National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Age
6–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
1. Employed as a clinician at a participating Community Mental Health Center (CMHC; publicly-funded mental health program) for at least 6 months.
2. Trained in TF-CBT.
3. Has an eligible autistic youth on current caseload (see below).
1. Between 6 and 18 years old (up to 17 years, 11 months).
2. Current medical diagnosis of autism.
3. Has a non-offending caregiver who is able to participate in treatment (i.e., caregiver who is not the perpetrator of the abuse/other trauma).
4. Initiated outpatient psychotherapy services from participating therapist within enrolled CMHC.
5. A moderate level of trauma-related distress as measured by the Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen-2 (CATS-2).
You may not be if
1\. Does not present with trauma-related distress (score falls within the "Normal" range as measured by the Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen-2 Self- and Parent-Report).
