Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation: Skills Training for Patients and Therapists (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)

Suzette Boon, Kathy Steele, Onno van der Hart

W. W. Norton & Company, Mar 28, 2011 - Psychology - 496 pages

Winner of the 2011 International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) Pierre Janet Writing Award.

A patient-oriented manual for complex trauma survivors.

This training manual for patients who have a trauma-related dissociative disorder includes short educational pieces, homework sheets, and exercises that address ways in which dissociation interferes with essential emotional and life skills, and support inner communication and collaboration with dissociative parts of the personality. Topics include understanding dissociation and PTSD, using inner reflection, emotion regulation, coping with dissociative problems related to triggers and traumatic memories, resolving sleep problems related to dissociation, coping with relational difficulties, and help with many other difficulties with daily life. The manual can be used in individual therapy or structured groups.

Contents

• 3: 24
• Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD: 34
• Part One Skills Review: 46
• Learning to Reflect: 57
• Beginning Work With Dissociative Parts: 70
• Developing an Inner Sense of Safety: 82
• Part Two Skills Review: 90
• 9: 97
• Developing Healthy Eating Habits: 149
• PART FOUR: 163
• Coping With Triggers: 177
• Planning for Difficult Times: 187
• PART FIVE: 201
• Learning to Regulate Yourself: 213
• Understanding Core Beliefs: 227
• Identifying Cognitive Errors: 236
• Challenging Dysfunctional Thoughts and Core Beliefs: 245
• PART: 261
• Coping With Fear: 277
• Coping With Shame and Guilt: 287
• Coping With the Needs of Inner Child Parts: 301
• Coping With SelfHarm: 314
• Improving Decision Making Through Inner Cooperation: 323
• PART SEVEN: 341
• Resolving Relational Conflict: 356
• Guide for Group Trainers: 413
• Appendices: 437
• References: 455
• Index: 461
• 24: 464
• 35: 467

About the author

Suzette Boon is a pioneer in the field of the diagnosis of trauma-related disorders. She lives in Maarssen, the Netherlands.

Kathy Steele, MN, CS, is in private practice with Metropolitan Psychotherapy Associates in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a former President of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation.

Onno van der Hart, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Psychopathology of Chronic Traumatization, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands, and a psychologist. Until 2017 he was also a psychotherapist in Amstelveen, the Netherlands. He is a Past President of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation: Skills Training for Patients and Therapists (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology); Volume 0 of Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology
• Authors: Suzette Boon, Kathy Steele, Onno van der Hart
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2011
• ISBN: 0393706788, 9780393706789
• Length: 496 pages
• Subjects: Psychology / Psychopathology / Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)