ABSTRACT
One of the early, and ongoing, steps in treatment is to create a safe environment for the child. This is important because we want kids to be able to feel that although bad things have happened in the past, things are okay now. We want kids to be able to feel that although adults allowed bad things to happen in the past, it might make sense to start trusting adults again. Finally, we want kids to be able to feel that because things are getting better now, there’s reason to hope for further improvement, and to work for it.
