ABSTRACT

From Trauma to Healing: A Social Worker’s Guide for Working With Survivors is the next significant publication on trauma in the field of social work. Since September 11 and Hurricane Katrina, social workers have come together increasingly to consider how traumatic events impact practice. From Trauma to Healing is designed to provide direction in this process, supporting both the field’s movement towards evidence-based practice and social workers’ growing need to be equipped to work with trauma. It does so in the practical-guide format already proven to be compelling to social work students, educators, and practitioners, providing case examples, and addressing social workers’ unique ecological approach.

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PART I First Things First: Safety after Trauma

chapter 1|17 pages

The Importance of Safety

chapter 2|11 pages

Building Safe Relationships

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PART II Important Considerations

chapter 3|16 pages

You Can Be Affected Too: Secondary Trauma

chapter 4|9 pages

Vulnerable Populations

chapter 5|9 pages

Cultural Factors

part |2 pages

PART III Tools for Surviving Trauma

chapter 7|17 pages

Coping Skills and Self-care

part |2 pages

PART IV The Survivor’s Experience

chapter 8|8 pages

Witnessing Trauma

chapter 9|12 pages

Experiencing Trauma Directly

part |2 pages

PART V Potentially Traumatic Events

chapter 10|17 pages

Life-threatening Illness

chapter 11|18 pages

Intimate Partner Violence

chapter 12|19 pages

Child Abuse and Neglect

part |2 pages

PART VI Direct Interventions for Social Workers

chapter 13|12 pages

Individual, Couples, and Family Therapy

chapter 14|8 pages

Group Therapy

chapter 15|12 pages

Other Trauma Interventions

part |2 pages

PART VII Working in the Community

chapter 16|18 pages

Program Development

chapter 17|14 pages

Advocating for Survivors

chapter 18|11 pages

Prevention and Community Organizing