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Title:
Treating self-destructive behaviors in trauma survivors : a clinician's guide / Lisa Ferentz.
Author:
Ferentz, Lisa, author.
Publication Information:
New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015.
Call Number:
RC569.5.S45 F47 2015
Abstract:
"Treating Self-Destructive Behaviors in Trauma Survivors, 2nd ed, can be used on its own or in conjunction with the accompanying client-focused workbook, Letting Go of Self-Destructive Behaviors"--Provided by publisher.
Edition:
Second edition.
ISBN:
9781138800748

9781138800755
Physical Description:
xxi, 254 pages ; 23 cm
Contents:
Part I. It makes sense given where they've come from -- Towards a new understanding of self-destructive behaviors -- Working with trauma survivors : the strengths-based approach -- The role of attachment -- The inherent struggles of adolescence -- The metacommunication of eating disorders, addictions, and self-mutilation -- Part II. Understanding and working with self-destructive behaviors -- The cycle of self-destructive behaviors -- The triggering event and the loop of negativity -- Unbearable anxiety and the frozen loop -- Self-destructive behaviors, positive outcomes, negative outcomes, and emotional vulnerability -- Treatment : identifying intervention sites and working with the triggering event -- Working with the cycle : the loop of negativity -- Working with the cycle : unbearable anxiety and the frozen loop -- Working with the cycle : self-destructive behaviors and CARESS -- Working with the cycle : positive outcomes, negative outcomes, and emotional vulnerability -- Part III. Helping others while taking care of ourselves -- Focusing on us -- Creating a sense of internal and external safety -- Assessing your agenda -- Being clear about your control issues -- Holding appropriate boundaries -- Understanding your triggers -- Acknowledging your vulnerabilities -- Pacing the sessions -- Debriefing after difficult sessions -- Understanding the correlation between family-of-origin and workplace dynamics -- Striving for balance in your life -- Giving yourself permission to get supervision or refer out -- Practicing what you preach -- Strengthening your work.
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