{"product_id":"restoring-the-shattered-self-a-christian-counselors-guide-to-complex-trauma-paperback-1","title":"Restoring the Shattered Self: A Christian Counselor's Guide to Complex Trauma - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHeather Davediuk Gingrich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNearly every professional counselor will encounter clients with a history of complex trauma.\u003c\/b\u003e Yet many counselors are not adequately prepared to help those suffering from complex posttraumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD), including survivors of child abuse, religious cult abuse, and domestic violence. A lack of consistent terminology in the field makes finding resources difficult, but without reliable training counselors risk inadvertently retraumatizing those they are trying tohelp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this second edition of \u003ci\u003eRestoring the Shattered Self\u003c\/i\u003e, Heather Davediuk Gingrich provides an essential resource for Christian counselors to help fill the gap between their training and the realities of trauma-related work. Drawing on over thirty years of experience with complex trauma survivors in the United States, Canada, and the Philippines, she ably integrates the established research on trauma therapy with insights from her own experience and an intimate understandingof the special concerns related to Christian counseling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to presenting a three-phase treatment model for C-PTSD based on Judith Herman's classic work, Gingrich addresses how to treat dissociative identity disorder clients, respond to survivors' spiritual issues, build resilience as a counselor in this taxing work, and empower churches to help in the healing process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition is updated throughout to match the \u003ci\u003eDSM-5\u003c\/i\u003e and includes new content on how the bodyresponds to trauma, techniques for helping clients stay within the optimal zone of nervous system arousal, and additional summary sidebars. With this thoughtful guide, counselors and pastors will be equipped to provide the long-term help that complex trauma survivors need to live more abundantly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS) Books explore how Christianity relates to mental health and behavioral sciences including psychology, counseling, social work, and marriageand family therapy in order to equip Christian clinicians to support the well-being of their clients.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeather Davediuk Gingrich taught at Denver Seminary for seventeen years, taught in the Philippines for eight years, and before that counseled and taught in Canada. She currently directs the graduate certificate of trauma therapy program and the MAin counseling ministries program at Toccoa Falls College and offers consultation to counselors treating complex trauma. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eRestoring the Shattered Self\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShattered No More\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eTreating Trauma inChristian Counseling\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56151626744113,"sku":"9780830828661","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/KHiLMzcsB89780830828661_845b7c1a-c2a9-4aff-a92b-f7a090c9cf2f.webp?v=1788710969","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/restoring-the-shattered-self-a-christian-counselors-guide-to-complex-trauma-paperback-1","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}