Treating Complex Trauma A Relational Blueprint for Collaboration and Change [Paperback]

In Treating Complex Trauma, renowned clinicians Mary Jo Barrett and Linda Stone Fish present the Collaborative Change Model (CCM), a clinically evaluated model that facilitates client and practitioner collaboration and provides invaluable tools for clients struggling with the impact and effects of complex trauma. A practical guide, Treating Complex Trauma organizes clinical theory, outcome research, and decades of experiential wisdom into a manageable blueprint for treatment. With an emphasis on relationships, the model helps clients move from survival mindstates to engaged mindstates, and as a sequential and organized model, the CCM can be used by helping professionals in a wide array of disciplines and settings. Utilization of the CCM in collaboration with clients and other trauma-informed practitioners helps prevent the re-traumatization of clients and the compassion fatigue of the practitioner so that they can work together to build a hopeful and meaningful vision of the future.

Series Editors Foreword Charles Figley. Introduction. Section One: Creating a Context for the Journey of Change 1. Complex Trauma 2. Engaged Mindstate 3. Treatment Guidelines 4. Ethical Attunement Section Two: Expanding Realities: The Collaborative Change Model 5. Stage One: Creating a Context for Change 6. Stage Two: Challenging Patterns and Expanding Realities 7. Stage Three: Consolidation.

This book (and the CCM) is a valuable resource for both clinicians who are new to the field and experienced practitioners. It uses client stories to enhance readers' understanding of the model, as well as periodically checking in with the reader to ensure that the concepts are well understood. I would highly recommend Treating Complex Traumato practitioners looking for a streuctured approach to working with clients. - Bernadette lC