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PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA

PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA


BODY-ORIENTED TRAUMA THERAPY I: CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES

This program examines the nature of trauma and its long-term effects, including recent research.

Topics
Trauma and the Fight-Flight-Freeze System
Trauma Memory Is Not Cognitive
Intervening on a Body Level
Body-Oriented Therapy
Safety During Therapy Sessions
Developing Mindfulness and Other Resources
Window of Tolerance, Boundaries, and Touch
Pleasure and Joy

"This work is really about evoking the client's own intelligence, their own wisdom. It's not an authoritative model where I know what's best for the client. All I'm doing is tracking their body, attuning with them and stimulating them to more adaptive action. But they already have that action potential in their bodies." - Pat Ogden, PhD

Item no.: ZB11380003
Format: DVD
Duration: 45 minutes
Copyright: 2008
Price: USD 125.00

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BODY-ORIENTED TRAUMA THERAPY II: TREATMENT MODALITIES

This program describes and demonstrates somatic techniques in excerpts from model therapy sessions.

Topics
Accessing the Body
Boundaries, Grounding, and Posture
Demo Session One: Janina Fisher, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
Demo Session Two: Peter Levine, Somatic Experiencing Psychotherapy
Demo Session Three: Bill Bowen, Psycho-Physical Therapy

"Therapists, by and large, are trained to work with the verbal communication. So we kind of have to untrain ourselves a little bit from just working with the words, to being interested in the gestures, in the changes in posture, in changes in breathing, in changes in temperature which we see." - Peter Levine, PhD

Item no.: SE11380004
Format: DVD
Duration: 52 minutes
Copyright: 2008
Price: USD 125.00

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BODY-ORIENTED TRAUMA THERAPY III: CHILDREN AND GROUPS

This program shows a range of body-oriented group work with children, teens, and adults.

Topics
Different Professional Backgrounds
Working with Children
Project Joy
Trauma Drama: Urban Improv Intensive
Classroom/Campus-Based Intervention
Impact Model Mugging
Black Lotus Yoga Project
Crisis Response: Indonesian Tsunami

"Traditional psychotherapy or talk therapy, and action-oriented approaches that really engage mind and body in unison, aren't and shouldn't be two separate tracks, but really are best served when they co-exist and are integrated. And that's something that our center and several others around the country are really committed to doing." - Joseph Spinazzola, PhD

Item no.: EF11380005
Format: DVD
Duration: 45 minutes
Copyright: 2008
Price: USD 125.00

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TRAUMA AND DISSOCIATION IN CHILDREN I. BEHAVIORAL IMPACTS

This program explains the internal effects of trauma on children, and the behaviors that abused and neglected children may display. It provides the framework for rest of the series.

Topics
Children's Response to Trauma
Triggers
Behavioral Impacts
The Power of Parents
The Dissociative Defense
Beyond Normal Forgetting
Parental Trauma History

"[Traumatized children] have problems with their body where they can't understand signals from their body and have a lot of somatic symptoms. They can't integrate their memories. They have difficulty, of course, relating with other people. So there's a whole array of biological and social and psychological disregulation that happens because secure attachment never gave them the foundation to learn those things." - Kathy Steele, MN CS

Item no.: YN11380026
Format: DVD
Duration: 42 minutes
Copyright: 2007
Price: USD 95.00

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TRAUMA AND DISSOCIATION IN CHILDREN II. ISSUES FOR INTERVIEWERS

While interviewing an abused child is never easy, using the right approach can make the process less stressful and produce better results.

Topics
Before the Interview
Instructions and Rapport-Building
Open-Ended Questioning
Working with Dissociation
The Extended Forensic Evaluation
Interviewer Self-Care

"It is very important for the interviewer or evaluator to stay attuned to the child's psychological state during the interview. Because the last thing we would want to do is retraumatize the child by the way that we interview them or evaluate them, and add more trauma. So paying attention to either hyperarousal or dissociation, those are clues to the child's emotional state. " - Connie Carnes, MS LPC

Item no.: NJ11380027
Format: DVD
Duration: 44 minutes
Copyright: 2007
Price: USD 95.00

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TRAUMA AND DISSOCIATION IN CHILDREN III. GUIDELINES FOR PROSECUTORS

This program delves into the difficult issues prosecutors may face when pursuing child abuse cases.

Topics
Need for Psychological Training
Dissociation
Hearsay Evidence and Crawford
Preparing the Child for Court
Supporting the Child in Court
Expert Testimony
Vicarious Trauma

"In order to investigate a case of suspected child abuse or litigate that case, you have to not only understand the legal issues, which are complex enough, but one really has to understand something about child development, about the impact of traumatic experiences on children, in order to understand how they react to it and to understand how we react to them. " - John E.B. Myers, JD

Item no.: BK11380028
Format: DVD
Duration: 43 minutes
Copyright: 2007
Price: USD 95.00

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CHILDREN WITH DISRUPTED ATTACHMENT: CARING FOR CHILDREN WITH DISRUPTED ATTACHMENT

This program discusses issues affecting residential staff, including child care workers, camp counselors, and group home supervisors.

Topics
Importance of Attachment
Understanding Behaviors
Testing Limits
Ongoing Repair and Crises
Developmental Level
Developing Trust
Routine, Consistency, Predictability
Limits and Control
Containment and Self-Regulation
Self-Care
Building Basic Skills
Feelings
Touch
Strengthening Families
Maintaining Connection

"In order to create attachment with a child, the staff have to be safe. You're not going to have access to them unless you present in a way that appears to them safe. So you cannot create an attachment with the kids unless you're aware of your own self-care. " - Frank Grijalva, Residential Care Consultant

Item no.: ZH11380006
Format: DVD
Duration: 44 minutes
Copyright: 2006
Price: USD 95.00

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CHILDREN WITH DISRUPTED ATTACHMENT: PARENTING CHILDREN WITH DISRUPTED ATTACHMENT

This program examines issues encountered by parents, including foster parents, adoptive parents, or family members who are caring for a child with attachment disorder.

Topics
Understanding Behaviors
Testing Limits
Ongoing Repair and Crises
Developmental Level
Developing Trust
Routine, Consistency, Predictability
Attunement
Limits and Control
Containment and Self-Regulation
Self-Care
Building Basic Skills
Feelings
Touch

"You can tell them that you love them, you can tell them that you're going to keep them safe, you can tell them all these things, but it takes them years to really believe that that's actually what you're doing. They have no trust. They can't trust themselves, let alone trust anybody else." - Denise, Adoptive Mother

Item no.: FD11380007
Format: DVD
Duration: 45 minutes
Copyright: 2006
Price: USD 95.00

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CHILDREN WITH DISRUPTED ATTACHMENT: TREATING CHILDREN WITH DISRUPTED ATTACHMENT

This program discusses therapeutic issues, and is intended for counselors, social workers, and therapists.

Topics
Therapist as Coach
Therapeutic Interaction
Building a Sense of Self; Safety
The Therapeutic Relationship
Structuring Therapy Sessions
Therapeutic Issues
Therapeutic Techniques

"If the child ultimately is going to come to trust the containing relationship, at some point in that containing relationship, they're going to have to hate you, and find out that their hating you doesn't break the connection between you, doesn't cast them out into the darkness, doesn't cast you into your dark place, doesn't make you punishing or abandoning." - Vivienne Roseby, PhD

Item no.: WG11380008
Format: DVD
Duration: 43 minutes
Copyright: 2006
Price: USD 95.00

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CHILDREN WITH DISRUPTED ATTACHMENT: UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN WITH DISRUPTED ATTACHMENT

This introductory program explains the internal effects of attachment disorder, and the behaviors that children lacking a "secure base" may display. Intended for parents, residential care workers, and therapists.

Topics
Secure Attachment
Disrupted Attachment
Neglect
Violence and Abuse
Internal Effects of Attachment Disorder
Behavioral Effects of Attachment Disorder
Obstacles to Rebuilding Attachment
Reactive Attachment Disorder Diagnosis

Item no.: ZM11380009
Format: DVD
Duration: 42 minutes
Copyright: 2006
Price: USD 95.00

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ACE STUDY, THE - II: HEALTHCARE IMPLICATIONS

This program describes the ACE Study's implications for medical evaluation, treatment, and training. The presenters also discuss research showing that comprehensive patient evaluations can reduce healthcare costs.

Topics
Neurobiology of trauma
Trauma and addictions
Alternative treatment
Asking the right questions
Medical training

"I think of my training as a medical student; I learned nothing of this. I think every medical student should be taught about adverse childhood experiences, abuse, violence, and neurodevelopment, and how the consequences will lay hidden right in front of their eyes unless it's a standard part of medical care to inquire about it." - Robert Anda, MD

Item no.: HY11380002
Format: DVD
Duration: 45 minutes
Copyright: 2005
Price: USD 125.00

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WOUNDS THAT WON'T HEAL: THE ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES STUDY

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), though well concealed, are unexpectedly common, and have a profound effect on adult health. Three men and five women, adult survivors of ACEs, describe their experiences and the effects later in life.

"Two of us [siblings] are very overweight. Two of us are on medication for depression. Two of us are on blood pressure medication. My brother...has now just found out that he has diabetes. I mean, these are hugely expensive problems, that I think are directly related to what happened to us as kids" - Molly Fisk

Item no.: AB11380048
Format: DVD
Duration: 30 minutes
Copyright: 2005
Price: USD 64.00

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TRAUMATIZED CHILD, THE: PARENTING THE TRAUMATIZED CHILD

Therapists and foster and adoptive parents, along with former foster children, examine the particular challenges in caring for severely traumatized children.

Topics
Behaviors encountered by parents
Grounding and de-escalation
Problems with attachment in traumatized children
Traumatized children's nightmares
Environment and structure for traumatized children
Boundaries and time outs for traumatized children
Developing trust in traumatized children
Working with therapists
Burnout, respite, and self-care

"When he got in trouble he would start stuffing stuff into a paper bag, saying he needed to leave. And it really did take a good year before he accepted the fact that we weren't going to give him away even when he was bad" - Kathleen Molaro, adoptive mother

Item no.: NU11380035
Format: DVD
Duration: 45 minutes
Copyright: 2004
Price: USD 95.00

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TRAUMATIZED CHILD, THE: TEACHING THE TRAUMATIZED CHILD

This program combines guidance from therapists with the real-world insights of classroom teachers and former foster children.

Topics
Traumatized children's behavior at different ages
Escalation and de-escalation
Bullying of traumatized children
Structure and rules for traumatized children
Flexibility and trust
Friends and socialization
Value of team approach with traumatized children
Adjunctive programs for traumatized children
Vicarious traumatization and self-care

"The first thing you have to provide for them is a safe, comfortable environment. Number one, they need to develop a feeling of trust and comfort and security. And it needs to go for a long period of time - it's got to be something that they can count on day in and day out" - Dale Latimer, high school teacher

Item no.: WC11380036
Format: DVD
Duration: 45 minutes
Copyright: 2004
Price: USD 95.00

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TRAUMATIZED CHILD, THE: UNDERSTANDING THE TRAUMATIZED CHILD

Former foster children, parents, teachers, and therapists discuss the variety of ways in which children may be traumatized, and describe the impact of trauma on the way children view themselves and others.

Topics
Incidence and types of trauma
Effects of trauma on children
The "fight, flight, or freeze" response
Sense of self in traumatized children
Bouncing through the foster care system
Disordered attachment in traumatized children
Hypervigilance and other behaviors in traumatized children
Dissociation and triggers in traumatized children
Trauma re-enactments in traumatized children
Helping traumatized children heal

Item no.: RJ11380037
Format: DVD (With Guide)
Duration: 44 minutes
Copyright: 2004
Price: USD 95.00

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IT'S NOT ABOUT THE FOOD: EATING DISORDERS AND CHILDHOOD TRAUMA

Eating disorders serve many functions in the lives of trauma survivors. Seven women, adult survivors of traumatic experiences, describe the challenges and benefits of therapy that addresses trauma and eating disorders in an integrated way.

"What my eating disorder did for me, which is why I held onto it for so many years, was that I really feel like it just numbed all the feelings that I was experiencing inside...I kept them internally and just let them build up. The purging for me was a huge release of those emotions. It was almost like a drug." - former patient

Item no.: DH11380013
Format: DVD
Duration: 30 minutes
Copyright: 2003
Price: USD 64.00

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TRAUMA AND EATING DISORDERS I: CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS

In these programs, clinicians Lisa Ferentz, Mark Schwartz, Jeanne Folks, Carolyn Costin, Lori Galperin, Jane Blackwell, Melissa Kinser, and Richard Schwartz explore the special treatment issues that this dual diagnosis presents. The presenters emphasize the importance of working with the eating disordered part of self that encapsulates the trauma of the past. In addition, seven current or former clients relate how trauma and eating disorders have impacted their lives, and how they have worked to overcome those effects.

Topics
Eating Disorders as Communication
Eating Disorders as Means of Gaining Control
Eating Disorders as Trauma Reenactment
Eating Disorders as Substitute for Intimacy
Features of Binge Eating, Bulimia, and Anorexia
Dissociation of Parts of Self

Item no.: CC11380029
Format: DVD
Duration: 42 minutes
Copyright: 2003
Price: USD 150.00

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TRAUMA AND EATING DISORDERS II: TREATMENT ISSUES

In these programs, clinicians Lisa Ferentz, Mark Schwartz, Jeanne Folks, Carolyn Costin, Lori Galperin, Jane Blackwell, Melissa Kinser, and Richard Schwartz explore the special treatment issues that this dual diagnosis presents. The presenters emphasize the importance of working with the eating disordered part of self that encapsulates the trauma of the past. In addition, seven current or former clients relate how trauma and eating disorders have impacted their lives, and how they have worked to overcome those effects.

Topics
Finding the Functions of the Eating Disorder
Establishing Safety
Increasing Trust
Developing Mindfulness
Stabilization Strategies
Replacing the Eating Disorder Habit

Item no.: HJ11380030
Format: DVD
Duration: 41 minutes
Copyright: 2003
Price: USD 150.00

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COMPLEX PTSD IN CHILDREN I: ETIOLOGY, ASSESSMENT, ADVOCACY

This series describes the assessment tools and therapeutic approaches that the presenters have found most useful in working with complex PTSD in children. The clinician's role in such cases often includes working with parents or guardians as well as children with complex PTSD, and can extend far beyond the therapy room to encompass psychoeducation and advocacy.

Topics
Incidence and Effects of Trauma
Importance of Early Intervention
Assessment
Trauma reenactment
Diagnosis
Assessing the Parents
Evaluating the Children
Roles of the Therapist

Item no.: ZM11380010
Format: DVD
Duration: 41 minutes
Copyright: 2001
Price: USD 125.00

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COMPLEX PTSD IN CHILDREN II: THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS

This series describes the assessment tools and therapeutic approaches that the presenters have found most useful in working with complex PTSD in children. The clinician's role in such cases often includes working with parents or guardians as well as children with complex PTSD, and can extend far beyond the therapy room to encompass psychoeducation and advocacy.

Topics
Stabilization and Safety
Establishing Internal Safety
Learning to Talk in Therapy
Dissociation
Working with Parents as Partners
Processing the Trauma
The Use of EMDR
Group Work
Integration
Therapist Self-Care

Item no.: FC11380011
Format: DVD
Duration: 43 minutes
Copyright: 2001
Price: USD 125.00

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SUCCESS STORIES: HEALING FROM CHILDHOOD TRAUMA

Psychotherapy can make an enormous positive difference in the lives of trauma survivors. Four women and one man, adult survivors of child abuse, describe the challenges they faced and the goals they achieved during the course of treatment.

Item no.: CJ11380023
Format: DVD
Duration: 30 minutes
Copyright: 2000
Price: USD 64.00

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SUCCESSFUL TRAUMA THERAPIES I: DARING TO HOPE

Given the controversy that has surrounded the field of trauma therapy in recent years, it's important to be reminded of how valuable the work can be - of the enormous positive difference that psychotherapy can make in the lives of trauma survivors. While every trauma therapy follows its own unique course, there are certain elements that successful trauma therapies have in common. In this series, Karen Saakvitne explores the many facets of a successful trauma therapy, and four therapist-client dyads describe the challenges they overcame and the goals they achieved during the course of treatment.

Topics
Reasons for Therapy
Developing Trust and Connection
Setting Goals
Choosing a Therapist
Crises
Conflict Between Client and Therapist
Therapist's Needs
Impasses
Feeling Worse Before Getting Better

Item no.: WM11380024
Format: DVD
Duration: 44 minutes
Copyright: 2000
Price: USD 150.00

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SUCCESSFUL TRAUMA THERAPIES II: RECLAIMING LIFE

Given the controversy that has surrounded the field of trauma therapy in recent years, it's important to be reminded of how valuable the work can be - of the enormous positive difference that psychotherapy can make in the lives of trauma survivors. While every trauma therapy follows its own unique course, there are certain elements that successful trauma therapies have in common. In this series, Karen Saakvitne explores the many facets of a successful trauma therapy, and four therapist-client dyads describe the challenges they overcame and the goals they achieved during the course of treatment.

Topics
The Therapeutic Relationship
Turning Points
Change in the Therapeutic Relationship
Developing Self-Compassion
Terminating the Therapy
Internalizing the Therapist
Success - Having a Life

Item no.: FW11380025
Format: DVD
Duration: 42 minutes
Copyright: 2000
Price: USD 150.00

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TREATING COMPLEX PTSD I: CLINICAL ISSUES

This series describes a range of PTSD treatment approaches that the presenters have found useful in working with patients suffering from the effects of repeated victimization. Many of the skills survivors need most - learning how to tolerate touch, learning how to fight - may involve adjunctive therapies outside the traditional mental health field.

Topics
Areas of Competence in PTSD Treatment
Cycle of Victimization
Intimate Relationships
Role of the Therapist in PTSD Treatment
Body Disregulation
Personal Skills Training
Putting Feelings Into Words

Item no.: ZY11380038
Format: DVD
Duration: 40 minutes
Copyright: 2000
Price: USD 125.00

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TREATING COMPLEX PTSD II: STABILIZATION TECHNIQUES; THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES

This series describes a range of PTSD treatment approaches that the presenters have found useful in working with patients suffering from the effects of repeated victimization. Many of the skills survivors need most - learning how to tolerate touch, learning how to fight - may involve adjunctive therapies outside the traditional mental health field.

Topics
Importance of Stabilization Work
Stabilization Techniques
Adjunctive Therapies in PTSD Treatment
EMDR as Resource Development
Psychodrama
Group Therapy
Body-Oriented Group Work

Item no.: DA11380039
Format: DVD
Duration: 42 minutes
Copyright: 2000
Price: USD 125.00

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LEGAL ISSUES IN TRAUMA THERAPY I: THE MEMORY WAR

The 1990s saw a vigorous and well-publicized backlash, exemplified by the false memory movement, against sexual abuse survivors and the therapists who treat them. At the same time, public discussion of these issues focused attention on how abuse, and therapy for abuse, affects families, communities, and society. This series describes the reasons for the false memory attack and strategies for prevention. Five therapists who have met with harassment discuss their experiences.

Topics
History of the Backlash
The False Memory Attack
The Assault on Trauma Diagnosis and Treatment
Labeling Therapy as Fraudulent and Unscientific
Harassment of Prominent Therapists
The Recanter Phenomenon
Managed Care
Fear of Lawsuits
Therapist Experiences - Suits and Complaints
Personal Effects on Therapists
Standing Up to Harassment

Item no.: TC11380014
Format: DVD
Duration: 49 minutes
Copyright: 1999
Price: USD 125.00

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LEGAL ISSUES IN TRAUMA THERAPY II: STRATEGIES & STANDARDS

The 1990s saw a vigorous and well-publicized backlash, exemplified by the false memory movement, against sexual abuse survivors and the therapists who treat them. At the same time, public discussion of these issues focused attention on how abuse, and therapy for abuse, affects families, communities, and society. This series describes the reasons for the false memory attack and strategies for prevention. Five therapists who have met with harassment discuss their experiences.

Topics
Precipitating Factors in the Backlash
Being Sued by Clients
Depositions
Getting Emotional Help
Self-Protection
Effect on the Therapeutic Alliance
Consultation and Networking
Staying Current in the Field
The Political Milieu of Therapy

Item no.: SL11380015
Format: DVD
Duration: 43 minutes
Copyright: 1999
Price: USD 125.00

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NUMBING THE PAIN: SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA

This program explores the functions of substance abuse in trauma survivors' lives, and the difficulties faced in therapy by clients with both problems. Two men who experienced combat trauma, and two women who are adult survivors of child abuse, discuss their work in overcoming these effects.

"I just knew that a lot of things I thought about, if I took drugs and alcohol, it'd numb it, or make it go away for a period of time. But when I came back down, it was still there. It was still there." - Dave Gratton

Item no.: LD11380016
Format: DVD
Duration: 30 minutes
Copyright: 1998
Price: USD 64.00

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TRAUMA AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE I: THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES

Clinical studies of patients in substance abuse treatment programs have shown a high correlation with a client history of trauma. The schism between the trauma and substance abuse treatment fields has meant that patients have been forced to bounce back and forth between PTSD and substance abuse treatment programs, and often are viewed as poor-prognosis. Now, however, model programs are being developed that seek to treat these problems in an integrated fashion. This series describes the special trauma and substance abuse treatment issues that this dual diagnosis presents. Four survivors of child abuse and/or combat relate how trauma and substance abuse have impacted their lives.

Topics
Schism Between Substance Abuse and PTSD Fields
Prevalence of Substance Abuse among Trauma Survivors
Psychological Symptoms
Legal and Medical Problems
Stages of Treatment
Therapy with VA Clients
New Treatment Models

Item no.: DA11380033
Format: DVD
Duration: 46 minutes
Copyright: 1998
Price: USD 150.00

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TRAUMA AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE II: SPECIAL TREATMENT ISSUES

Clinical studies of patients in substance abuse treatment programs have shown a high correlation with a client history of trauma. The schism between the trauma and substance abuse treatment fields has meant that patients have been forced to bounce back and forth between PTSD and substance abuse treatment programs, and often are viewed as poor-prognosis. Now, however, model programs are being developed that seek to treat these problems in an integrated fashion. This series describes the special trauma and substance abuse treatment issues that this dual diagnosis presents. Four survivors of child abuse and/or combat relate how trauma and substance abuse have impacted their lives.

Topics
The Therapeutic Relationship
Codependency and Therapist Self-Care
Crises and Relapses
Twelve-Step Programs
Medication
Therapist Characteristics and Training
Positive Effects of Treatment

Item no.: NB11380034
Format: DVD
Duration: 40 minutes
Copyright: 1998
Price: USD 150.00

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TREATING THE DISSOCIATIVE CLIENT I: STABILIZATION

Since dissociative disorders were rediscovered in the 1970s, enormous progress has been made in understanding how best to treat these trauma-based problems. This series is based on the sequenced model for treating a dissociative disorder, in which the first phase is devoted to stabilization, safety, and symptom reduction, the second phase focuses on the trauma itself, and the final phase deals with resolution, reconsolidation, and reconnection.

Topics
Treatment Frame and Diagnostic Issues
Trust and Boundary Issues
Countertransference
Pacing and Grounding Techniques
Safety and Emotions
Relationships
Cognitive Distortion and Empathic Confrontation
Hypnosis and Expressive Therapies
Medications
Psychoeducation and Transition to Trauma Work

Item no.: WA11380040
Format: DVD
Duration: 50 minutes
Copyright: 1997
Price: USD 150.00

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TREATING THE DISSOCIATIVE CLIENT II: TRAUMA WORK

Since dissociative disorders were rediscovered in the 1970s, enormous progress has been made in understanding how best to treat these trauma-based problems. This series is based on the sequenced model for treating a dissociative disorder, in which the first phase is devoted to stabilization, safety, and symptom reduction, the second phase focuses on the trauma itself, and the final phase deals with resolution, reconsolidation, and reconnection.

Topics
Abreactions and Trauma Reenactments
Abuse, Memory, and Grief
Working With DID Clients
Managing the Therapy
Final Phase of Therapy

Item no.: NU11380041
Format: DVD
Duration: 45 minutes
Copyright: 1997
Price: USD 150.00

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UNCERTAIN BORDERS I: BOUNDARY ISSUES

With Glen Gabbard

Historically, boundary violations for psychotherapists were understood to mean sexual contact with clients. Over the past twenty years, the concept of boundary violations has been expanded to encompass all aspects of the therapeutic relationship. In this series, Glen Gabbard and others describe the many ways in which boundary issues may surface in a therapist's work, and outlines strategies for the prevention of boundary violations.

Topics
Boundary Crossings and Violations
Role of the Therapist
Self-Disclosure
Time and Place of Therapy
Money, Gifts, Services
Clothing, Language, Touch
Special Treatment
Outside Contact
Need for consultation and supervision

Item no.: TN11380043
Format: DVD
Duration: 47 minutes
Copyright: 1997
Price: USD 150.00

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UNCERTAIN BORDERS II: SEXUAL BOUNDARY VIOLATIONS

With Glen Gabbard

Historically, boundary violations for psychotherapists were understood to mean sexual contact with clients. Over the past twenty years, the concept of boundary violations has been expanded to encompass all aspects of the therapeutic relationship. In this series, Glen Gabbard and others describe the many ways in which boundary issues may surface in a therapist's work, and outlines strategies for the prevention of boundary violations.

Topics
Incidence; Damage Done to Clients
How Sexual Relationships Start
Therapists' Needs and Lack of Self-Care
Typical Scenarios
The Rescue Fantasy
Trauma Survivors' Need For Boundaries
Prevention

Item no.: VE11380044
Format: DVD
Duration: 39 minutes
Copyright: 1997
Price: USD 150.00

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COUNTING THE COST: THE LASTING IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA

This program examines the complex effects of severe childhood trauma, including dissociation, somatic symptoms, and difficulties in relationships. Two women and one man, adult survivors of child abuse, and a woman who survived severe childhood illness, describe how these experiences affected their lives.

"People think that because it's sexual it just has to do with your body. And it does have to do with your body, of course, and your sexuality, but it...messed up my head about what is real and what isn't real." - Leona Tockey

Item no.: HW11380012
Format: DVD
Duration: 30 minutes
Copyright: 1995
Price: USD 64.00

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SEVERE EARLY TRAUMA I: THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS

Research undertaken for the DSM-IV revealed that survivors of repeated and severe childhood trauma generally experience a common set of problems as adults. This series examines the wide range of symptoms for what the researchers have labeled Disorders of Extreme Stress. Four survivors of childhood trauma discuss its impact on their lives, and describe their attempts to cope with those effects, to heal, and to find meaning in life.

Topics
The Effects of Trauma
Range of Symptoms
Affect Regulation
Dissociation
Interpersonal Relationships
View of Self
Somatization
Meaning of Life
Defining Complex PTSD

Item no.: YW11380021
Format: DVD
Duration: 55 minutes
Copyright: 1995
Price: USD 165.00

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SEVERE EARLY TRAUMA II: THERAPY FOR ADULT SURVIVORS

Research undertaken for the DSM-IV revealed that survivors of repeated and severe childhood trauma generally experience a common set of problems as adults. This series examines the wide range of symptoms for what the researchers have labeled Disorders of Extreme Stress. Four survivors of childhood trauma discuss its impact on their lives, and describe their attempts to cope with those effects, to heal, and to find meaning in life.

Topics
What Clients Bring to Therapy
Flashbacks
Affect Regulation
Dissociation
Social Interaction
Self-Blame
Somatic Symptoms
Obstacles to Therapy

Item no.: NN11380022
Format: DVD
Duration: 50 minutes
Copyright: 1995
Price: USD 165.00

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VICARIOUS TRAUMATIZATION I: THE COST OF EMPATHY

Vicarious traumatization - the cumulative impact of trauma clients' stories and reenactments - can carry enormous emotional costs for therapists. This series describes the pervasive effects of vicarious traumatization, and what can be done to counteract those effects. In addition, seven clinicians specializing in trauma work relate their experiences with vicarious traumatization in very human terms.

Topics
Causes and Definition of Vicarious Traumatization
Scope of the Problem
Contributing Factors - Work Context, Social/Cultural, Client Behaviors
Effect on World View and Self-Capacities
Effect on Sense of Self
Effect on Personal Relationships
Effect on Ego Resources
Behavioral Manifestations of VT
Alienation From Colleagues
How VT Can Affect a Therapy
Cynicism, Despair, and Hope

Item no.: GA11380046
Format: DVD
Duration: 46 minutes
Copyright: 1995
Price: USD 150.00

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VICARIOUS TRAUMATIZATION II: TRANSFORMING THE PAIN

Vicarious traumatization - the cumulative impact of trauma clients' stories and reenactments - can carry enormous emotional costs for therapists. This series describes the pervasive effects of vicarious traumatization, and what can be done to counteract those effects. In addition, seven clinicians specializing in trauma work relate their experiences with vicarious traumatization in very human terms.

Topics
Professional Connection
Supervision and Consultation
Advanced Training
Balance in Work Life
Organizational Support
Networking with Other Therapists
Making Space to be Human
Physical Activity
Spirituality and Social Activism
Personal Therapy and VT Consultation

Item no.: RT11380047
Format: DVD
Duration: 40 minutes
Copyright: 1995
Price: USD 150.00

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RAGE REDUCTION

With David Calof

Clients in the process of recovery from childhood abuse go through a necessary rageful stage. Expressing these affects is an important part of healing, but action-oriented techniques are impractical in many therapeutic settings. In these two programs David Calof discusses and demonstrates hypnotherapeutic techniques for rage reduction, and for working productively with hostile parts of self in a dissociative client.

Topics
Rage reduction vs. anger management
Contraindications for doing rage reduction
Contracting for limits and safety procedures
Guided imagery techniques in rage reduction
Time distortion techniques in rage reduction
Recognizing and neutralizing injunctions against anger

Item no.: AN11380017
Format: DVD
Duration: 70 minutes
Copyright: 1994
Price: USD 175.00

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RAGE REDUCTION: WORKING WITH DIFFICULT ALTERS

With David Calof

Clients in the process of recovery from childhood abuse go through a necessary rageful stage. Expressing these affects is an important part of healing, but action-oriented techniques are impractical in many therapeutic settings. In these two programs David Calof discusses and demonstrates hypnotherapeutic techniques for rage reduction, and for working productively with hostile parts of self in a dissociative client.

Topics
Special needs of hostile alters
Impulses to hurt self and others
Establishing a therapeutic alliance
Getting consensus from the system
Accessing pain and sorrow
Getting distance from overwhelming feelings
Remembering the basics of psychotherapy

Item no.: RZ11380018
Format: DVD
Duration: 69 minutes
Copyright: 1994
Price: USD 175.00

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SELF INJURY I: GENESIS, FORMS, AND FUNCTIONS

A client's self mutilating behavior can be extremely challenging for the therapist. This series discusses the range of traumatic causes of self mutilation, and the forms that it takes, as well as interventions that can provide more adaptive responses. Child abuse survivors describe their experiences of self mutilation, and their steps toward recovery.

Topics
How Self Injury Begins
Role of Childhood Abuse
Self Injury in Prisons and Among Men
Varieties of Self Injury
Motivations and Functions
Recapitulation of Early Trauma
Handling Rage and Other Affects
Other Motivations
Compulsion and Shame

Item no.: JC11380019
Format: DVD
Duration: 46 minutes
Copyright: 1994
Price: USD 150.00

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SELF INJURY II: CLINICAL ISSUES AND INTERVENTIONS

A client's self mutilating behavior can be extremely challenging for the therapist. This series discusses the range of traumatic causes of self mutilation, and the forms that it takes, as well as interventions that can provide more adaptive responses. Child abuse survivors describe their experiences of self mutilation, and their steps toward recovery.

Topics
Therapist Response to Self Injury
Self Injury vs. Suicidality
Self Injury and Psychosis
Borderline Personality Disorder and Self Injury
Dissociation
Working with Dissociative Identity Disorder
Assessment and Intervention
Containers for Trauma
Healing

Item no.: YH11380020
Format: DVD
Duration: 42 minutes
Copyright: 1994
Price: USD 150.00

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UNDERSTANDING SELF INJURY

This program discusses the various forms of self injury, and its function as tension reduction, punishment, trauma reenactment, and rage expression. Three women who are adult survivors of child abuse describe their experience of and recovery from self-injuring behaviors.

"It's a humiliating state to be in, because it feels very much out of control. I literally could not get it under control for about a year of my life." - June Covington

Item no.: GN11380045
Format: DVD
Duration: 30 minutes
Copyright: 1994
Price: USD 64.00

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TRAUMA AND MEMORY I: THE DISSOCIATIVE DEFENSE

With Bessel van der Kolk

In this program, Bessel van der Kolk and others examine how dissociation functions as a defense against overwhelming stress, how the mind processes traumatic events, and how such traumatic memories may be stored as somatic sensations, behavioral enactments, nightmares, and flashbacks. Child abuse survivors describe their experiences of dissociation and memory retrieval.

Topics
Comparing Normal and Traumatic Memory
The Development of Amnesias
Behavior and Sensorimotor Memory
The Biology of Memory
Dissociation
Memory and Child Development

Item no.: PA11380031
Format: DVD
Duration: 42 minutes
Copyright: 1993
Price: USD 150.00

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TRAUMA AND MEMORY II: THE INTRUSIVE PAST

With Bessel van der Kolk

In this program, Bessel van der Kolk and others examine how dissociation functions as a defense against overwhelming stress, how the mind processes traumatic events, and how such traumatic memories may be stored as somatic sensations, behavioral enactments, nightmares, and flashbacks. Child abuse survivors describe their experiences of dissociation and memory retrieval.

Topics
Body Memories
Flashbacks
Trauma Triggers
Victim Guilt
Memory Impairment and Remembering
Therapy and Safety

Item no.: RC11380032
Format: DVD
Duration: 40 minutes
Copyright: 1993
Price: USD 150.00

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TRUE/NOT TRUE: WHEN MEMORIES CAN BE TRUSTED

This program explores how dissociation can serve as a defense against overwhelming stress, how the mind processes and stores traumatic events, and how such events can come into conscious awareness years after they occur. One woman and two men, adult survivors of child abuse, describe their experiences of dissociation and memory retrieval.

"I wasn't crazy, I wasn't thinking strange thoughts, I didn't have some unusual biochemical disorder...all of the different symptoms were coming from the trauma that I had experienced." - Barb Jackson

Item no.: HD11380042
Format: DVD
Duration: 30 minutes
Copyright: 1993
Price: USD 64.00

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