"A major stumbling block to adoption of evidence-based practice in the real world of clinical practice has been the absence of clinician-friendly guides. Such guides need to be understandable, free of technical research jargon, infused with clinical expertise, and rich with real-life examples. Rubin and Springer have hit a home run with this series, which has all of these characteristics and more."
Edward J. Mullen, Willma& Albert Musher Chair and Professor, Columbia University

"Rubin and Springer have assembled the wisdom of leading practitioners of evidence-based practice interventions, enhancing the likelihood that these practices will be adopted by helping professionals. Written in the language of practitioners, this book represents an exemplar for dissemination of evidence-based practice information."
Joanne Yaffe, Associate Professor, University of Utah College of Social Work

Evidence-based interventions for treating traumatized adults and children

Part of the Clinician's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice Series,Treatment of Traumatized Adults and Children provides busy mental health practitioners with detailed, step-by-step guidance for implementing clinical interventions that are supported by the latest scientific evidence.

Edited by renowned educators Allen Rubin and David W. Springer, this thoroughly useful reference draws on a roster of experts and researchers in the field who have assembled state-of-the-art knowledge into this well-rounded guide, and covers the following interventions that have the best empirical support for treating posttraumatic stress disorder:

Prolonged exposure therapy

Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Easy-to-use and accessible in tone, this indispensable resource is for practitioners who would like to implement evidence-based, compassionate, and effective interventions in their care of traumatized clients.

Also in the Clinician's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice Series
Substance Abuse Treatment for Youth and Adults

Allen Rubin, Ph.D. is the Kantambu Latting College Professorship for Leadership and Change at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. He is the author of a number of best-selling titles in social work research and he currently serves as Chair of the Evidence-Based Practice track for the Council on Social Work Education.

David Springer is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor in the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin, where he is also Investigator of the Inter-American Institute for Youth Justice and holds a joint appointment with the Department of Psychology.

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xiii

About the Editors xv

About the Contributors xvii

PARTI INTRODUCTION

1 Introduction: Evidence-Based Practice and Empirically Supported Interventions for Trauma 3
Allen Rubin

PARTII TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY

2 Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Traumatized Adults: Exposure Therapy 31
Gretchen M. Thomas

3 Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Traumatized Adults: Cognitive Restructuring 103
Joanne L. Davis, Elana Newman, and Kristi E. Pruiksma

4 Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children 179
Amy L. Hoch

PARTIII EMDR

5 EMDR and PTSD 257
Philip W. Dodgson

6 Healing the Origins of Trauma: An Introduction to EMDR in Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents 349
Robbie Adler-Tapia and Carolyn Settle

Afterword 419
Allen Rubin

Appendix A: Research Providing the Evidence Base for the Interventions in This Volume 423
Allen Rubin

Appendix B: The Evidence-Based Practice Process 431
Allen Rubin

Glossary of EMDR Terms 443

Author Index 449

Subject Index 453