pbUnderstanding how chronic stress affects child development with step-by-step guidelines for conducting trauma-informed assessments and interventionsbppChildren exposed to early negative and adverse experiences may not think, feel, process emotions, behave, respond to, or relate to others the same way that typically developing children do. If psychologists do not appreciate and understand the effects of trauma in the lives of children, they may be working in ways that are not efficient or effective and may actually be providing a disservice to the children and families they serve. ppThis volume provides an overview of the deleterious effects of adverse childhood experiences also referred to as complex trauma, toxic stress or developmental trauma on children's functioning, adjustment, cognitive, social-emotional, behavioral, academic, and neuropsychological outcomes. Complex trauma can alter brain structure and function and throw children off a normal developmental trajectory resulting