The Trauma Recovery Group (eBook)

Michaela Mendelsohn, PhD, is a psychologist in private practice in Cambridge and Wellesley, Massachusetts. She is also a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Mendelsohn completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Victims of Violence (VOV) Program at the Cambridge Health Alliance, where she subsequently worked as a clinician and researcher and continues to provide supervision and consultation. Judith Lewis Herman, MD, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Director of Training at the VOV Program at the Cambridge Health Alliance. Emily Schatzow, MEd, is a psychotherapist in private practice in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a trainer and senior consultant for VISIONS, Inc., a nonprofit organization advising public and private institutions on workplace diversity. She is also a Research Associate in Psychiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School. Melissa Coco, LICSW, is a senior clinician and supervisor at the VOV Program and the Outpatient Psychiatry Department at the Cambridge Health Alliance and a faculty member in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Diya Kallivayalil, PhD, is a staff psychologist in the Outpatient Psychiatry Department at the Cambridge Health Alliance and a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Jocelyn Levitan, MA, is a doctoral student in the Counseling, Clinical and School Psychology program at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a former Research Coordinator at the VOV Program.

1. Interpersonal Violence and Trauma Recovery2. Overview of the Trauma Recovery Group3. Initial Preparations and Member Screening4. The Introductory Phase5. Goal-Work Sessions6. The Concluding Phase7. Supervision8. Adaptations and Applications9. Outcome Research on the Trauma Recovery GroupAppendix A. Sample Recruitment Flyer for ClientsAppendix B. Sample Recruitment Flyer for CliniciansAppendix C. Telephone Prescreening and Tracking ToolAppendix D. Screening Interview ChecklistAppendix E.: Guide for Collateral Contact with the Client’s Individual TherapistAppendix F. Trauma Recovery Group GuidelinesAppendix G. Co-leader’s Group Tracking Notes for Supervisory MeetingsAppendix H. Time-Taking Tracking ToolAppendix I. Member’s Concluding Exercise Preparation  Appendix J. Supervisor's Tracking Tool