Forward. Preface. Part I: Abuse in Context: The Conceptual Framework. Abuse: The Trauma Model. Family: Beyond the Trauma Model. Alone: Growing Up in an Ineffective Family. Unprepared: The Legacy of an Ineffective Family Background. Impact: Intersecting Varieties of Abuse and Deficient Family Context. Society: Beyond Family Context. Part II: Treatment in Context: Foundations of the Therapeutic Model. Collaboration: Forming a Therapeutic Alliance. Conceptualization: Constructing Order from Chaos. Planning: Prioritizing Treatment Goals. Part III: Skills-Based Intervention: Implementation of the Therapeutic Model. Security: Managing and Modulating Distress. Focus: Fostering Experiential Presence and Continuity. Reasoning: Learning to Exercise Critical Thinking and Judgment. Coping: Breaking and Replacing Maladaptive Patterns. Liberation: Resolving the Trauma of Abuse. Transformation: The Miracle of Living Well. Part IV: Conclusion. Epilogue: The Inextricable Tie. References.
Steven Gold
"...this book is a thought-provoking alternative way of approaching
a difficult treatment population. It will lead many readers to
question the "accepted wisdom" of their preferred approaches to PCA
survivors, and it offers concrete treatment strategies that many
will wish to try for themselves." -- Journal of Trauma
&Dissociation
"Gold's sensitivity to the traumatized patient is everywhere in
evidence throughout this volume... This represents a bold step
forward. I wholeheartedly recommend this book as a worthwhile
addition, not only to the trauma literature, but to our
understanding of the human condition." -- American Journal of
Psychotherapy
"Dr. Gold has contributed a much-needed resource to assist
clinicians in working with individuals reporting prolonged
childhood abuse. This book represents a significant shift in
treatment of child abuse survivors in that Gold purports that
direct confrontation of the traumatic incidents may be one aspect
of treatment for survivors, but should not be the primary focus for
most survivors. The book is written so as to make it easy to put
principles and guidelines into practice." -- Trauma,Violence &
Abuse
"Not Trauma Alone brings forward in a practical and insightful
manner the perception that traumatic resolution can occur outside
of the abuse-focused therapy that many of us have been trained
in... Dr. Gold has masterfully provided many learners and
clinicians an additional approach to treatment that is likely, in
my opinion, to impact on not only how treatment happens, but also
its very definition. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!" -- National Council on
Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity News
"Steven Gold offers therapeutic efforts and treatment techniques
that serve to support client-therapist connection and renewed
accountability to wellness, using a present-day focus that
cultivates adaptive living skills...This is an essential and
rewarding read that promises to enrich the texture of treatment for
both clinicians treating adult survivors of child abuse as well as
by traumatologists struggling to help any number of people
throughout the world." -- Sidran Institute
"This book is about post-modern psychotherapy for people abused as
children; a systems sensitive, transgenerational, goal-oriented,
respectful approach to helping people of all ages confront, manage,
and draw strength from overcoming a legacy of maltreatment. From
the first moment I understood Professor Gold's thesis, I knew that
this gentle and wise approach had great promise for a wide group of
traumatized people." -- Charles R. Figley
"Steven Gold is a skilled clinical researcher with a special
affinity, understanding, and empathy for the plight of adult
survivors of pervasive and prolonged abuse. Not Trauma Alone is an
important book and a brave clinical contribution due to its shift
away from a strict abuse-trauma orientation to one that is more
trauma-responsive and more encompassing." -- Christine Courtois
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