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Trauma, meaning, and spirituality : translating research into clinical practice /

"Trauma represents a spiritual or religious violation for many people. Survivors attempt to make sense out of painful events, incorporating that meaning into their current worldview in either a harmful or a more helpful way. This volume helps mental health practitioners--many of whom are less r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Park, Crystal L. (Author), Currier, Joseph M. (Author), Harris, J. Irene (Author), Slattery, Jeanne M. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2017]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Spirituality > Psychological aspects.
Stress (Psychology)
Spirituality.
Psychology > Simulation methods.
Models, Psychological
Spirituality
Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders > psychology
Counseling > methods
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
État de stress post-traumatique.
Spiritualité > Aspect psychologique.
Stress.
Psychologie > Méthodes de simulation.
Spiritualité.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychopathology > Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Spirituality > Psychological aspects
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The intersection of religion/spirituality and trauma
  • The centrality of meaning in human lives
  • Reciprocal relationships between spirituality and trauma
  • Current treatment approaches to trauma and PTSD
  • The reciprocal meaning model : clinical implications
  • Assessment from the reciprocal meaning making perspective
  • Overview of treatment issues from the reciprocal meaning making model
  • The therapist's place in the reciprocal meaning making model
  • Working with beliefs, goals and values
  • Interventions for helping clients resolve spiritual struggle and increase spiritual well-being
  • Developing resilience
  • Ethical considerations for addressing spirituality with trauma survivors from a reciprocal perspective
  • Applications and future development of the reciprocal meaning making model.