Journal
SOCIAL WORK
Volume 67, Issue 4, Pages 321-330Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/sw/swac029
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Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools adaptation; foster youth; PTSD intervention; PTSD screening and treatment in higher education; underrepresented college students
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Undetected and untreated PTSD symptoms in college students can negatively impact their relationships, well-being, learning, and academic success. However, providing a short-term trauma-specific evidence-based group intervention may help improve symptoms and promote student well-being.
The undetected and untreated PTSD symptoms (difficulty paying attention, nightmares and difficulty sleeping, irritability or aggression, flashbacks, diminished interest in activities, self-destructive behavior, and feeling isolated) of college students may interfere with their relationships, well-being, learning, and academic success. To examine the feasibility, acceptability, and impact of providing a short-term trauma-specific evidence-based group intervention, Coping & Resilience (C&R), an adaptation of Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) was implemented at a large urban public university. Fifty college students (54 percent male, 90 percent students of color), with a mean PTSD symptom score of 34 at pretest (considered in the moderate range of symptom severity) participated in C&R groups. As expected, student PTSD symptoms improved after group participation. A Quade test showed a significant decrease in the scores from pretest to follow-up for PTSD and two subscales (intrusion and avoidance). Large public universities serving underrepresented students are uniquely positioned to become trauma- and resilience-informed systems and to provide trauma support services to promote student well-being.
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