Trauma Assessment Pathway (TAP)

Assessment-Based Treatment for Traumatized Children: A Trauma Assessment Pathway (TAP)(c) incorporates a multifaceted assessment process to enable clinicians to gain an in-depth understanding of:

• the child
• their developmental level
• their traumatic experience
• the family, community, and cultural system in which the child lives.

The information is used to effectively:

• triage the child into the best treatment option available
• treat the child and family with the most appropriate intervention using an evidence-based practice, if appropriate
• assist the clinician in making decisions throughout the treatment process.

Click Master TAP-9-10 to download a copy of the TAP Manual.

For questions about TAP, please email chadwickcenter@rchsd.org.

Citation:
Chadwick Center for Children and Families.  (2009).  Assessment-Based Treatment for Traumatized Children: A Trauma Assessment Pathway (TAP). San Diego, CA: Author.