Table 1.

Sample clinical questions that inform treatment selection

Consideration	Question
Child	What is the age of the child?
	What is the developmental level of the child’s speech and language functioning?
	What is the physical size of the child?
	What types of symptoms (e.g., posttraumatic stress, emotional, behavioral, relationship) are present? Which are most impairing?
	Did the symptoms start before or after the trauma?
	Has the symptom presentation changed over time? How?
	Can the child verbalize memories of the trauma?
Caregiver	Is there a supportive caregiver available to participate in treatment with the child? Who?
	Will an offending caregiver participate in treatment?
	What is the primary concern of the caregiver(s)?
	What is the level of impairment of the caregiver’s symptoms? Is the caregiver able to hear the child’s trauma?
Environmental	How stable is the child’s placement?
	What is the case plan goal?
	How often does the child have visits with his or her biological parent(s)? What are these visits like? Does the child show symptoms before, during, and/or after these visits?
	What other trauma treatments are being used in the family?