ABSTRACT

This guidebook is part of The Trauma Recovery Toolkit and needs to be purchased alongside the flashcards for full and effective use. Both can be purchased together as a set: 978-0-367-54690-8

This guidebook is part of The Trauma Recovery Toolkit, a guidebook and flashcard set that has been created to empower individuals living with the effects of trauma and the mental health professionals that support them.

Inspired by the latest research surrounding mindfulness, self-compassion, neuroscience and trauma recovery, the resource explores the effect of trauma on the brain and body and offers strategies which may be helpful in combatting the symptoms. The flashcard format enables trauma survivors to creatively respond to visual aids and prompts in a way that is comfortable for them, providing mental health professionals with a more creative and person-centred approach to directing clients towards their own healing journey.

This resource comprises:

  • 38 colourful flashcards that can be used as standalone visual aids or as a platform for creative responses
  • A guidebook delving into the individual cards, their meaning and symbolism, and the research behind them
  • Additional resources to support the client’s development of their own personalised cards

Weaving together psychoeducation, creativity, symbolism, and the latest neuroscientific research, this essential toolkit offers all professionals working in mental health services a creative way to engage clients with therapy, empowering them to develop habits and ways of being that can support their recovery.

Intended for use in educational settings and/or therapy contexts under the supervision of an adult. This is not a toy.

chapter |1 pages

Personal Background and Introduction

chapter |2 pages

A Definition of Trauma

chapter 1|1 pages

Stabilisation

chapter 2|4 pages

Practical Use of Flashcards

chapter 3|10 pages

How Trauma Affects the Brain

chapter 4|12 pages

How Trauma Affects the Body

Viewed through a Polyvagal Lens

chapter 5|15 pages

Introduction to ‘What Could Help’ Cards

The Yellow Section

chapter 6|12 pages

Trauma-Informed Mindfulness

chapter 7|13 pages

What Can Help

Trauma-Informed Self-Compassion

chapter 8|15 pages

The Road to Recovery

chapter 9|9 pages

Visual Referencing

Onwards and Beyond

chapter |20 pages

Clinical Examples