Description
Book SynopsisResearch has demonstrated that brief therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) tends to be more successful than long-term work. Traumatic Incident Reduction is a relatively new and exciting treatment technique that has proven in studies to be more effective than the widely used direct therapeutic exposure technique.
Trade Review."immensely useful book for therapists..well written and manages to make some difficult concepts accessible to readers" (Profbook.com 21/08/2001)
Table of ContentsAbout the Authors viii
Series Preface x
Preface xi
Acknowledgements xiii
How to Use This Book xiv
1 An Overview of Traumatincident Reduction as a Brief Therapy Approach for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 1
2 The Nature of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 19
3 Who Is Suitable 45
4 Engaging the Client 55
5 Choosing Which Incident to Work on First 80
6 Using Unblocking 85
7 Working with Traumatic Incidents 99
8 Use of Additional Questions 127
9 When Things Don't Go as Planned 134
10 Ending the Counselling 154
References 160
Appendix 1 Counselling Assessment Form 163
Appendix 2 Expanded List of Unblocking Concepts 168
Appendix 3 Revised Shock, Impact Resolution Model 169
Index 170
