The Cameron Complex Trauma Interview (CCTI): Development, psychometric properties, and clinical utility.

OBJECTIVE

To develop and test a pictorial-based assessment tool, the Cameron Complex Trauma Interview (CCTI), evaluating complex trauma history and symptomatology in children ages 5 to 11.

METHOD: 21 participating clinicians (master's level or higher) were asked to utilize a prototype version of the CCTI and the UCLA Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Reaction Index (PTSD-RI) with 1 client, ages 5-11, with known exposure to trauma, provide demographic information, scores, and complete a Clinical Utility and Feasibility Survey (CUFS).

RESULTS

The CCTI Symptomatology scale was internally consistent (a = .931). CCTI convergent validity was supported by robust correlations between the CCTI and UCLA PTSD-RI trauma history and symptomatology scales, r = .677 and .810, respectively, p < .001.

CONCLUSION

Clinicians responding to the CUFS described the CCTI as comprehensive, developmentally and culturally appropriate, easy to use, and engaging. Survey data illustrated that while clinicians reported positive experiences using the CCTI, some struggled with the symptomatology scale and did not elicit information from the child on several domains of impairment. (PsycINFO Database Record