Recommended Reading for Specialized Trauma Counsellors

Treatment of Complex Trauma: A Sequenced, Relationship-Based Approach - Christine Courtois

Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror - Judith Herman

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma - Bessel van der Kolk

Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body - Peter Levine

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment - Pat Ogden

First Stage Trauma Treatment: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals Working with Women - Lori Haskell

The Body Bears the Burden: Trauma, Dissociation and Disease - Robert Scear

(books available to borrow from TCWC)

Clinical Applications of the Attachment Framework: Relational Treatment of Complex Trauma - Laurie Anne Pearlman and Christine A. Courtois

Healing the Incest Wound: A Treatment Update with Attention to Recovered- Memory Issues - Christine Courtois

Stage-Oriented Treatment of Trauma Survivors - Christine Courtois, Joan Turkus

Attachment as a Sensorimotor Experience: The Use of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy - Janina Fisher

Putting the Pieces Together: 25 Years of Learning Trauma Treatment - Janina
Fisher

Sensorimotor Approaches to Trauma Treatment - Janina Fisher

The Work of Stabilization in Trauma Treatment - Janina Fisher

Working with the Neurobiological Legacy of Early Trauma - Janina Fisher

Supplemental Reading for Specialized Trauma Counsellors

Treatment of Complex Trauma - Christine Courtois

Understanding Complex Trauma, Complex Reactions, and Treatment Approaches - Christine A. Courtois

The Need for Inclusion of Psychological Trauma in the Professional Curriculum: A Call to Action - Christine A. Courtois, Steven N. Gold

Trauma Responsive Therapy: A Shift in Perspective - Christine Courtois, Jeffrey Jay

Complex Trauma, Complex Reactions: Assessment and Treatment - Christine A. Courtois

Guidelines for the Treatment of Adults Abused or Possibly Abused as Children - Christine Courtois

Preventing Revictimization - Mary Ann Dutton

Cultural Issues in Trauma Treatment - Mary Ann Dutton

Working with Adults who may Have Experienced Childhood Abuse: Recommendations for Assessment and Practice - Enns, Campbell, Courtois, Gottleib, Lese, Forrest

Dissociative Phenomena in the Everyday Lives of Trauma Survivors - Janina Fisher

Complex PTSD: research directions for nosology/assessment, treatment, and public health - Julian D. Ford

Treatment of Complex Posttraumatic Self-Dysregulation - Julian D. Ford, Christine A. Courtois, Kathy Steele, Onno van der Hart, and Ellert R. S. Nijenhuis

Adult Memories of Childhood Trauma: A Naturalistic Clinical Study - Judith L. Herman and Mary R. Harvey

The Continuum of Trauma Treatment - Andrew Morrow, Mary Strigari

Deconstructing Sexual Violence: Dis-embodying Indigenous Voices - Priscilla Campeau

 Working with Nonoffending Caregivers of Children That Have Been Sexually Abused - Research and Advocacy Digest

The Advocate’s Guide: Working With Parents Of Children Who Have Been Sexually Assaulted - National Sexual Violence Resource Centre

Progressive Muscle Relaxation Script

Spanking and Disciplining Children - Public Legal Education and Information Service of New Brunswick

Supporting Survivors of Sexual Assault from Immigrant Communities - California Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Supporting Survivors of Human Trafficking - California Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Survivors of Sexual Assault - California Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Assault: Their Experiences - Department of Justice Canada

Assisting Trafficking Victims: A Guide for Victim Advocates - National Sexual Violence Resource Centre

Safety Planning with Adult Sexual Assault Survivors - Victim Rights Law Centre

Survivors Behind Bars: Supporting Survivors of Prison Rape and Sexual Assault - California Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Understanding Rape in Prison - Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape

Gay and Lesbian Issues in Trauma Treatment - Kris Halstead

Safety Planning for Deaf Survivors - Deaf Hope

Trauma and the African American Experience - Cheryl Reese

Revictimization in Women's Lives: An Empirical and Theoretical Account of the Links Between Child Sexual Abuse and Repeated Sexual Violence - Lori Haskell

Sexual Assault in the Deaf Community - Stephanie Smith Bowman

Trauma: The Body/Mind Connection - Joan Turkus

The Treatment Challenge - Joan Turkus

Disrupted Attachments: A Social Context Complex Trauma Framework and the
Lives of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada - Dr. Lori Haskell and Melanie Randall

The Psychological Consequences of Sexual Trauma - Nicole P. Yuan, Mary P. Koss, and Mirto Stone