Models for Trauma Intervention: Integrative Approaches to Therapy

Levers, Lisa Lopez; Ventura, Elizabeth M.; Bledsoe, Demond E.

doi:10.1891/9780826106841.0028

Trauma Counseling 2012

DOI: 10.1891/9780826106841.0028

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Models for Trauma Intervention: Integrative Approaches to Therapy

Lisa Lopez Levers¹,

Elizabeth M. Ventura²,

Demond E. Bledsoe³

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“…Efforts to articulate the meaning of trauma-“informedness” on a direct practice level vary in their breadth and focus. For example, Levers, Ventura, and Bledsoe (2012) have stated that “Providing adequate information about the pervasiveness of the psychological and neurological effects of trauma to program staff is essential if employees are expected to begin to conceptualize the range of possible responses by their clients to activating stimuli” (p. 495). Others (Quiros & Berger, 2013) have offered a definition that includes the sociopolitical complexity of trauma, an aspect that broadens the scope of trauma practice.…”

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Supervision for trauma-informed practice.

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To become trauma-informed, a system of care must demonstrate an understanding of the complexity of trauma and recognition of it as both interpersonal and sociopolitical. Although awareness of the need to enhance systems of care to become trauma-informed has been growing in recent years, even when trauma is not the main focus of service, training of all professional, administrative, and secretarial staff is essential to transform an agency to become trauma-informed. One vehicle for training the professional staff is supervision designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of practitioners who provide services to clients who have experience trauma. This article discusses how the principles and strategies of supervision can be adapted and applied to foster the professional and personal growth of practitioners and enhance their mastery of trauma-informed care. Supervision of trauma-informed care shares with other types of supervision the major components of educational, support, and administrative guidance and oversight. However, because constant interaction with traumatized clients may have negative effects on practitioners, some elements of trauma-informed practice supervision require special attention. The article has 3 parts. First, we discuss the goals, nature, and educational, supportive, and administrative functions of supervision in the healing professions. We then review basic assumptions of traumainformed practice, specifically, safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, and empowerment. Third, we identify personal and agency-related challenges and risks to practitioners in learning and executing trauma work and analyze the protective function of supervision in addressing these challenges. We present principles for effective supervision that enhance the ability of practitioners to provide traumainformed services and decrease their risks for vicarious traumatization (i.e., trauma reactions caused by interaction with those directly exposed to traumatic events). Finally, we describe an illustrative case example and suggest directions for future research.

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A Group Intervention Programme for Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

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Walker-Williams

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This study reports on the core components of the Survivor to Thriver strengths-based group intervention programme for women who experienced childhood sexual abuse. It advocates a balanced approach and draws on an eclectic mix of theories, and has been field tested with two groups of women. An exposition of the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings, a description of the context, the role of the expert companion, outcomes and activities of the programme, evaluation methods and standard of care is provided. Finally, critical reflections on the intervention are discussed as well as limitations and the way forward.

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