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Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) is an intervention model for children aged 0-5 who have experienced at least one traumatic event and/or are experiencing mental health, attachment, and/or behavioral problems, including posttraumatic stress disorder. The treatment is based in attachment theory but also integrates psychodynamic, developmental, trauma, social learning, and cognitive behavioral theories. Therapeutic sessions include the child and parent or primary caregiver. The primary goal of CPP is to support and strengthen the relationship between a child and his or her caregiver as a vehicle for restoring the child's cognitive, behavioral, and social functioning. Treatment also focuses on contextual factors that may affect the caregiver-child relationship.” Nctsn.org
This workshop presentation is an overview of Child Parent Psychotherapy, an evidence based model for treating young children who have been exposed to trauma. CPP is also useful for children who are experiencing behavioral or emotional regulation difficulties.
Attendees will be oriented to the definitions of trauma, types of traumatic events experienced by young children, the basics of the clinical model, how it works, why it works, and the history of the model. Clinical vignettes will support the training material.
Attendees will also be guided to attend to their own emotional responses to difficult clinical material, self-assess for trauma avoidance and vicarious trauma.
*These sessions are approved for the following IL EI credits only:
*9-10:45am - Keynote Presentation - “Trauma Informed Practice for 0-5s: Child Parent Psychotherapy”-1 INT, 0.75 ATY
*11-12pm First Breakout session - "Working with Children and Families involved in the foster care system"-1 WWF
1-2pm 2nd Breakout session - "Exploring generational trauma while providing interventions to help parents today break the cycle with their own children."0.5 ATY, 0.5 WWF
2:15-3:15 3rd Breakout session - "Willow House Presentation on Childhood Grief & the COVID-19 pandemic"-0.5 ATY, 0.5 WWF
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