Main description:

Project of a multidisciplinary range of clinicians. The interventions include group, individual and family modalities and the addition of creative arts combines verbal and nonverbal approaches. Provides a model for other clinicians and administrators and emphasizes the relational aspects of therapeutic practices, a team, and the importance of education and support in order to create an empowering and non-threatening environment.

Contents:

Introduction Part 1: Foundations of a Trauma Focused Approach in a Psychiatric Facility 1. the Relationship between Trauma and Psychosis: Historical Background and Theoretical Issues 2. Life Experience Behind and Beside Symptoms 3. Discovering Trauma Histories in People with Psychosis Leads to Political Action 4. Implementing Hospital-wide Trauma Assessments 5. Formation and Development of the Trauma Committee 6. Widening the Circle of Care: Trauma Programme for Staff Part 2: Trauma Focused Interventions: From Fragmentation to Integration 7. Exploring a Group Therapy Approach for Healing from Complex Trauma 8. Implemeting a Trauma Informed Approach on an Inpatient Unit 9. Trauma Informed Care in Outpatient Clinics 10. Family Therapy Model for Treating Trauma in People with Serious Mental Illness 11. Towards an LGBTQI+ Affirmative and Trauma Informed Approach in People with Psychosis Part 3: Trauma Focused Interventions: Collaboration with Creative Arts Therapies Opens Up New Doors in Trauma Treatment 12. Music Therapy: Exploring a Structured Trauma Informed Group Therapy Model 13. Interweaving Words and Music in Music-Verbal Therapy Trauma Groups 14. Developing Structured Art Therapy Groups to Treat Complex Trauma 15. Folding and Unfolding: Expanding Trauma Focused Art Therapy 16. Trauma Informed Dance/Movement Therapy: Embodied Moving and Dancing Conclusion