Restoring the shattered self
Subtitle: a Christian counselor's guide to complex trauma
By: Heather Davediuk Gingrich
Publisher: IVP Academic
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Downers Grove, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9780830827121
Subjects: Child development; Treatment; Psychological aspects; Child psychotherapy; Religious aspects; Psychic trauma in children; Dissociative disorders in children
Description: Heather Gingrich brings years of counseling experience to bear on this delicate and difficult issue. She ably integrates the established research on trauma therapy with keen insights from her own experience and an intimate understanding of the special concerns related to Christian counseling--including a discussion of prayer and spiritual warfare. This book is a much-needed guide for working with complex trauma that is essential reading for counselors and pastors alike. --Back Cover
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Shattered; title: Shattering the self : the effects of trauma on childhood development; title: Rebuilding the shattered self: the process of counseling; title: Phase I : safety and stabilization; title: Phase II : trauma processing, integrating the components of a traumatic experience; title: Phase III : consolidation and resolution; title: Additional treatment considerations for the client with dissociative identity disorder; title: Spiritual issues and resources in the treatment of CTSD; title: Vicarious traumatization and building counselor resilience; title: How the church can help; title: Dissociative experiences scale (DES).