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Book SynopsisOffers approaches necessary for successful and empowering interventions across the trauma spectrum. This book provides insight into the psychological and spiritual resources practitioners need to help victims move forward and improve upon their circumstances. It helps readers learn to strengthen their sense of self to prevent secondary trauma.
Trade ReviewA very unusual book in the thoroughness of its scholarship and in its ability to reach and touch the reader. -- Robert Salmon, Hunter College Trauma Transformed provides insight into psychological and spiritual resources practitioners need to help victims move forward. Family Therapy An excellent overview of various forms of trauma and trauma treatment covering a wide array of presenting problems and holistic interventions. -- Keren Ludwig Social Work in Groups
Table of ContentsSeries Editor's Note Acknowledgments Contributors Introduction: Empowerment as a Response to Trauma Judith Bula Wise Part 1 by Transforming Trauma at the Personal Level 1. Nicolas Puts Back the Pieces: Transforming a Childhood Trauma Eliana Gil 2. Transforming Trauma Responses to Sexual Abuse in Adolescents Carol J. McCarthy and Joycee Kennedy 3. Transforming Trauma Responses to Women with Serious and Persistent Psychiatric Disability Susan Manning 4. Transforming Childhood Physical and Verbal Abuse: Mind-Body Approaches to Trauma Treatment Diane B. Byington Part 2 by Transforming Trauma at the Interpersonal Level 5. Transforming Privilege, Power, and Control in Relationship Trauma Lynn Parker 6. Bullying and Victimization: Transforming Trauma Through Empowerment Faye Mishna 7. Insidious Trauma and the Sexual Minority Client Laura Kaplan 8. When a Client Dies: Transforming Agency Grief Marian Bussey Part 3 by Transforming Trauma at the Social/Community/Political Levels 9. The Impact of Historical Trauma: The Example of the Native Community Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart 10. Transforming the Trauma of September 11, 2001, with Children and Adolescents Through Group Work Andrew Malekoff 11. Response to Poverty as a Form of Transforming Trauma Jean East and Sue Kenney 12. Transforming the Trauma of Torture, Flight, and Resettlement Kay M. Stevenson and Jaime Rall 13. Transforming the Trauma of War in Combat Veterans Mel Singer 14. Triumph Over Tragedy: Transformation Through the Aftermath of Disaster Jane Parker and Michael Zakour Conclusion: Trauma Transformed Through Empowerment and Resilience Marian BusseyIndex
