Not trauma alone : therapy for child abuse survivors in family and social context / Steven N. Gold.
"Until now, psychotherapy for child abuse survivors often centered on the trauma of their abuse experiences. However, survivors frequently reveal a history suggesting it was not abuse trauma alone that created their difficulties, but growing up essentially alone - without the consistent emotion...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia, PA :
Brunner/Routledge,
[2000]
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| Series: | Series in trauma and loss.
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| Summary: | "Until now, psychotherapy for child abuse survivors often centered on the trauma of their abuse experiences. However, survivors frequently reveal a history suggesting it was not abuse trauma alone that created their difficulties, but growing up essentially alone - without the consistent emotional support and guidance needed for development of effective functioning. This book presents an alternative to trauma-focused treatment that, though effective for treatment of other forms of trauma, can induce deteriorated rather than improved functioning in survivors of prolonged childhood maltreatment. The contextual therapy presented in Not Trauma Alone delineates a psychotherapeutic approach that emphasizes helping survivors develop the capacities for effective functioning that were never transmitted to them during their formative years. Detailed descriptions of the methods and interventions comprising contextual therapy are included in this critical book for all mental health professionals, clinicians,; academics, and students in the field."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | xxx, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-255) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1583910271 9781583910276 |