Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress (SPARCS)
Program/Intervention Name
Category
Social/emotional functioning, Trauma Treatment
Program/Intervention Description
Sixteen session group intervention specifically designed to address the needs of chronically traumatized adolescents that maybe living with ongoing stress or experiencing problems in several areas of functioning. Overall goals of the program are to help teens cope more effectively in the moment, enhance self-efficacy, connect with others and establish supportive relationships, cultivate awareness, and create meaning in their lives.
Intervention Target Population Identified (Age Group)
6-12, 13-17
Program Goals/Outcomes
Overall goals of the program are to help teens cope more effectively in the moment, enhance self-efficacy, connect with others and establish supportive relationships, cultivate awareness, and create meaning in their lives.
QIC Target Group
Both Target 1 and Target 2
QIC Adoption/Guardianship Relevance Levels
LEVEL 4: Foster Care
QIC level of Evidence
LEVEL 4: Promising Practice
Intervention Web Site/URL
Contact Person/Purveyor
Agency/Affiliation
Contact Email
Contact Phone
External Links (Registry/Other Catalog)
- California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse: www.cebc4cw.org/program/structured-psychotherapy-for-adolescents-responding-to-chronic-stress
