Michael de Arellano, PhD

Associate Professor, Clinical Psychologist

National Crime Victims Research & Treatment Center

Medical University of South Carolina

C12 CULTURALLY-MODIFIED TRAUMA-FOCUSED TREATMENT (CM-TFT): INCREASING THE CULTURAL RELEVANCE , PART 1

D12 CULTURALLY-MODIFIED TRAUMA-FOCUSED TREATMENT (CM-TFT): INCREASING THE CULTURAL RELEVANCE , PART 2

F2 a) HISPANIC FAMILY STUDY

F2 b) CULTURALLY MODIFIED-TRAUMA FOCUSED TREATMENT FOR HISPANIC CHILDREN: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS

Michael A. de Arellano, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and a Licensed Clinical Psychologist at the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center (NCVC), Department of Psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. de Arellano's clinical work and research focus on developing and evaluating treatment services for child victims of traumatic events from traditionally underserved population groups (e.g., rural and/or ethnic minority).  He is the director and founder of the NCVC Community Outreach Program - Esperanza (COPE), which provides community-based, trauma-focused clinical services, advocacy, and intensive case management to children and families, with a particular focus on Latino families.  Through this research and clinical work, a culturally-modified version of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for sexually abused Latino children has been developed and piloted, resulting in very positive preliminary findings.