This article describes the successful treatment of a 16-year-old female presenting with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to alleged childhood sexual abuse using trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT). Treatment was delivered by a graduate student who learned the treatment through the completion of an online training course and was supervised by a licensed clinical psychologist. Both the student and the supervisor had extensive training and experience in the delivery of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) interventions for adolescents. Several challenges were encountered, most notably the reemergence of legal proceedings related to the alleged abuse during the course of treatment. Treatment implications are discussed, including the need to tailor manualized treatments for particular clients and the utility of online training courses. Overall, this case study adds to the limited literature on the treatment of chronic PTSD in adolescents and provides support for the transportability of TF-CBT to practice settings, as well as the dissemination potential of an online course.
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