Contents

1.Introduction to Trauma Systems Therapy: Whatever It Takes I to Help a Traumatized Child
pt. I FOUNDATIONS
2.Survival Circuits: The Way the Brain Processes Information Related to Threat Helps Us Understand Traumatic Stress
3.The Regulation of Survival-in-the-Moment States: How Child Traumatic Stress Is a Disorder of the Regulation of Survival-in-the-Moment States
4.The Social Environment and the Services System: Traumatic Stress Responses Are Embedded in a Social Context
5.Safety Signals: The Importance of Safe, Caring Relationships for Traumatized Children
pt. II GETTING STARTED
6.Ten Treatment Principles: The Principles That Guide TST
7.The Treatment Team: How to Build a Multidisciplinary Treatment Team (and Keep It Going!)
8.Organizing Your Program: What It Takes to Support a TST Program
pt. III DOING TRAUMA SYSTEMS THERAPY
9.Assessment: How to Gather the Information You Need to Know What to Do
Contents note continued: 10.Treatment Planning: How to Use the Information You've Gatheredto Plan What You Will Do
11.Ready-Set-Go: Treatment Engagement
12.Safety-Focused Treatment: Establishing and Maintaining Safe Environments for Children
13.Regulation-Focused Treatment: How to Help Children Regulate Emotional States, or How Therapists Can Be Construction Workers on the Autobahn
14.Beyond Trauma Treatment: How to Help Traumatized Children Move into a Better Future with Liza Suarez
15.Psychopharmacology: How Psychopharmacology Is Integrated within TST
pt. IV IMPROVING TRAUMA SYSTEMS THERAPY
16.Democratizing Trauma Systems Therapy: How a Community of TST Users Has Created a Process of Continually Improving TST and Adapting It to an Ever-Widening Variety of Settings
17.Extending Trauma Systems Therapy Beyond Trauma: Using the TST Approach to Help Children with Non-Trauma-Related Problems
Contents note continued: 18.Conclusions: Doing Whatever It Takes To Leave A Better System
APPENDICES.