Cultural Competence in Trauma Therapy Beyond the Flashback

Name: Cultural Competence in Trauma Therapy Beyond the Flashback
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ISBN: 9781433803376

ISBN-10: 1433803372

ISBN-13: 9781433803376

Edition: 2008

Authors: Laura S. Brown, American Psychological Association Staff

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Few of the excellent models that have been developed for working with trauma survivors take into account the complexity of an individual's unique background and experience. Even treatment for members of "special groups" often ignores the individual's multilayered identities--which may include age, social class, ethnicity, religious faith, sexual orientation, and immigrant status-- in favor of a "one-size-fits all" approach. Drawing on her extensive clinical experience and the latest research, Laura Brown shows therapists how to become more sensitive to individual identity when working with clients who have suffered trauma. The author explains how culturally sensitive therapists draw upon…

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List price: $49.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Publication date: 3/15/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 291
Size: 7.27" wide x 10.27" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.760
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Trauma, a Multicultural Reality



Culturally Competent Models of Trauma Treatment



Knowing Difference or We're All Diverse Here



Living in Multiple Identities in the Context of Trauma



Entering the Healing Process



Diversifying the Definition of Trauma



Contextual Paradigms for Understanding the Nature of Trauma



Trauma, Age, and Ageism



Trauma, Sex, and Gender



Trauma, Culture, Phenotype, and Ethnicity



Trauma and Sexual Orientation



Living With Disabilities in the Context of Trauma



The Great Divide: Trauma and Social Class



Migration and Dislocation



Trauma and Systems of Meaning Making



Interpersonal and Psychotherapist Variables



Weaving the Web of Support: Working With Families and Communities and Caring for Oneself


Conclusion: Looking Forward



Guidelines to Inform Cultural Competence in Practice


References


Index


About the Author