Date of Award

2020

Document Type

Doctoral Research Paper

Degree Name

Psy.D.

Organizational Unit

Graduate School of Professional Psychology

First Advisor

Tracy Moran Vozar

Second Advisor

Aubrey Austin

Third Advisor

Ambra Born

Fourth Advisor

Hetty Pazos

Keywords

Family therapy, Complex trauma, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Multi-family group, Group therapy

Abstract

This paper presents evidence that supports the need to create and implement a trauma-focused multi-family group curriculum. The introduction provides a broad definition of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as well as a definition of complex trauma. The paper also reviews research for trauma-specific evidence-based interventions for individual, group, and multi-family group psychotherapy. A curriculum that involves multi-family support, family therapy, age-specific group treatment, and individual therapy is presented. In addition, limitations and future and multicultural considerations are discussed.

Copyright Statement / License for Reuse

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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Extent

47 pgs



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