WEBSITES
www.childtrauma.com
The Child Trauma Institute site has many links of interest and also some good sheets about trauma in children, filed under “parents”
www.emsc.nysed.gov/crisis/counsel.htm
Age-related reactions to trauma
www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/ongoingthreat.aspx
Explains the BASIC Ph model of helping children cope with trauma and ongoing threat
www.trauma-pages.com
David Baldwin’s site, opened after the Oklahoma City bombings
Progressive Counting therapy
A new, non-retraumatising therapy easily learnt and applied to children and young people as well as adults. This pdf explains its origins and use clearly.
BOOKS
Child Trauma Handbook
Ricky Greenwald
The Haworth Maltreatment and Trauma Press 2005
ISBN 978-0789027931
A detailed training manual/guide to treating trauma-exposed children and those with behaviours that indicate trauma and loss-related issues. It takes therapists step by step through all necessary aspects and includes exercises to experiment with doing things in what may be a new way. It is applicable to many orientations and written in a really accessible way as a child-centred and common sense approach based on findings from motivational interviewing, TF-CBT and EMDR.
Through the Eyes of a Child: EMDR with Children
Robert Tinker and Sandra Wilson
WW Norton 1999
ISBN 978-393702871
Answers the question: How do you do EMDR with children and adolescents haunted by traumatic events? The adult protocol is modified to use with those as young as two, and the author gives detailed sessional examples of work concerning both simple and complex traumas. A classic book and well worth reading if you are contemplating taking EMDR training.
The Boy who was Raised as a Dog
Bruce Perry and Maia Szalavitz
Basic Books 2006
ISBN 978-0465056521
This book ranges wide on chaotic and neglectful backgrounds of young clients and how these traumas have affected brain development. The subtitle “and other stories from a child psychiatrist’s notebook” could lead counsellors to think it is not for them – but after we’ve worked with young people for a while, this sort of book enhances our understanding, as it links with our experiences and shows how latest evidence on the workings of the brain absolutely must be taken into account in our practice if we are to be effective. An inspiring book about how the mind can recover. I defy enyone not to experience a whole range of feelings after reading the chapter ‘The Raven’ about Amber, a 17-year-old girl who cuts and dissociates as a result of past trauma.
OTHER RESOURCES
COPE cards
A deck of associative cards with many uses but especially suitable for gently initiating trauma work with teenage or adult refugees and victims of disaster and terrorism (as opposed to other forms of trauma). They are available in the UK from Steve Weir at Transform Your Life where you can read more: email steve@transform-your-life.org
DVD
Play Therapy for Severe Psychological Trauma
Eliana Gil
Guilford 2006
ISBN 978-1593854226
Includes a detailed booklet. The DVD shows Eliana working with children of different ages, and clearly demonstrates the theory in practice.
TRAINING (UK)
1. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is proven to be an effective method of dealing with trauma in adults and children. Results are quick and long-lasting.
www.emdr.org.uk
www.emdr-training.com
www.emdrworkshops.com
The UK is at the forefront of child trainings – Joanne Morris-Smith runs Child Level 1 trainings. Email j.morris-smith@virgin.net (Level 1 EMDR is needed before attending Child Level 1)
2. EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) has several ways of dealing with trauma that cause as little distress as possible and work quickly.
www.eftmasters.co.uk
Here you will find a list of all the UK Masters and their training dates.
