Using Stories, Art, and Play in Trauma-Informed Treatment

Pat Pernicano, PsyD, has provided supervision, training, and trauma-informed treatment in outpatient, residential, geriatric, substance abuse, school, VA, and private practice settings. In 2017, she and her husband were jointly honored by the Kentucky Psychological Association as Lifetime Career Psychologists of the year. More information about her work can be found at www.pernicanoplaycreations.com.

Foreword Helen Benedict Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: The Tools of the Trade 1. The Building Blocks of Communication 2. Mining for Gold with Milton Erickson 3. Constructing with Metaphor and Stories 4. The Blueprint of Trauma-Informed Treatment 5. The Integrative Tool Bag Part II: Case Examples and Applications 6. Overview of Case Development Child Cases Using Stories, Art and Play 7. The Bloodthirsty Bats: A Case of Child Sexual Abuse 8. The Alligator Eyes: A Case of Complicated Grief 9. The Boy Whose Sister Said "Fuck:" A Case of Parental Drug Overdose 10. Feed the Alligator: A Case of Sibling Trauma Intervention 11. The House with Many Rooms: A Case of Child Dissociation 12. The Mom of Many Colors: A Case of the Impact of Parental Substance Abuse 13. The Boy with a Hungry Heart: A Case of Maternal Neglect and Abandonment 14. The Wounded Elephant: A Case of Emotional Wounding Adolescent Cases Using Stories, Art and Play 15. Tell Me Who I Am: A Case of Grief and Identity 16. The Zodiac Queen: A Case of Adolescent Dissociation Adult Cases Using Stories, Art and Play 17. The Girl Behind the Brick Wall: A Case of Anxious Avoidant Attachment 18. The Girl Who Lost Her Voice: A Case of Sexual Trauma 19. Grief and the 4 Stones: A Case of the Woman Who Chose to NOT Move On 20. The Mermaid Who Forgot: A Case of Pending Loss 21. The Woman Who Got Rid of a Leech: A Case of Relationship Choices Appendix: Resources for Trauma Informed Care Insert: The Meaning of Color in Client Art