and administrators to alleviate behaviors that interfere with learning and regular school attendance. CBITS has been implemented in elementary and middle schools across the country, with bicultural and bilingual students (Spanish, Russian, Armenian, and Korean) and multicultural, urban and rural populations, including Native American adolescents. The program has been studied extensively and has been shown in a randomized control to reduce Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms and depression. Target population CBITS has been implemented in grades six to nine (ages 10-15) with students who have experienced a wide range of violence such as community violence, trauma due to accidents and natural disasters, and trauma involving significant loss. Intensity CBITS consists of 10 group sessions (six to eight children per group) of approximately an hour in length, conducted once a week in a school setting. In addition to the group sessions, participants receive one to three individual sessions, usually held before the exposure exercises. CBITS also includes parent education sessions and teacher education sessions. Student case management services and teacher consultation are added as needed. CBITS Treatment Components Education about reactions to trauma • Learning skills in relaxation • Cognitive Therapy • Real Life exposure • Stress or trauma exposure • Problem solving • As with other therapeutic interventions, parental permission is required for children to participate in CBITS groups in schools. Racing ACEs meeting ACEs” was a meeting recently in California that included a discussion of critical and practical “Racing resources for trauma-informed work. it’s not racially just, it’s not trauma informed” “If An exploration of how racial justice its values, investments, strategies and practices can be – – centered at the heart of trauma-informed work. The meeting is called ACEs,” a reference to “Racing the CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences Study. Our work, in a fundamental
schools across the U.S. and internationally and has been nationally recognized as one of the leading school-based trauma interventions. The CBITS Program CBITS is a skills-based group intervention that is aimed at relieving symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, and general anxiety among children exposed to community violence and trauma. Designed for use in schools by school based mental health professionals, CBITS was developed in close collaboration with school staff and administrators to alleviate behaviors that interfere with learning and regular school attendance. CBITS has been implemented in elementary and middle schools across the country, with bicultural and bilingual students (Spanish, Russian, Armenian, and Korean) and multicultural, urban and rural populations, including Native American adolescents. The program has been studied extensively and has been shown in a randomized control to reduce Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms and depression. Target population CBITS has been implemented in grades six to nine (ages 10-15) with students who have experienced a wide range of violence such as community violence, trauma due to accidents and natural disasters, and trauma involving significant loss. Intensity CBITS consists of 10 group sessions (six to eight children per group) of approximately an hour in length, conducted once a week in a school setting. In addition to the group sessions, participants receive one to three individual sessions, usually held before the exposure exercises. CBITS also includes parent education sessions and teacher education sessions. Student case management services and teacher consultation are added as needed. CBITS Treatment Components • Education about reactions to trauma • Learning skills in relaxation • Cognitive Therapy • Real Life exposure • Stress or trauma exposure • Problem solving As with other therapeutic interventions, parental permission is required for children to participate in CBITS groups in schools. Racing ACEs meeting “Racing ACEs” was a meeting recently in California that included a discussion of critical and practical resources for trauma-informed work. “If it’s not racially just, it’s not trauma informed” An exploration of how racial justice – its values, investments, strategies and practices – can be centered at the heart of trauma-informed work. The meeting is called “Racing ACEs,” a reference to the CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences Study. Our work, in a fundamental
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