The Experience of Trauma Recovery: A Qualitative Study of Participants in the Women Recovering from Abuse Program (WRAP)

Parker, Alyson; Fourt, Anne; Langmuir, Judith I.; Dalton, Erin; Classen, Catherine

doi:10.1300/j070v16n02_04

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“…Our results concur with other results related to participation in trauma groups (Parker et al, 2007), but extend this previous knowledge by pointing to some additional demands relating to participation in a stabilization group. These themes thus shed light on the tremendous efforts clients put in when participating in inclusive stabilization groups, even when they are completers of the group and perceive group participation to be benefitial.…”

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“…Within the field of psychological trauma in general, and in the field of inclusive group-based trauma treatment in particular, little research has, however, focused on the client perspective. To the best of our knowledge there is only one relevant study (Parker, Fourt, Langmuir, Dalton, & Classsen, 2007), and this one showed that clients had to get used to treatment, and the research participants underlined the influence of new experiences, beliefs and behaviours in the experience of recovery, as well as the importance of being open to change in order to benefit from treatment. In particular, while more inclusive trauma groups have the potential for reaching more clients in need of trauma-specific treatment, we have been unable to locate any study exploring the client perspective of such approaches.…”

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A meaningful struggle: Trauma clients' experiences with an inclusive stabilization group approach

Stige¹,

Rosenvinge²,

Træen³

2013

Psychotherapy Research

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The present study explores how trauma clients experience participation in an inclusive stabilization group approach. Upon completion of treatment, all 31 clients from six stabilization groups for women were invited to participate in a qualitative post-therapy interview study. Thirteen clients consented to participate. All interviews were carried out by a team of three health-care workers shortly after completion of treatment. Five main themes were identified: Dreading and Hoping— Preparing for Participation; Tuning in and Staying Put; Meeting Other Trauma Survivors; Acquiring a Stabilizing Ballast; and Being Receptive to Change. Participating in the stabilization group was experienced as demanding, while also providing new and helpful experiences. Participants emphasized the importance of being receptive to help in order to benefit from treatment.

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A meaningful struggle: Trauma clients' experiences with an inclusive stabilization group approach

Stige¹,

Rosenvinge²,

Træen³

2013

Psychotherapy Research

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“…Although better self-understanding has been found in much psychotherapy research (Binder et al, 2010; Elliott & James, 1989), including research on clients with a history of childhood trauma (Parker et al, 2007), its connection to increased emotional contact has not been emphasized. While overcoming phobias of mental content is seen as important in trauma theory in order to integrate traumatic memories (van der Hart et al, 2006), it is not necessarily considered an end in itself.…”

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“…We have only located two qualitative studies of recovery following trauma. One study explored recovery linked to a specific treatment program for women exposed to abuse (Parker et al, 2007), while the other study explored life trajectories among female survivors of child abuse thriving in adulthood (Thomas & Hall, 2008). Given the important role the clients play in recovery (Tallman & Bohart, 1999), and the unique contribution of client perspective to knowledge development (Elliott & James, 1989), it seems important to focus on what constitutes the key experiences of the recovery process from the client's perspective.…”

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Stories from the road of recovery – How adult, female survivors of childhood trauma experience ways to positive change

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The aim of this study was to explore how female survivors of childhood trauma who have sought treatment experience ways to positive change. Little knowledge exists regarding the first-person perspective of the recovery process following childhood trauma, and getting access to this perspective might contribute to better understanding of these processes, hence offering opportunities for health promotion. All clients (31, including 3 who dropped out) from six stabilization groups for women exposed to human-inflicted traumas were invited to participate in the study. Experiences of the recovery process were not restricted to the period of receiving treatment, and all clients who volunteered were included in the study. Qualitative, in-depth interviews with 13 consenting clients were carried out shortly after completion of the group treatment. All interviews were transcribed verbatim, and a hermeneutical-phenomenological approach to analysis was applied. The analysis resulted in five interrelated, but distinct main themes: finding new ways to understand one's emotions and actions, moving from numbness toward vital contact, becoming an advocate of one's own needs, experiencing increased sense of agency, and staying with difficult feelings and choices. The themes support, yet supplement trauma theory, by underlining the relationship between emotional contact and meaning-making, while downplaying the necessity of symptom elimination in the experience of recovery. The findings also underline that the active role trauma survivors play in their processes of recovery.

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“…2002; Draucker 2003; Scotten 2003; Paul 2004; Grossman, Sorsoli and Kia‐Keating 2006; Ayalon et al. 2007; Banyard and Williams 2007; Parker et al. 2007).…”

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The experience of contemporary peacekeepers healing from trauma

Ray

2009

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The experience of contemporary peacekeepers healing from trauma This research study was an interpretive inquiry into the experience of contemporary peacekeepers healing from trauma. Ten contemporary peacekeepers were interviewed who have sought treatment from trauma resulting from deployments to Somalia, Rwanda, and the former Yugoslavia. A thematic analysis of the text was undertaken, in which themes emerged to document and understand the ways in which contemporary peacekeepers heal from trauma. Narratives from the transcribed interviews were reviewed with the participants and reflectivejournaling by the researcher provided further clarification of the data to understand the experience. The peacekeepers'descriptions of the situations of their bodies in time, space and relation provided a fresh way into understanding the embodied nature of healing from trauma. Three overarching themes: the centrality of brotherhood and grieving loss in the military family; the centrality of time and the body in healing from trauma; and the military response as betrayal and creating trauma from within emerged from the inquiry which will contribute to more effective practice guidelines for the care of contemporary peacekeepers healing from trauma.

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The Experience of Trauma Recovery: A Qualitative Study of Participants in the Women Recovering from Abuse Program (WRAP)

Cited by 23 publications

References 24 publications

A meaningful struggle: Trauma clients' experiences with an inclusive stabilization group approach

A meaningful struggle: Trauma clients' experiences with an inclusive stabilization group approach

Stories from the road of recovery – How adult, female survivors of childhood trauma experience ways to positive change

The experience of contemporary peacekeepers healing from trauma

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