Treating PTSD in Battered Women: A Step-by-step Manual for Therapists & Counselors

by Kubany, Edward S.

• ISBN13: 9781572245570
• ISBN10: 1572245573
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-04-03
• Publisher: New Harbinger Pubns Inc

Summary

Using a therapeutic model called cognitive trauma therapy (CTT),Treating PTSD in Battered Womenoffers therapists, counselors, and social workers an effective new tool for treating the lingering effects of domestic violence and abuse in women.

Author Biography

Edward S. Kubany, Ph.D., Abpp, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Honolulu, HI. He is author of Healing the Trauma of Domestic Violence Tyler C. Ralston, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Honolulu, HI

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Beginning Treatment	p. 23
Monitoring Negative Self-Talk	p. 51
Stress Management I: Education About Stress	p. 59
Stress Management II: Progressive Muscle Relaxation	p. 71
Trauma History Other Than Partner Abuse	p. 81
Education About PTSD	p. 85
Exposure Homework	p. 113
Learned Helplessness and How to Overcome It	p. 125
Education About Negative Self-Talk	p. 141
Addressing Trauma-Related Guilt	p. 155
Challenging Guiding Fictions and "Supposed to" Beliefs	p. 203
Assertiveness Training	p. 217
Managing Mistrust	p. 243
Identifying Potential Abusers	p. 251
Managing Unwanted or Stressful Contacts with Former Abusers	p. 267
Managing Anger	p. 275
Personality Characteristics of Abusive Partners	p. 285
Countering Ideas of Denial and Codependence	p. 297
Making Important Decisions	p. 305
Implications and Consequences of Remaining in an Abusive Relationship	p. 317
Last Module: Self-Advocacy Strategies Revisited	p. 325
References	p. 329
Index	p. 335
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