From Trauma to Healing

Ann Goelitz, PhD, LCSW, is a social-work educator and trauma psychotherapist who has done extensive public speaking, published numerous articles, and co-authored an award-winning resource directory for caregivers. Abigail Stewart-Kahn, MSW, LCSW, is a social worker focusing specifically on intimate partner violence and childhood exposure to trauma. She has worked directly with children and their families and in innovative program development and prevention.

Foreword AlexGitterman Introduction Part1: First Things First - Safety After Trauma 1. The Importance of Safety 2. Building Safe Relationships Part 2: Important Considerations 3. You Can be Affected Too - Secondary Trauma 4. Vulnerable Populations 5. Cultural Factors Part 3: Tools for Surviving Trauma 6. Crisis Management, Assessment, and Referral for Aid 7. Coping Skills and Self Care Part 4: The Survivor's Experience 8. Witnessing Trauma 9. Experiencing Trauma Directly Part 5: Potentially Traumatic Events 10. Life Threatening Illness 11. Intimate Partner Violence 12. Child Abuse and Neglect Part 6: Direct Interventions for Social Workers 13. Individual, Couples, and Family Therapy 14. Group Therapy 15. Other Trauma Interventions Part 7: Working in the Community 16. Program Development 17. Advocating for Survivors 18. Prevention and Community Organizing References Index