101 Trauma-Informed Interventions Linda Curran, ISBN-13: 978-1936128426

101 Trauma-Informed Interventions: Activities, Exercises and Assignments to Move the Client and Therapy Forward by Linda Curran, ISBN-13: 978-1936128426

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• Publisher: ‎ Premier Publishing & Media; 1st edition (June 1, 2013)
• Language: ‎ English
• 246 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 193612842X
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1936128426

This is the workbook that all mental health professionals wish they had at the beginning of their careers. Containing over 100 approaches to effectively deal with trauma, this workbook pulls together a wide array of treatments into one concise resource. Equally useful in both group and individual settings, these interventions will provide hope for the client, as well as expand and solidify the professional’s expertise.

Tools and techniques drawn from the most effective trauma modalities:
– Art Therapy
– CBT
– DBT
– EFT
– EMDR
– Energy Psychology
– Focusing
– Gestalt Therapy
– Guided Imagery
– Mindfulness
– Psychodrama
– Sensorimotor Psychology
– Somatic Experiencing and Movement Therapies

Table of Contents:

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . .1
About the Book . . . . . . . .4
Adult Attachment Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Family Values . . . . . . . .11
Family Sociograms Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Dialogue with Your Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Developing a Nurturing Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Multisensory Guided Imagery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Containment Imagery Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Comfortable Place Script 25
Repairenting: Imagery for Disrupted Attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Imagery for Care and Nurture Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Imagery for Addiction: Longings/Cravings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Boundaries . . . . . . . . . . .38
Recognizing, Maintaining, and Respecting Boundaries . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Projection Exercise . . . . .56
Transference Exercise . . .58
Gestalt . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Gestalt Interventions 60
Psychodrama . . . . . . . . .67
Role Playing . . . . . . .68
Warm-up Exercises: Sociometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
A Message for You . .71
Writing Your Own Eulogy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Representing Feelings 73
The Best Gift Ever Given/Received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Family Sculpting Exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Guided Imagery for the Substance Abuser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
The Body . . . . . . . . . . .79
Checking In with the Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Body Scan: Awareness of the Felt Sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Drawing Out Emotion—Awareness of the Felt Sense . . . . . . . . . .84
Focusing on Sensations—Awareness of the Felt Sense . . . . . . . . . . .94
Body Scan Body Map—Awareness of the Felt Sense . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Yoga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Yoga . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Dö-In . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Dö-In Exercises . . .110
Qigong . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Qigong Exercises . .114
Body Language . . . .128
Mirroring Exercises 130
Regulating the Dysregulated Autonomic Nervous System . . . . . .131
Exercises for Activating the PNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Holding Neurovascular Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Acupressure Points .138
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
EFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
The EFT “Basic Recipe” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Meridan Tapping Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Improving Right/Left Hemispheric Communication . . . . . . . . . .148
Using Sound, Music, and Vocalizations to Regulate the Autonomic Nervous System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Finding Your Voice: Expanding the Throat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Mantra Meditation .152
Kirtan Kriya . . . . . .154
Shoulder Gripping Chant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Discerning Intention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Full Awareness . . . .175
Roots Meditation . .177
Walking Meditation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
Mindfulness Eating Exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
Developing Presence Exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Exploring Dreams .191
Jung’s Self Shadow . . .193
The Shadow Self . . .194
Me and My Shadow Exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
The Imagined House Exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Revealing and Liberating the Shadow: A Waking Dream Technique 198
Emotions . . . . . . . . . . .199
Emotions . . . . . . . .200
Exploding Water Balloons: Releasing Anger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
Fear Fantasy . . . . . .205
Positive Emotion . .207
Exercises from the World of Positive Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
Three Blessings . . .210
Taking In the Good 211
Gratitude Letter . . .212
Stages of Forgiveness .216
Stage One . . . . . . . .218
Stage Two . . . . . . . .219
Stage Three . . . . . . .220
Stage Four . . . . . . .221
Stage Five . . . . . . . .222
Reference / Additional Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227

Linda Curran, BCPC, LPC, CAC-D, CCDP is President of Integrative Trauma Treatment, LLC, in Havertown, PA. Currently, she provides clients an integrative approach to trauma, and treats PTSD in adolescent and adult populations, including clients with eating disorders, sexual trauma, and self-injury. An international speaker on the treatment of trauma, Linda has developed, produced, and presents multi-media workshops on all aspects of psychological trauma.

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