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In the previous chapters, we described three evidence-based treatments designed to help young children and their families affected by trauma, including child–parent psychotherapy (CPP), attachment and biobehavioral catch-up (ABC), and parent–child interaction therapy (PCIT). All of these treatments work through the parent–child relationship to help the child recover and resume a positive developmental trajectory, while also supporting the parent and healing the parent–child relationship. The goal of this chapter is to assist the clinician in deciding which treatment approach is most helpful when addressing a specific behavioral problem, relational issue, or both. To assist the reader in comparing and contrasting approaches, Table 5.1 provides side-by-side descriptions of each treatment. We also outline criteria relevant to choosing a treatment that works. This method for helping the clinician decide which treatment “might work for whom” has been used in previous guides for clinical work with older children and adolescents (Fonagy et al., 2014). The guide presented in this chapter, specific for work with young children, will also be helpful for agencies that are considering training for clinicians in a specific evidence-based treatment. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)