Supporting Traumatized Children and Teenagers is an accessible, comprehensive book providing an overview of the impact of trauma on children and adolescents and how they can be supported following trauma.Trauma can result from a range of experiences from bullying to witnessing violence to living through war. This book explores the different reactions children may experience, and the impact trauma can have. Variables affecting the impact of trauma are explored such as different developmental stages, gender, the reactions of friends and parents, the child's personality, and their caring environment. Appropriate and effective ways of helping children after a traumatic event are outlined, and different types of therapy, such as group therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy, are discussed. The book offers case examples and practical tips throughout, and includes a chapter on how someone working with a traumatized child can help and look after themselves.This book will be invaluable to a range of professionals working with traumatized children including counsellors, child and family social workers and therapists, as well as others involved with traumatized children such as foster carers and teachers.
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Trauma can result from a range of experiences from bullying to witnessing violence to living through war. This book explores the different reactions children may experience, and the impact trauma can have. Appropriate and effective ways of helping children after a traumatic event are outlined, and different types of therapy are discussed.
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Preface. 1. What is trauma? 2. Children's reactions during and after traumatic events. 3. Some important aspects of trauma. 4. Girls and boys - alike or different? 5. The significance of friends following a trauma. 6. What promotes risk and what protects? 7. Help for Children after Traumas. 8. Groups for children following trauma. 9. Post-traumatic therapy 10. Traumas and the school. 11. Being a helper. Conclusion. Appendix 1 Post-Traumatic Problems Help for Preschool and Early School-Age Children (4-7 years) Appendix 2 Post-Traumatic Problems Help for School-Age Children. Index.
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The practical emphasis and confident tone of this volume is a welcome addition to the toolkit of anyone working in this area. Atle Dyregrov has an eminent international reputation and his breadth of knowledge and experience is clear throughout. Personal accounts of those working with traumatised young people, as well as the voices of young people, are represented in the form of vignettes, which emphasize the individual nature of the trauma and therapeutic work... I would recommend this book to other professionals and, indeed, have already done so.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781849050340
Publisert
2010-07-15
Utgiver
Vendor
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Vekt
384 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
157 mm
Dybde
135 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
240

Forfatter

Biographical note

Dr Atle Dyregrov is a clinical psychologist and Director of the Center for Crisis Psychology in Bergen, Norway, which he founded with a colleague in 1988. He is a member of the executive board of The Children and War Foundation and a founding member of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Dr Dyregrov is the author of numerous publications, journal articles, and books.