Crises in the Psychotherapy Session

Julian D. Ford, PhD, ABPP, is a board-certified clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychiatry and Law at the University of Connecticut, where he directs two Treatment and Services Adaptation Centers in the National Child Traumatic Stress Network: the Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice and the Center for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Disorders. Dr. Ford is the immediate past president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies and a fellow of the American Psychological Association. He has published more than 25 articles and book chapters and is the author or editor of books.

• Introduction: Transforming Crises into Turning Points in PsychotherapyI. Essential Principles and Practices for Resolving Crises in the Psychotherapy Session. A Phase-Based Crisis Model2. Emotional Dysregulation and Adaptive Self-Regulation3. Essential Elements of Crisis Intervention4. Essential Psychotherapy Principles and Practices 5. An Integrative Approach to Resolving Crises in the Psychotherapy Session. Crises as a Challenge to Therapist Self-RegulationII. Case Session Transcripts of In-Session Critical Moments7. Supporting a Recently Traumatized Youth in a Crisis of Dissociation and Self-Harm8. Engaging a Sexually Traumatized Youth in Therapy9. Understanding and Working with Dissociative States. A Crisis of Trauma and Distress Across Generations. Helping a Family Cope with the Threat of Revictimization2. Defusing Violence and Facilitating Recovery from Profound Dissociation EpilogueReferences

Ford (Univ. of Connecticut) is truly a pioneer in the treatment of trauma amp hellip This volume is particularly valuable, as part 2 includes six transcripts of therapy sessions based on recorded sessions, as reenacted by graduate students amp hellip Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals. General readers. (CHOICE)