The assessment includes individual meetings with children/youth, primary caregivers (parents, foster parents) and other important people in the child/youth’s life. In addition to participating in clinical interviews with the assessors, children/youth and their caregivers will also be asked to complete questionnaires.
After meeting with the child/youth and their family, a Boost clinician will complete a written report highlighting how the traumatic event has impacted the child/youth, and if necessary, identify concerns that can be addressed in treatment. This information will be provided to families during a feedback meeting.
The purpose of the feedback meeting is also to determine if treatment is necessary? If yes, the following possibilities exist:
- Is the family interested in proceeding with treatment?
- If yes, does it make sense for Boost to provide treatment (i.e. geographical consideration, issues outside the scope of trauma, are there other needs that should be addressed first, etc.) If Boost is not an appropriate agency, or if another agency is able to provide comparable service in a different geographical location that better meets the family’s needs Boost, will facilitate this process for the family.
The Boost clinician will work jointly with the child/youth and their family to co-create treatment goals based on the assessment findings. Clinician’s at Boost are trained in evidence-based practices and evidence-informed interventions.
Boost has an open door policy for former clients who may require additional support in the future.
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