This chapter describes the trauma suffered by a 21-year-old woman who was attacked with a knife at her job. The posttraumatic growth-based clinical work with this client is detailed.
This chapter of George W. Burns’s Ph.D. book reveals a story that showcases the processes of trauma. By utilizing an individual’s narrative of trauma as a framework for the clinical approach, it becomes possible to facilitate growth across multiple facets of their life. Richard G. Tedeschi Ph.D. explains how to put this process into a practice that facilitates growth and avoids a stagnant downward spiral for the traumatized individual.
Read the Book “Happiness, healing, enhancement: your casebook collection for applying positive Psychology in Therapy” https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Happiness%2C+Healing%2C+Enhancement%3A+Your+Casebook+Collection+For+Applying+Positive+Psychology+in+Therapy-p-9780470560846
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