Main description:

With trauma-related disorder representing a major public health issue, and considering the increasingly diverse populations being treated for trauma, there is a great need for appropriate treatments. This manual provides detailed guidance for delivering culturally adapted Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for the treatment of PTSD and other trauma-related disorders. Offering a unique approach that emphasises the somatic and sensorial aspects of experiencing and emotion regulation, this book is also appropriate for diverse populations with a varied range of education levels. This treatment is proven to be well received and effective for a wide range of groups, including Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees, Spanish-speaking populations, Afghan, Egyptian, Syrian, and Turkish populations, and even South African tribal groups. Written in a clear and accessible way to allow the treatment to be understood and utilised by a wide-range of mental health practitioners, students, and trainees working with multicultural populations, refugees and immigrants.

Contents:

Introduction; Session 1: Education about Trauma-Related Disorder and Introduction of Emotion Regulation Techniques; Session 2: Applied Stretching and the Toe-to-Head Muscle Relaxation with Visualization; Session 3: Review of the Toe-to-Head Muscle Relaxation with Visualization and the Introduction of the Anxiety Protocol; Session 4: Education about Trauma and Introduction of the Trauma-Recall Protocol; Session 5: Education about Trauma-Related Disorder, Modification of Catastrophic Cognitions, and Teaching Emotional Distancing; Session 6: Interoceptive Exposure with Re-association I: Head Rotation; Session 7: Interoceptive Exposure with Re-association II: Hyperventilation; Session 8: Education about Breathing and Its Use for Relaxation; Session 9: Sleep Disturbance; Session 10: Worry and Generalized Anxiety Disorder; Session 11: Anger and Anger Protocol; Session 12: Somatic Complaints I and Review; Session 13: Somatic Complaints II and Review; Session 14: Cultural Syndromes and Final Review; Appendix A: Stretching Handout; Appendix B: Toe-to-Head Relaxation with Visualization; Appendix C: Anxiety Protocol; Appendix D: Trauma-Recall Protocol; Appendix E: Anger Protocol; Appendix F: Worry Questionnaire; Appendix G: 'Thinking a Lot' Questionnaire; Index.