Treating Survivors of Childhood Abuse, First Edition : Psychotherapy for the Interrupted Life

Meeting a key need, this book presents a modular adult psychotherapy approach grounded in extensive clinical experience and research. Provided is a flexible, empirically supported framework for helping clients manage symptoms related to past physical or sexual abuse; build emotion regulation and interpersonal skills; and process traumatic memories and their associated feelings of fear, shame, and loss. Session-by-session guidelines include many suggestions for tailoring interventions to each person's needs in the context of a safe, supportive therapeutic environment. Designed in a large, easy-to-use format, the book includes over a dozen reproducible handouts, worksheets, and other tools for clinicians and clients. The Trauma Of Childhood Abuse: A Resource Loss Model -- Attachment: When Protector And Perpetrator Are One -- Development In The Context Of Deprivation -- Treatment Rationale -- Building Emotional And Social Resources: Overview Of Stair -- Working With Traumatic Memories: Overview Of Nst -- Extending The Narrative: Transforming Shame And Loss -- Guidelines For Implementing Treatment -- Assessment Of Client And Match For Treatment -- Phase I. Skills Training In Affective And Interpersonal Regulation (stair): Building Resources: Session 1. The Resource Of Hope: Introducing The Client To Treatment -- Session 2. The Resource Of Feelings: Emotional Awareness -- Session 3. Emotion Regulation -- Session 4. Emotionally Engaged Living -- Session 5. The Resource Of Connection: Understanding Relationship Patterns -- Session 6. Changing Relationship Patterns -- Session 7. Agency In Relationships -- Session 8. Flexibilityin Relationships -- Phase Ii. Narrative Story Telling (nst): Facing The Past And Imagining The Future: Moving From Skills Training To Narrative Processing Of Trauma: How Do You Know Your Client Is Ready? -- Session 9. Introduction To Nst -- Session 10. Narrative Of First Memory -- Sessions 11-15. Narratives Of Fear -- Sessions 11-15. Narratives Of Shame -- Sessions 11-15. Narratives Of Loss -- Session 16. The Last Session. Marylene Cloitre, Lisa R. Cohen, Karestan C. Koenen. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 324-333) And Index. This book has been replaced by Treating Survivors of Childhood Abuse and Interpersonal Trauma, Second Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-4328-1.