Treating Self-Destructive Behaviors in Trauma Survivors, 2nd ed,
is a book for clinicians who specialize in helping trauma survivors
and, during the course of treatment, find themselves unexpectedly
confronted with client disclosures of self-destructive behaviors,
including self-mutilation and other manifestations of deliberately
"hurting the body" such as bingeing, purging, starving, substance
abuse and other addictive behaviors. Arguing that standard safety
contracts are not effective, renowned clinician Lisa Ferentz
introduces viable treatment alternatives, assessment tools, and new
ways of understanding self-destructive behavior using a
strengths-based approach that distinguishes between the
"experimental" non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) that some teenagers
occasionally engage in and the self-destructive behaviors that are
repetitive and chronic. In the new edition, many of the treatment
strategies are cross referenced to a useful workbook, giving
therapists and clients concrete ways to integrate theory into
practice. In addition, Ferentz emphasizes the importance of
assessing for and strengthening clients' self-compassion, and
explains how nurturing this idea cognitively, emotionally, and
somatically can become the catalyst for motivation and change. The
book also explores a cycle of behavior that clinicians can
personalize and use as a template for treatment. In its final
sections, the book focuses on counter-transferential responses and
the different ways in which therapists can work with
self-destructive behaviors and avoid vicarious traumatization by
adopting tools and strategies for self-care.
Treating Self-Destructive Behaviors in Trauma Survivors, 2nd ed,
can be used on its own or in conjunction with the accompanying
client-focused workbook, Letting Go of Self-Destructive Behaviors:
A Workbook of Hope and Healing."
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