The Child Survivor

Joyanna L. Silberg, PhD, psychologist at Sheppard Pratt Health System, is an international expert on dissociation in children and adolescents, and past president of the International Society on the Study of Trauma and Dissociation.

Trauma and Its Effects. An Integrative Developmental Model of Dissociation. Diagnostic Considerations. Assessing Dissociative Processes. Beginning the Treatment Journey. Educate and Motivate: Introducing The EDUCATE Model. Bridging the Selves: Healing Through Connections to What’s Hidden. "I Try to Forget to Remember": Reversing Amnesia. Befriending the Body: Somatic Considerations for the Child Survivor. Staying Awake: Reversing Dissociative Shut Down. Building Attachment Across States: Affect Regulation in the Context of Relationships. Child-Centered Family Therapy: Family Treatment as Adjunct to Dissociation-Focused Interventions. Rewriting the Script: Processing Traumatic Memories and Resolving Flashbacks. Interfacing With Systems: The Therapist as Activist. Integration of Self: Towards a Healing Future. References. Appendices.