Group Psychological Therapy for Psychological Trauma by K Roy Mackenzie

Group Psychological Therapy for Psychological Trauma by K Roy Mackenzie

Designed to help practitioners create, initiate, and maintain therapy groups for traumatized individuals. Written by experienced therapists who address general aspects of trauma therapy as well as issues specific to different populations.

"Klein and Schermer are brilliant scholars, and their contributions are the glue that unites this sophisticated collectionChapters offer disparate perspectives on what the editors refer to as 'creating a healing matrix.' In particular, the volume addresses the group's specific power to bring together the dissociated aspects of the traumatized patient's personality by engaging the whole group and its members as mirrors and healing agents. This book is ideal for seasoned clinicians, researchers, and teachers, although novices also might find huge benefit in the liberal use of clinical examples. Bravo to the editors for producing a volume of great value to the group therapy field, with a clarity that is badly needed in the area of healing trauma."--Anne Alonso, PhD, Past President, American Group Psychotherapy Association; Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

"Klein and Schermer have brought together clinicians from diverse perspectives, who present practical and innovative ways of using group treatment in overcoming the impairments caused by a wide spectrum of traumata. All therapists will find important insights in this book. I recommend it to anyone seriously interested in gaining deeper understanding into the manifestations and treatment of trauma in group psychotherapy." --Walter N. Stone, MD, Past President, American Group Psychotherapy Association; Professor of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

"This is a pioneering book. It provides a comprehensive overview of an important clinical area that has not previously been discussed in this kind of depth. The book's strengths are its attention to the clinical needs of survivors of a wide range of traumatic life experiences, the explicit theory base of most chapters, and rich illustrative clinical material in every chapter. This is a must-have manual for therapists who plan to do group therapy with trauma survivors. It is an appropriate text for graduate-level courses in group therapy, as well as a resource for therapists who are currently running groups." --Laurie Anne Pearlman, PhD, Traumatic Stress Institute

"This is a timely, expertly edited volume that provides an in-depth view of the current state of the art. Group approaches for psychological trauma are proving to be of enormous value in treating a variety of traumatic experiences, and this volume should be extremely useful to group clinicians." --Irvin Yalom, MD, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Stanford University

Robert H. Klein, PhD, CGP, is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, and maintains a private practice in Milford and Westport, Connecticut. He is a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association. Victor L. Schermer, MA, LPC, CGP, is a psychologist in private practice and clinic settings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association and a Consultant for its Disaster Outreach team.

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ISBN 13	9781572305571
ISBN 10	1572305576
Title	Group Psychological Therapy for Psychological Trauma
Author	K Roy Mackenzie
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Guilford Publications
Year published	2000-06-15
Number of pages	364
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