Trauma Informed Care
CRITTENTON SERVICES INC. PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WITH RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR GIRLS 12-21 AND OUTPATIENT COMMUNITY-BASED CARE throughout west virginia.
In 2009, Crittenton made a commitment to trauma-informed practice and organizational culture by partnering with the Trauma Center at the Justice Resource Institute to integrate the ARC trauma treatment framework within all levels of the agency’s work.
Crittenton uses the ACE (Adverse Childhood Experience) Survey for a snapshot of trauma history, completes a CANS assessment for each child, and links the results to the ARC treatment framework to develop an ARC treatment plan.
“ARC is not a treatment; it is a framework that informs the agency’s practice and environment.”
What is ARC?
The Attachment, Regulation and Competency (ARC) Framework is a flexible, components-based intervention developed for children and adolescents who have experienced complex trauma, along with their caregiving systems. ARC’s foundation is built upon four key areas of study: normative childhood development, traumatic stress, attachment, and risk and resilience. Drawing from these areas, ARC identifies important childhood skills and competencies which are routinely shown to be negatively affected by traumatic stress and by attachment disruptions, and which – when addressed – predict resilient outcome.
“A growing research base suggests that ARC leads to reduction in child posttraumatic stress symptoms and general mental health symptoms, as well as increased adaptive and social skills.”
Sources: arcframework.org