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Book SynopsisWhat do you do when your client flies into a rage or has a severe panic attack during a therapy session?Author Julian D. Ford explains how to harness such crises for breakthroughs. Crises that eruptin themidst ofapsychotherapy session can be overwhelming not just for the client but also for the therapist. Yet every crisis also can be a therapeutic breakthrough. With this book,therapistslearn how to transform such critical moments in psychotherapy into powerful and positive turning points.
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Drawing from trauma and attachment theory and the essential principles of psychotherapy and crisis management, Ford explains how crises can be understood as episodes of extreme emotional dysregulation. With a series ofin-depthcase examples, Ford shows how therapists can utilize emotion regulation as a practical framework to deescalate crises.
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Each case study is a transcript of a psychotherapy session, complete with dialogue and commentary, featuringreal-l
Trade ReviewFord (Univ. of Connecticut) is truly a pioneer in the treatment of trauma…This volume is particularly valuable, as part 2 includes six transcripts of therapy sessions based on recorded sessions, as reenacted by graduate students…Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals. General readers. * CHOICE *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Transforming Crises into Turning Points in Psychotherapy
I. Essential Principles and Practices for Resolving Crises in the Psychotherapy Session 1. A Phase-Based Crisis Model
2. Emotional Dysregulation and Adaptive Self-Regulation
3. Essential Elements of Crisis Intervention
4. Essential Psychotherapy Principles and Practices
5. An Integrative Approach to Resolving Crises in the Psychotherapy Session
6. Crises as a Challenge to Therapist Self-Regulation
II. Case Session Transcripts of In-Session Critical Moments 7. Supporting a Recently Traumatized Youth in a Crisis of Dissociation and Self-Harm
8. Engaging a Sexually Traumatized Youth in Therapy
9. Understanding and Working with Dissociative States
10. A Crisis of Trauma and Distress Across Generations
11. Helping a Family Cope with the Threat of Revictimization
12. Defusing Violence and Facilitating Recovery from Profound Dissociation
Epilogue
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