Evidence-Based Trauma Therapies Flashcards

The EMDR 'Future Template' is used during which phase of the standard EMDR protocol?

Answer: Phase 8 (Re-evaluation)

The Future Template is typically introduced in Phase 8 (Re-evaluation) to help clients rehearse adaptive responses to anticipated future challenges.

Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) identifies five areas of life that are frequently disrupted by trauma. Which of the following is NOT one of those five stuck points domains?

Answer: Identity

CPT's five disrupted life domains are Safety, Trust, Power/Control, Esteem, and Intimacy — Identity is not one of the five.

A CTC is adapting TF-CBT for a 14-year-old Latinx adolescent. Which cultural adaptation is most supported by TF-CBT research guidelines?

Answer: Incorporating familismo values and involving extended family with client consent

TF-CBT culturally adapted versions for Latinx populations encourage integrating familismo—the importance of family—and involving trusted family members with client and guardian consent.

Which evidence-based intervention was specifically developed to treat PTSD in preschool-age children (ages 3–6) and has the strongest RCT support for this age group?

Answer: Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)

CPP has the most extensive RCT evidence for young children aged 0–5 experiencing trauma, particularly when caregiver trauma history is also a factor.

In Dialectical Behavior Therapy adapted for trauma (DBT-PE), what is the recommended prerequisite before beginning prolonged exposure components?

Answer: Client demonstrating Stage 1 DBT targets including behavioral control and reduced life-threatening behaviors

DBT-PE delays trauma processing until Stage 1 targets—such as reducing suicidal behavior and self-harm—are met, ensuring client safety before exposure.

The Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency (ARC) framework targets three core domains disrupted by complex developmental trauma. Which of the following correctly lists all three?

Answer: Attachment, Self-regulation, Competency

ARC stands for Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency—the three core domains that complex trauma disrupts in children and adolescents.

Which of the following best describes the concept of 'interweaves' in EMDR therapy?

Answer: Therapist interventions that introduce information or perspectives to unstick blocked processing

Cognitive interweaves are strategic therapist statements or questions that introduce new information to restart stalled trauma processing.