This book is the first practical manual describing a new and successful short-term treatment for traumatic stress and PTSD called Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET). The manual provides both experienced clinicians and trainees with all the knowledge and skills needed to treat trauma survivors using this approach, which is especially useful in crisis regions where longer-term interventions are not possible. NET has proved successful in projects in areas such as Kosova, Sri Lanka, Uganda, and Nigeria, as well as in controlled trials in Gainesville, FL and Louvain, Belgium. Three to six sessions can be sufficient to afford considerable relief. therapeutic approach in detail, with practical advice and tools. Part III then focuses on special issues such as dealing with challenging moments during therapy, defense mechanisms for the therapist, and ethical issues. A series of appendices include further practical aides such as a handout on depression, a drug-dependency questionnaire, and an informed consent form. A practical manual describing a new and successful short-term intervention for stress disorders.

The new edition of the original Narrative Exposure Therapy manual is full of new and valuable information on how to use this effective, short-term, culturally inclusive intervention with survivors of multiple and complex trauma Written by the originators of narrative exposure therapy Fully updated 3rd edition Step-by-step guidance through NET Extensive evidence shows that six to twelve sessions of Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) can be sufficient to provide considerable relief from events such as organized violence, torture, war, rape, and childhood abuse. The new manual is even more clearly structured and easy-to-follow, and includes new figures that help illustrate and guide the reader through the steps of NET. The theoretical sections offer a solid basis for carrying out the therapeutic intervention. The reader is then shown the NET approach step by step, with robust and straightforward practical advice and tools, including how to deal with challenging situations, e.g., how to go deeper when faced with the challenging dynamics of remembering trauma, and how to manage dissociation, avoidance, strong emotions, lost memories, or the sudden emergence of unexpected recollections from the past. NET therapy conversations and resulting narrations from trauma scenes demonstrate the level of Narrative Exposure details required. Finally, the importance of reading back the testimony to the individual is explained. A new section on the variations of NET details how to offer KIDNET for children and young people, FORNET for victims of trauma who are perpetrators of violence, NETfacts for communities, and ElderNET for older adults as well as online NET (eNET). Experienced therapists also get an idea of how NET is typically trained and how to facilitate NET exercises. Downloadable resources for use in clinical practice include handouts, examples of narrations, and a checklist for adverse life events. This book is an invaluable resource for clinical psychologists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, counselors, crisis workers, social workers, health workers, and physicians.

In sintesi, l'intenzione fondamentale nello sviluppo della NET è stata la messa a punto di un metodo di intervento psicologico in grado di curare e, allo stesso tempo, di contribuire direttamente alla lotta contro le violenze, gli abusi, i maltrattamenti, la tortura e la persecuzione. Gli elementi primari sono quindi tre: la cura dell'individuo; la cura dalla violenza commessa contro bambini, donne o contro gruppi etnici e culturali e la riconciliazione con la violenza.

Physical and sexual violence, war, accidents & traumatic events are widely varied and can affect anyone and lead to severe mental illness. We now have extensive knowledge of the psychophysical development processes involved in post-traumatic stress disorders. At the same time, various disorder-specific psychotherapy methods have been developed for treating them. In this anthology, renowned authors from the scientific and practical fields present new and proven, evidence-based forms of therapy for trauma sequelae from the viewpoint of different psychotherapeutic methods. Outpatient and residential treatment methods, as well as therapies for adults as well as children and adolescents are taken into account.