Trauma Practice: Tools for Stabilization and Recovery - Softcover

Baranowsky, Anna B.; Gentry, J. Eric; Schultz, D. Franklin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0889372896 ISBN 13: 9780889372894

Publisher: Hogrefe & Huber, 2005

Synopsis

Written to help guide clinicians through the maze of trauma treatment, this practical manual is effectively a structured tool-kit of techniques and protocols to assist therapists in their challenging work with trauma survivors. With an emphasis upon cognitive-behavioral interventions, it provides resources and guidance for any psychotherapist working with any client. The manual is divided into three main sections, corresponding to Herman's (1992) Triphasic Model - Safety & Stabilization, Remembrance & Mourning, and Reconnection. For each of the three phases, it presents an array of techniques, protocols, and interventions, described clearly, thoroughly, and in a structured, easy-to-follow manner, in the four categories of cognitive, behavioral, body-oriented, and emotional/relational. This book promises to become an essential resource in trauma practice. A comprehensive, step-by-step guidebook, and an essential resource for all those treating trauma victims.

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Review

This important book both addresses what we know today at a theoretical level and, equally importantly, explains clinical methods in the context of treatment?[It] offers a comprehensive guide for clinicians working with the traumatized? also an excellent resource for trainers, teachers, and educators of trauma practitioners." Charles R. Figley, PhD, Florida State University Traumatology Institute, Tallahassee, FL "Built on a strong empirically based foundation, this book is a must read for all therapists working with survivors of traumatic events." Mark D. Lerner, PhD, President, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress "This is how to present a 'how to' guidebook. It is more than an overview. It is a comprehensive step-by-step description of tools for the practitioner [...] drawn mainly from cognitive behavioral approaches [...]. Each application is labeled according to its fit with the three "necessary ingredients" of relaxation, exposure, and cognitive restructuring. [...] There are exercises for the client and for the therapist that can be copied and used in treatment. Readers will be grateful for the help available in this book, which can be immediately used in the clinical setting." Louis W. Tinnin, MD, Founder and Medical Director of the Trauma Recovery Institute, Morgantown, WV

About the Author

Anna B. Baranowsky, PhD, CPsych is a registered clinical psychologist and the founder and director of Traumatology Institute (Canada). She was instrumental in developing training materials for the Traumatology Institute Training Curriculum (TITC). Dr. Baranowsky served on the Board of Directors of the Academy of Traumatology's Commission on Certification and Accreditation. She has been recognized by the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress with diplomate status and is a board-certified expert in traumatic stress. She has been trained in many cutting-edge trauma treatments now being recognized as highly effective in resolving the emotional aftermath of exposure to trauma and works with a wide range of trauma survivors from airplane crash survivors to victims of violence as well as first responders at trauma scenes. J. Eric Gentry, PhD, LMHC is an internationally recognized leader in the study and treatment of traumatic stress and compassion fatigue. He is the vice president and founding board member of the International Association of Trauma Professionals and a diplomate and board-certified through the Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. He is in his 32nd year as a professional caregiver/clinician and maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Sarasota, FL. He has trained tens of thousands of international caregiving professionals through Compassion Unlimited, his private training/consulting practice, and through his tenure as associate director of the original Traumatology Institute at FSU, and as co-director of the International Traumatology Institute at the University of South Florida.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hogrefe & Huber
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0889372896
• ISBN 13: 9780889372894
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96