Therapists' Art and Trauma

How Therapists Become Aware of 'Infectious Trauma' through Art and Manage it

Anita Wacker (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2008
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller e.K.
978-3-639-01778-6 (ISBN)

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Psychological trauma from a traumatic event is known to be 'infectious' for the witness. Clinicians who work with traumatised clients can potentially experience terror, anger and despair, causing secondary traumatic stress that can lead to compassion fatigue and burnout. So how do psychotherapists / health professionals who often carry their own trauma histories bear such fear and pain when listening empathically to traumatised clients, without feeling overwhelmed or losing hope?This book is based on a grounded theory study with eleven experienced psychotherapists. Through art therapy interventions they became aware that "trauma is getting inside" unconsciously, affecting their mind, body, heart and soul. All therapists recalled periods when their life was knocked off balance and their common concern was "how to balance the impact of the trauma?" The three-stage process model From DOING to BEING offers a unique contribution to health professionals and any people-helpers who witness trauma. It highlights the need for awareness and self-care, reveals organisational stress impact, discusses early warning signs and effective strategies to manage 'infectious trauma'.

Wacker, Anita Anita Wacker, MHSc(1st Class Honours), majoring in Psychotherapy at Auckland University of Technology. Anita emigrated in 1986 with her family from Germany to New Zealand. She is an experienced Art Psychotherapist and Supervisor working in private practice. She has two children, seven grandchildren, and lives with her partner in a garden paradise.

Sprache	englisch
Maße	150 x 12 mm
Gewicht	285 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Traumatherapie
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
Schlagworte	Trauma (psych.) • Trauma (Psychologie)
ISBN-10	3-639-01778-1 / 3639017781
ISBN-13	978-3-639-01778-6 / 9783639017786
Zustand	Neuware