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Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation: Skills Training for Patients and Therapists (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology) 1st Edition

by Suzette Boon (Author), Kathy Steele (Author), Onno van der Hart Ph.D. (Author)
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Winner of the 2011 International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) Pierre Janet Writing Award.

A patient-oriented manual for complex trauma survivors.

This training manual for patients who have a trauma-related dissociative disorder includes short educational pieces, homework sheets, and exercises that address ways in which dissociation interferes with essential emotional and life skills, and support inner communication and collaboration with dissociative parts of the personality. Topics include understanding dissociation and PTSD, using inner reflection, emotion regulation, coping with dissociative problems related to triggers and traumatic memories, resolving sleep problems related to dissociation, coping with relational difficulties, and help with many other difficulties with daily life. The manual can be used in individual therapy or structured groups.
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    W. W. Norton & Company
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    March 28, 2011
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    Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology
  7. Language
    English
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    8 x 1.2 x 10 inches
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Focus Offers improvement in assessment and diagnosis centered around TADS-I. Builds upon dissociation treatment and techniques from the authors' earlier book, Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation. A training manual for patients who have trauma-related dissociative disorders includes short educational pieces, homework sheets, and exercises. Offers phase-oriented treatments that focuses on identification and treatment of structural dissociation and related maladaptive behaviors.

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"[A] book worthy of [therapists’] time."
― PsychCentral

"This book is a much-welcomed tool for working with individuals with complex trauma. Although there are other training manuals that address the treatment of trauma, there is none that deal specifically with the subset of dissociative pathology. This manual is the first of its kind, a hands-on and practical training and skill-building tool for individuals and therapists. . . . The book has a user-friendly approach that is integrative and eclectic and can easily be introduced and incorporated in ongoing treatment. . . . For therapist and clients, navigating complex trauma can feel daunting and confusing with many stops and falls that may leave both feeling discouraged. This book is an anchor for the work, a place to return when uncertainty invades treatment."
― Social Work with Groups

"Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation contains the lucid explanations, practical skills, and collective wisdom of three therapists with decades of experience treating dissociative patients. This book serves as a manual for therapists, a guide for trainers, and a workbook for dissociative disorder patients, delivering an up-to-date blend of the best clinical practices with recent advances in mindfulness therapy and cognitive behavioral approaches to pathological dissociation."
― Frank W. Putnam, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

"This book is a welcome and much-needed resource for complex dissociative clients and their therapists. It offers a myriad of exercises and strategies to help clients challenge dissociative adaptations and replace them with other means of coping, so that they can develop a more integrated self and life, and ultimately regain control of their bodies and minds."
― Christine A. Courtois, PhD, ABPP, author of Healing the Incest Wound: Adult Survivors in Therapy and Recollections of Sexual Abuse

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Suzette Boon, a pioneer in the diagnosis of trauma-related disorders, is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist with a background in family and systemic therapy, cognitive and behavioral therapy, and hypnosis. She has worked extensively at both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric facilities. Since the late eighties, Suzette has specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with histories of early psychological trauma, in particular patients with complex dissociative disorders. She is co-founder of the European Society for Trauma and Dissociation (ESTD) and was its first president. The International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSD) granted her the David Caul Memorial Award in 1993, the Morton Prince Award in 1994 and the President’s Award of Distinction and the status of Fellow in 1995. In 2009, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD). She is the co-author of Treating Trauma-Related Dissociation and Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation, both ISSTD Pierre Janet Writing Award winners in the Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology. She lives in Maarssen, the Netherlands.

Kathy Steele, MN, CS, is in private practice with Metropolitan Psychotherapy Associates in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a former President of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation.

Onno van der Hart, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Psychopathology of Chronic Traumatization, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands, and a psychologist. Until 2017 he was also a psychotherapist in Amstelveen, the Netherlands. He is a Past President of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS).

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 039370646X
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ W. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition (March 28, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 496 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780393706468
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0393706468
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.14 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 1.2 x 10 inches
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    Kathy Steele, MN, CS is Clinical Director of Metropolitan Counseling Services, a non profit, low cost psychotherapy and training center, and is in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a past President of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. She frequently teaches about trauma and dissociation around the world, and has authored or co-authored numerous publications in the field. Kathy has received several awards for her work, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation.

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This is an amazing book! It contains life altering perspectives, teachings & regulating skills! I'm going through it with my therapist each week. I high recommend this book to anyone who has been through complex trama!
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Water Dog
5.0 out of 5 stars Useful for my self discovery; I’m phobic to my unpleasant feelings!
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Excellent. Clearly written. Is helping me become more self-aware generally and with my Internet addiction. Wow!

It’s amazing that trauma therapy only started getting published in the 1970s. This is new information for us humans. Took me over 50 years of living before I realized that of “fight, flight or freeze,” I’d freeze. My “freeze” was so thorough I didn’t realize that I froze.

I’m a physically tough guy, very outdoorsy and brave externally. It wasn’t until I was in my 40s to realize that I’m the opposite and quite sensitive and not that resilient to my own unpleasant inner experiences. In fact, I chickened out and avoid my unpleasant inner experiences, which has slowly disconnected me from life.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing resource for people with complex trauma
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2020
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I had actual tears of recognition in my eyes after starting this book; six months later, upon completing it, I feel like I have reached a milestone in my recovery from abuse. I felt understood by this book in a way that I never have before with a psychology or therapy text, except for Judith Herman's Trauma and Recovery. This book is absolutely invaluable for someone with complex trauma in childhood, who used dissociation as their main defense mechanism.

I am somewhere on the dissociative continuum (I had symptoms resembling DID in adolescence), though it wasn't identified as the source of my mental health problems until mid-adulthood, when I finally sought treatment for sexual abuse and trauma rather than depression alone, and then everything changed for the better. I started reading this as a follow-up to The Stranger in the Mirror (an excellent overview of dissociation), not expecting to get much out of this one, as therapy workbooks tend to be challenging for me. But I found myself highlighting every page.

It's a gentler alternative to works that focus on sexual violence (many of which have helped, but those are hard to read when triggered). It's also made grounding and mindfulness exercises more accessible for me, since these are written expressly with a dissociative/traumatized reader in mind. The language, too, is so clear and validating. Some chapters might be more triggering, depending on your experience-- I was surprised that the relational stuff was harder for me-- so personally I recommend skipping a chapter or section if you feel like you're "fighting" with it, then returning to it later on. I had good luck with this approach. And don't be afraid to spend more time on a challenging chapter. You'll get out of the book what you put into it.

I wish I had encountered this book years ago, but I'm just so glad to have it now. Best $17 I've ever spent. I want to tell the writers thank you.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing work
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2018
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I can't say enough about this book. I had gotten very discouraged working with traumatized women and addicts. The first client I used this book with had been stuck for some time and was sinking deeper and deeper into despair, hopelessness, panic, anxiety and depression. She was also morbidly obese. After one session with this manual, she began to have hope, she engaged very actively in the treatment. One of the amazing things I see about working with these methods is that memories begin to surface spontaneously, as the client is ready, and within the context of the therapy, they feel safe to process and share the memories. In the case of this particular client, there was a facet of her abuse that haunted her immensely but she couldn't say why. By the third session, a memory had surfaced which explained it, and she was able to cope with it and process it in session. I found it very interesting that the memory surfaced as a movie on a screen with no sounds or smells, which is something the book indicates will happen. This client, as well as others, are enormously reassured and encouraged by the fact that suddenly everything makes sense, they are not the only ones who feel this way, and that there are therapists who have tons of experience working with these symptoms, to the point that they were able to write a book that both explains and offers hope. I also work with a lot of addicts and have become convinced that almost all addicts suffer from DDNOS, and I believe that this treatment should be a part of any successful substance abuse treatment. When I introduce some of these ideas in a group of addicts, I have the full attention of every person, male and female. They start to ask questions an things begin to fall into place for them. This work is so miraculous that I have purchased a pile of books all dealing with Polyvagal Theory, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Viseral Sensory Neuroscience, etc, to further my understanding of how the viscera reacts to trauma, and the role of neuroleptic not and interception in triggering people to have panic, anxiety, and to carry out behaviors such as self harming, eating disorders and substance abuse. Clients are awed to find out that there is an answer to the formerly mysterious monster that controls them and devours them. I am continuing to read and study, and in the meantime I am reaching my clients in a way that I have never been able to before.
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Andrea L. Stoeckel
5.0 out of 5 stars Open ended textbook...it is written to expand more than treat both client and therapist
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2019
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This is one very big textbook for therapists treating trauma related psychological disorders: from occasional flashbacks to true dissociative disorders. The difference being that both patient and therapist are addressed and given examples and teachings to help strong boundaries (re)develop.

It’s taken me months to read this book. Each chapter challenges even the most intelligent person to learn and incorporate skills for both life skills and emotional tools to stay present and healthy. I like that it seems to accept that humans are flawed. It is how we recognize and respond to past a/o present stressors, dissociative thoughts and behaviors and healthier sleep that keep dissociative patients stuck, because these old patterns are safe. To be a fully functioning person in the best sense, a book like this can give you life skills and roadmaps and to not be scared to accept the help out there.

As the authors say, this book, and this field are works-in-process. Overall, as slow as the read was, in this reviewers opinion it will help someone without “trapping” them into a set treatment. It would be a great book for Masters level counselors open to learning new things. 5/5
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Courtney
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Reviewed in Canada on January 18, 2024
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I really am not one for labels, but it's like I feel understood for the first time. If you disassociate, struggle with your identity. This may be helpful. There's actual solutions which I like a lot!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Schwergewichtiger Lehrer & Ratgeber in Buchform
Reviewed in Germany on April 28, 2021
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Kostbares Buch für Betroffene.
Das Buch ist sehr gut Strukturiert. Die Englische Ausgabe ist in schlichter Sprache geschrieben, was das Verständnis erleichtert. Das Buch setzt wichtige Schwerpunkte im Umgang mit Dissoziation. Für Betroffene ein guter Lehrer und LebensHelfer in schwergewichtiger Buch-Form. Leider fehlt bei der Englischen Ausgabe die CD welche bei der deutschen Ausgabe beigefügt ist. Da hätte ich gerne Zusatzinformation erhalten.
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Kiki
5.0 out of 5 stars A useful manual with a kind touch
Reviewed in France on March 21, 2021
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A very insightful read to better understand DID. The manual is very big and detailed. I liked the soft, kind approach to the subjects. The book contains many exercises and techniques to relieve negative symptoms and manage stress.
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Gabriella Furlan
5.0 out of 5 stars Uno strumento molto utile
Reviewed in Italy on November 28, 2018
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Un manuale ben strutturato, molto utile sicuramente per chi opera nel settore, ma anche interessante per chiunque voglia comprendere meglio le conseguenze psicologiche del trauma e le possibilità di risoluzione.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Paid lots $ for therapy - this book has changed my life
Reviewed in Australia on April 21, 2023
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I am 59 yrs old have had a trauma filled life personally and in my work. I have PTSD, depression. This book has helped me understand why I turn off,how to stay present. A psychologist gave a diagnosis of dissociation,. It freaked me out, I thought I don't have multiple personalities who take over at different times. But now understand why in situations that most people cry, or are angry , I have felt nothing and and been able to ' perform' as I have been taught. My brother has always told me stay in the moment, I thought I was. But now I understand. I feel empowered. The self guided exercises I share with my councillor and even though I am only just finishing chapter 2. In 3 months it has changed my thinking and given me practical exercises to do that reinforce my learning. If you are ready to confront and be honest it's a great book to work through with a mental health practitioner.
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