Would you like to know why talking therapy is insufficient for successful trauma treatment of your clients? Or improve your trauma treatment results with clients who have trauma histories? Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, a world-renowned expert on trauma, offers a six-hour presentation on this very topic. In this post, Amy Knitzer, LCSW, shares with you some […]
Core Principles of Trauma-Informed Care: Key Learnings [2 of 3]
Looking for effective trauma treatments? This comprehensive guide explores evidence-based approaches including Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), EMDR, yoga, drama therapy, and movement therapy. Learn the complete NET process where clients construct a chronological life narrative using flowers for positive events and stones for trauma. Discover Psychological First Aid principles (safety, efficacy, calmness, connectedness, hope) and a simple grounding exercise you can use immediately. Part 2 of a 3-part series on trauma-informed care from NYU’s conference covers effective trauma treatments proven to help clients heal. See Part 1 for core principles of trauma-informed care and Part 3 for neurobiology.
Understanding Dissociative Identity Disorder
Growing Together by Nancy-Lee Mauger This artwork exhibits 25 parts of the artist; Shy (26th) chose to remain hidden. Would you be able to correctly diagnose an individual with Dissociation Identity Disorder (DID)? Between 1-3% of the general population have this mental illness, but only about 6% of them actually present with visibly distinct alternate identities. […]
What is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a well-researched, effective therapy method for trauma. This treatment can be combined with traditional “talk” therapy, used as adjunctive treatment with a separate therapist, or as a treatment in of itself. To find out more information about this method, I interviewed Andrea B. Goldberg, LCSW, who is […]
