Trauma, Stress, Crisis, and Disaster Counseling: A Comprehensive Clinical Practice Perspective

By Lisa Lopez Levers, PhD, LPCC-S, LPC, CRC, NCC

This comprehensive text is the only resource that focuses on trauma, stress, crisis, and disaster counseling from a clinical practice perspective. It is designed for both mental health practitioners-in-training and practicing clinicians, providing a thorough understanding of the impact of stress, crisis, trauma, and disaster on diverse populations across the lifespan.

A Trauma-Informed Approach

The second edition of this text is grounded in a “trauma scaffold,” providing a foundational understanding of trauma that therapists can build upon to treat individuals affected by complex trauma events. This approach emphasizes the importance of trauma-informed practices, multicultural pluralism, and social justice.

The Impact of COVID-19 and Beyond

This resource addresses the mental health implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has had a profound impact on millions of people worldwide. The text also explores the repercussions of this pandemic, which are likely to continue into the future.

In addition to COVID-19, the text discusses the confluence of crises related to anthropogenic climate change and the effects of mass violence, providing a comprehensive understanding of the complex issues surrounding trauma and disaster.

Stress Management and Crisis Intervention

Effective stress management and crisis intervention skills are essential building blocks for working with complex issues of trauma and disaster. This text emphasizes the importance of these skills, as well as the need to approach trauma from multiple perspectives, including individual, community, societal, and systemic implications.

Neurobiological Responses to Trauma

The text integrates the latest findings from neuropsychology and psychopharmacology, with an emphasis on Polyvagal Theory. This provides a comprehensive understanding of the neurobiological responses to trauma and informs effective treatment strategies.

Clinical Supervision and Self-Care

The importance of clinical supervision in trauma care is highlighted in this text, as well as the need for self-care among trauma counselors. This ensures that clinicians are equipped to provide the best possible care for their clients while also maintaining their own well-being.

This unrivalled resource includes a wealth of resources for further study, text boxes, and case studies to reinforce learning. It is an essential tool for mental health practitioners-in-training and practicing clinicians seeking to provide effective trauma, stress, crisis, and disaster counseling services.

Product Details:

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Edition: 2nd edition (March 21, 2022)

Language: English

Format: Paperback

Pages: 578

ISBN-10: 0826150845

ISBN-13: 978-0826150844