Trauma and shock Books

Book SynopsisTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD''Dr. van der Kolk''s masterpiece combines the boundless curiosity of the scientist, the erudition of the scholar, and the passion of the truth teller'' Judith Herman, author of Trauma and RecoveryThe effects of trauma can be devastating for sufferers, their families and future generations. Here one of the world''s experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for treatment, moving away from standard talking and drug therapies and towards an alternative approach that heals mind, brain and body.''Fascinating, hard to put down, and filled with powerful case histories. . . . the most important series of breakthroughs in mental health in the last thirty years'' Norman Doidge, author of The Brain that Changes Itself ''An astonishing and important book. The trauma Bible. I cannot recommend it enough for anyone struggling with...well...anything'' Tara WestoverThe Body Keeps Score has sold over 3 million copies since publication [Circana BookScan, April 2024]Sunday Times (UK) and New York Times (USA) bestseller, March 2024Trade ReviewAn astonishing and important book. The trauma Bible. I cannot recommend it enough for anyone struggling with...well...anything -- Tara WestoverFascinating, hard to put down, and filled with powerful case histories. . . . the most important series of breakthroughs in mental health in the last thirty years -- Norman Doidge, author of The Brain That Changes ItselfA gripping bestseller about where trauma goes, and its disastrous effects on both individuals and societies. Deeply interesting. * The Times *Nobody can stop talking about this book right now . . . you might want to listen -- Maddie Bender * Men's Health *Dr. van der Kolk's masterpiece combines the boundless curiosity of the scientist, the erudition of the scholar, and the passion of the truth teller -- Judith Herman, M.D., author of Trauma and RecoveryEveryone should read this book -- Nigella LawsonA seminal book that outlines the author's pioneering work -- Thea Jane May * Vogue *Draws on 30 years of experience to argue powerfully that trauma is one of the West's most urgent public health issues... Packed with science and human stories ... van der Kolk has a lot to say, and the struggle and resilience of his patients is very moving * New Scientist *Fundamental in understanding how our physical self is connected to all the things we go through and beyond -- Gemma CairneyA masterpiece of powerful understanding and brave heartedness, one of the most intelligent and helpful works on trauma I have ever read. . . a brilliant synthesis of clinical cases, neuroscience, powerful tools and caring humanity, offering a whole new level of healing -- Jack Kornfied, author of A Path With HeartIncredible -- William Leith, 'Books of the Year' * Evening Standard *

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Book SynopsisTrauma and Recovery is the foundational text on understanding trauma survivors. By placing individual experience in a political frame, psychiatrist Judith L. Herman argues that psychological trauma is inseparable from its social and political context. Drawing on her own research on incest, as well as a vast literature on combat veterans and victims of political terror, she shows surprising parallels between private horrors like child abuse and public horrors like war.This edition includes a new epilogue by the author assessing what has-and hasn't-changed in understanding and treating trauma over the last three decades.Hailed by the New York Times as "one of the most important psychiatry works to be published since Freud," Trauma and Recovery is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how we heal.

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Book SynopsisOur human nervous system has the power to cope with high stress but not when it''s been ground down by the relentless stimuli of today''s world. Over time, these persistent demands leave us burnt out because our nervous system is stuck in survival mode. In this mode, we have reduced capacity for rational thinking and less capacity to care. It becomes hard to make decisions, rest, solve problems, be mindful and set boundaries.Drawing on polyvagal theory and her professional insights as a trauma therapist working with clients experiencing anxiety, trauma and burnout, Clinical Psychologist Dr Claire Plumbly will help you understand:- Why stress is different from burnout- How burnout stifles your ability to interact, think clearly and be productive or creative.- Why you get stuck in burnout and cannot ''think'' your way out of it or engage in activities you know could help you.- Cultural beliefs and psychological patterns that cause burnout

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Book SynopsisTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ''Insightful, thought-provoking and profound. I can''t recommend highly enough'' Sunny Singh''A revolutionary work of beauty, brilliance, compassion and ultimately, hope'' Robin DiAngeloThe consequences of racism can be found in our bodies - in skin and sinew, in bone and blood. In this ground-breaking, inspiring work, therapist Resmaa Menakem examines the damage, the physical consequences of discrimination, from the perspective of body-centred psychology. He argues that until we learn to heal and overcome the generational anguish of white supremacy, we will all continue to bear its scars.My Grandmother''s Hands is an extraordinary call to action for all of us to recognize that racism affects not only the mind, but also the body, and introduces an alternative view of what we can do to grow beyond our racial divides.Trade ReviewInsightful, thought-provoking and profound. I can't recommend highly enough -- Sunny SinghIt's not just a manual for feeling your feelings, it's an excavation of the soul. . . Perhaps the most compelling idea in My Grandmother's Hands is that culture lives in the body - in the food we eat, the rituals we perform and ways in which we do or do not soothe our own bodies. It means that when we have the capacity to cultivate new cultures among us through embodied practices. -- Rosel Jackson Stern * gal-dem *A revolutionary work of beauty, brilliance, compassion and ultimately, hope. With eloquence and grace, Resmaa Menakem masterfully lays out the missing piece in the puzzle of why, despite so many good intentions, we have not achieved racial justice. . . This is an intimate guidebook toward racial healing, one that achieves that rare combination for its readers: it is deeply intellectually stimulating while also providing practical ways to engage in the process of repair -- Robin DiAngelo, author of White FragilityFull of wisdom and understanding. Menakem offers a new way to understand racism and, more importantly, to heal it. This book lays out a path to freedom and peace, first for individual readers, then for our culture as a whole. A must-read -- Nancy Van Dyken, author of Everyday NarcissismResmaa Menakem's penetrating insight into trauma is profoundly impactful, but even more powerful and useful are his strategies for addressing it -- for healing. A brilliant thinker, he is able to bring a multitude of research and experience together to guide us in our understanding of how trauma affects our lives. This is essential reading if we are to wrest ourselves from the grips of trauma -- Alexs Pate, author of AmistadForget diversity. Forget teaching tolerance. Forget white guilt. With clarity and insight, Resmaa Menakem offers a profoundly different approach to healing racism -- John Friel and Linda Friel, co-authors of Adult ChildrenMy Grandmother's Hands invites each of us to heal the racial trauma that lives in our bodies. As Resmaa Menakem explains, healing this trauma takes courage and a commitment to viscerally feel this racial pain. By skillfully combining therapy expertise with social criticism and practical guidance, he reveals a path forward for individual and collective healing that involves experiencing the sensations of this journey with each step. -- Alex Haley, Professor at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Spirituality & HealingMenakem cuts to the heart of America's racial crisis with the precision of a surgeon in ways few have before. As this amazing work shows us, policies alone will not do it, and bold social action, though vital to achieving justice, will require those engaged in it to also take action on the injury, deep and personal, from which we all suffer -- Tim Wise, author of White Like MeAn intimate and direct look at the way the Black-white dynamic is held, not only in institutions such as policing, but also in the bodies of all of those involved . . . offers concrete practices that are part of the work of shifting the violence of the original wound -- Susan Raffo, writer, and community organizerResmaa Menakem offers a path of internal reconciliation for a person enduring the generational trauma of American racism, and gives us all a chance to dream of a healing from it -- Keith Ellison, Member of Congress and Deputy Chair of the Democratic National CommitteeAs a career peace officer I entered this noble profession to serve my community, but I had never received any instruction in the police academy or been issued a piece of equipment that prepared me to recognize or examine community trauma . . . or my own. My Grandmother's Hands gave me a profound and compelling historical map tracing law enforcement's role as sometimes unknowing contributors to community trauma -- Medaria Arradondo, Acting Chief, Minneapolis Police Department

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Book SynopsisThose affected by complex PTSD commonly feel as though there is something fundamentally wrong with them - that somewhere inside there is a part of them that needs to be fixed. Though untrue, such beliefs can feel extremely real and frightening. Difficult as it may be, facing one's PTSD from unresolved childhood trauma is a brave, courageous act - and with the right guidance, healing from PTSD is possible.Clinical psychologist Dr Arielle Schwartz has spent years helping those with C-PTSD find their way to wholeness. She also knows the territory of the healing firsthand, having walked it herself. This book provides a map to the complicated, and often overwhelming, terrain of C-PTSD with Dr. Schwartz's knowledgeable guidance helping you find your way.In The Complex PTSD Workbook, you'll learn all about C-PTSD and gain valuable insight into the types of symptoms associated with unresolved childhood trauma, while applying a strength-based perspective to integrate positive beliefs and behaviours.Examples and exercises through which you'll discover your own instances of trauma through relating to PTSD experiences other than your own, such as the following:* Information about common PTSD misdiagnoses such as bipolar disorder, ADHD, anxiety disorders, major depressive disorder, and substance abuse, among others.* Explorations of common methods of PTSD therapy including somatic therapy, EMDR, CBT, DBT, and mind-body perspectives.* Chapter takeaways that encourage thoughtful consideration and writing to explore how you feel as you review the material presented in relation to your PTSD symptoms.The Complex PTSD Workbook aims to empower you with a thorough understanding of the psychology and physiology of C-PTSD so you can make informed choices about the path to healing that is right for you and discover a life of wellness, free of C-PTSD, that used to seem just out of reach.Trade ReviewThis is a practical guide for all those who have experienced childhood trauma. Drawing upon her extensive practice as a body-centered psychotherapist, Dr. Schwartz has created a self-care plan that includes reflective questions and easy to use mindfulness exercises that can be implemented immediately. * Barb Maiberger, author of EMDR Essentials: A Guide for Clients and Therapists and founder of the Maiberger Institute, an EMDRIA-approved provider of EMDR Trainings *Dr. Arielle Schwartz combines simplicity, compassion, humility, and deep knowledge of the field in this book for sufferers of Complex PTSD. The Complex PTSD Workbook is an immensely useful guide to negotiating the turbulent waters of this all too common human malady. * Betty Cannon, Ph.D., author of Sartre and Psychoanalysis and Founder of Applied Existential Psychotherapy (AEP) *I highly recommend this book to anyone who struggles with childhood trauma and neglect, and their painful aftermath. Step-by-step, you will find rich resources to help yourself on your journey to wholeness. Therapists who work with both mind and body will also find this a welcoming and integrative book. * Kathy Steele, MN, CS, private practice and co-author of Treating Trauma-related Dissociation, Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation, and The Haunted Self *The Complex PTSD Workbook offers powerful somatic therapy tools for deep healing, complemented by mindfulness strategies to increase stabilization and enhance overall wellbeing. Dr. Schwartz's emphasis on finding 'wholeness' will strengthen your resilience wherever you are in your life. * Donna Roe Daniell, LCSW, Balance Your Life Coaching & Psychotherapy, creator of the “Midlife Transition Healing Wave” and toolbox for Women in Midlife Transitions *Those who suffer from traumatic stress sometimes find beginning a personal practice intimidating. The Complex PTSD Workbook, with Dr. Arielle Schwartz as a compassionate guide, helps readers create a personal practice using yoga and mindfulness in the service of healing trauma. * Rob Schware, Executive Director, The Give Back Yoga Foundation *Healing from trauma is a profound process, one that undoubtedly involves confronting outstanding pain and suffering. In this book, Dr. Arielle Schwartz offers a unique emphasis on resilience and growth as related to Complex PTSD by providing a profoundly supportive and essential method for healing from trauma and grief. * Wendy Stern, Founder and Executive Director, The Grief Support Network *This is a comprehensive and usable guide to understanding and transforming complex trauma. Through relatable vignettes, The Complex PTSD Workbook explores trauma and treatment methods in accessible language suited for everyday use. Readers are invited to use journalling and self-reflection exercises to review and integrate what they've learned, so that the journey through the workbook is not only informational but experientially relevant as well. * J. Ryan Kennedy, PsyD, Executive Director, Noeticus Counseling Center and Training Institute *

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Book SynopsisWhat is trauma? How does it change the way our brains work? And how can we overcome it?When something traumatic happens to us, we dissociate and our bodies shut down their normal processes. This unique comic explains the strange nature of trauma and how it confuses the brain and affects the body. With wonderful artwork, cat and mouse metaphors, essential scientific facts, and a healthy dose of wit, the narrator reveals how trauma resolution involves changing the body's physiology and describes techniques that can achieve this, including Trauma Releasing Exercises that allow the body to shake away tension, safely releasing deep muscular patterns of stress and trauma.Trade ReviewThis wonderfully illustrated book will be a godsend to anyone wishing to understand the effects of trauma. Such clear, accessible explanations of how we hold, process and release trauma based on the latest research have been long overdue. This little book will be invaluable to both therapists and the public alike. -- John Wilks, Bowen and craniosacral instructor and author of 'Choices in Pregnancy and Childbirth' and 'Using the Bowen Technique to Address Complex and Common Conditions'It would seem impossible that the weighty subject of trauma could be explored so thoroughly in a comic book format. Yet this pairing of text and image so perfectly balances academic rigor, whimsical design, and engaging little narratives. At its heart, this book beautifully inspires the reader to see personal trauma as an opportunity for healing and growth. -- Nkem Ndefo, Certified Nurse Midwife, Founder of TRE Los Angeles, speaker, and trauma educatorUsing simple comics, concise explanations and a healthy dose of wit, this clever book not only explains how trauma affects our body and brain, but more importantly, outlines how to support our body's innate ability to discharge and recover from trauma. -- Richmond Heath, Physiotherapy and Certified TRE Trainer, Trauma Release AustraliaSteve, once again in talking head mode, thus diagrammatically takes us through the myriad different forms that trauma can take and what responses we can expect. As before, it's the incredible degree of symbolism and visual metaphor that Sophie puts into every single illustration which transform this from merely being a succinct and extremely clear explanation of the facts to a fun filled pamphlet of pictorial educational enablement. I think the beauty of this and their previous work is they manage to deal with such complex topics in a manner that would be perfectly digestible and understandable even for primary school kids without remotely compromising on the scientific facts. Brilliant! -- Jonathan * Page 45 *I'd recommend this comic anyone who has experienced trauma or who is working with someone who has. It provides clear and relatable ways of understanding and talking about the effects of trauma, and some sensible suggestions for taking the first steps towards recovery. -- Nikki Luke, research Fellow, Rees Centre * Rees Centre Newsletter *Table of Contents1. Stories about Trauma! 2. There is Trauma! 3. We Can Overcome Trauma! 4. Trauma Resolution Involves Changing the Body Physiology! 5. Cat and Mouse! 6. What You Can Do to Overcome Trauma!

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Book Synopsis'A striking memoir...A must-read for anyone healing from complex trauma' Jeanette McCurdy, bestselling author of I'm Glad My Mom DiedEvery cell in my body is filled with the code of generations of trauma, of death, of birth, of migration, of history that I cannot understand. . . . I want to have words for what my bones know. By the age of thirty, Stephanie Foo was successful on paper: she had her dream job as an award-winning radio producer at This American Life and a loving boyfriend. But behind her office door, she was having panic attacks and sobbing at her desk every morning. After years of questioning what was wrong with herself, she was diagnosed with complex PTSD - a condition that occurs when trauma happens continuously, over the course of years. Both of Foo's parents abandoned her when she was a teenager, after years of physical and verbal abuse and neglect. She thought she'd moved on, but her new diagnosis illuminated the way her past continued to threaten her health, relationships, and career. She found limited resources to help her, so Foo set out to heal herself, and to map her experiences onto the scarce literature about C-PTSD. In this deeply personal and thoroughly researched account, Foo interviews scientists and psychologists and tries a variety of innovative therapies. She returns to her hometown in California to investigate the effects of immigrant trauma on the community, and she uncovers family secrets in the country of her birth, Malaysia, to learn how trauma can be inherited through generations. Ultimately, she discovers that you don't move on from trauma - but you can learn to move with it. Powerful, enlightening and hopeful, What My Bones Know is a brave narrative that reckons with the hold of the past over the present, the mind over the body - and examines one woman's ability to reclaim agency from her trauma.Trade ReviewA striking memoir...A must-read for anyone healing from complex trauma -- Jeanette McCurdy, bestselling author of I'M GLAD MY MOM DIEDAn intimate, deeply engrossing story of psychological recovery * The Australian *As Foo sheds necessary light on the little-discussed topic of C-PTSD, she holds out the hope that while 'healing is never final . . . along with the losses are the triumphs' that can positively transform a traumatized life. . . . A sharp, insightful and stirring memoir. * Kirkus Reviews *Foo's writing is shrewdly insightful. In telling her story so compellingly, she joins authors such as Anna Qu and Ly Tran in adding nuance to the 'model minority' myth, if not actively subverting it. . . . Highly recommended. -- Library Journal (starred review)This is a work of immense beauty. * Publishers Weekly *Many trauma survivors struggle to describe the seemingly indescribable sense of carrying something intangibly sharp - something there but not there - inside. But in What My Bones Know, Stephanie Foo details that and more. Her achingly exquisite memoir takes us on a journey through complex trauma, illuminating her path of self-discovery and providing real hope for those who long to heal. -- Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO SOMEONEWhat My Bones Know is an absolute triumph. Foo's beautifully written memoir is a balm and a light for anyone afraid that their early traumas have permanently stunted their capacity for connection, love, and purpose. This book is a must-read for anyone hungry for hope. -- Christie Tate, New York Times bestselling author of GROUPStephanie Foo's incredible memoir speaks to so many things at once: the horrors of an abusive childhood, the enduring power of trauma, the messy science of the brain and the lifelong quest for meaning and healing. Funny and tragic, unflinchingly honest and relentlessly hopeful, What My Bones Know is a marvel of a book. -- Ed Yong, New York Times bestselling author of I CONTAIN MULTITUDESFoo's journalistic eye serves her generously through a hard-won examination of trauma and its aftermath. I cried while turning the pages; I knew that I was witnessing an astonishing literary endeavour. For others who live with C-PTSD, this is a crucial, life-changing book. -- Esmé Weijun Wang, New York Times bestselling author of THE COLLECTED SCHIZOPHRENIASAt turns funny and devastating, terrifying and transcendent, Foo's quest for understanding should be relevant not just to someone with C-PTSD but to anyone seeking to grow and be present in this one life. -- Jenny Odell, New York Times bestselling author of HOW TO DO NOTHINGIn What My Bones Know, Stephanie Foo mines her past in search of answers, uncovering what it means to navigate trauma over generations. With striking candidness, Foo takes readers on her journey to understand her diagnosis of complex PTSD, weaving together reporting and personal history. A testament to Foo's determination, What My Bones Know is an act of reclamation - and a bold, defiant proclamation: "I am here." -- Kat Chow, author of SEEING GHOSTS

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Book SynopsisA practical step-by-step guide and follow-up companion toHealing Developmental Trauma--presenting one of the first comprehensive models for addressing complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD)The NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) is an integrated mind-body framework that focuses on relational, attachment, developmental, cultural, and intergenerational trauma. NARM helps clients resolve C-PTSD, recover from adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and facilitate post-traumatic growth.Inspired by cutting-edge trauma-informed research on attachment, developmental psychology, and interpersonal neurobiology, The Practical Guide for Healing Developmental Trauma provides counselors, psychotherapists, psychologists, social workers, and trauma-sensitive helping professionals with the theoretical background and practical skills they need to help clients transform complex trauma. It explains:The four pillars of the NARM therapeutic model Cultural and transgenerational trauma Shock vs. developmental trauma How to effectively address ACEs and support relational health How to differentiate NARM from other approaches to trauma treatment NARM''s organizing principles and how to integrate the program into your clinical practice

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Book Synopsis'I can say with certainty that this man saved my life. He made life worth living. But most importantly, he empowered me to find and reclaim myself again' Lady GagaDo the work to heal yourself and find a path through trauma.Trauma is everywhere and so many of us are silently affected by it. Stressful, challenging and frightening events can happen to anyone, at any age, leaving us feeling overwhelmed, anxious and exhausted. Left unchecked, difficult experiences can have a lasting psychological effect on our wellbeing.In Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic, leading psychiatrist Dr Paul Conti sets out a unique set of tools anyone can access to help recognise the signs of trauma, heal from past hurt and find the road to recovery.Drawing on the most recent scientific research, Dr Conti breaks down the topic into clear sections, looking at why trauma happens, how it manifests in the body and what we can do to move past it. In the book, you'll discover the three different types of trauma you might face, as well as practical exercises and solutions for getting to the root of the problem.This is an important, life-affirming book, one that invites you to empower yourself against trauma, own your life experiences and learn to thrive, not just survive, in the wake of life's difficulties.Trade ReviewDr Conti is a physician and psychiatrist, and a person who has been through a lot, too. This gives him a unique perspective on how people function and how traumas can change us, specifically how traumas lead us to think and act differently without understanding why. * Kim Kardashian *Trauma affects countless individuals and families, and Paul's book is carefully thought out and explained in ways that are understandable to everyone. Wisdom and patience prevail in his unique outlook on a subject that has been largely ignored by doctors for years. It's a must-read for professionals as well as anyone who has experienced trauma or other psychological stressors. * Tommy Hilfiger *

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Book SynopsisWhen we think about trauma and PTSD we tend to think about war and conflict. But around a third of women feel some part of their birth was traumatic. This experience can impact on their mental and physical health, their relationships and future plans. In Why Birth Trauma Matters, Dr Emma Svanberg, clinical psychologist and co-founder of Make Birth Better, explores what happens to those who go through a bad birth. She explains in detail how birth trauma occurs, examines the wide-ranging impact on all of those involved in birth, and looks at treatments and techniques to aid recovery. By drawing on her own research and the work of experts in the field, and sharing the first-hand experiences of women, she shows how it is possible to begin to move on.

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Book SynopsisAn Irish Times book of the year 2022A powerful, probing book about PTSD.As a journalist Keane has covered conflict and brutality across the world for more than thirty years, from Rwanda, Sudan, South Africa, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine and many more. Driven by an irresistible compulsion to be where the night is darkest, he made a name for reporting with humanity and empathy from places where death and serious injury were not abstractions, and tragedy often just a moment's bad luck away.But all this time he struggled not to be overwhelmed by another story, his acute complex post-traumatic stress disorder', a condition arising from exposure to multiple instances of trauma experienced over a long period. This condition has caused him to suffer a number of mental breakdowns and hospitalisations. Despite this, and countless promises to do otherwise, he has gone back to the wars again and again.Why?In this powerful and intensely personal book, Keane interrogates what it is that draws him to the wars, what keeps him there and offers a reckoning of the damage done.PTSD affects people from all walks of life. Trauma can be found in many places, not just war. Keane's book speaks to the struggle of all who are trying to recover from injury, addiction and mental breakdown. It is a survivor's story drawn from lived experience, told with honesty, courage and an open heart.Trade Review Praise for The Madness ‘Keane has not just the courage to risk death so that the most important stories can be told, as well as the eye to tell them with vivid subtlety, but also the humility to reveal the havoc that this task visits on the beholder’ Spectator ‘A brutally honest exploration of what motivates Keane to keep reporting on atrocities despite the toll on his mental health… Gentle but unflinching’ Guardian, Book of the Day ‘The Madness is engaging without resorting to sensation. Fluent prose follows the decline of the political situation – and of Keane’s own mental health – in chilling, compelling detail’ Observer ‘Fergal Keane opens doors into closed places. He lets us look inside those complex compartments where fear, anxiety, anger and panic lurk, and he tells a story of being afraid all of his life… beautifully written… This is an important book’ Irish Times ‘Fergal Keane’s torments might be as nothing compared to the sufferings he has observed, and his work can do nothing to alleviate those sufferings, but what chance is there of any restitution, no matter how inadequate it may be, without witnesses to the crimes of the truly guilty?’ TLS ‘The Madness is a heady reckoning with trauma, adrenaline and that mixture of moral courage and compulsion that drives the news cycle, Fergal Keane tells difficult, sometimes horrible truths about the world, but it is the truths he finds about himself that make this book a necessary read’ Annie Enright ‘A really important piece of work’ Susanna Reid, on Good Morning Britain ‘An immensely brave book’ Tortoise 'Powerful, and heartbreaking’ Audrey Magee ‘The Madness is an extraordinary, captivating account of one man's journey in search of truth, as he excavates the human story from chaos’ Elaine Feeney

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Book SynopsisIn the small hours of January 1st, 1919, the cruellest twist of fate changed at a stroke the lives of an entire community. Tormod Morrison was there that terrible night. He was on board HMY Iolaire when it smashed into rocks and sank, killing some 200 servicemen on the very last leg of their long journey home from war. For Tormod – a man unlike others, with artistry in his fingertips – the disaster would mark him indelibly. Two decades later, Alasdair and Rachel are sent to the windswept Isle of Lewis to live with Tormod in his traditional blackhouse home, a world away from the Glasgow of their earliest years. Their grandfather is kind, compassionate, but still deeply affected by the remarkable true story of the Iolaire shipwreck – by the selfless heroism and desperate tragedy he witnessed. A deeply moving novel about passion constrained, coping with loss and a changing world, As the Women Lay Dreaming explores how a single event can so dramatically impact communities, individuals and, indeed, our very souls.Trade Review“Passionate, atmospheric and evocative.”“A haunting, poignant, meticulously researched novel about the 1919 Iolaire ferry disaster and its effect on the local community. An extraordinary piece of storytelling.”“Atmospheric and evocative… masterful writing.”“A beautifully drawn novel. …Achingly well realised.” -- Roger Hutchinson * West Highland Free Press *"A poignant novel." -- Nicola Sturgeon“A searing poetic meditation on stoicism and loss.” -- Mariella Frostrup * BBC Radio 4 Open Book *“A powerful novel… A poignant exploration of love, loss and survivor’s guilt.” -- Nick Rennison * Sunday Times *“Triumphant… The writing is breath-taking, poignant and takes great pains to immerse the reader in ideas of trauma, suffering and the shared culture of a grieving generation. [A] rich and lyrical writing style.” Lochaber Life, Book of the Month;“Timely, clever, evocative… Murray has said that this novel took him around sixteen years to complete and on the strength of this poignant offering one hopes we will not have to wait so long for his second.”“A classic bildungsroman… It is that rarity: a work of imagination which reads like experienced truth. It’s the kind of book you want to read again as soon as you finish it, because you know there is so much that will be revealed on that second reading: the kind of novel which can enrich your life.” -- Allan Massie * Scotsman, Best Scottish Books of 2018 *“Murray is an evocative painter of landscapes and a deeply sympathetic writer… This diligently researched book exists principally as a space for forgotten voices to sound, bearing witness not just to this tragedy, but to the terrible cost of World War I itself.” -- Stephanie Cross * Daily Mail *“Beautifully and sensitively told, by one of the great lyrical writers of our time, D S Murray ... [A] brutal reminder of how resilient and tangled are the tentacles of tragedy.” -- Cathy MacDonald[A] tightly structured, time-hopping memoir-but-not-a-memoir… A story spanning 74 years whittled meticulously into shape… Murray pulls off the perfect combination of fact and fiction… [His] assured journey through the disruption, trauma, love and loss threaded unspoken through one Lewis family, with barely a word of the shipwreck, is on every page a novel of the Iolaire disaster. “ -- Catriona Black * Herald and National *“A very special book… a poignant tale of family, love and relationships lived out in the hardest of places… Donald S Murray is superb in bringing his characters to life and making the incidents they encounter feel utterly real.”“Gave me an insight into the Iolaire disaster which no history book could manage… a powerful book…which reveals new layers with every reading. It is history brought to life through fiction, and when it is done in a manner as moving and beautiful as this it is invaluable.” -- Alistair Braidwood * Scots Whay Hae *

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative guide has introduced many tens of thousands of clinicians to Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), a leading evidence-based treatment for traumatized children and their parents or caregivers. Preeminent clinical researchers provide a comprehensive framework for assessing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), other trauma-related symptoms, and traumatic grief in 3- to 18-year-olds; building core coping skills; and directly addressing and making meaning of children's trauma experiences. Implementation is facilitated by sample scripts, case examples, troubleshooting tips, and reproducible client handouts. Purchasers get access to a webpage where they can download and print the reproducible materials in a convenient 8 1/2 x 11 size. TF-CBT is listed in SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices. New to This Edition *Incorporates a decade's worth of advances in TF-CBT research and clinical practice. *Updated for Trade Review"This manual represents the gold standard for synthesizing the best research and clinical practice into a coherent treatment model. Especially notable is the attention to ongoing developments in the field, such as the interest in a grief-related diagnosis. The authors are acutely sensitive to the needs of front-line clinicians working with complicated cases in various settings. They have expanded the original model in a way that is considerate of real-world challenges by offering therapists practical suggestions for adapting the core TF-CBT techniques to make them their own."--Robin F. Goodman, PhD, private practice, New York City; Executive Director, A Caring Hand organization and bereavement program "Developed by three of our most important child trauma researchers, TF-CBT represents a state-of-the-art approach for understanding and treating this underserved population. This second edition couldn’t be more timely for clinicians who work with children, adolescents, and families. The effectiveness of the approach is demonstrated in the authors' clinical research studies as well as studies from other laboratories across the world, and the inclusion of multiple clinical examples renders the book usable for clinicians of all backgrounds and training."--Terence M. Keane, PhD, National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, and Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine "Covering every aspect of TF-CBT--including the critical role of the therapeutic relationship and the flexible use of treatment procedures--this book provides a complete understanding of our most effective treatment for children and youth with trauma-related problems. Practitioners will greatly appreciate the extensive case examples and excellent clinical materials. I have never read a treatment manual in which every point made was so thoroughly grounded in the most recent scientific research. From start to finish, the authors combine the best science and clinical experience with a laser focus on tailoring treatment to the individual needs of each child and family. This book is evidence-based practice at its best. It should be read and studied by every therapist working with traumatized children and youth."--Benjamin E. Saunders, PhD, Professor and Associate Director, National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina "Impressive. The authors interweave theory, research, and clinical insights to show how clinicians can engage traumatized children and their families in the process of change and recovery. The second edition includes extensive new research on both trauma- and grief-focused components and continues to provide a rich set of reproducible handouts. I recommend this book not only for clinicians working with traumatized youth, but also as a text that should be used at universities and colleges around the world."--Tine K. Jensen, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway "This outstanding second edition lays out both basic and sophisticated strategies, component by component. The authors reference the latest empirical findings from clinical trials, present useful case vignettes, and describe clinical complexities that clinicians of all levels of experience may face in practice."--Lisa Amaya-Jackson, MD, MPH, UCLA–Duke National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, Duke University School of Medicine -Table of ContentsI. Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Overview and Conceptual Framework 1. The Impact of Trauma and Grief on Children and Families 2. Assessment Strategies for Traumatized Children 3. The TF-CBT Model: How It Works 4. Research on TF-CBT 5. The Role of the TF-CBT Therapist II. Trauma-Focused Components Introduction to the Trauma-Focused Components 6. Trauma-Focused Component 1. Trauma Psychoeducation 7. Trauma-Focused Component 2. Parenting Skills 8. Trauma-Focused Component 3. Relaxation Skills 9. Trauma-Focused Component 4. Affective Expression and Modulation Skills 10. Trauma-Focused Component 5. Cognitive Coping and Processing Skills: The Cognitive Triangle 11. Trauma-Focused Component 6. Trauma Narration and Processing, Part 1: Trauma Narration 12. Trauma-Focused Component 6. Trauma Narration and Processing, Part 2: Cognitive Processing 13. Trauma-Focused Component 7. In Vivo Mastery of Trauma Reminders 14. Trauma-Focused Component 8. Conjoint Child–Parent Sessions 15. Trauma-Focused Component 9. Enhancing Future Safety and Development 16. Group Application of Trauma-Focused Components III. Grief-Focused Components Introduction to the Grief-Focused Components 17. Grief-Focused Component 1. Grief Psychoeducation 18. Grief-Focused Component 2. Grieving the Loss and Addressing Ambivalent Feelings: "What I Miss and What I Don't Miss" 19. Grief-Focused Component 3. Preserving Positive Memories 20. Grief-Focused Component 4. Redefining the Relationship and Committing to Present Relationships 21. Treatment Review and Closure Appendix 1. Handouts for Families Appendix 2. Implementation Resources: Books and Games to Use during Treatment Appendix 3. Additional Professional Resources: Training References Index

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Book SynopsisBut all this time he struggled not to be overwhelmed by another story, his acute âcomplex post-traumatic stress disorderâ, a condition arising from exposure to multiple instances of trauma experienced over a long period.Trade Review‘A brutally honest exploration of what motivates Keane to keep reporting on atrocities despite the toll on his mental health… Gentle but unflinching’ Guardian, Book of the Day

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative and comprehensive volume explains how to integrate movement, sound, art, play, imagery, drama, and other multisensory practices into psychotherapy. Cathy A. Malchiodi and other leading experts demonstrate ways to combine a wide range of expressive approaches to help clients explore feelings and thoughts that are often difficult to access verbally. Rich case examples illustrate what these modalities look like in action, providing readers with strategies they can readily apply in work with individuals of all ages. The book interweaves theory and research with practical recommendations for implementing expressive arts therapy to enhance communication and to support regulation, attachment, trauma recovery, and sensory integration.Trade Review"Malchiodi and colleagues elegantly describe how expressive arts therapy can facilitate healing of brain, mind, and body, by fostering social connection, emotion regulation, rhythm, and play. These approaches have been used for centuries and have the ability to aid in healing traumatized individuals and communities. A 'must read'!"--Ruth A. Lanius, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Western Ontario, Canada "A comprehensive guide to understanding the breadth and depth of expressive arts as a mental health intervention. Malchiodi has brought together a team of experts who lead the reader through the rationale for expressive arts therapy from multiple theoretical frameworks and applied to multiple populations. Contributors give particular attention to current issues related to interpersonal neurobiology, social justice, and trauma. The clinical illustrations bring the interventions to life and help readers fully appreciate the difference that expressive arts therapy can make for clients. I would use this book as the primary text for our graduate expressive arts course, or as a recommended text for my advanced play therapy course. I especially appreciate the chapters that address history and theory, which will help graduate students develop a stronger theoretical grounding for their work."--Dee C. Ray, PhD, LPC-S, NCC, RPT-S, Regents Professor in Counseling and Higher Education, and Director, Center for Play Therapy, University of North Texas "This powerfully informative handbook provides more than core expressive arts principles and methodologies--we also see how expressive approaches are integrated into a range of therapies. Chapters by premier practitioners consistently emphasize how the expressive arts are strengths based, action oriented, and attentive to the mind and body. The book is filled with real-world implementation strategies, best-practice principles, case examples, and important consideration of individual, group, and family contexts. It is tremendously helpful in moving the reader beyond abstract theory to step-by-step methods of facilitation with clients."--Raphael Travis Jr., LCSW, DrPH, Professor and MSW Program Director, Texas State University School of Social Work "This book offers an essential introduction to principles of expressive arts therapy and brings together stellar contributors who are recognized authorities in their areas of expertise. Each chapter provides relevant illustrative examples of how the arts may be used to find relief, meaning, agency, and vitality. This handbook is an indispensable resource for all helping professionals interested in how to integrate various forms of expression within psychotherapy."--Nisha Sajnani, PhD, RDT-BCT, Director of Drama Therapy, New York University-Both practicing therapists and students in the mental health field will benefit from the completeness of this handbook….Each chapter of the handbook can be read on its own, but taken together, they form an almost encyclopedic collection of what is available for therapeutic use today. *****!--Doody's Review Service, 04/07/2023Table of ContentsI. Foundations of Expressive Arts Therapy 1. What is Expressive Arts Therapy?, Cathy A. Malchiodi 2. Frameworks for Expressive Arts Therapy, Cathy A. Malchiodi 3. Attunement in Expressive Arts: Attachment, Rhythm, Resonance, and Embodied Empathy, Mitchell Kossak 4. Bridging Arts and Science in Expressive Arts Therapy, Patricia Leavy II. Core Practices and Methodology 5. The Integrative Process of Expressive Arts Therapy, Karen Estrella 6. Person-Centered Expressive Arts Therapy, Sue Ann Herron 7. Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts Therapy, Laury Rappaport 8. Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts Therapy, Cathy A. Malchiodi 9. Playing through an Expressive Lens, Renee Turner 10. Narrative Expressive Arts Therapy, Shoshana Simons 11. Expressive Arts Therapy and Mindfulness, Karin von Daler III. Integrating the Expressive Arts in Therapy 12. Sandtray and Expressive Arts in Child Psychotherapy: Using Play as a Neural Exercise, Theresa Kestly 13. Bilateral Body Mapping with Guided Drawing, Cornelia Elbrecht 14. Meeting the Moment: Music Therapy as Part of Arts-Focused Hospice Care, Laura E. Beer 15. Polyvagal-Informed Dance/Movement Therapy: Dance and Music on the Creative Continuum with Survivors of Trauma, Amber Elizabeth L. Gray 16. The Dancing Mindfulness Approach to Expressive Arts Therapy: Trauma-Focused Solutions for Group and Individual Settings, Jamie Marich 17. Integrative Drama Therapy in the Treatment of Trauma: Matching Aesthetic Properties to Patient Needs, Craig Haen 18. Integrating Creative Writing and Expressive Arts, Suzan Lemont

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Book SynopsisFrom the National Book Award winner, a powerful and timely rumination on how we can draw on historical examples of “survivor power” to understand the upheaval and death caused by the COVID-19 pandemic—and collectively heal"Lifton shows us why we must confront reality in order to save democracy." —Peter Balakian, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Ozone JournalIn this moving and ultimately hopeful meditation on the psychological aftermath of catastrophe, award-winning psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton calls forth his life’s work to show us how to cope with the lasting effects and legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic. The result is a thought-provoking examination of life in the face of COVID-19 from one of the most profound thinkers of our time. When the people of Hiroshima experienced the unspeakable horror of the atomic bombing, they responded by creating an activist “city of peace.” Survivors of the Nazi death camps took the lead in combating mass killing of any kind and converted their experience into art and literature that demonstrated the resilience of the human spirit. Drawing on the remarkably life-affirming responses of survivors of such atrocities, Lifton, “one of the world’s foremost thinkers on why we humans do such awful things to each other” (Bill Moyers), shows readers how we can carry on and live meaningful lives even in the face of the tragic and the absurd. Surviving Our Catastrophes offers compelling examples of “survivor power” and makes clear that we will not move forward by denying the true extent of the pandemic’s destruction. Instead, we must truly reckon with COVID-19’s effects on ourselves and society—and find individual and collective forms of renewal.Trade ReviewPraise for Surviving Our Catastrophes:"[Surviving Our Catastrophes] cuts through the existential fog to reveal something like hope. . . . Lifton’s wisdom is worth reading—and heeding."—The Washington Post"Thought-provoking. . . . Surviving Our Catastrophes is an absorbing sociological study focused on survivors—the keys to social renewal after disasters strike."—Foreword Reviews"Readers will cry and cheer as they immerse themselves in Lifton’s wise, chilling, enlightening, and compassionate book."—Booklist (starred review)“A thoughtful, pithy, and inspiring narrative. . . . Written with the authority of experience, this book offers a viable path to true recovery.”—Kirkus Reviews"Lifton, more than anyone alive today, can serve as a wise and lucid guide . . . [to] the remarkably life-affirming responses of survivors of atrocities, and the larger human capacity for collective renewal."—Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score“Lifton makes a difficult subject accessible . . . the book feels almost like a conversation. In this summation of a lifetime’s work, he distills the wisdom gained from bearing intimate witness to survivors of history’s most terrible events, and offers us all a message of hope.”—Dr. Judith Herman, author of Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice “With the same intellectual rigor and passionate commitment he has brought to his life’s work, Robert Jay Lifton explains how the way we process and memorialize catastrophe—Hiroshima, the AIDS plague, the murderous early days of the COVID pandemic—can reveal, and mobilize, what he calls our ‘human commonality.’ It’s a book we can all be grateful for.”—Daniel Okrent, author of The Guarded Gate and Last Call “If the human race can look back without despair on what it did to itself in the twentieth century (and may well be about to do again), then we should thank the unflinching wisdom of Robert Jay Lifton. This short, utterly necessary book is written at the climax of a very long life, by a man who has looked straight into the black sun of Auschwitz and Hiroshima and yet preserved his moral eyesight. . . . Lifton writes here about victims who become survivors . . . of catastrophes present and to come: COVID-19, nuclear threat, climate change. We have to learn from the survivors of catastrophe ‘if we are to learn the truth about ourselves, if we are to go on living as a species.’”—Neal Ascherson, Scottish journalist and author of Black Sea and the novel The Death of the Fronsac “This exquisite distillation of a genius-life’s wisdom turns our age of troubles into a time of unexpected affirmation, abundant possibility. Robert Jay Lifton’s briefest book is—stunningly—his magnum opus.”—James Carroll, author of The Truth at the Heart of the Lie “Lifton shows us why we must confront reality in order to save democracy.”—Peter Balakian, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Ozone Journal “Lifton offers a powerful and clear physical and spiritual road map of how to navigate our pain after a personal or global disaster: see it, feel it, own it, share it, and use it.”—Sohaila Abdulali, author of What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape“Lifton escorts us on a soul-searching journey and gives us an emotional and intellectual road map for accepting and living through catastrophes using what he calls ‘survivor power.’ This book is not just a captivating read; it’s also a life-affirming experience.”—Dr. Michael Osterholm“The COVID-19 pandemic appears to us a catastrophe like no other. And yet from the Holocaust to Hiroshima to the War on Terror, the pandemic is but the leading edge of a catastrophic century. To make sense of the plague—to understand it as medical challenge, moral conundrum, and societal wound—demands the rare writer who has confronted the century’s horrors. In its wisdom and humanity, Surviving Our Catastrophes is an essential book.”—Mark Danner, author of The Massacre at El Mozote, Torture and Truth, and Spiral: Trapped in the Forever War “A poignant, beautifully crafted, and compelling case for optimizing our survival as individuals and as a species, Surviving Our Catastrophes is the culmination of a lifetime of inquiry and study of the most horrible and horrifying things human beings do to each other and their ensuant moral injury. Lifton shows how we might and sometimes do heal from such events and their aftermath through bearing witness, remembering, public mourning, and above all, widespread social action and activism. He also shows us how we might come to prevent impending disasters stemming from the human mind when we fail to recognize our common humanity. ”—Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of MBSR (mindfulness-based stress reduction) and author of Full Catastrophe Living and Coming to Our Senses

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Book Synopsis'Blending science, therapy and personal anecdotes, Break the Cycle empowers readers to disrupt harmful patterns from the past and cultivate new cycles of love and strength.’ Vex King, bestselling author of Good Vibes, Good LifeHow to pass on strength not pain to those you love.When a physical wound is left unhealed, it continues to cause pain and can infect the whole body. When emotions are left unhealed, they similarly cause harm that spreads to other parts of our lives, hurting our family, friends and colleagues. Eventually, this hurt spreads further, affecting entire communities and families across generations.This is intergenerational trauma. It can lead us to become people-pleasers, co-dependent in relationships and even estranged from our families. The wounds are complex and continue to invade our minds, bodies and spirits long after.In Break the Cycle, Dr Mariel Buqué delivers the ground-breaking guide to healing inherited trauma. Weaving scientific research with practical exercises and stories from her therapy room, Dr Buqué will help you understand how trauma is inherited from one generation to the next, break the cycle and disrupt the flow of intergenerational trauma with therapeutic exercises, and encourage you to pass on strength - not pain - to future generations.With a holistic approach to healing that has been absent from the field of psychology for too long, Break the Cycle will help you shift intergenerational trauma to intergenerational abundance.Trade ReviewDr. Mariel Buqué's work is filled with essential gems that help us understand the depths and layers of intergenerational trauma and equip learners of her work to master how to Break the Cycle. Her approach toward intergenerational healing practices is comprehensive, holistic, humanizing, and real. She helps us see how mental health practices can be accessible, culturally responsive, and applicable to people across the world who wish to internalize her healing techniques in ways that can produce sustainable effects in their lives and for future generations to come. This literary work has the capacity to shift the way we see the phenomenon of trauma and helps us to envision a world where emotional freedom from the grip of generational pain is indeed possible. * Layla Saad, New York Times bestselling author of Me and White Supremacy *Mariel is who people can turn to learn more about holistic healing, self-compassion, and mental health. Her work and voice are transformative and so important. * Alexandra Elle, bestselling author of After the Rain and Neon Soul *Dr. Mariel is a being of clarity and light! I truly believe she innately holds a gift of weaving and helping people to show up more authentically than they have previously. Through education, connection, and healing, Dr. Mariel is a weaver of healing and therapeutic wellness. She draws community IN, and invites participants to truly revisit their experiences and perceptions of their lives. * Dr. Jennifer Mullan, author and founder of Decolonizing Therapy *

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Book SynopsisA trusted, comprehensive resource, this volume demonstrates a range of creative approaches for facilitating children's emotional reparation and recovery from trauma. Experts in play, art, music, movement, and drama therapy, as well as bibliotherapy, describe step-by-step strategies for working with children, families, and groups. Rich with case material and artwork, the book is practical and user-friendly. Specific types of stressful experiences discussed include parental loss, child abuse, family violence, bullying, and mass trauma. New to This Edition: *Updated and expanded discussions of trauma and of the neurobiological basis for creative interventions. *Chapters on art therapy and EMDR, body maps and dissociation, sandtray play, resiliency-based movement therapy, work with clay, mindfulness, and stress reduction with music therapy. *Highlights important developments in knowledge about self-regulation, resilience, and posttraumatic growth.Trade Review"Malchiodi and her colleagues understand the needs of traumatized children and how to respond to them. In this book of wide-ranging creative therapeutic interventions, contributors report on techniques grounded in the latest psychophysiological and developmental research. They describe expressive/experiential/body-based creative arts techniques that help traumatized children address and process the effects of their traumatic experiences. Among the many strengths of this book are its focus on flexibly adapting the various strategies to the specific needs and context of each child and its emphasis on strengths and resiliency."--Christine A. Courtois, PhD, ABPP, private practice (retired), Washington, DC; consultant and trainer, trauma psychology and treatment "Another exceptional book from a highly regarded clinician, author, and speaker! Malchiodi has assembled a group of experts to present the beautifully written and illustrated second edition of this important volume. The book includes cutting-edge creative interventions and updated discussions of practice issues, research, and multicultural applications. Like the first edition, this comprehensive and highly accessible work contains a wealth of practical information and is a 'must read' for both professionals and students to guide their work with children."--Sue C. Bratton, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S, Professor and Director, Center for Play Therapy, University of North Texas “Malchiodi has once again delivered a volume that beautifully blends theory, science, and technique with clinically sound strategies for helping traumatized children. Whether your interest is art, play, sandtray, drama, music, or movement therapy, you will find valuable information and fresh clinical insights to inform your practice. Newer therapists will receive a solid grounding in a trauma-informed approach to expressive therapies, and seasoned therapists will find creative interventions to expand their clinical repertoires. This second edition is a welcome addition to the libraries of those who practice developmentally sensitive trauma work with children.”--Paris Goodyear-Brown, LCSW, RPT-S, Nurture House, Franklin, Tennessee “As understanding has increased of neurobiology and sensory processes in trauma, so has the need for practitioners to develop skills in the use of creative arts and expressive therapies for treatment. This well-written volume offers both breadth and depth, while providing flexible and developmentally friendly treatment approaches that are client-focused and driven by individual and family needs relating to trauma. Compelling case examples bring these approaches to life. I highly recommend this work to all practitioners who work with children and families living with trauma in its many forms. It’s a wonderful book!”--Risë VanFleet, PhD, RPT-S, CDBC, President, Family Enhancement and Play Therapy Center, Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania -The book has a rich collection of black-and-white sketches that are worth the price of the book on its own merit. They speak when words fail....The book has good reference information, organized by chapters. (on the first edition)--Illness, Crisis and Loss, 01/01/2010ƒƒI would recommend this well-researched and well-informed book to therapists working in schools with children of displaced, disenfranchised survivors of war and disaster and those working with families around the world who are struggling to make sense of their traumatizing experiences....This book is packed with suggested activities for therapists to help restore the child's sense of safety and ability to function creatively and spontaneously. (on the first edition)--Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 02/01/2009ƒƒThe book is well structured and each chapter offers the reader a deeper understanding of specific creative applications and useful interventions for working with traumatized children, families, and groups....I found Malchiodi's presentation of the neurobiological effects of trauma to be an exciting introduction to new ways of looking at trauma work with children. It serves as a foundation for the important and moving work described by the contributing authors and sets the tone for the book. (on the first edition)--Art Therapy, 05/01/2014Table of ContentsI. Creative Interventions and Children: Basics of Practice 1. Neurobiology, Creative Interventions, and Childhood Trauma, Cathy A. Malchiodi 2. Ethics, Evidence, Trauma-Informed Practice, and Cultural Sensitivity, Cathy A. Malchiodi II. Applications with Children and Adolescents 3. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and Art Therapy with Traumatized Children, Madoka Takada Urhausen 4. Music and Grief Work with Children and Adolescents, Russell E. Hilliard 5. Art Therapy as an Intervention for Mass Terrorism and Violence, Laura V. Loumeau-May, Ellie Seibel-Nicol, Mary Pellicci Hamilton, & Cathy A. Malchiodi 6. Treating Dissociation in Traumatized Children with Body Maps, Bart Santen 7. Therapeutic Stories and Play in the Sandtray with Traumatized Children: The Moving Stories Method, Susanne Carroll Duffy 8. Dance/Movement Therapy with Refugee and Survivor Children: A Healing Pathway Is a Creative Process, Amber Elizabeth Gray 9. The Clay Field and Developmental Trauma in Children, Cornelia Elbrecht III. Applications with Families and Groups 10. Creative Crisis Intervention Techniques with Children and Families, Lennis G. Echterling & Anne L. Stewart 11. Vanquishing Monsters: Group Drama Therapy for Treating Trauma, Craig Haen 12. Trauma-Informed Art Therapy and Group Intervention with Children from Violent Homes, Cathy A. Malchiodi IV. Creative Interventions as Prevention 13. Bullying, Trauma, and Creative Art Interventions: Building Resilience and Supporting Prevention, Margaret M. McGuinness & Kathy J. Schnur 14. Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts Therapy and Mindfulness with Children and Adolescents, Laury Rappaport 15. Sounds of Strength: Music Therapy for Hospitalized Children at Risk for Traumatization, Claire M. Ghetti & Annette M. Whitehead-Pleaux Appendix: Resources for Work with Traumatized Children Bibliotherapy Recommendations Trauma-Related Resources

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Book SynopsisDeveloped from an edited series of journal articles into a larger collection with a clear identity and emphasis all its own-one need only browse through the Table of Contents. The divided lives of women in literature , Case studies of agency and communion in women''s lives, A sense of humor, Dialogue with Guatemalan Indian women, Coping with rape, Earliest memories: Sex differences and the meaning of experience, Women''s explanations for job changes, Androgyny and the life cycle: The Bacchae of Euripides -these are but a few of the topics represented in this diverse and interesting collection. What, then, binds these essays together? First and foremost, this is a book of stories about women, about the conflicts, choices, and opportunities that are present in the lives of women, both real and imagined.Table of ContentsForeword Introduction PART I: Women's Consciousness: Public and Private Images Sex in Psychological Paradigms--from Behavior to Cognition Rhoda Kesler Unger The Divided Lives of Women in Literature Katherine V. Pope E. Nesbit's Forty-First Year: Her Life, Times, and Symbolizations of Personality Growth Ravenna Helson Telling Our Mother's Story: Changing Daughters' Perceptions of Their Mothers in a Women's Studies Course Karen G. Howe Case Studies of Agency and Communion in Women's Lives Abigail J. Stewart and Janet E. Malley A Case of Feminist Transformation: A Constructivist-Developmental Perspective Diedrick Snoek Self-Fulfilling Prophecies: Sex Role Stereotypes as Expectations for Behavior Shelagh M.J. Towson, Mark P. Zanna, and Glenda MacDonald PART II: The Construction of Women (and Men)Personal Construct Theory and Stimulus Sex and Subject Sex Differences Susan Z. Volentine and Stanley L. Brodsky Conceptual and Methodological Sources of Controversies about Androgyny Mary Anne Sedney A Sense of Humor Leigh Marlowe Humor in Conversational Context: Beyond Biases in the Study of Gender and Humor Mary Crawford Dialogue with Guatemalan Indian Women: Critical Perspectives on Constructing Collaborative Research M. Brinton Lykes Coping with Rape: Critical Perspectives on Consciousness Michelle Fine PART III: Innovative Strategies for Examining Social ConstructsExplorations in Feminist Ideology: Surprising Consistencies and Unexamined Conflicts Rhoda K. Unger Taking the Traditional Route: Some Covert Costs of Traditional Decisions for the Married Career Woman Audrey Sanders, Janice M. Steil, and Janet Weinglass Perceptions of Daily Life Scripts and Their Effects on College Women's Desires for Children Irene Hanson Frieze, Scott Bailey, Patricia Mamula, and Mira Moss Earliest Memories: Sex Differences and the Meaning of Experience Adria E. Schwartz She Has Her Reasons: Women's Explanations for Job Changes Marianne LaFrance PART IV: Dichotomizing Sex and Gender: The Use of Fiction Initiative Taking as a Determinant of Role-Reciprocal Organization Bertram A. John and Lori E. Sussman Androgyny and the Life Cycle: The Bacchae of Euripides Nancy Datan The Pier Glass and the Candle: Reality, Perception, and Gender in the Fiction of George Eliot Joan E. Hartman Imaging Feminist Visions: Comments on a Bibliography Michelle Fine, Louise Kidder, and Joanne Boell The Social Construction of Gender: The Turn to Fiction Sondra Farganis Biographies of Authors

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Book SynopsisThis unique volume brings together 20 critical essays on aging within the context of the broad social, political, and economic factors that help shape and determine the realities of growing old. Rather than viewing aging in isolation, it explores the social creation of old age dependency and the profound influence of race, gender, and social class on what it means to grow old. It looks too at such topics as the biomedicalization of aging; the role of business and the media in changing societal images of the old; the fact and fiction behind senior power; the multibillion dollar nursing home industry; and the role of advanced capitalist nations in creating economic dependency among elders in the Third World.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Unique Contributions of This Volume Vicente Navarro Part I: Introduction Overview Meredith MinklerThe New Political Economy of Aging: Introduction and Critique Carroll L. EstesPolitical and Moral Economy: Not Such Strange Bedfellows Meredith Minkler and Thomas R. ColeDependency or Empowerment? Toward a Moral and Political Economy of Aging Jon Hendricks and Cynthia A. Leedham Part II: New Images of the Old and the Debate over Resource Allocation "Generational Equity" and the New Victim Blaming Meredith MinklerGold in Gray: Reflections on Business' Discovery of the Elderly Market Meredith MinklerA Lamb in Wolf's Clothing? The Reality of Senior Power and Social Policy Steven P. Wallace, John B. Williamson, Rita Gaston Lung, and Lawrence A. Powell Part III: Apocalyptic Demography and the Biomedicalization of Aging The Biomedicalization of Aging: Dangers and Dilemmas Carroll L. Estes and Elizabeth A. BinneyThe Politics of Alzheimer's Disease: A Case Study in Apocalyptic Demography Ann Robertson Part IV: Critical Perspectives on Market Economy Health Care The Nursing Home Industry: A Structural Analysis Charlene HarringtonThe Political Economy of Mental Health Care for the Elderly Elizabeth A. Binney and James H. SwanThe Short Life and Painful Death of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act Martha Holstein and Meredith Minkler Part V: Race, Class, Gender, and Aging Older Women in the Post-Reagan Era Terry Arendell and Carroll L. EstesCommunity Care Policies and Gender Justice Suzanne E. England, Sharon M. Keigher, Baila Miller, and Nathan L. LinskGender, Race and Class: Beyond the Feminization of Poverty in Later Life Paula L. DresselThe Political Economy of Health Care for Elderly Blacks Steven P. Wallace Part VI: Retirement, Social Security, and Economic Dependency Retirement and the Moral Economy: An Historical Interpretation of the German Case Martin KohliPostwar Capitalism and the Extension of Social Security into aRetirement Wage John MylesDependency among Third World Elderly: A Need for New Direction in the Nineties Sheila M. Neysmith Part VII: Conclusion Future Prospects for Aging Policy Reform Judith Shindul-Rothschild and John B. WilliamsonEpilogue Carroll L. EstesContributors Index

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Book SynopsisThis unique volume brings together 20 critical essays on aging within the context of the broad social, political, and economic factors that help shape and determine the realities of growing old. Rather than viewing aging in isolation, it explores the social creation of old age dependency and the profound influence of race, gender, and social class on what it means to grow old. It looks too at such topics as the biomedicalization of aging; the role of business and the media in changing societal images of the old; the fact and fiction behind senior power; the multibillion dollar nursing home industry; and the role of advanced capitalist nations in creating economic dependency among elders in the Third World.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Unique Contributions of This Volume Vicente Navarro Part I: Introduction Overview Meredith MinklerThe New Political Economy of Aging: Introduction and Critique Carroll L. EstesPolitical and Moral Economy: Not Such Strange Bedfellows Meredith Minkler and Thomas R. ColeDependency or Empowerment? Toward a Moral and Political Economy of Aging Jon Hendricks and Cynthia A. Leedham Part II: New Images of the Old and the Debate over Resource Allocation "Generational Equity" and the New Victim Blaming Meredith MinklerGold in Gray: Reflections on Business' Discovery of the Elderly Market Meredith MinklerA Lamb in Wolf's Clothing? The Reality of Senior Power and Social Policy Steven P. Wallace, John B. Williamson, Rita Gaston Lung, and Lawrence A. Powell Part III: Apocalyptic Demography and the Biomedicalization of Aging The Biomedicalization of Aging: Dangers and Dilemmas Carroll L. Estes and Elizabeth A. BinneyThe Politics of Alzheimer's Disease: A Case Study in Apocalyptic Demography Ann Robertson Part IV: Critical Perspectives on Market Economy Health Care The Nursing Home Industry: A Structural Analysis Charlene HarringtonThe Political Economy of Mental Health Care for the Elderly Elizabeth A. Binney and James H. SwanThe Short Life and Painful Death of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act Martha Holstein and Meredith Minkler Part V: Race, Class, Gender, and Aging Older Women in the Post-Reagan Era Terry Arendell and Carroll L. EstesCommunity Care Policies and Gender Justice Suzanne E. England, Sharon M. Keigher, Baila Miller, and Nathan L. LinskGender, Race and Class: Beyond the Feminization of Poverty in Later Life Paula L. DresselThe Political Economy of Health Care for Elderly Blacks Steven P. Wallace Part VI: Retirement, Social Security, and Economic Dependency Retirement and the Moral Economy: An Historical Interpretation of the German Case Martin KohliPostwar Capitalism and the Extension of Social Security into aRetirement Wage John MylesDependency among Third World Elderly: A Need for New Direction in the Nineties Sheila M. Neysmith Part VII: Conclusion Future Prospects for Aging Policy Reform Judith Shindul-Rothschild and John B. WilliamsonEpilogue Carroll L. EstesContributors Index

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Book SynopsisNone of us could survive in the workplace, community, or even in our homes, if we allowed everyone to see how truly vulnerable we are. Yet, social support is a necessity if we are to achieve whatever it is we set out to achieve in this life. No human being is an island unto himself. Social Support: A Reflection of Humanity is a how to book. In this work, the authors examine the nature of social support, how it can be offered, and how social support differs from other forms of therapy.Table of ContentsPreface CHAPTER 1 Social Support and Human Nature John D. Morgan CHAPTER 2 Distinguishing Features of Social Support, Counseling, and Therapy Rose Marie Jaco CHAPTER 3 Social Support for the Dying Carol H. Ehrlich and Carolyn Jaffe CHAPTER 4 Social Support of the Bereaved: Some Practical Suggestions Darcy Nichols CHAPTER 5 Social Support for Bereaved Children and Teens Mindy L. K. Gough CHAPTER 6 School Support for Bereavement and Grief Robert G. Stevenson CHAPTER 7 Acknowledging the Masculine and Feminine in Offering Support Thomas Golden CHAPTER 8 Social Support for Those with Developmental Difficulties Marie Antoinette Parisio CHAPTER 9 Social Support in Suicide Prevention Antoon A. Leenaars, David Lester, and Susanne Wenckstern CHAPTER 10 Social Support in Suicide Postvention Susanne Wenckstern and Antoon A. Leenaars CHAPTER 11 Social Support of the Health Care Provider Mary L. S. Vachon CHAPTER 12 Structural Issues in Support Elizabeth Slump Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a framework for addressing the extended treatment needs of adult survivors of child sexual abuse. It is based on a therapeutic intervention model that provides flexibility for therapists to work according to their training and skills set while incorporating practical techniques structured around the needs of survivors. The book begins by providing therapists with crucial information about sex abuse survivorssuch as ethical considerations, types of abuse, the stages of abuse, and the effects of the abuse on the childas well as a method useful in the putting together of an abuse profile which ultimately assists in identifying treatment needs. The second part of the book provides client homework exercises for treatment and covers working with memories; denial; problematic emotions such as guilt, self-blame, and shame; depression and anxiety; sexuality; as well as parents, partners, and more. This accessible yet comprehensive guide will be of utmost use to mental healTrade Review"The devastating aftermath of childhood sexual abuse can influence the careers, the relationships, the way they parent as well as the general well-being of survivors during adulthood. Facilitating the healing and post-traumatic growth of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse can be deeply meaningful to therapists. Dr. Liezel Anguelova is a deeply compassionate therapist, and this book is based on thorough research. The content of this book will empower and enhance the practice of every health care professional working in this field. I proudly endorse this book and recommend it to both beginner and experienced therapists." —Gertie (HG) Pretorius, visiting professor at University of Johannesburg specialising in gender-based violence research, counseling psychologist in private practice"This book is a much-needed and timely resource for professionals who are engaged in treating and supporting adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. It provides extensive guidelines for interventions tailored to the unique needs of individual clients. Covering a broad range of techniques within a clear conceptual model, this comprehensive work will be welcomed by therapists as well as by supervisors and therapists-in-training." —Tharina Guse, associate professor and counseling psychologist, Department of Psychology, University of Johannesburg Table of ContentsPart I Contextualization: Defining Child Sexual Abuse, Developing the Therapeutic Intervention, Assessing Treatment Needs 1. Child Sexual Abuse 2. Therapeutic Intervention Model 3. Assessing Treatment Needs Part II Implementing the Therapeutic Intervention Model 4. Initial Stages of the Therapeutic Intervention Model 5. Working with Memories and Denial 6. Working with Stage of Sexual Abuse 7. Working with Prominent Problematic Emotions 8. Working with Life Areas Affected 9. Working with Complicated Life Roles 10. Working with Integration and Termination

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Book SynopsisThis Treasure Box book is packed full of valuable resources from bestselling and award-winning author, trainer, organizational consultant, and Clinical Psychologist Dr. Karen Treisman, and will show you how to weave a deep understanding of trauma and adversity into the daily practice and the whole fabric of your organization.This expert knowledge is presented in a bright and easy to understand way. Every chapter contains a huge array of colour photocopiable worksheets, downloadable materials, practical ideas, reflective questions, and exercises ready to use both individually and organizationally. Covering guidance on policies, recruitment, supervision, language, cultural humility, co-production, team meeting ideas, staff wellbeing and more, this is the ultimate treasure trove for getting your organization truly and meaningfully trauma-informed.There are also contributors from all over the world within different contexts, from prisons to social care to schools to residential homes and much more, which illustrate how to take the ideas and apply them into real world practice.Trade ReviewThink about your life for a minute. Along the way, you have learned a great deal - formally and informally, cognitively and emotionally. Now imagine that you were somehow able to take everything you have learned, expressed in words and images, and then put it all into a very large box. Of course, it would need to be a very big box and such a thing would be almost impossible to organize. So, imagine now that you found a way to organize all of it so you could immediately draw upon that knowledge and convey it to other people. That is what Dr. Karen Treisman has done with these two volumes.Dr. Karen Treisman is a sensitive, knowledgeable, creative clinician and teacher. She is an artist who is able to integrate two distinctly different ways of knowing, given our divided brains, and in doing so produces tools that are easy to understand and easy to use. This new toolbox is precisely that - a set of powerful and imaginative tools that help individuals and organizations understand what has gone wrong for the people in their care and how to make it right. But it also offers tools for everyone who works within those organizations to better understand themselves and what we need to do to bring about healthier treatment environments and healthier systems. -- Sandra L. Bloom, M.D., Associate Professor, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel UniversityThis is such an exciting and much-needed contribution to the field of trauma-informed care. Recognizing that this work must be done at systemic, organizational, community, and interpersonal levels can be overwhelming. However, to only focus in one area is insufficient. Dr. Treisman's book demonstrates the importance and interconnectedness of the multiple layers and levels of this work in a way that is accessible and inspiring. The illustrations and practical applications offer the small steps to the big changes needed to create environments where all people can flourish. For those beginning in this work of creating Trauma, Adversity, and Culturally informed systems you could not have a better resource to start the journey. Dr. Treisman demonstrates how important and comprehensive this work is while offering practical (multisensory and creative) steps for change. For those who have been doing this work I hope you experience the validation, inspiration, and connectedness I did through the teachings, illustrations, and personal narratives. -- Mandy Davis, LCSW, PhD, Director of Trauma Informed Oregon, and Associate Professor of Practice, School of Social Work, Portland State UniversityIn keeping with her ground-breaking role in integrating the creative arts into the treatment of trauma, Dr. Karen Treisman has done it again. Her new two-volume work, 'A Treasure Box for Creating Trauma-Informed Organizations', is a comprehensive resource for organizations. This highly practical and accessible guide reflects her deep clinical and organizational understanding of trauma and is enhanced by her wonderful creative talent. This impressive resource is a welcomed gift to the field and a major contribution! -- Stephanie S. Covington, Ph.D., Author of 'Healing Trauma, Exploring Trauma, Beyond Trauma', Center for Gender & Justice, La Jolla, CaliforniaTable of ContentsPart 1: Introduction to Individual and Organizational Trauma, as Well as the What, Why and How of Trauma-Informed System-Wide Change1. Introduction and Types of Trauma2. Organizational Trauma3. What and Why: Trauma-Informed Rationale4. Baseline and Readiness AssessmentPart 2: Values and Principles5. Safety and Trust6. Relationship Focus7. Curiosity/Behaviour is Communication8. Strengths and Hope9. Cultural Humility and Responsiveness10. Co-Production Voice and Choice11. Integration and Connection/Collaboration/Communication and Values SummaryPart 3: Trauma-Informed Practice Being Infused into Various Aspects of the Organization12. Language13. Leadership14. Team Meetings and Reflective Practice15. Supervision16. Staff Wellbeing17. Training, Building Momentum and Working Groups18. Policies, Induction and Recruitment Including Disciplinary Processes19. Practices Including Assessments and Transitions

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Book SynopsisRich in clinical examples, this book offers a fresh perspective on the roles of shame and guilt in psychological distress and presents a step-by-step framework for treatment. Martha Sweezy explains how the principles of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy are ideally suited to helping trauma survivors and other clients who struggle with debilitating shame to understand and heal psychic parts wounded in childhood. Annotated case illustrations show and explain IFS techniques in action. Other useful features include boxed therapeutic exercises, decision trees, and pointers to help therapists avoid or overcome common pitfalls. See also Internal Family Systems Therapy, Second Edition, by Richard C. Schwartz and Martha Sweezy, the authoritative presentation of IFS.Trade Review"Shame and guilt are integral to the experience of complex trauma and are among the effects most resistant to change. This volume is particularly pertinent for therapists who want to interrupt intergenerational cycles of trauma that are often fueled by shame and guilt. Whether or not the reader has a background in IFS, this book convincingly makes the case for the relevance and power of this approach. I am already finding it extremely useful in my practice with trauma survivors, and am excited to learn even more about this system of thought."--Pamela C. Alexander, PhD, private practice, Sherborn, Massachusetts "IFS is a compelling model that is capturing the imagination of therapists around the world, especially for the treatment of trauma. IFS is simple and elegant, but there is an art to its application. Sweezy is an artist who explains why and how she applies each brushstroke. With remarkable clarity and sophistication, the author untangles the inner dynamics of shame and guilt, and shows how to address a client's unmet needs compassionately in therapy. This book is generous and deep--no reader will be left untouched."--Christopher Germer, PhD, Co-Founder, Center for Mindful Self-Compassion "This landmark book takes a deep dive into a central topic for all psychotherapists--how to address the pernicious effects of shame and inappropriate guilt on a person's sense of self, psychological functioning, and interpersonal behavior. Sweezy applies IFS theory and practice in exquisite detail, with illuminating clinical vignettes. Her approach is novel and refreshingly nonpathologizing and compassionate. The book shows how to help clients come to view their harsh internal voices as their best attempts to protect the vulnerable core Self, and learn to forge a path of reconciliation among these parts and the Self. This is a complex, nuanced process requiring close attention and creativity on the part of the therapist, but Sweezy provides a clear map with which to traverse this emotionally fraught territory."--Peter Fraenkel, PhD, Department of Psychology, The City College of the City University of New York "This book is a welcome, inspiring guide for all therapists who have struggled with the limitations of pathologizing DSM-based approaches to psychotherapy, in which the therapist is expected to have 'the answers.' Based on her deep experience with IFS, Sweezy wisely focuses on symptom domains such as shame or guilt, rather than on specific disorders. The book reminds us that the answers reside within each individual, and gives powerful examples of how IFS allows individuals to discover their own paths to healing."--Michael Mithoefer, MD, Senior Medical Director for Medical Affairs, Training, and Supervision, MAPS Public Benefit Corporation-Table of ContentsForeword, Richard C. Schwartz Introduction I. The Vulnerable Mind 1. Shame, Guilt, and Psychic Multiplicity 2. The Goal 3. All the Ways We Say No 4. The Shame Cycle 5. Empathy 6. Shame-Based Trauma Bonding: The Child Who Shares Shamefulness 7. Guilt-Based Trauma Bonding: The Child Who Takes Responsibility II. Treatment The First Portion of Therapy 8. Set the Stage 9. Unblend 10. Navigate Obstacles to Unblending The Second Portion of Therapy 11. Witness and Unburden 12. Common Problems 13. Take a Tip to Avoid Pitfalls III. Completion 14. How Therapy Ends References Index

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Book SynopsisThe concepts in this book bring the worlds of coaching and trauma healing together. We can acknowledge the past, honor all our parts, and grow our capacity to perform better and optimize our lives.In this book, Mastin Kipp, the pioneering force in the field of trauma-informed coaching, presents a transformative guide to overcoming trauma and embracing positive change. With an unmatched track record of over 20,000 clinical hours guiding clients, Mastin stands as a leading authority in the integration of Polyvagal Theory within the coaching field, having taught its principles longer than anyone else in the coaching field. Mastin, with his unique approach and vast experience, dives deep into how our nervous systems hold the key to not just healing from trauma but also to designing a life filled with unlimited potential.In Reclaim Your Nervous System, Mastin Kipp skillfully unravels and demystifies the profound experiences associated with trauma, providing

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Book SynopsisA startlingly large number of women who want to breastfeed have to stop before they are ready, leaving them feeling a range of negative emotions, including grief, anger, guilt, shame and frustration, and often blaming themselves. But in a society that places little value on breastfeeding and mothers' feelings, their painful stories are often swept under the carpet to the detriment of women's mental health and experience of new motherhood. Professor Amy Brown has researched what breastfeeding really means to women, how they can feel when things don't go according to plan and importantly, how we can change things for the next generation of women. Her findings make fascinating reading for anyone with personal experience of breastfeeding difficulties, those who support mothers to make infant feeding decisions that are right for them, or those who simply want to be part of changing the conversation.

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Book SynopsisBody image is constantly evolving and impacted by thoughts, feelings, and beliefs that are integrated over a lifetime. This book examines how the development of a sense of self and body, and the social, cultural and situational factors responsible for that shaping, are understood through a therapeutic lens. Intended for practicing art therapists to enhance their understanding and treatment of body image within their work, this book applies contemporary research in neuroscience and diverse clinical populations. With a specific focus on body image in medical settings, eating disorder treatment, and trauma - including chapters on amputations, sex trafficking, military trauma, queer body image, postpartum bodies and oncology - each chapter will include an understanding of body image within the population, art therapy approaches to addressing body image, best practices and clinical case examples.

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Book SynopsisNow in an extensively revised third edition with 65% new material, this is the authoritative presentation of the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) therapeutic framework. CAMS provides proven tools to help clinicians of any orientation evaluate suicidal risk and develop a suicide-focused treatment plan. In addition to their clinical utility, the procedures used for assessment, stabilization, and treatment of suicidal risk within CAMS can help reduce the risk of malpractice liability. In a convenient large-size format, the book includes the latest version of the Suicide Status Form (SSF-5) plus other valuable reproducible tools, which can be downloaded and printed for repeated use. For CAMS training opportunities offered by David A. Jobes, visit https://cams-care.com. New to This Edition *Major updates based on ongoing clinical research, including tools and adaptations for additional populations and settings. *Increased focus oTrade Review"No mental health professional is immune to the possibility of working with suicidal clients, and it is imperative that every clinician learn how to deliver expert care in order to save lives. The third edition of this book is a resource that every clinician would benefit from reading and drawing on in times of crisis. It offers a practical, empathic, evidence-based approach that draws on decades of experience and refinements. Jobes has once again provided an extremely valuable work for clinicians everywhere looking for ways to improve the lives of their most high-risk clients."--Shireen L. Rizvi, PhD, ABPP, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey "Through his remarkable, sustained 40-year career focused on studying and helping people who experience suicidal thoughts and behavior, Jobes has moved the field toward a more patient-centered approach. An emphasis on the patient's perspective and the clinical alliance is reflected in the four pillars of CAMS: empathy, collaboration, honesty, and suicide focus. In the third edition of this book, Jobes walks the reader through the journey of his discoveries, includes useful clinical vignettes, and provides a practical roadmap for incorporating CAMS into any clinical practice."--Christine Yu Moutier, MD, Chief Medical Officer, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention "The third edition of this volume is notable for its readability and instructiveness. Very useful details about how best to implement CAMS with clients are seamlessly merged with empirical data supporting the approach. Many examples of successful (and less optimal) client outcomes, helpful worksheets, frequently asked questions, and innovative applications, including using CAMS via telehealth, contribute to the book's clinical utility. Adoption of the comprehensive CAMS framework will help allay the anxiety that clinicians experience when treating suicidal clients. The wealth of clinical wisdom imparted throughout this book makes it a 'must read.'"--Anthony Spirito, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University "CAMS is arguably one of the most widely used approaches to clinical care for suicidal patients. Jobes's third edition outlines the latest advances and refinements to this incredibly effective patient-centered approach. User-friendly and accessible, the CAMS model can be readily integrated into any clinician’s therapeutic practice, regardless of background or training. The documentation templates provide an added bonus by helping clinicians ensure they meet standards of care surrounding risk assessment and documentation. Every clinician should pick up a copy of this book and keep it within easy reach."--Craig J. Bryan, PsyD, ABPP, Trott Gebhardt Philips Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University-Provides a clear and flexible framework for the treatment of suicidal behavior in outpatient settings. (on the second edition)--Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 6/26/2017ƒƒThis book is indubitably a masterpiece and ought to benefit providers and patients alike....Those of us who, due to the nature of our practice or preference, can see the patients along the continuum--from inpatient to outpatient care--will gain a lot from this book. (on the first edition)--Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 5/1/2008ƒƒUser-friendly....This manual packs quite a wallop for a book so deceptively easy to read. It is a genuine advance in the state of the art and science of suicide prevention. (on the first edition)--PsycCRITIQUES, 7/1/2007ƒƒDavid Jobes, an expert in the field of suicidology, offers an innovative method of approaching...assessment, treating, and tracking outcomes with suicidal individuals....The text is likely to resonate with a wide variety of clinicians, from the novice to the expert with years of experience. (on the first edition)--Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 12/1/2008Table of ContentsForeword, Thomas E. Joiner 1. The Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality 2. The Suicide Status Form 3. Optimizing the Use of the CAMS Framework 4. CAMS Risk Assessment 5. CAMS Treatment Planning 6. CAMS Interim Care 7. CAMS Clinical Outcomes and Disposition 8. CAMS as a Means of Decreasing Malpractice Liability 9. CAMS Adaptations and Future Developments Epilogue Appendix A. Contemporary Mental Health Care Developments Related to Suicide Prevention Appendix B. Suicide Status Form–5 (SSF-5): First Session, Interim Sessions, Final Session Appendix C. Coding Manual for the SSF Core Assessment Scales: Qualitative Assessment Appendix D. Coding Manual for SSF Reasons for Living versus Reasons for Dying Appendix E. Coding Manual for the SSF One-Thing Response Appendix F. CAMS-Related Empirical Research Appendix G. CAMS Quick Check Preparation Guide Appendix H. CAMS Therapeutic Worksheet Appendix I. Stabilization Support Plan Appendix J. Complete CAMS Case Example of Carmen Appendix K. CAMS Living Status Form Appendix L. CAMS Rating Scale (CRS.3) Appendix M. Frequently Asked Questions about CAMS References Index

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Book SynopsisOvercome shame and stigma; and bring a newly felt sense of safety, awareness, and life to your body. If you’ve experienced rape, sexual abuse, molestation, or sexual trauma, you may feel as if you’ve lost your sense of self. You may have difficulty setting boundaries or building satisfying sexual relationships. Sometimes, you may even feel like your body isn’t your own. You aren’t alone. The scars of sexual trauma exist not only in the mind, but also in the body. And in order to heal, build resilience, and discover a sense of hope, you must address both. Drawing on the powerful mind-body techniques of somatic therapy, The Healing Sexual Trauma Workbook is a step-by-step guide to overcoming the psychological effects of sexual trauma, and increasing positive body awareness and vitality. You’ll find tools to help you create an internal sense of safety and become more embodied and present. You’ll also discover ways to establish boundaries; move beyond intense feelings like shame, fear, and guilt; and deal effectively with triggers. Finally, you’ll learn how to cultivate self-compassion and the confidence needed to live your best life. What happened to you isn’t your fault, and it doesn’t define you. With the right tools, you can live a full and satisfying life beyond sexual trauma. This workbook will help guide you, every step of the way.

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Book SynopsisPerhaps you had a difficult birth. Hopefully, you have a healthy baby. That, after all, is the most important thing. Or is it? So why are you struggling to move on? Why do you keep thinking about the birth or replaying it in your mind? Why do you feel guilty when other people say “at least you have a healthy baby”? In Birth Shock, perinatal clinical psychologist Mia Scotland explains clearly what can be harmful about birth, how birth trauma can affect mothers, fathers and health professionals, and why it seems to be on the rise. If you are suffering from the effects of a difficult birth, even if the birth doesn’t sound bad to others, then this book is for you. Perhaps the birth was really bad and your baby isn’t okay. Perhaps you are a partner who feels traumatised, or you are a midwife or a doctor. In these pages you will find: a clear, concise, psychological explanation of what birth trauma actually is discussion of what causes birth trauma clear tips and advice on how to put yourself on the path to recovery Birth Shock draws on what we know about trauma, PTSD and the nature of birth and maternity systems to show how you can take steps toward letting go of any guilt, self-blame or confusion that you may be feeling.

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Book SynopsisRecalibrate your nervous system, calm anxiety and find safety through the transformative power of sound. Safe and Sound introduces the groundbreaking new tool The Safe and Sound Protocol, developed by Polyvagal pioneer Dr Stephen Porges. Designed to help you regulate your nervous system, Safe and Sound will explore the therapeutic power of listening to help you manage symptoms of anxiety, depression and trauma. Featuring stories from the therapy room and therapy-backed advice, you will discover how to use sound in all aspects of your life, from recognising how different music makes you feel to weaving sound into your healing journey. Uncovering the amazing hidden power of sound, this accessible and practical guidebook will equip you with the tools you need to lead a calmer, more resilient life.

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Book SynopsisLike a treasure chest, this resource overflows with valuable resources - information, ideas and techniques to inspire and support those working with children who have experienced relational and developmental trauma. Drawing on a range of therapeutic models including systemic, psychodynamic, trauma, sensory, neurobiological, neurocognitive, attachment, cognitive behavioural, and creative ideas, Dr Karen Treisman explains how we understand trauma and its impact on children, teens and their families. She details how it can be seen in symptoms such as nightmares, sleeping difficulties, emotional dysregulation, rage, and outbursts. Theory and strategies are accompanied by a treasure trove of practical, creative, and ready-to-use resources including over 100 illustrated worksheets and handouts, top tips, recommended sample questions, and photographed examples.Trade ReviewWhen we lift the lid on a child's trauma it can feel overwhelming and impossible to address. Dr Karen Treisman's accessible, insightful and resource laden book will change this for ever for every practitioner, therapist, parent and carer and the precious children they support. -- Jane Evans, Childhood Trauma & Parenting Expert, author of Cyril Squirrel Finds Out About Love and How Are You Feeling Today Baby Bear?Children are doers more than they are talkers, and when we join them in doing, we find we are able to discover the story at the child's pace. Dr Treisman has given us a wonderful book to help us to do this. Full of ideas, exercises and compassionate ways of joining with children to fully discover who they are, and to help them to manage difficulties that they are experiencing. This is grounded in the best of what we know about relational trauma. This book will enhance the most creative of us, and be a rich resource for those of us who doubt our own creativity. It will give all of us ways to go slower, to help children to feel safe enough to reveal their own story, and to find the confidence to allow us to share this story with their safe parents. Now healing can begin. My treasure box is certainly richer for having this book on my shelf. -- Dr. Kim S. Golding, Clinical Psychologist and authorAs a Treasure Box, Treisman has created exactly what it says on the tin. Embedded in the relational world of development, this book takes us on a journey of thoughtful, sensitive, creative and deeply moving interventions. The lives and minds of children and young people can only be enriched if we embed this magic in our work. -- John Simmonds, OBE, Director of Policy, Research and Development at CoramBAAF, LondonThis book is an extraordinary achievement. It is packed with myriad, tools, methods and suggestions that will be indispensable to therapists, parents and anyone working with traumatised kids. Most importantly, the book's simplicity is deceptive as every page is built on the firm foundations of the latest science and a deep understanding of the effects of developmental trauma. I predict this will be a book that trauma therapists will be scared to leave home without. -- Dr. Graham Music, Consultant Psychotherapist, Tavistock Clinic and author of Nurturing NaturesRelational trauma requires relational repair' says Dr Treisman throughout her book and it's a mantra worth repeating. Her book explains what relational repair really involves, from creating safety and regulation, to exploring complex and layered emotions to tackling rage and sleep disturbances. It is packed with ideas and materials to guide and support therapeutic conversations, much of which could be used by therapeutic parents. What I especially love is the combination of compassion both for child and parent and its insistence on a sound, scientific approach. The pictures, the pebbles, the glue and the glitter are all set within a robust trauma-informed framework that reflect the emotional complexity of building a meaningful relationship with a traumatised child. For those who labour at the coalface of relational repair, it is a nourishing read that will top up your therapeutic tank and make you feel just that little bit more encouraged and cherished and perhaps even vindicated. It deserves to be widely read by all those involved in supporting the healing of relationally traumatised children from commissioners, policy makers and academics right up to foster carers and adoptive parents. -- Sally Donovan OBE, editor for Adoption UK and author of 'No Matter What' and 'The Unofficial Guide to Adoptive Parenting'Are you working with traumatized children? Karen Treisman's book is a MUST read! -- Liana Lowenstein MSW, RSW, CPT-S, Registered Clinical Social Worker, Certified Play Therapist-Supervisor and Certified TF-CBT TherapistThis book is truly a treasure trove of ideas, resources, illustrations, and practical photocopiable worksheets. It is written in an accessible, engaging, and practitioner friendly way, with a real focus on the "how to". It combines the latest trauma, neuroscience, sensory, and attachment theories and then describes how to intervene with children in an engaging, creative, and multi-sensory way. The mantra of the book is "relational trauma requires relational repair"; and this ethos echoes throughout the entire book. The book covers the whole spectrum needing to be addressed in a developmental trauma context, from assessment, to strengths and resilience, to self-care, to specific presentations such as outbursts and nightmares; through to endings and goodbyes. This book is a MUST HAVE for mental health practitioners working with traumatized children. In fact, this is the best mental health book I have read in 2017! -- Liana LowensteinOverflowing with creative ideas and activities, the thing that makes this resource especially valuable is its sensitivity to the ever-present need for safe containment when using intervention. The author gently prompts our awareness of how creative ways of working can provide safe access to the treasures within, for the children so often hardest to reach. Logically organised and indexed, each section is held together by well-written, informative insights. -- Lisa Nel * BACP - Children, Young people & families *Table of Contents1. Introduction to Using the Book, Guiding Principles, and Underpinning Rationale. 2. Tools for Supporting the Assessment, Engagement, and Building Rapport with Young People. 3. Working Towards Establishing Multi-Levelled Safety (Inner Safety, Emotional Safety, Physical Safety, Felt Safety). 4. Strategies for Supporting Children who have Experienced Relational and Developmental Trauma to Identify, Label, Express, and Regulate their Feelings. 5. Strength, Resilience, and Hope-Based Practices: Finding Ways to Identify, Notice, Celebrate and Build on Children's Strengths, Skills, Resilience and Positive Qualities. 6. Strengthening and Supporting "Parent-Child" Relationships, Relational Trust, and Interpersonal Connections. 7. Team Around the Family- Caring for the Caring- Holding Carers in Safe Hands, Thinking Minds, and Regulating Bodies. 8. Strategies for Understanding, Reducing and Managing Outbursts, Tantrums, Rage, and Expressions of Dysregulation. 9. Supporting Children who are Experiencing Nightmares and Sleep Difficulties. 10. Preparing, Planning, Reflecting on, and Expressing Endings, Changes, Goodbyes, and Transitions.

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Book SynopsisA groundbreaking book that will expand your thinking, whether you are a trauma survivor, a clinician, someone who loves a survivor, or someone seeking to understand abuse. In Reclaim, expert forensic and clinical psychologist Dr Ahona Guha explores complex traumas, how survivors can recover and heal, and the nature of those who abuse. She shines a light on the ‘difficult’ trauma victims that society often ignores, and tackles vital questions that plague us: ‘Why are psychological abuse and coercive control so difficult to spot?’, ‘What kinds of behaviours should we see as red flags?’, and ‘Why do some people harm others, and how do we protect ourselves from them?’ In her forensic work, Dr Guha has had extensive experience with those who perpetrate harm, and she has a deep understanding of the psychological and social factors that cause people to abuse, bully, and harass others. In turn, her clinical work has led her to recognise the impacts of complex trauma, and the way our systems fail those who have been victimised. By emphasising compassion above all else, Dr Guha gives a call to action: one that will help us reclaim a safer, healthier society for everyone.Trade Review‘What drew me to this book was the fact that its author works as both a clinical and forensic psychologist. As someone with a trauma history I’m always looking for new better ways to manage its impacts. As someone with a psychology degree (the most expensive piece of paper I own) I am interested in the why behind the what when people act in ways that victimise others. I love that this book delves into something that most people conveniently ignore: sometimes a person is both victim and perpetrator … A blend of theory and case studies (composites so as not to breach confidentiality) this book would be of interest to both trauma survivors and those who work in helping professions.’ -- Schizanthus Nerd, starred review‘Powerfully, accessibly, and with a clinician’s depth of detail, Dr Guha writes directly about the violence we prefer to drape in darkness. She shows that it is only by seeking to understand its causes and consequences that we can work towards creating safer, fairer communities. I’m grateful to her for this illuminating, and urgently necessary, book.‘ -- Sarah Krasnostein, author of The Trauma Cleaner and The Believer“Reclaim gave me a better understanding of my own trauma. Huge gratitude to Dr Guha for this well-crafted book … A must-read for everyone.” -- Veronica Gorrie, author of Black and Blue‘In a world that so often turns away from the complexities of trauma and abuse, this book turns towards them … Reclaim is a game-changer.’ -- Chris Cheers, psychologist and author of The New Rulebook‘Reclaim is for victims of abuse, for their families and loved ones, but above all for anyone who wants to understand human behaviour.’ -- Mark Rubbo, Managing Director of Readings‘Reclaim is one of those books I will revisit again, whenever I need to process certain events or experiences.’ -- Dr Yumiko Kadota, author of Emotional Female‘Dr Guha provides a highly accessible work that covers a lot of ground, and is illustrated by composite case studies of her own patients, and some detail about her own experience of trauma … Reclaim is a fascinating insight into different types of trauma, survivors, abusers, institutional abuse and invites the reader to enter a full and open discussion about these issues … This book is a nuanced exploration of the nature of trauma, the people it affects, and how we might, both as individuals and as a society, reduce its harm.’ -- Cass Moriarty, author of The Promise Seed and Parting Words‘Guha’s willingness to confront this murky terrain is courageous, a clinical psychologist and forensic expert, has penned a book about trauma that is not literary, academic, or self-help: it is a clear-eyed analysis by a professionally qualified, socially engaged and intimately informed author. Guha purportedly wrote the book to redress fallacies in “a world that is beset by trauma.” … The most admirable thing [Reclaim] is its advocacy for those caught in the darkest realms of trauma’s slipstream: the least likeable among us, who act out in the most socially unacceptable ways. Guha demands we seek to understand not only traumatised sweethearts (those who invite sympathy) but also people who exhibit alienating, infuriating or frightening trauma-fuelled traits … Reclaim [pushes] back against common value judgements that less traumatised – and more privileged – people make about those living with complex trauma … by looking around soberly – and inviting us to build a “trauma-informed community” and move toward a more just future.’ -- Dr Meera Atkinson * The Conversation *‘[Reclaim] is an excellent starting point for anyone wanting clarification about the impact of trauma, with further information on where to find therapy and support.’ -- Cheryl Akle * The Australian *

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Book SynopsisI hadn''t been planning on making Mexico my new home, but the little house on the sea was all that I had left . . . Intimate, honest and touching, this is the story of Deborah Rodriguez''s often hilarious journey of self-discovery. Forced to flee her life in Afghanistan, she leaves behind her friends, her possessions and her two beloved businesses: a hair salon and a coffee shop.But life proves no easier ''back home''. After a year living in California where she teeters on the edge of sanity, Deborah makes a decision: she''s going to get the old Deb back. So, at the age of forty-nine, she packs her life and her cat, Polly, into her Mini Cooper and heads south to a pretty seaside town in Mexico. Home is now an unassuming little house on Carnaval Street.If you liked Eat, Pray, Love you will love The House on Carnaval Street. Rodriguez''s story speaks to every woman, mother, sister, wife - to anyone who has ever questionTrade ReviewReaders who fell in love with Rodriguez's chronicle of life in Afghanistan [The Kabul Beauty School] will surely revel in this candid, intimate tale of starting over in middle-age in a new country * Kirkus Reviews *Fans of Rodriguez's brash and honest tone will thoroughly enjoy this next installment in her remarkable story * Publishers Weekly *This inspirational read is bound to appeal to anyone contemplating their second or third act * Booklist *

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Book SynopsisUncover fearlessness through yoga's methods and disciplines with this guide. This book offers a medically-proven approach to help students and clients uncover their own radiance that is hidden by fear and anxiety.Yoga offers a readily-accessible system for courageous living, and this book explains how to use simple and quick yoga therapy methods for accessing the vagus nerve, resulting in instant relief from symptoms of fear, including depression, anxiety and rage. It offers asana, pranayama and dhyana exercises that help to eliminate 'worry chatter', directly affecting the amygdala, the part of the brain responsible for fearful thoughts. Addressing many components of fear, the book explains when fear is useful and when it is not, and teaches how to reprogram responses to uncertain circumstances so that they can be dealt with in a healthy way.Trade ReviewBeth Spindler does a wonderful job of explaining how fear and anxiety arise, but more importantly how to address them. Her prescriptions range from Ayurvedic principles to simple and accessible yoga practices, movements, breath and awareness. There is a lot that both yoga students and teachers will learn - highly recommended reading! -- Bernie Clark, author of Your Body, Your Yoga and The Complete Guide to Yin YogaA treasure chest of information to deepen your understanding and practice of yoga. It is a unique synthesis of ancient practices for health and mental health in modern times. -- Karen L. Arthur, LCSW, BCD, Sivananda Yoga TeacherYoga Therapy for Fear deals with many of what I consider the most fascinating and important common-sense aspects of healing: breath, movement, trauma, fear, and how to assist others (and self!) in the unwinding of those internal 'not good enough' knots we all nurture and protect. A veritable cookbook of good ideas, thoughts and techniques. -- Noah Karrasch, Developer, Practitioner and Instructor of CORE BodyworkReading about anger, fear, and all the emotions that are present in all of our lives, and seeing yoga therapy techniques that can truly make a difference has been splendid. I have gained so much, and know that this book can make a huge difference to so many. -- Sara Spoerri, Registered Nurse (RN)Table of Contents1. Unearthing Fear. 2. Yoga Therapy as Social Activism. 3. Six Months of Living without Fear. 4. Being Okay with Not Being Okay. 5. Viva la Vagus. 6. Issues in the Tissues. 7. PTSD and How Pat-a-cake Can Make You Brave. 8. Fear and the Creative Process. 9. But I Thought All Yoga was Therapeutic? 10. Guts! Yoga and Digestive Health. 11. The Breath with the Creative Process as a Path Toward Fearlessness. 12. Heal the World By Living Courageously.

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Book SynopsisHighly practical and user friendly, this book presents 58 play therapy techniques that belong in every child clinician's toolbox. The expert authors draw from multiple theoretical orientations to showcase powerful, well-established approaches applicable to a broad range of childhood problems. Activities, needed materials, and variations of each technique are succinctly described. Of critical importance for today's evidence-based practitioner, each chapter also includes a historical perspective on the technique at hand, a rationale explaining its therapeutic power, and a review of relevant empirical findings. The book enables readers to determine which strategies are appropriate for a particular child or group and rapidly incorporate them into practice.Trade Review"What a wealth of information! Each chapter describes a type of play and its historical roots and empirical support. Uses of each type of play are detailed, providing an understanding of the therapeutic benefits. The relevant age range is clearly identified. Specific suggestions are given for selecting materials and tailoring techniques for different clients, which makes implementation easy. As a recommended text, the book will give students the knowledge needed to discriminate among different techniques. Thanks for this fresh look at the classics!"--Linda E. Homeyer, PhD, LPCS, RPT-S, Professional Counseling Program, Texas State University "A gem of a book. The authors have taken a transtheoretical approach to their selection of tried-and-true techniques for therapists of all theoretical orientations. The techniques are organized into clear categories and include helpful variations, making this a unique toolbox for clinicians who work with children."--Athena A. Drewes, PsyD, RPT-S, Director of Clinical Training, Astor Services for Children and Families, Middletown, New York "Schaefer and Cangelosi offer a unique contribution to the field with this comprehensive exploration of play therapy techniques that have stood the test of time. Unlike many guides to play activities, the book includes a rationale for the use of each technique, empirical findings, and contraindications. It successfully combines applications and clinical foundations. This informative resource will prove useful for both novice and seasoned play therapists."--Sueann Kenney-Noziska, LCSW, RPT-S, private practice, Las Cruces, New Mexico -Schaefer and Cangelosi provide readers with a user-friendly guide of 58 different techniques with countless variations that can be applied while playing with children. The book is very well organized with interventions coming from seven broad categories that include techniques involving specific toys, metaphors, role-playing, creative arts, fantasy, and games….A variety of play therapists will appreciate that the authors interweave many popular theoretical orientations through the techniques, including cognitive behavior, Theraplay, psychoanalyses, humanism, solution focus, and more….Practitioners will benefit greatly from the authors' personal expertise gained through decades of play therapy practice. They introduce each technique with a rationale that highlights specific benefits for the child….Schaefer and Cangelosi's streamlined organization, clarity of writing, attention to a variety of client populations, and creativity offers a fresh new look and makes this a must-buy resource for play therapy students and practitioners alike.--American Journal of Play, 12/1/2017ƒƒEach activity offers a basic description and variations of the play, age relevance, and what resources are required. What makes this book stand out is that each entry also includes a historical perspective of the play, rationale for its use, and empirical findings--all well referenced….Essential Play Therapy Techniques has prompted my creativity to step up a gear and has me and the counselors I supervise thinking of new ways to use common play activities. One of my favorite suggestions is to use bubble blowing as a way of modeling deep breathing and relaxation techniques….Counselors at any stage of development (but especially those just starting out) will likely gain new ideas or be pushed to think of their own, and perhaps have a bit of fun in learning their historical significance.--BACP Children and Young People, 9/1/2016Table of ContentsI. Toy and Object Play Techniques 1. Ball Play 2. Plush Doll Play 3. Medical Play 4. Baby Doll Play 5. Baby Bottle Play 6. Toy Telephone Play 7. Magic Wand Play 8. Bubble Play 9. Block Play 10. Balloon Play 11. Bop Bag Play 12. Sensory Play II. Metaphors and Storytelling Techniques 13. Concrete Play Metaphors 14. Turtle Technique 15. Emotion Thermometer 16. Storytelling 17. Externalization Play 18. Bibliotherapy III. Role-Play Techniques 19. Role Play 20. Costume Play 21. Mask Play 22. Superhero Play 23. Puppet Play IV. Creative Arts Techniques 24. Color Your Life 25. Clay Play 26. Free Drawings 27. Trauma Drawings 28. Mandala Drawings 29. Serial Drawings 30. Collage 31. Painting 32. Dance/Movement Play 33. Draw a Family 34. Family Sculpting 35. Musical Play V. Imagery and Fantasy Techniques 36. Guided Imagery 37. The World Technique 38. Dollhouse Play 39. Adaptive Doll Play 40. Rosebush Fantasy Technique 41. Family Relations Technique 42. Worry Dolls 43. Tea Party Play VI. Game Play Techniques 44. Communication Games 45. Self-Control Games 46. Strategy Games 47. Cooperative Games 48. Chance Games 49. Squiggle Game VII. Other Techniques 50. Desensitization Play 51. Laughter Play 52. Stress Inoculation Play 53. Reenactment Play 54. Hide-and-Seek Play 55. Magic Tricks 56. Feeling Faces 57. Suitcase Playroom 58. Play Therapy Rituals

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Book SynopsisFeaturing a wealth of clinical examples, this book facilitates implementation of Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) in a range of contexts. It demonstrates how assessment strategies and treatment components can be tailored to optimally serve clients' needs while maintaining overall fidelity to the TF-CBT model. Coverage includes ways to overcome barriers to implementation in residential settings, foster placements, and low-resource countries. Contributors also describe how to use play to creatively engage kids of different ages, and present TF-CBT applications for adolescents with complex trauma, children with developmental challenges, military families struggling with the stresses of deployment, and Latino and Native American children.See also Cohen et al.'s authoritative TF-CBT manual, Treating Trauma and Traumatic Grief in Children and Adolescents, Second Edition.Trade Review"Cohen, Mannarino, and Deblinger have done it again! The TF-CBT developers compile the wisdom of expert clinicians and trainers in this valuable book. They share innovative strategies for applying TF-CBT to serve children across varying settings, developmental issues, and special populations."--Lisa Amaya-Jackson, MD, MPH, UCLA–Duke National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, Duke University School of Medicine "Provides extensive, clinically grounded illustrations of how TF-CBT can be flexibly used to address trauma impact for children in varied and complex circumstances. Therapists will find critical information for enhancing therapy effectiveness in diverse populations, from foster children to military families. Chapters provide specific adjustments and adaptations for each of the standard components of TF-CBT, supported with relevant case examples. The volume demonstrates how this empirically supported intervention can be broadly applied to the full range of children and families affected by trauma. It also has utility for graduate students learning evidence-based practice. The book shows that it is possible to remain faithful to a model while making population-specific adaptations."--Lucy Berliner, MSW, Director, Harborview Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress, University of Washington "This outstanding contribution helps professionals and students gain knowledge about many different applications of trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT). The book conveys the flexibility of this important approach and describes how to adapt it for a variety of settings and populations--for example, military families, children with developmental disabilities, and culturally diverse children. Particularly helpful are the discussions of strategies for tailoring TF-CBT to specific children's needs, such as by incorporating play or drawing on cultural traditions. This book should be required reading for all who work with traumatized children and their families, regardless of theoretical orientation, because it elucidates the impact of traumatic experiences--and meaningful ways to intervene--so well."--Joy D. Osofsky, PhD, Paul J. Ramsay Chair, Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center "Edited and written by expert clinicians, this book presents state-of-the-art treatments for traumatized children, adolescents, and their families. Cohen, Mannarino, and Deblinger are key contributors to recent advances in trauma-informed mental health services who have decades of experience in the field. A vital addition to the libraries of practicing clinicians, the book will also be of great benefit to students and trainees. I recommend it most highly."--Terence M. Keane, PhD, National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, and Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine -This is an excellent book covering a topic of high significance. A highly skilled group of chapter contributors add and expand on Cohen, Mannarino, and Deblinger's explanation of TF-CBT. The elements of this treatment approach are clearly explained and the research documenting its effectiveness is detailed. This would be an excellent graduate text in any psychology or social work program where children's issues and trauma are a part of the curriculum. It provides the reader with a clear understanding of the treatment approach, highlighting its flexibility and use with varied age groups and significantly diverse cultures. It contains sufficient detail and is enhanced by case presentations, such that one is left with a clear idea of how to implement such treatment programming with this specialized population.--Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 1/1/2013Table of ContentsIntroduction, Esther Deblinger, Judith Andrew Cohen, & Anthony P. Mannarino I. TF-CBT Setting Applications 1. Schools, Susana Rivera 2. Children in Foster Care, Shannon Dorsey & Esther Deblinger 3. Residential Treatment, Judith A. Cohen, Anthony P. Mannarino, & Daniela Navarro II. TF-CBT Developmental Applications 4. Play Applications and Skills Components, Athena A. Drewes & Angela M. Cavett 5. Play Applications and Trauma-Specific Components, Angela M. Cavett & Athena A. Drewes 6. Children with Developmental Disabilities, Christina A. Grosso 7. Adolescents with Complex Trauma, Matthew Kliethermes & Rachel Wamser III. TF-CBT Applications for Special Populations 8. Children in Military Families, Judith A. Cohen & Stephen J. Cozza 9. International Settings, Laura K. Murray & Stephanie A. Skavenski 10. Children of Latino Descent: Culturally Modified TF-CBT, Michael A. de Arellano, Carla Kmett Danielson, & Julia W. Felton 11. American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Honoring Children–Mending the Circle, Dolores Subia BigFoot & Susan R. Schmidt

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Book SynopsisHealth & Economic Status of Older Women is a collection of research issues and data sources. This book is organized in three parts. Part 1 sets the stage for the more focused discussion of health and economic issues in the lives of old women that follows in Part 2. This first section contains papers by both Troll and Reinharz. Their papers - presented as keynote addresses in the conference - provide a historical context for the subsequent material. Both authors issue challenges to those who would focus their research efforts on older women. The second part of the book contains the substantive discussions of health and economic aspects of women's lives. The final part contains discussions of research methodologies. Table of ContentsPART ONE INTRODUCTION, On your Marks: Research Issues on Older Women. Issues in the Study of Older Women: 1970 to 1985, Feminism and Anti-ageism: Emergent Connections, PART TWO ECONOMIC AND HEALTH ISSUES Physical and Mental Health in Older Women: Selected Research Issues and Data Sources, Economic Status of Older Women: A Summary of Selected Research Issues, PART THREE METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES Methodological Issues in Research on Older Women, Sources and Uses of Qualitative Data, PART FOUR CONCLUSION

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Book SynopsisFocusing on developmental psychology, this work features 12 essays exploring contemporary views and developments in research and theory in the relationship between imagination and cognition in childhood.Table of ContentsPreface PART I: OVERVIEWThe Child's First Ways of Knowing Delmont Morrison PART II: DEVELOPMENTAL PATTERNSSocialization and Moral Development Michael Siegal and Robin Francis Learned Helplessness in Children: Perception of Control and Casual Attributions Steven Friedlander Music in the Organization of Childhood Experience Peter Ostwald and Delmont Morrison PART III: THE CONTRIBUTION OF EXPERIENCEImagination and Creativity in Childhood: The Influence of the Family Diana Shmukler A Cognitive-Affective Theory of the Development of Imagination: Family Mediation and Television Influences Jerome L. Singer and Dorothy G. Singer Social Cognition and Social Competence in Childhood through Adolescence Lawrence A. Kurdek PART IV: THE USES OF IMAGINATIONProcess and Change in Child Therapy and Development: The Concept of Metaphor Sebastiano Santostefano The Paracosm: A Special Form of Fantasy Robert Silvey and Stephen MacKeith The Realities of Play Brian Vandenberg E. Nesbit's Forty-First Year: Her Life, Times, and Symbolizations of Personal Growth Ravenna Helson The Development of Romantic Ideation and J. M. Barrie's Image of the Lost Boy Delmont Morrison and Shirley Linden Morrison

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Book SynopsisLiving Victims, Stolen Lives: Parents of Murdered Children Speak to America is a gripping and instructive sketch of the intense psychic pain, anger, and frustration experienced by parents of murdered children. Drawing on intimate interviews with parents enduring murdered-child grief and the insights of professionals counseling them, this unique book gives a deeply moving psychological, emotional, and spiritual portrait of people immersed in epic tragedy and loss.Table of ContentsA Note of Dedication Foreword: A Word About Method Preface AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Murder in America Click To Read It Now!PART I Voices of Parents of Murdered Children CHAPTER 1 Juanita Lopez CHAPTER 2 Jack and Yolanda Morales CHAPTER 3 Lupe Thexton CHAPTER 4 Gil Matinelli CHAPTER 5 Elly RossiPART II Toward Understanding and Healing CHAPTER 6 Nancy Ruhe-Munch CHAPTER 7 Pastor Ken Wilson and Mark MogensenPART III Reaching for ResolutionCHAPTER 8 Steps Toward Healing for Parents of Murdered Children and Other Survivors of Homicide APPENDIX I A Reflection on Teen Suicide APPENDIX II Groups Supporting Parents and Loved Ones of Murder Victims and Others Who Grieve Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTransforming Emotional Pain presents an accessible self-help approach to mental health based on Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT). Based on the principles of EFT, and developed by clinicians and researchers, this client-focused workbook is designed to supplement psychotherapy and can also serve as a self-help book. It will help readers learn how to regulate feelings that are unpleasant and transform painful feelings, so that they can fulfil their needs and feel more connected and empowered in their lives. Providing a step-by-step sequential guide to exploring, embracing, and transforming emotions, the various chapters guide the reader to help overcome emotional avoidance, with sections on: transforming the emotional self-interrupter; transforming the inner self-worrier; transforming the self-critic; and healing from emotional injury. This workbook can be used by trained therapists, mental health professionals, psychology professionals, and trainees as supplementarTrade Review'This much-awaited book is the first of its kind, and unlike any other in the self-help genre. Rich practical exercises, based on sound science, explore an insightful vision of this workbook can usher people through the steps of transforming their feelings.'Antonio Pascual-Leone, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of Windsor, Canada'For readers eager to opening doors to a deeper understanding of themselves and our most challenging, yet most transformational experiences: our emotions. A wonderful resource to better know what you feel and what you need to understand your pain and how to change it.'- Carla Cunha, Ph.D., Associate Professor at University of Maia – ISMAI, Portugal, coordinator of the Erasmus+ project EmpoweringEFT@EU, involving five European countriesTable of ContentsIntroduction to the Transforming Emotional Pain Workbook; 1: The Role of Emotions in Our Lives; 2: Optimal Use of Emotions; 3: Overcoming Emotional Avoidance (The Self-Interrupter); 4: Overcoming Emotional Avoidance (The Self-Worrier); 5: Transforming the Self-Critic; 6: Transforming Interpersonal Emotional Injury (Unfinished Business); 7: Summary and Conclusion; References; Appendices; Index

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Book SynopsisEmotion-focused therapy is a research-informed psychological therapy that to date has mainly been studied in the context of depression, trauma and couple distress. The evidence suggests that this therapy has a lasting and transformative effect. Ladislav Timulak presents EFT as a particular therapeutic approach that addresses psychological human suffering, offering a view that puts more emphasis on attending to the distress, rather than avoiding or suppressing it. Focusing on the latest developments in EFT, Transforming Emotional Pain in Psychotherapy presents a theory of human suffering and a model of therapy that addresses that suffering. The model of suffering assumes that the experienced emotional pain is a response to an injury that prevents or violates the fulfilment of the basic human needs of being loved, safe, and acknowledged. This book focuses on a particular way of transforming emotional pain in psychotherapy through: helping the client to tolerate thTrade Review"With this book Ladislav Timulak shows his insightfulness into the therapeutic change process and has made an original contribution, demonstrating how people transform emotional pain." - Leslie S. Greenberg, PhD, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Canada"This book provides a concise, clear, lively, compassionate, and personal introduction to contemporary Emotion-Focused Therapy, touching on the latest theory, practice and research. Timulak has developed an elegant, readable and useful formulation of the nature and transformation of human emotional suffering. Highly recommended. - Robert Elliott, PhD, Professor of Counselling, University of Strathclyde, Scotland, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of Toledo, USA"A bold new development in emotion focused therapy. This book is a rich reflection on how human suffering is transformed. Delivered as an accessible guide that leaves plenty of room for contemplation, Timulak distills a complex theory of change which therapists will recognize from their practice." - Antonio Pascual-Leone, PhD, Associate Professor, Director of the Psychological Services and Research Centre, Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada"This is a book that … offers a coherent and research-informed theoretical framework, practical principles and procedures for conducting therapy, and a wealth of vividly-described case examples… I warmly recommend this book to all students and practitioners of counselling and psychotherapy..." - John McLeod, PhD, Emeritus Professor Counselling, University of Abertay, Scotland, Adjunct Professor of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway"I particularly enjoyed the second section of the book that offers a refreshing therapeutic framework forhis transformation of pain: that within an authentic and healing therapist/client relationship, core pain can be accessed and named, unmet needs articulated and addressed, losses grieved and a place of relief and empowerment reached by the client from which to move forward." - Bernadette Lynch, Therapy Today"With this book Ladislav Timulak shows his insightfulness into the therapeutic change process and has made an original contribution, demonstrating how people transform emotional pain." - Leslie S. Greenberg, PhD, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Canada"This book provides a concise, clear, lively, compassionate, and personal introduction to contemporary Emotion-Focused Therapy, touching on the latest theory, practice and research. Timulak has developed an elegant, readable and useful formulation of the nature and transformation of human emotional suffering. Highly recommended." - Robert Elliott, PhD, Professor of Counselling, University of Strathclyde, Scotland, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of Toledo, USA"A bold new development in emotion focused therapy. This book is a rich reflection on how human suffering is transformed. Delivered as an accessible guide that leaves plenty of room for contemplation, Timulak distills a complex theory of change which therapists will recognize from their practice." - Antonio Pascual-Leone, PhD, Associate Professor, Director of the Psychological Services and Research Centre, Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada"This is a book that … offers a coherent and research-informed theoretical framework, practical principles and procedures for conducting therapy, and a wealth of vividly-described case examples… I warmly recommend this book to all students and practitioners of counselling and psychotherapy..." - John McLeod, PhD, Emeritus Professor Counselling, University of Abertay, Scotland, Adjunct Professor of Psychology, University of Oslo, NorwayTable of ContentsAcknowledgment. Introduction. Part I: Theoretical Conceptualisation. Emotional Pain.Transforming Emotional Pain. Part II: Practical Application.Therapeutic Relationship Promoting Emotional Transformation. Conceptualising Core Emotional Pain. Strategy for Therapy: Accessing Core Emotional Pain. Strategy for Therapy – Transforming Core Emotional Pain. Overall treatment strategy & Working with difficulties in therapeutic process. Afterword. References.

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Book SynopsisThis flexible, evidence-based manual offers counselors a gentle, compassionate approach to help people with trauma, addiction, or both explore their past. Creating Change guides clients to understand how trauma and addiction arose over time, grieve losses and regrets, create a new perspective on their life story, and take pride in their survival. The manual has 23 topics that can be implemented in any order with individuals or groups. Topics include Relationship Patterns, Break the Silence, Deepen Your Story, Darkness and Light, Emotions and Healing, and Influences: Family, Community, Culture. Creating Change can be implemented with any other treatment, including the authorâs present-focused model, Seeking Safety. The book has a convenient large-size format and includes 70 reproducible handouts, many of which can be downloaded and printed at the companion website. See also Seeking Safety: A Treatment Manual for PTSD and Substance

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