Shoshana Ringel is associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. Among other works, she is coauthor with Jerrold R. Brandell of Attachment and Dynamic Practice: An Integrative Guide for Social Workers and Other Clinicians (Columbia, 2007) and coauthor of Advanced Social Work Practice: Relational Principles and Techniques (Columbia, 2009). Jerrold R. Brandell is distinguished professor at Wayne State University School of Social Work. He is founding editor in chief of Psychoanalytic Social Work, and his books include Psychodynamic Social Work (Columbia, 2004) and Of Mice and Metaphors: Therapeutic Storytelling with Children (2016).
The editors offer an expanded view on the topic of trauma that provides an excellent collection of chapters addressing theory, application, intervention, and research. Environmental issues are addressed, special populations are highlighted, and discussions are research-informed. Students, practitioners, and researchers will find this an excellent resource. -- Kathryn S. Collins, University of Maryland The second edition of Trauma is a must-have for mental health clinicians. The book provides expert descriptions of the leading forms of trauma therapy and how to apply them with diverse populations. I encourage any therapist who works with traumatized clients to study this amazing book. -- Russell Carr, M.D. With the inclusion of excellent chapters on LBQT clients, clients who have been incarcerated, combat trauma, the effects of bullying, and cultural trauma, this second edition of Trauma becomes very relevant to vulnerable and at-risk populations. Social workers will appreciate the depth of multiple perspectives and the artful integration of clinical practice throughout. This is an important book for every social work student and practitioner. -- Joan Berzoff, professor emerita, Smith College Originating from the editors' rich experience, this is a comprehensive book bringing a diversity of theories and tools centered on new developments in the conceptualization of attachment trauma and trauma-related interventions. This is a must-read and its scope should prove pertinent to undergraduates, clinicians from all modalities of psychotherapy. -- Orit Badouk Epstein, editor of <i>Attachment: New Directions In Psychotherapy and Relational Psychoanalysis</i> By exploring the theoretical explorations of the psychosocial impact of trauma, the authors of Trauma provide the reader with clear mechanisms for understanding how trauma impacts people. An excellent survey of the many facets of trauma and surely the best textbook for teaching on trauma. -- Eileen Dombo, Catholic University of America