Trauma Informed Clinical Interventions for Working with Youth with IDD

Thursday, October 16, 2025, 8:00 AM - Monday, October 16, 2028, 8:00 AM

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.50 hours), ASWB Social Work Credit(s) (1.50 hours), CME-Designated Participation Credit (1.50 hours)

Youth with IDD are often overlooked when we are thinking about providing trauma-informed mental health services. Many of the modalities we often use (TF-CBT, CPP, EMDR, Narrative Therapy) can be adapted for working with youth with IDD or Autism. This training will provide concrete tools for adapting your clinical work for youth with IDD and/or Autism.

Presenter

Kelly Smith, MSW, LICSW
Training Director, Project ATTAIN

1. Describe at least three key principles of providing trauma-informed clinical care services to individuals with IDD
2. Discuss at least one positive strategy for adapting their clinical work for youth with IDD.
3. Identify at least one strategy for working with a non-verbal youth with IDD in clinical work.

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Bibliographic Material

• Tailoring TF-CBT for IDD Guide, 2022 https://tfcbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TF-CBT-IDD-Implementation-Guide.pdf

• EMDR Therapy and Persons with IDD, 2021 https://www.emdria.org/blog/emdr-therapy-and-persons-with-disabilities/

• White Paper on EMDR & Intellectual Disabilities, 2021 https://www.nasddds.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Adaptions-to-EMDR-for-IDD.pdf

• Diane Spindler and Gentle Reprocessing https://gentlereprocessing.com/what-is-gentle-reprocessing

• CPP and IDD- Developers response to a case study https://pcsp.libraries.rutgers.edu/index.php/pcsp/article/download/1870/3304&hl=en&sa=X&ei=o_RAZ5q2BfzNy9YP2N7HqAo&scisig=AFWwaebvaIvYdCNg5UzlT0A_Qigp&oi=scholarr

• Attwood, T., & Scarpa, A. (2013). Modifications of cognitive-behavioral therapy for children and adolescents with high-functioning ASD and their common difficulties. In Scarpa, A., Williams White, S., Attwood, T. (Eds.) CBT for children and adolescents with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (pp. 27-44). New York, NY, US: Guilford Press.

• Barol, B. I., & Seubert, A. (2010). Stepping Stones: EMDR Treatment of Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Challenging Behavior. Journal of EMDR Practice & Research, 4(4), 156–169. https://doi-org.unh.idm.oclc.org/10.1891/1933-3196.4.4.156

• Beaudoin, M.-N. (2022). Agency and choice in the face of trauma: A narrative therapy map. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 41(4), 67–85. https://doi-org.unh.idm.oclc.org/10.1521/jsyt.2022.41.4.67

• Byrne, G. (2020). A systematic review of treatment interventions for individuals with intellectual disability and trauma symptoms: A review of the recent literature. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838020960219

• Charkowski, R., D’Amico, P., Evans, N., Gomez, M., Henderson Bethel, T., Horton, C., Kraps, J., Maitland, A., Vogel, J., and Youde, J. (2022). Choosing trauma-informed care for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A fact sheet for caregivers. Los Angeles, CA, and Durham, NC: National Center for Child Traumatic Stress.

• D’amico, P., Vogel, J. M., Mannarino, A. P., Hoffman, D. L., Briggs, E. C., Tunno, A. M., Smith, C. C., Hoover, D., & Schwartz, R. M. (2021). Tailoring Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A survey of nationally certified TF- CBT therapists. Evidence-Based Practice in Child & Adolescent Mental Health, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/23794925.2021.1955639

• Fisher, N., van Diest, C., Leoni, M., & Spain, D. (2023). Using EMDR with autistic individuals: A Delphi survey with EMDR therapists. Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 27(1), 43–53. https://doi-org.unh.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/13623613221080254

• Fisher, N., Patel, H., van Diest, C., & Spain, D. (2022). Using Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) with autistic individuals: A qualitative interview study with EMDR therapists. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 95(4), 1071–1089. https://doi-org.unh.idm.oclc.org/10.1111/papt.12419

• Ghosh Ippen, C., Noroña, C.R., & Lieberman, A.F. (2014). Clinical Considerations for Conducting Child-Parent Psychotherapy with Young Children with Developmental Disabilities Who Have Experienced Trauma. Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy, 10(3), 196-211.

• Harley, E. K., Williams, M. E., Zamora, I., & Lakatos, P. P. (2014). Trauma Treatment in Young Children with Developmental Disabilities: Applications of the Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) Model to the Cases of "James" and "Juan". Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy, 10(3), 156–195. https://doi.org/10.14713/pcsp.v10i3.1869

• Hoover, D. W. (2020). Trauma in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: Autism, intellectual disability, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Childhood Trauma in Mental Disorders: A Comprehensive Approach, 367-383.

• Hoover, D.W., D’Amico, P., Vogel, J.M., Frank, S., Tallant, B., Hoffman, D.L., Fleming, T.C., Khan, M., Babad, S., McNair, M. (2023). Tailoring Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth with Developmental Disabilities (TF-CBT IDD) and their Caregivers. Available at https://tfcbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TF-CBT-IDD-Implementation-Guide.pdf

• Hoover, D. W., Fleming, T. C., & Khan, M. (2024). Treating traumatized children with intellectual disabilities: Tailoring Trauma?Focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for a vulnerable population. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 37(4), 1–13. https://doi-org.unh.idm.oclc.org/10.1111/jar.13243

• Lobregt-van Buuren, E., Sizoo, B., Mevissen, L., & de Jongh, A. (2019). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy as a feasible and potential effective treatment for adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and a history of adverse events. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49(1), 151–164. https://doi-org.unh.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3687-6

• Russell, M. C., & Shapiro, F. (2022). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. American Psychological Association. https://doi-org.unh.idm.oclc.org/10.1037/0000273-000

• Shapiro, E., & Maxfield, L. (2019). The Efficacy of EMDR Early Interventions. Journal of EMDR Practice & Research, 13(4), 291–301. https://doi-org.unh.idm.oclc.org/10.1891/1933-3196.13.4.291

• Sizoo, B., & Lobregt, E. (2016). Treating trauma with EMDR in adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) – A literature review. European Psychiatry, 33, S699. https://doi-org.unh.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.2081

• Spindler, D. (n.d.) Gentle Reprocessing- A Way to Release Trauma. Retrieved from: https://gentlereprocessing.com/gentle-reprocessing-a-way-to-release-trauma/

• Spindler, D. (n.d.) Gentle Reprocessing. [Webinars available at https://gentlereprocessing.com/]

• White, M. (n.d.) Narrative Therapy. [Information available at https://narrativetherapycentre.com/]

• Wigard, I., Meyerbröker, K., Ehring, T., Topper, M., Arntz, A., & Emmelkamp, P. (2024). Skills training followed by either EMDR or narrative therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in adult survivors of childhood abuse: A randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 15(1). https://doi-org.unh.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/20008066.2024.2332104

• Vermeire, S. (2023). Unravelling trauma and weaving resilience with systemic and narrative therapy: Playful collaborations with children, families and networks. Routledge.

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