Written by one of the nation’s leading practitioners in the field of childhood trauma, abuse, and dissociation, this comprehensive resource fills a void in the literature to provide indepth knowledge of current interventions for treating dissociation in youth. It describes a detailed, careful assessment process and creative, evidence-supported techniques for helping children and their families to heal from chaotic, traumatizing experiences. With both a theoretical and practical focus, the book offers proven strategies for successfully treating children and adolescents with varying degrees ofdisissociation and comorbid symptoms. It also integrates adjunct therapies in environments beyond those of traditional psychotherapy, such as school, and describes howtheir strategies can be used effectively to augment therapy and understand dissociative children.
Based on a model integrating five prominent therapeutic modalities, and underscoring the importance of attachment style, the book focuses on the neurobiology of trauma, a high comorbidity of symptoms, specialized clinical interventions, psychopharmacology, and family intervention techniques. Also addressed are adjunct therapies in art and EMDR. In addition, the book provides a window into the effects of traumatic events such as medical illness that may be overlooked, and safe techniques with dissociative youth who are exhibiting dangerous behaviors. Rich clinical examples demonstrate the various phases of treatment and offer a window into the internal world of dissociative children.
Key Features:
Integrates psychotherapy with EMDR, art therapy, neurobiology, and psychopharmacology
Distills current research on neurobiology of trauma and how to intervene with specially designed treatment strategies
Provides in-depth knowledge of the latest creative interventions for treatment of childhood dissociation and comorbid symptoms Sensitizes the therapist to often overlooked traumatic events, such as medical illness, that can exacerbate symptoms
By:
Frances S. Waters
Imprint: Springer Publishing Co Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 1
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 30mm
Weight: 697g
ISBN: 9780826199638
ISBN 10: 0826199631
Pages: 516
Publication Date: 31 March 2016
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
C ONTENTS Contributors Foreword by Joyanna Silberg Preface Acknowledgments Introduction I THEORY 1 The Star Theoretical Model: An Integrative Model for Assessing and Treating Childhood Dissociation II ASSESSMENT 2 What’s Going On With This Child? Recognizing Warning Signs of Dissociation in Traumatized Children and Adolescents 3 Deciphering What Is Dissociation: Differential Diagnoses 4 Uncovering the Child’s Fractured Self: Assessing for Dissociation III TREATMENT 5 Mindful Approach to Phase-Oriented Treatment 6 “I Guess They’re Going to Keep Me. I Tried Everything . . .”: Building Attachment and Partnering With the Family 7 “My Invisible Team”: Identifying and Stabilizing Self-States 8 Calming the Stress-Response System and Managing Triggers 9 Medication as an Intervention in the Treatment of Dissociative Disorders and Complex Trauma With Children and Adolescents With Adrian J. Stierum 10 Mastering Traumatic Memories 11 Hidden Voices: Creative Art Therapy Interventions for Adolescents With Dissociation With Diane Raven 12 Integrating Dissociative Treatment and EMDR Therapy With Children With Trauma and Dissociation 13 “It’s Like You’re in a New World”: Integrating the Fractured Child Appendix A: Internet Resources and Additional Readings Appendix B: Checklists for Children Appendix C: Questions to Ask Children, Parents, and Therapists Appendix D: Tools to Use References Index
Frances S. Waters, DCSW, LMSW, LMFT, is a clinical social worker and a licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice in Marquette, Michigan.
