Family-Focused Trauma Intervention (eBook)

Pat Pernicano, PsyD, is director of clinical services at Providence Self Sufficiency Ministries, where she provides programmatic direction and clinical supervision for Family Preservation Reunification, Providence House Group Home, and Chafee Independent Living.

Part 1 AcknowledgmentsPart 2 IntroductionPart 3 Chapter 1—Impact of Trauma and Overview of TreatmentChapter 4 PTSD: A Bear of a Different ColorChapter 5 A Bear of a Different Color Treatment InterventionsChapter 6 Symptoms of PTSD: Lucky the Junkyard DogChapter 7 Lucky the Junkyard Dog Treatment InterventionsChapter 8 Sibling Abuse: Stick TogetherChapter 9 Stick Together Treatment InterventionsChapter 10 Residual Effects of Trauma: Thyme to HealChapter 11 Thyme to Heal Treatment InterventionsPart 12 Chapter 2—Establishing Appropriate Roles and Boundaries in FamiliesChapter 13 Age-Appropriate Expectations: Velma Crowe's Sticky SituationChapter 14 Velma Crowe's Sticky Situation Treatment InterventionsChapter 15 Setting Limits: Enough Is EnoughChapter 16 Enough Is Enough Treatment InterventionsPart 17 Chapter 3—The Fight of Fight or Flight: Self-Control and Modulation of AffectChapter 18 Self-Control: Keep Your Lion on a Leash!Chapter 19 Keep Your Lion on a Leash! Treatment InterventionsChapter 20 Power and Control: The Nearsighted TyrantChapter 21 The Nearsighted Tyrant Treatment InterventionsChapter 22 Bullying: The Dragon's FireChapter 23 The Dragon's Fire Treatment InterventionsPart 24 Chapter 4—Reducing Hyperactivity and AgitationChapter 25 Treatment InterventionsPart 26 Chapter 5—Flight: Avoidance, Withdrawal, and DissociationChapter 27 Dissociation: The Mouse Who Became InvisibleChapter 28 The Mouse Who Became Invisible Treatment InterventionsChapter 29 Avoidance and Denial: The Hidey HoleChapter 30 The Hidey Hole Treatment InterventionsChapter 31 Depersonalization: Time for a ThawChapter 32 Time for a Thaw Treatment InterventionsPart 33 Chapter 6—Reducing Worry, Fear and AnxietyChapter 34 Letting Go: The Burden BagChapter 35 The Burden Bag Treatment InterventionsChapter 36 Anxiety Reduction: The Grounded EagleChapter 37 The Grounded Eagle Treatment InterventionsChapter 38 Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms: The Magic StoneChapter 39 The Magic Stone Treatment InterventionsPart 40 Chapter 7—Disrupted Attachment: Coping with Loss and Renewing TrustChapter 41 Attachment and Trust: Run Away RalphChapter 42 Run Away Ralph Treatment InterventionsChapter 43 Building Positive Attachment: Velma Crowe's Sticky SituationChapter 44 Velma Crowe's Sticky Situation Treatment InterventionPart 45 Chapter 8—Changing Depressed MoodChapter 46 Mood Management: The Black CloudChapter 47 The Black Cloud Treatment InterventionsPart 48 Chapter 9—Empathy: Caring for Yourself and OthersChapter 49 Heart-Break: The Girl with the Plastic HeartChapter 50 The Girl with the Plastic Heart Treatment InterventionsPart 51 Chapter 10—Responsibility and AccountabilityChapter 52 Externalizing Blame: Bear of a Different ColorChapter 53 Bear of a Different Color Treatment InterventionsChapter 54 Taking Responsibility: No More Blame GameChapter 55 No More Blame Game Treatment InterventionsChapter 56 Blaming the Victim: First Things FirstChapter 57 First Things First Treatment InterventionsPart 58 Chapter 11—Safety and ProtectionChapter 59 Knowing Who to Trust: The Hungry Alligator and the Mean SnakeChapter 60 The Hungry Alligator and the Mean Snake Treatment InterventionsPart 61 Chapter 12—The Family Journey: Pathways to ChangeChapter 62 Moving in a New Direction: Gold in the DesertChapter 63 Gold in the Desert Treatment InterventionsPart 64 Chapter 13—Coming to Terms with Out-of-Home CareChapter 65 Out-of-Home Placement: The Good Enough ElfChapter 66 The Good Enough Elf Treatment InterventionsChapter 67 Impact of Neglect: The Bruised OrchidChapter 68 The Bruised Orchid Treatment InterventionsPart 69 Chapter 14—Self-Acceptance and HopeChapter 70 Lowering Defenses: Polly's PlightChapter 71 Polly's Plight Treatment InterventionsPart 72 Appendix—Squiggles StoriesPart 73 ReferencesPart 74 IndexPart 75 About the Author