Trauma and PTSD in Youth: Identification, assessment, and diagnosis

Course Objectives

• Describe how assessment of youth can be an elaborate undertaking since the process needs to be holistic[1] by obtaining information from multiple sources (e.g., parents, teachers, the child)  while also offering space for the youth and their parents/caregivers to  safely reflect on the information they share about the impact of their trauma signs and symptoms;
• Identify the PSTD criteria (DSM-5) with relevant nuances when applied to youth and children;
• Explain how to use several common, easily accessed youth assessment measures to identify the impact and severity of the trauma experienced by youth; and
• Identify at least three training resources to learn about the impact and treatment of trauma in youth that are within the AHS Continuing Education Program.