General Overview of CTAC Assessment
- 2. Western Michigan University SW MI Children’s Trauma Assessment Center
- 3. WHO? WHAT? WHEN? WHERE? WHY?
- 5. History 1999: A Perceived Need Is Verified Started with only $25,000 from two small grants and University resources First child in March 2000
- 6. Mission To provide comprehensive assessment of traumatized children ages birth to 18 years and share recommendations to caretakers and responsible persons.
- 7. Address the impact of trauma and subsequent changes in the child’s behavior, development, and relationships
- 8. Philosophy Children who are traumatized are often found to have significant developmental delays in all domains. These children can effectively be treated when delays are identified at an early age .
- 9. Services Education and Training Research CTAC COMPONENTS
- 10. Education and Training SLP OT SW Transdisciplinary Approach
- 11. Referrals Primary Referrals via Foster Care Case Worker Court referrals Community Mental Health Foster Parent Self Referral
- 12. Services Comprehensive Medical, Developmental, Pyschosocial Assessment Recommendations for services Medical consultation
- 13. Assessments Physical Exam: Emphasis on FASD Profile 3 Salient Features
- 14. FAS Diagnostic Grid (Univ. of Washington, 1999) 4 Digit Diagnostic Code Grid 4444=FAS --- 1111=WNL PHYSICAL EXAM DEVELOPMENTAL DIAGNOSTIC CODE HISTORY Gestational Alcohol Exposure Growth Face Brain High Some Unknown No risk Definite 4 Probable 3 Possible 2 Unlikely 1 Severe Moderate Mild Absent Significant Moderate Mild None ______ Gestational Alcohol Exp _______ ______ _______ _______ Brain Dysfunction FAS Facial Features Growth Deficiency
- 16. Assessments Developmental Assessments (Team Based ) Infant and Preschool Inventories (0-6) Neurodevelopmental Examinations (Ages 4-15) ( PEER….PEEX 2…..PEERAMID 2)
- 17. Assessments Kaufmann Brief Intelligence Test (KBIT) Clinical Observations/Sensory Profile
- 18. Neurodevelopmental Examinations Gross Motor Sensory Processing Cognition Graphic/Fine Motor Speech/Language Social Communication
- 19. Psychosocial Assessments… CBCL: Child Behavior Checklist Play Based Interview Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSCC) Draw a Person Test Reactive Attachment Disorder Questionnaire (RADQ) Child Sexual Behavior Inventory (CSBI)
- 20. Post Assessment Report to Case Manager and Caregiver Report to Court Recommendations for Services
- 21. Research Projects CTAC in the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) www.nctsn.org Research
- 22. Major Research Funding 2003-2012 Trauma Informed Child Welfare Systems Change (SAMHSA) Development and Study of School-Based Intervention Project (SAMHSA and OJJ-Safe Start) Total: 4 million
- 23. Research Projects Development and Study of School-Based Intervention Project PreSchool…Elementary…..Middle…Secondary… Creating Trauma Informed Communities