Trauma made simple : competencies in assessmenty, treatment and working with survivors /
Jamie Marich.
- Eau Claire, WI : Pesi Publishing and Media, c2014.
- xii, 229 p. ; illus. ; pbk ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical referencing and indexes.
Trauma Matters -- Diagnosing Trauma: DSM-5 and Beyond -- Grief, Bereavement, and Mourning -- Trauma and the Human Brain -- Issues in Assessment -- The Addiction Imperative -- Empathy and the Therapeutic Alliance -- Creating a Framework for Healing Trauma -- Trauma Treatment: Stabilization -- Trauma Treatment: Reprocessing -- Trauma Treatment: Reintegration -- What Makes a Good Trauma Therapist -- References -- Appendix -- Index.
In Trauma Made Simple, trauma expert Dr. Jamie Marich brings her practical style of training to print, using clinical common sense to wade through theory, research, and hype surrounding trauma. Learn about trauma in a way that is relevant to clinical work, including extensive coverage on PTSD and other diagnoses through a bio-psycho-social-spiritual lens. Make clinically informed decisions based on setting, client preparedness, and other contextual variables. Develop strategies for treatment planning based on the best possible treatments in the field today. Trauma Made Simple addresses a variety of issues that are imperative to trauma competency in clinical work, including how to handle grief and mourning, assessing for and addressing addiction (even if you are not an addiction counselor) and how to manage professional development issues, including self-care.