Family-Focused Trauma Intervention

Family-Focused Trauma Intervention: Using Metaphor and Play with Victims of Abuse and Neglect translates issues central to abuse and neglect recovery into metaphorical stories and family-based interventions, focusing specifically on parent-child interaction and trauma. The stories and interventions reduce troubling symptoms, address family risk and relapse potential, treat cross-generational patterns, and remediate attachment deficits. It is a book for a variety of practitioners, including psychologists, social workers, counselors, and expressive therapists.

Patricia Pernicano

Part 1 Acknowledgments Part 2 Introduction Part 3 Chapter 1-Impact of Trauma and Overview of Treatment Chapter 4 PTSD: A Bear of a Different Color Chapter 5 A Bear of a Different Color Treatment Interventions Chapter 6 Symptoms of PTSD: Lucky the Junkyard Dog Chapter 7 Lucky the Junkyard Dog Treatment Interventions Chapter 8 Sibling Abuse: Stick Together Chapter 9 Stick Together Treatment Interventions Chapter 10 Residual Effects of Trauma: Thyme to Heal Chapter 11 Thyme to Heal Treatment Interventions Part 12 Chapter 2-Establishing Appropriate Roles and Boundaries in Families Chapter 13 Age-Appropriate Expectations: Velma Crowe's Sticky Situation Chapter 14 Velma Crowe's Sticky Situation Treatment Interventions Chapter 15 Setting Limits: Enough Is Enough Chapter 16 Enough Is Enough Treatment Interventions Part 17 Chapter 3-The Fight of Fight or Flight: Self-Control and Modulation of Affect Chapter 18 Self-Control: Keep Your Lion on a Leash! Chapter 19 Keep Your Lion on a Leash! Treatment Interventions Chapter 20 Power and Control: The Nearsighted Tyrant Chapter 21 The Nearsighted Tyrant Treatment Interventions Chapter 22 Bullying: The Dragon's Fire Chapter 23 The Dragon's Fire Treatment Interventions Part 24 Chapter 4-Reducing Hyperactivity and Agitation Chapter 25 Treatment Interventions Part 26 Chapter 5-Flight: Avoidance, Withdrawal, and Dissociation Chapter 27 Dissociation: The Mouse Who Became Invisible Chapter 28 The Mouse Who Became Invisible Treatment Interventions Chapter 29 Avoidance and Denial: The Hidey Hole Chapter 30 The Hidey Hole Treatment Interventions Chapter 31 Depersonalization: Time for a Thaw Chapter 32 Time for a Thaw Treatment Interventions Part 33 Chapter 6-Reducing Worry, Fear and Anxiety Chapter 34 Letting Go: The Burden Bag Chapter 35 The Burden Bag Treatment Interventions Chapter 36 Anxiety Reduction: The Grounded Eagle Chapter 37 The Grounded Eagle Treatment Interventions Chapter 38 Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms: The Magic Stone Chapter 39 The Magic Stone Treatment Interventions Part 40 Chapter 7-Disrupted Attachment: Coping with Loss and Renewing Trust Chapter 41 Attachment and Trust: Run Away Ralph Chapter 42 Run Away Ralph Treatment Interventions Chapter 43 Building Positive Attachment: Velma Crowe's Sticky Situation Chapter 44 Velma Crowe's Sticky Situation Treatment Intervention Part 45 Chapter 8-Changing Depressed Mood Chapter 46 Mood Management: The Black Cloud Chapter 47 The Black Cloud Treatment Interventions Part 48 Chapter 9-Empathy: Caring for Yourself and Others Chapter 49 Heart-Break: The Girl with the Plastic Heart Chapter 50 The Girl with the Plastic Heart Treatment Interventions Part 51 Chapter 10-Responsibility and Accountability Chapter 52 Externalizing Blame: Bear of a Different Color Chapter 53 Bear of a Different Color Treatment Interventions Chapter 54 Taking Responsibility: No More Blame Game Chapter 55 No More Blame Game Treatment Interventions Chapter 56 Blaming the Victim: First Things First Chapter 57 First Things First Treatment Interventions Part 58 Chapter 11-Safety and Protection Chapter 59 Knowing Who to Trust: The Hungry Alligator and the Mean Snake Chapter 60 The Hungry Alligator and the Mean Snake Treatment Interventions Part 61 Chapter 12-The Family Journey: Pathways to Change Chapter 62 Moving in a New Direction: Gold in the Desert Chapter 63 Gold in the Desert Treatment Interventions Part 64 Chapter 13-Coming to Terms with Out-of-Home Care Chapter 65 Out-of-Home Placement: The Good Enough Elf Chapter 66 The Good Enough Elf Treatment Interventions Chapter 67 Impact of Neglect: The Bruised Orchid Chapter 68 The Bruised Orchid Treatment Interventions Part 69 Chapter 14-Self-Acceptance and Hope Chapter 70 Lowering Defenses: Polly's Plight Chapter 71 Polly's Plight Treatment Interventions Part 72 Appendix-Squiggles Stories Part 73 References Part 74 Index Part 75 About the Author