Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Advice About What Good Trauma Therapy Can Do

As a way of introducing you to the ACES Too High website I am encouraging you to read this post by Laura K. Kerr PhD. on what beginnings and endings in trauma therapy should look like and the importance of acceptance. After you read it, take a look around at the rest of the website. There is a lot of great information. Just click on the title and it will take you there.

Take that leap of faith: advice about beginnings, endings in trauma therapy

Trauma Titles in the NHCADSV Library

A Woman's Place, The compassionate Guide for Reclaiming Body, Mind and Life, Lovingly written for women who have suffered from doemstic violence and sexual assault
Creating Sanctuary - Toward the Evolution of Sane Societies by Sandra Bloom 1997, Routledge Publishing
Cultural Competence in Trauma Therapy, Beyond the Flashback by Laura S. Brown
The Art and Science of Mindfulness - Integrating Mindfulness into Psychology and the Helping Professions by Shauna Shapiro and Linda E. Carlson
The Body Keeps Score by Bessel van der Kolk
The Compassion Fatigue Workbook by Francoise Mathieu, M.Ed., CCC
Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence -- from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror by Judith Hermann
Traumatic Stress, Edited by Van der Kolk, McFarlane, and Weisaeth
Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders, An Evidence Based Guide, Edited by Courtois and Ford