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. • Other cultural characteristics (e.g., SES, religion) : • Language(s): The TF-CBT manual is being translated into Dutch and German and being adapted for children of diverse cultural backgrounds as described above. Some of the instruments used to test TF-CBT’s efficacy are ...
Therapists are encouraged to use TF-CBT as a model rather than a manual to accommodate individual needs during treatment such as using art with children who are more visual than verbal or teaching relaxation skills when children are writing their trauma narrative. Individual TF-CBT sessions with ...
TF-CBT is largely based upon a gradual exposure model. Youth and their parents are taught coping strategies and then face exposures of gradually increasing intensity as they move through a phase-based manualized treatment. Sessions are conducted in separate child- and parent-sessions as well as co...
Like most EBTs, TF-CBT is manualized, with positive outcomes posited to be associated with high fidelity or adherence to the manual. Given the need for both fidelity and adaptation, it is critical to work collaboratively with local counselors and stakeholders to make culture-specific applications...