Child-Parent Psychotherapy can make a real difference in the life of a child who has experienced trauma. CPP is free for children age 0-5 in Boone County.

SOAR is offered through the MU School of Medicine with funding provided by Boone County

Children’s Services Board

helpingyoungchildrensoar.org

MU Child & Adolescent Psychiatry ClinicWoodrail Medical Plaza - Bldg 2, Suite 140

1000 W Nifong Blvd • Columbia, MO 65203 (573) 884-6324 • @soar4kids

Together, we can help

children soar.

Child-Parent Psychotherapy

(CPP)

CPP

about CPP or to find out if CPP is right for you

and your child, call (573) 884-6324.

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What is Child-ParentPsychotherapy?Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) is treatment for children ages 0-5 and their primary caregivers who have experienced trauma.

When children have been in a situation where they feared for their life, faced injured, witnessed violence, or tragically lost a loved one, they may show signs of child traumatic stress.

This stress can affect a child’s social-emotional health, and cause behavior problems, emotional upset and cause the child to act younger than their age.

Traumatic incidents, and child traumatic stress, can happen to any child and family, regardless of race, religion, socio-economic or ethnic background.

How can CPP help?Depending on the age of the child, CPP uses “talk” and “play” therapy to strengthen the relationship between child and parent, repair the child’s sense of safety and well-being, and address behavior issues.

Is CPP right for my child?If you are the parent or guardian of a child who has experienced trauma, CPP could help your child:

• Feel safe

• Process the traumatic event

• Manage their feelings

• Learn to communicate appropriately

• Stabilize daily living

CPP could help you:

• Understand how the trauma has affected your child

• Respond in a helpful, soothing way when your child gets upset

• Strengthen your relationship

• Stabilize daily living

Who can participate? CPP is currently offered free of chargefor children 0-5 in Boone County and their primary caregivers through funding provided by the Boone County Children’s Services Board.

CPP is appropriate for children living in a birth family home, adoptive home, or foster/kinship care.

The type of trauma and the child’s age determine the structure of CPP sessions. CPP takes place with a licensed therapist at the SOAR office at 1000 W Nifong Blvd., Suite 140 in Columbia.

For more information, contact SOAR at 573-884-6324 or helpingyoungchildrensoar.org

A child’s social-emotional health affects their success in school and in life.

The goal of Child-Parent Psychotherapy is to support and strengthen the relationship between child and parent in order to repair the child’s sense of safety and well-being.CPP

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