In this second edition of Joyanna Silberg’s classic The Child Survivor, practitioners who treat dissociative children will find practical tools that are backed up by recent advances in clinical research. Chapters are filled with examples of clinical dilemmas that can challenge even the most expert child trauma clinicians, and Silberg shows how to handle these dilemmas with creativity, attunement, and sensitivity to the adaptive nature of even the most complex dissociative symptoms.
Key Features
- Addresses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children.
- Provides tips for working with traumatized children in telehealth.
- Includes a new chapter on organized abuse and therapeutic responses.
- Equips clinicians with an arsenal of therapeutic techniques.
- Minimises the need for restrictive hospitalisations or out-of-home placements for young clients.
Additional Information
A new chapter on organized abuse explains how children victimized by even the most sadistic crimes can respond well to therapy. Clinicians on the front lines of treatment will come away from the book with an arsenal of therapeutic techniques that they can put into practice right away.
