Seeking Safety: A Treatment Manual for Ptsd and Substance Abuse
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Book Overview
This manual presents the most widely adopted evidence-based treatment for co-occurring trauma and addiction. For clients facing one or both of these issues, the most urgent clinical need is to establish safety--to reduce addictive behavior, build healthy relationships, manage symptoms such as dissociation and self-harm, and restore ideals that have been lost. Seeking Safety focuses on coping skills in the present; it can be implemented with individuals or groups, by any provider as well as by peers. It offers 25 topics, such as Asking for Help, Taking Good Care of Yourself, Setting Boundaries in Relationships, Healing from Anger, Honesty, and Coping with Triggers. The model is highly flexible, practical, and engaging, and can be conducted with any other treatment, including the author's past-focused model, Creating Change. The book has a large-size format and features reproducible client handouts that can be photocopied or downloaded. See also Creating Change: A Past-Focused Treatment for Trauma and Addiction, and the self-help guide Finding Your Best Self, Revised Edition: Recovery from Addiction, Trauma, or Both, an ideal client recommendation.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1572306394
ISBN13:9781572306394
Release Date:December 2001
Publisher:Guilford Publications
Length:401 Pages
Weight:2.18 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 8.5" x 10.9"
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Addiction & Recovery Behavioral Sciences Clinical Clinical Psychology Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting Internal Medicine Medicine Mental Health Pathologies Politics & Social Sciences Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Psychiatry Psychology Psychopathology Psychotherapy Psychotherapy, TA & NLP Science & Math Social Sciences Social Work Substance AbuseCustomer Reviews
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Gold Standard in dual diagnosis treatment of PTSD
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This manual is in use and recommended for use by the VA's National Center for PTSD at Palo Alto California.
A useful and inspiring resource
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
This book, intended for therapists, is a comprehensive, compassionate, and accessible guide to what Najavits establishes is the first crucial step for someone struggling with PTSD and substance abuse: learning to feel safe. It is also an excellent resource for patients who want to help themselves. What I like best is that the book is filled with checklists, stories, exercises, and quotations such that I can open to nearly any page and find ideas that are both practical and inspirational. In short, this is a great book.
A Very Powerful Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Thank you for writing such a great book. I have suffered from addictions for years, tried many books and many methods. Working with a group or individual is one thing, but for me, nothing helps more than a book. It's on call twenty four hours a day and I can easily reference it. As far as books go...this one is by far the best. The most comprehensive and in-depth book I've read so far. It provided tremendous support and guidance on issues that often result in isolation. Most of all, it didn't talk down to me as a reader. That's something I don't need! Thank you for making this book available and writing it in such a helpful way.
Extremely useful volume for professionals
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
I can see why this book got such rave reviews and is such a best-seller. It's a superb book, offering both real insight into trauma and addiction, as well as hands-on clinical tools. As someone in the field, I have found both the philosophical and practical aspects of Najavits' work incomparable. On top of the impeccable professionalism, is her impressive writing. This is a must buy for anyone interested in this area.
Truly outstanding!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
This is the best treatment manual I have ever read. It is inspiring, hopeful, carefully constructed, and has exceptional clinical sensitivity for clients. So many books in psychology are written in a dry, academic style, and lack real awareness of clients. This book is a rare and notable exception.
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