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Counseling for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Third Edition, maps out how to therapeutically treat sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) using a cognitive behavioral approach to treatment. Fusing the biological and psychological effects of trauma, the authors present practical strategies for use in counseling. Covering the full spectrum of post-traumatic states, the book provides a clear and detailed account of how these states can be recognized and includes chapters on post-traumatic responses; criteria for diagnosis; assessment; and the cognitive behavioral model for treatment.
Assessment
Assessment
The procedural sequence for counselling survivors of trauma or indeed any clients can be summarised in the mnemonic FACT: First Assess, then Conceptualise, then Treat. Assessment should always begin with an open-ended interview in which the client has the opportunity to tell their tale in an unfettered way with minimal interruption from the counsellor.
The client's account should be set alongside the information contained in the referral letter and that available from other sources such as records and the comments of family members. It is the counsellor's task to synthesise the information from diverse sources and to attempt to clarify any anomalies. Reliance on any one source of information may be misleading, for example it is common for traumatised adolescent males to minimise their symptoms. ...
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