ISBN: 978-0-415-40963-6

Price: £18.99

Counselling for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, 3rd Ed.

Counselling for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Third Edition, maps out how to therapeutically treat sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) using a cognitive behavioural approach to treatment.

Fusing the biological and psychological effects of trauma, Scott and Stradling present practical strategies for use in counselling. Covering the full spectrum of post-traumatic states, "Counselling for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder" provides a clear and detailed account of how these states can be recognized and includes chapters on: Post-traumatic responses; Criteria for diagnosis; Assessment; The cognitive behavioural model for treatment.

Containing valuable case studies to illustrate theoretical material, "Counselling for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Third Edition" outlines a range of techniques for counselling clients who have suffered major trauma, whether recently or in the past. This fully updated new edition addresses the specifics of counselling trauma victims and includes 18 detailed case examples together with transcripts of sessions.

New material in this third edition includes pain management, working with children and adolescents, and refugees.

A new PTSD screening inventory and a counselling competence scale are included as new appendices.

Summary

Reviews

If you get a chance to dip into it, do, and, if you're using your Samaritan training and experience to further your career in counselling, you will find it, like all the other books in this series, a helpful overview of the subject - The Samaritan

The book is unique in covering the full spectrum of trauma, which may initiate PTSD. It provides a clear and detailed account of how PTSD can be recognized and treated and includes chapters on: diagnostic criteria, client assessment, the development and course of PTSD, the cognitive-behavioural approach to treatment.

Using vivid case examples, Mike Scott and Stephen Stradling outline a range of techniques for counselling clients who have suffered major trauma whether recent or many years ago. In addition they give guidance on helping trauma victims with the additional burdens of panic disorder, substance abuse and physical disability. Counselling for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Second Edition will be invaluable to all who work therapeutically with traumatized clients - Alibris Booksellers

Table of contents

 

 • Theoretical Background 

 • Post-Traumatic Responses  

 • Diagnostic Criteria  

 • Assessment  

 • Development and Course of PTSD  

 • Conceptualizing PTSD - The

   Maladaptive Interplay of Two Levels

   of Memory  

 • The Cognitive Profile of Post-

    Traumatic Responses

 • The Cognitive-Contextual Approach  

 • Applications  

 • PTSD and Sub-Syndromal PTSD Case

    Examples  

 • Beyond PTSD Case Examples

Dr Michael J Scott

Consultant Psychologist