Trauma is a universal phenomenon that can be caused by international catastrophes or individual, personal tragedy. Trauma is also a severely neglected topic in Christian literature, and while it can challenge someone’s faith in Christ, God and the ministry of his Word is central to dealing with the emotional and psychological impact of trauma. By his Spirit, through his Word, and through his church, God is available to minister to people suffering from trauma and bring transformation to their lives. In this book, a team of experienced and informed Christian professionals from around the world promote a deep biblical response to trauma through clinical and theological wisdom and their first-hand experience of witnessing and experiencing trauma. The contributions provide practical responses to people’s trauma, rather than mere descriptions of the problems, making it an ideal resource for pastors, counsellors, humanitarian workers and students.

Want to improve your practical counselling skills?Need to help a loved one cope with a traumatic event?This practical guide was written to help those without formal training - benefit from the more than 30 years of experience of the author and seasoned trauma counsellor - Dr Jimmy Henderson. In this guide Jimmy looks to specifically prepare lay-counsellors, nurses, teachers, parents and other caregivers with the necessary tools to manage difficult situations when dealing with a victim of a traumatic event. It is completely normal for an inexperienced counsellor to get completely lost or so entangled that it becomes difficult to effectively counsel a victim of trauma. Jimmy believes that part of the problem is due to the unstructured nature of counselling content currently in the market. This guide was written specially for the person looking for effective tips and advice gleaned from years spent in the field. It helps those of you new to the topic easily follow specific counselling patterns based on what you observe. The guide also makes use of practical examples of traumatic situations or case studies to highlight how the skills should be applied in the real world. In this guide, Jimmy has created structured systems that provide the reader with invaluable guidance in easy to understand, progressive steps. Why read this guide? - Content is deliberately structured in an easy-to-read format to help make it an easy introduction to trauma counselling. - Provides a structured, systematic approach to in-person and telephonic trauma counselling. - Contains real-life examples of traumatic situations to show how the skills can be used in practice. - Provides the reader with a specific counselling process, based on each situation. - Makes it easier to not get lost or bogged down in traumatic situations.Whether you are a qualified counsellor, teacher, nurse, parent or any other type of caregiver, you will find the approach in Dealing with Trauma: An Introductory Guide to Sharpen Your Practical Counselling Skills easy-to-use, constructive and effective.

Deepening and broadening our understanding of what it means to teach in times of trauma, writing teachers analyze their own responses to national traumas ranging from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to the various appropriations of 9/11. Offering personal, historical, and cultural perspectives, they question both the purposes and pedagogies of teaching writing.

A friendly and brief guide to trauma resolution. Here, Bill O'Hanlon uses his characteristic breezy and inviting style to tackle a very difficult issue: trauma resolution. This book details a philosophy and methods of working briefly and effectively with traumatized clients. Simple examples and dialogue, whimsical illustrations, and O'Hanlon's classic reader-oriented approach make this book inviting to therapists and consumers alike.

Many counselors are not adequately prepared to help those suffering from complex posttraumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD). In this updated text, Heather Davediuk Gingrich provides an essential resource for Christian counselors, ably integrating the established research on trauma therapy with insights from her own thirty years of experience and an understanding of the special concerns related to Christian counseling.

The workplace is not immune to the problems, pressures, and challenges presented by experiences of loss and trauma and the grief reactions they produce. This clearly written, well-crafted book offers important insights and understanding to help us appreciate the difficulties involved and prepare ourselves for dealing with such demanding situations when they arise. People's experiences of loss and trauma are, of course, not left at the factory gate or the office door. Nor are loss and traumatic events absent from the workplace itself. Loss, grief, and trauma are very much a part of life - and that includes working life. Executives, managers, human resource professionals, and employee assistance staff need to have at least a basic understanding of how loss, grief, and trauma affect people in the workplace. This book provides that foundation of understanding and offers guidance on how to find out more about these vitally important workplace issues.The text provides a valuable blend of theory and practice that will be of interest to those involved in management, human resources, and organizational studies as well as those interested in the social scientific study of loss, grief, and trauma - and, of course, to those involved in the helping professions. It is essential reading for anyone concerned with making the workplace a more humane and effective environment, or anyone wishing to develop an understanding of the complexities of loss, grief, and trauma in our lives.