Trauma Made Simple: Competencies in Assessment, Treatment and Working with Survivors

by Jamie Marich

Overview

In Trauma Made Simple, trauma expert Dr. Jamie Marich brings her practical style of training to print, using clinical common sense to wade through theory, research, and hype surrounding trauma. Learn about trauma in a way that is relevant to clinical work, including extensive coverage on PTSD and other diagnoses through a bio-psycho-social-spiritual lens. Make clinically informed decisions based on setting, client preparedness, and other contextual variables. Develop strategies for treatment planning based on the best possible treatments in the field today.

Trauma Made Simple addresses a variety of issues that are imperative to trauma competency in clinical work, including how to handle grief and mourning, assessing for and addressing addiction (even if you are not an addiction counselor) and how to manage professional development issues, including self-care.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781936128921
Publisher:	PESI Publishing & Media
Publication date:	04/01/2014
Pages:	236
Sales rank:	409,856
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Dr. Marich has several articles published in peer-reviewed and online journals about the clinical applications of EMDR, and in 2011, her first book, EMDR Made Simple: 4 Approaches for Using EMDR with Every Client (Premier Publishing & Media, 2011), was published. In 2012, Jamie's second book, Trauma and the Twelve Steps: A Complete Guide to Enhancing Recovery was published, and its companion website, TraumaTwelve.com, has become a popular stop of trauma and addiction resources. Her newest book, Trauma Made Simple: Competencies in Assessment, Treatment, and Working with Survivors (PESI Publishing & Media, 2014) continues her commitment to writing for clinicians.

Jamie has been a leader in mental health residential treatment, and in chemical dependency treatment as an inpatient, outpatient, and dual diagnosis counselor. Jamie maintains a private practice called Mindful Ohio and has worked as an adjunct professor for several online universities. Jamie offers retreats on trauma recovery and mindfulness topics, and she has been invited to give them at nationally-renowned facilities including the Kripalu School of Yoga & Health and the Esalen Institute.