Description
Reconstructing Meaning After Trauma: Theory, Research, and Practice informs actual therapeutic work with clients who present with traumas or other life disruptions by providing clinicians with information on the construction of meaning. It includes material on diverse mechanisms of clinical change and positive-promoting processes.The book covers identifiable treatments and specific lines of research in assisting clients in developing new meaning, such as posttraumatic growth (after sexual assault, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer, destructive natural phenomena, such as hurricanes, and refugee experiences), and finding benefit (in the context of loss—loss of health, or loss of a loved one).- Addresses a specific treatment or line of research- Includes extended case vignettes at the beginning of each chapter- Describes the associated theoretical background for each method- Summarizes the research supporting each mechanism- Concludes with a discussion of future directions for treatment, research, and theory
Table of Contents
Part 1. Foundations of Meaning and Trauma1. Making Meaning in the Wake of Trauma: Resilience and Redemption2. Meaning Violation and Restoration Following Trauma: Conceptual Overview and Clinical Implications3. With the Fierce and Loving Embrace of Another Soul: Finding Connection and Meaning After the Profound Disconnection of Betrayal TraumaPart 2. Mechanisms of Meaning Loss and Restoration4. Gender and Meaning Making: The Experiences of Individuals With Cancer5. Forgiveness Therapy in the Reconstruction of Meaning Following Interpersonal Trauma6. Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy for Trauma and Meaning Making Among Ethnically Diverse Individuals in the United StatesPart 3. Population Specific Applications7. Reconstructing Meaning After Sexual Assault8. Growth and Meaning From Negotiating the Complex Journey of Being an Emergency Medical Dispatcher9. Meaning Making Concerning Acquired Disability10. Expressive Arts: A Group Intervention for Unaccompanied Minor Asylum Seekers and Young Adults11. Making Meaning After Combat Trauma and Moral InjuryPart 4. Conclusion12. Meaning Making and Trauma Recovery
