If you are a mental health professional working with children, you have undoubtedly seen children with trauma and maltreatment histories. Many of these children come into a practice setting presenting with (or previously diagnosed as) ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and/or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Unfortunately, children with such histories are often very resistant to treatment due to the fact that the experience of trauma and maltreatment effects brain development in such profound ways. Since most training programs have yet to develop adequate curriculums that integrate recent research findings with clinical practice, it is essential that you educate yourself about the field of trauma and maltreatment. We hope that you find these resources helpful in your ongoing education and clinical practice.

TRAUMA, MALTREATMENT, AND ATTACHMENT DISORDERS
Scars That Won’t Heal: The Neurobiology of Child Abuse
Applying Principles of Development to Clinical Work
The Enduring Effects of Abuse
The Boy Who Was Raised in a Kennel
The Impact of Abuse and Maltreatment on the Developing Brain
Neurodevelopment and the Psychophysiology of Trauma II
Traumatized Children: How Childhood Trauma Effects Brain Development
What Childhood Neglect Tells Us about Nature and Nurture
Neuroscience, Relationships, and Therapy
Dyadic Regulation & Experiential Work with Emotion & Relatedness in Trauma & Disorganized Attachment Trauma-related Structural Dissociation of the Personality
The Effects of a Secure Attachment Relationship on Right Brain Development
The Effects of Early Relational Trauma on Right Brain Development
Dysregulation of the Right Brain
Approaches to the Treatment of PTSD
Behavioral Program May Stabilize Hormone Patterns in Foster Children