Life Story Therapy with Traumatized Children: A Model for Practice

Richard Rose

Jessica Kingsley Publishers, May 15, 2012 - Psychology - 192 pages

Life Story Therapy is an approach designed to enable children to explore, question and understand the past events of their lives. It aims to secure their future through strengthening attachment with their carers and providing the opportunity to develop a healthy sense of self and a feeling of wellbeing.

This comprehensive overview lays out the theory underlying life story therapy, including an accessible explanation of contemporary research in neurobiology and trauma. Featuring tried and tested ideas, with tools and templates illustrated through instructive case studies, the author identifies how life story therapy can be implemented in practice. Finally, the relationships between life story therapy and traditional 'talking' therapies are explored.

Life Story Therapy with Traumatized Children is essential reading for those working with children and adolescents, including social workers, teachers, child psychotherapists, residential care staff, long-term carers, psychologists and other professionals.

Contents

• Foreword by Bruce D Perry: 9
• Acknowledgements: 12
• Preface: 13
• The Roots of Life Story Therapy: 17
• The Stages of Life Story Therapy: 75
• References: 176
• Internet Accessed Material: 180
• Further Reading: 181
• Subject Index: 183
• Author Index: 187

About the author

Richard Rose is the Director of Therapeutic Life Story Work International (TLSWi) https://tlswi.com/about-tlswi/ which provides consultancy and training on Therapeutic Life Story Work and working with 'hard to reach' children and adolescents. Richard has worked with traumatised children and families since he was 17 years old, qualifying as a social worker in 1989. Richard is a regular visitor to Australia where he is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Social Work and Social Policy at La Trobe University, Melbourne and Honorary Associate of Berry Street, Melbourne. He is also an Honorary Associate of the Open Adoption Institute, University of Sydney. He is a regular visitor to the USA, where he presents for Portland State University, DHS Oregon and ORPARC (Adoption Services).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Life Story Therapy with Traumatized Children: A Model for Practice
• Author: Richard Rose
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012
• ISBN: 085700574X, 9780857005748
• Length: 192 pages
• Subjects: Family & Relationships / Adoption & Fostering; Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare; Psychology / Developmental / Child; Social Science / Children's Studies