William Saltzman, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and holds a primary appointment as Professor of Counseling at California State University, Long Beach. Dr Saltzman also serves as Associate Director of the University of California, Los Angeles, Nathanson Family Resilience Center. For the past twenty years, Dr Saltzman has developed, disseminated, and evaluated programs for youth and families impacted by trauma, violence, illness and loss. He and the other authors regularly train and certify practitioners in how to implement TGCTA.

Introduction; TGCTA pre-treatment assessment interview: introduction, assessment, and goal setting for individual or group participation; Module 1. Foundational Knowledge and Skills: Introduction; Session 1.1 Welcome and introduction; Session 1.2 Posttraumatic and grief reactions and introduction to coping strategies; Session 1.3 Emotions and feelings; Session 1.4 Learning to cope with trauma and loss reminders; Session 1.5 Learning coping skills; Session 1.6 Sizing up a situation; Session 1.7 Identifying and replacing hurtful thoughts; Session 1.8 Recruiting effective support handouts 1.1-1.53; Module 2. Working Through Traumatic or Loss Experiences: Introduction; Session 2.1 Preparing to share personal trauma or loss experiences (sharing our stories); Session 2.2 Group narrative sharing sessions; Session 2.3 Review of group sharing and exploration of beliefs and expectations; Session 2.4 Guide for conducting individual narrative and pullout sessions; Handouts 2.1-2.15; Module 3. Working Through Grief Experiences: Introduction; Session 3.1 Learning about grief; Session 3.2 Understanding connections between loss reminders, grief reactions, and consequences; Session 3.3 Dealing with distress over the circumstances of tragic deaths; Session 3.4 Identifying positive and negative traits; Session 3.5 Reminiscing together; Session 3.6 Planning for difficult days (relapse prevention); Handouts 3.1-3.34; Module 4. Preparing for the Future: Introduction; Session 4.1 Next steps - promoting developmental progress; Session 4.2 Coping with difficult days; Session 4.3 What is and what is not your job; Session 4.4 Graduation and launching into the future; Handouts 4.1-4.25; Appendices.