Brief Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Traumatic Incident Reduction and Related Techniques
Wiley Series in Brief Therapy and Counselling
1. Edition March 1998
XVI, 174 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Short Description
Research has demonstrated that brief therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) tends to be more successful than long-term work. Traumatic Incident Reduction is a relatively new and exciting treatment technique that has proven in studies to be more effective than the widely used direct therapeutic exposure technique. This book fills the growing need for a step-by-step practical treatment manual for PTSD using Traumatic Incident Reduction. It is an ideal companion to training workshops.
Therapists and counsellors, in training and practice, will welcome this concise and practical introduction to the TIR approach for helping clients with PTSD and other human traumas. The book is application-based, providing a step-by-step guide from initial assessment to the last counselling session, illustrated with many examples from actual sessions. TIR is a person-centred, structured approach which can
* achieve symptom resolution in a brief course of counselling (often about 20 hours)
* respect and value the client's experience and needs
* work alongside a variety of therapy methods in a holistic way
* minimise the risk of re-traumatisation
The authors provide a review of the major theories of stress and trauma, and of other methods of working with clients that are most useful alongside the TIR approach, an approach that is useful for a wide range of 'normal life' traumas, not just PTSD.
The Nature of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Who Is Suitable?
Engaging the Client.
Choosing Which Incident to Work on First.
Using Unblocking.
Working with Traumatic Incidents.
Use of Additional Questions.
When Things Don't Go as Planned.
Ending the Counselling.
References.
Appendices.
Index.
