Allen Rubin & David W. Springer 
Treatment of Traumatized Adults and Children 
Clinician’s Guide to Evidence-Based Practice

Praise for Treatment of Traumatized Adults and
Children

‘A major stumbling block to adoption of evidence-based practice
in the real world of clinical practice has been the absence of
clinician-friendly guides. Such guides need to be understandable,
free of technical research jargon, infused with clinical expertise,
and rich with real-life examples. Rubin and Springer have hit a
home run with this series, which has all of these characteristics
and more.’

–Edward J. Mullen, Willma & Albert Musher Chair
and Professor, Columbia University

‘Rubin and Springer have assembled the wisdom of leading
practitioners of evidence-based practice interventions, enhancing
the likelihood that these practices will be adopted by helping
professionals. Written in the language of practitioners, this book
represents an exemplar for dissemination of evidence-based practice
information.’

–Joanne Yaffe, Associate Professor, University of Utah
College of Social Work

Evidence-based interventions for treating traumatized adults
and children

Part of the Clinician’s Guide to Evidence-Based Practice Series,
Treatment of Traumatized Adults and Children provides busy
mental health practitioners with detailed, step-by-step guidance
for implementing clinical interventions that are supported by the
latest scientific evidence.

Edited by renowned educators Allen Rubin and David W. Springer,
this thoroughly useful reference draws on a roster of experts and
researchers in the field who have assembled state-of-the-art
knowledge into this well-rounded guide, and covers the following
interventions that have the best empirical support for treating
posttraumatic stress disorder:

* Prolonged exposure therapy

* Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy

* Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Easy-to-use and accessible in tone, this indispensable resource
is for practitioners who would like to implement evidence-based,
compassionate, and effective interventions in their care of
traumatized clients.

Also in the Clinician’s Guide to Evidence-Based Practice
Series

Substance Abuse Treatment for Youth and Adults

Table of Content

Series Introduction vii

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xiii

About the Editors xv

About the Contributors xvii

PART I INTRODUCTION

1 Introduction: Evidence-Based Practice and Empirically
Supported Interventions for Trauma 3

Allen Rubin

PART II TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL
THERAPY

2 Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Traumatized Adults: Exposure
Therapy 31

Gretchen M. Thomas

3 Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Traumatized Adults:
Cognitive Restructuring 103

Joanne L. Davis, Elana Newman, and Kristi E. Pruiksma

4 Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children
179

Amy L. Hoch

PART III EMDR

5 EMDR and PTSD 257

Philip W. Dodgson

6 Healing the Origins of Trauma: An Introduction to EMDR in
Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents 349

Robbie Adler-Tapia and Carolyn Settle

Afterword 419

Allen Rubin

Appendix A: Research Providing the Evidence Base for the
Interventions in This Volume 423

Allen Rubin

Appendix B: The Evidence-Based Practice Process 431

Allen Rubin

Glossary of EMDR Terms 443

Author Index 449

Subject Index 453

About the author

Allen Rubin, Ph.D. is the Kantambu Latting
College Professorship for Leadership and Change at the
University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. He is
the author of a number of best-selling titles in social work
research and he currently serves as Chair of the Evidence-Based
Practice track for the Council on Social Work Education.

David Springer is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor in the School of
Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin, where he is also
Investigator of the Inter-American Institute for Youth Justice and
holds a joint appointment with the Department of Psychology.