Cultural Competence in Trauma Therapy: Beyond the Flashback - Hardcover

Brown, Laura S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1433803372 ISBN 13: 9781433803376

Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn, 2008

Synopsis

For those working with trauma survivors, this book offers guidance on taking into account a patient's multilayered identities, which may include: age, social class, ethnicity, religious faith, sexual orientation, and immigrant status. Using a variety of case studies, the book illustrates the strategies available.

About this title

About the Author:

Laura S. Brown received a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 1977 from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, and has been in practice as a clinician and forensic psychologist in Seattle since 1979. She has served on the faculties of Southern Illinois University, U. of Washington, and the Washington School of Professional Psychology. A Diplomate in Clinical Psychology and a Fellow of ten APA divisions, Dr. Brown's work in the fields of feminist therapy theory and trauma treatment has received numerous awards from her peers, including the Distinguished Publications Award of the Association for Women in Psychology, APA's Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service, the Sarah Haley Award for Clinical Excellence from ISTSS, and the Carolyn Wood Sherif Award from the Society for the Psychology of Women. She is the therapist featured in two videos on trauma treatment in the APA Video Series, and is a founding member of the Division of Trauma Psychology of APA.

About this edition

• Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1433803372
• ISBN 13: 9781433803376
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 291