Foster Care Training

Child trauma is a risk factor for numerous negative emotional and behavioral outcomes (e.g., depression, suicidal ideation and self-harm behaviors, anxiety, posttraumatic stress symptoms). Despite the increased risk, not all youth develop clinically significant problems. Research and clinical practice show that assessing for trauma exposure and related possible symptoms using standardized assessment tools helps clinicians better identify youth who have experienced potentially traumatic events, 2) their symptoms, and 3) whether a trauma-focused intervention is needed. This training will cover the impact of child trauma exposure and detailed description of one structured measure of trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress symptoms: the Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen (CATS) for DSM-5.