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A Practical Approach to Trauma: Empowering Interventions
Author(s): Priscilla Pathmavathie Dass-brailsford (Author)
- Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
- Publication Date: 5 April 2007
- Edition: First Edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 384 pages
- ISBN-10: 1412916372
- ISBN-13: 9781412916370
Book Description
Key Features:
- Offers comprehensive coverage of trauma intervention: The wide coverage of the different levels of trauma― individual, community, institutional―and attention to the current theoretical and research literature makes this text the most comprehensive regarding trauma and its treatment.
- Highlights the intersection between trauma and culture: An ecological perspective focuses on the importance of viewing behavior within its social setting and examining the physical and psychosocial barriers to trauma recovery.
- Emphasizes the theme of “empowerment”: Empowerment focuses on client strengths as the practitioner is encouraged to support clients towards resiliency.
- Provides an extensive historical background: The book examines multigenerational trauma experienced by several ethnic minority groups.
- Includes case studies and worksheets: Case studies gleaned from the author’s clinical experience provide a snapshot of the field and make the work of trauma come alive.
Intended Audience:
This is an ideal text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on psychological trauma in the departments of Counseling, Psychology, Human Services, and Social Work. It is also a useful resource for practicing clinicians.
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About the Author
Dr. Dass-Brailsford’s research projects are multiple: resiliency in the aftermath of political trauma and socio-economic stress; the effects of community violence, multicultural research on institutional trust and racial identity; the effects of secondary trauma on first responders and other volunteers; and the benefits of walk-in mental health services for disaster survivors. She was a first responder in New York after the terrorist attack in 2001 and deployed to New Orleans immediately after Hurricane Katrina (2005). She has returned to the area several times to work with mental health providers. This edited book was inspired by her work with the survivors of Hurricane Katrina; it is a testimony to their resiliency despite the challenges of loss, dislocation, recovery and reconstruction.
