Trauma Underreporting and Participation in Counseling Services: An Examination of the Relationship Between Time and Improvement in Reporting Accuracy

Research shows underreporting is a barrier to accurate trauma assessment (Carlson, 1997). This study examines if participation in counseling is related to improvement in underreporting of children’s trauma experiences. Results indicated that caregivers reported fewer adverse experiences after participation in counseling than they did in their initial trauma report.