Full Description
Treating PTSD presents a comprehensive, compassion-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach that provides therapists with the evidence-based information they need to understand trauma's effects on the mind and body as well as the phases of healing. Chapters offer discussion, practical tools, and interventions that therapists can use with clients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to reduce feelings of distress and increase their sense of safety. Readers are introduced to the metaphor of "the valley of the shadow of death" to explain the experience of PTSD; they're also shown how to identify the work they'll need to do as therapists to accompany clients on their healing journey. Two new compassion-focused CBT interventions for trauma processing are also introduced.
Contents
Introduction 1. A Brief History of Our Understanding of Trauma 2. Trauma Foundations 3. Traumatic Stress Responses 4. Complex Trauma 5. Recommended Evidence-Based Approaches for Treating PTSD 6. Clinical Foundations for Working with Clients Suffering from PTSD 7. Therapist Self-Care 8. First Things First 9. Gathering Tools for the Journey 10. Beginning the Climb - Trauma Processing 11. Preparing for Counseling Termination: Living with the Scars Appendix 1. Traumatic Stress Symptom Screening Checklist (TSSSC) Appendix 2. Suicide Risk Assessment Appendix 3. Safety Plan Appendix 4. Understanding Your Window of Tolerance Appendix 5. Individual Distress Tolerance Plan Appendix 6. Sample Referral Letter to Physician Appendix 7. Sample Therapist Letter to Client Appendix 8. Negative Cognitions Questionnaire - Initial Form (NCQ-IF) Appendix 9. Compassion-Focused CBT - Summary
