| Description |
xii, 152 pages ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Stress counselling series |
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Stress counselling series.
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| Contents |
Introduction / Michael J. Scott and Stephen Palmer -- 1. PTSD Diagnosis and Treatment for Mental Health Clinicians / Matthew J. Friedman -- 2. Assessment and Conceptualization / Michael J. Scott -- 3. Guidelines for Crisis Counselling / Michael J. Scott -- 4. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: A Cognitive-contextual Approach / Michael J. Scott -- 5. Cognitive-behavioural Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder from a Narrative Constructivist Perspective: A Conversation with Donald Meichenbaum / Michael F. Hoyt -- 6. Brief Group Counselling and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder / Michael J. Scott and Stephen G. Stradling -- 7. Letter Writing, Audiotaping and Videotaping as Therapeutic Tools: Use of 'Healing' Metaphors / Donald Meichenbaum -- 8. What Can Be Done to Help Clients with PTSD and DES? / Donald Meichenbaum -- 9. Expressive Art as a Form of Prevention and Treatment of PTSD with Children / Donald Meichenbaum -- 10. Helping the Helpers / Donald Meichenbaum -- 11. The Counting Method for Ameliorating Traumatic Memories / Frank M. Ochberg -- 12. Journeying with the Traumatized - the Hillsborough Disaster / Michael J. Scott -- 13. Power Therapies, Miraculous Claims and the Cures that Fail / Gerald M. Rosen, Jeffrey M. Lohr and Richard J. McNally / [et al.] -- Afterword / Michael J. Scott and Stephen Palmer -- App. Discussion Issues |
| Summary |
"This volume is a practitioners' handbook and the first comprehensive reader in this new area of counselling." "The authors discuss an extensive range of methods for helping people with PTSD including brief group counselling alongside focusing on helping the helpers. Uniquely, specific strategies for counselling sessions are located in a theoretically sound biological and psychological framework to allow adaptation for individual clients." "The book provides comprehensive coverage of the topic for mental health care practitioners and students."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
"Collection first published 2000"--T.p. verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographic references and index |
| Subject |
Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Treatment.
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Psychic trauma -- Treatment.
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic -- therapy.
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Counseling -- methods.
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| Author |
Palmer, Stephen, 1955-
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Scott, Michael J., 1948-
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| ISBN |
0304705446 paperback |
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0304705438 hardback |
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1412900948 paperback |
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