Supporting Traumatized Children and Teenagers - Softcover

Atle Dyregrov

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849050341 ISBN 13: 9781849050340

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010

Synopsis

Supporting Traumatized Children and Teenagers is an accessible, comprehensive book providing an overview of the impact of trauma on children and adolescents and how they can be supported following trauma. Trauma can result from a range of experiences from bullying to witnessing violence to living through war. This book explores the different reactions children may experience, and the impact trauma can have. Variables affecting the impact of trauma are explored such as different developmental stages, gender, the reactions of friends and parents, the child's personality, and their caring environment. Appropriate and effective ways of helping children after a traumatic event are outlined, and different types of therapy, such as group therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy, are discussed. The book offers case examples and practical tips throughout, and includes a chapter on how someone working with a traumatized child can help and look after themselves. This book will be invaluable to a range of professionals working with traumatized children including counsellors, child and family social workers and therapists, as well as others involved with traumatized children such as foster carers and teachers

About this title

About the Author

Dr Atle Dyregrov is a clinical psychologist and Director of the Center for Crisis Psychology in Bergen, Norway, which he founded with a colleague in 1988. He is a member of the executive board of The Children and War Foundation and a founding member of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Dr Dyregrov is the author of numerous publications, journal articles, and books.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849050341
• ISBN 13: 9781849050340
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240