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The Attachment, Regulation and Competency (ARC) Framework was co-developed by Kristine Kinniburgh and Margaret Blaustein to improve services for children and families affected by traumatic stress. The purpose of this overview is to introduce the current thinking regarding the neurobiological, psychological and relational impact of complex development trauma and the utility of applying the ARC framework with individuals and caregiving systems. We will review ARC’s three core components and 8 key treatment targets that comprise domains of attachment (building safe relationships); self-regulation (supporting the capacity to regulate physiological and emotional experience); and competency (supporting capacities which facilitate resilient youth development). The ultimate goal of Trauma Experience Integration will also be reviewed and discussed as the integration of ARC skills that allow youth to engage purposefully and resiliently in the present. We will also present and discuss targeted applications (some from related models of trauma treatment) that can be incorporated seamlessly into the ARC flexible framework. While ARC was originally developed for children and adolescents, the presenters have applied the framework with a population of traumatized young adults, and will emphasize adolescent and young adult applications most specifically.
6 Credits | $85 | Code: CL165-180223
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