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Record Nr.

UNINA9910531613803321

Autore

Dass-Brailsford Priscilla

Titolo

A practical approach to trauma [[electronic resource] ] : empowering interventions / / Priscilla Dass-Brailsford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2007

ISBN

1-322-30614-1

1-4522-0412-8

1-4522-2263-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 364 p.)

Disciplina

616.852106

Soggetti

Psychic trauma - Treatment

Post-traumatic stress disorder - Treatment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 - Overview of Trauma; 2 - Assessment of PTSD, ASD, and DESNOS; 3 - Models of Trauma Treatment; 4 - Empowering Interventions; 5 - Crisis Interventions; 6 - Group Psychotherapy for Trauma Survivors; 7 - Community Trauma and Working in the Schools; 8 - Traumatic Stress Debriefing With Adults; 9 - Children and Adolescents; 10 - Treating Interpersonal Violence; 11 - Treating Political Refugees; 12 - Terrorism; 13 - Natural Disasters; 14 - Helping the Helper; Appendix I: Common Reactions to Trauma; Appendix II: Coping With Trauma

Appendix III: Coping With Grief and LossAppendix IV: Helping Children Cope With Loss and Grief; Appendix V: Client Safety and Self-Care Worksheet; Appendix VI: Deep/Diaphragmatic Breathing; Appendix VII: Progressive Muscle Relaxation; Appendix VIII: Stages of Burnout; Appendix IX: Counselor Self-Care; Appendix X: Trauma Assessment Tools for Adults; Appendix XI: Trauma Assessment Tools for Children and Adolescents; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This volume increases our understanding of the field of trauma and of the impact of stress and violence on the human psyche. It discusses an overview of the field of trauma, which includes a history of the field, theoretical perspectives and methods that provide a paradigm for stage



appropriate, culture-based therapy.