Effective counseling depends on mastering basic communication skills. In this integrative, classroom-ready text, Elisabeth Nesbit Sbanotto, Heather Davediuk Gingrich and Fred Gingrich break these skills into manageable microskills and connect them to insights and practices from Scripture, theology and spiritual formation.
A Christian Counselor's Guide to Complex Trauma
Focusing on the challenges faced by counselors dealing with clients who have complex posttraumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD), this resource highlights the importance of proper training to avoid retraumatization. Heather Davediuk Gingrich shares over thirty years of experience, integrating trauma therapy research with Christian counseling insights. The book presents a three-phase treatment model, addresses dissociative identity disorder, and emphasizes resilience for counselors. Updated to align with the DSM-5, it offers new content on trauma responses and practical techniques for effective client support.
A Study of Trauma, Coping, and Culture in a Student Sample
The book explores the relevance of dissociative identity disorder (DID) within the Filipino context, challenging the notion that it is solely a Western phenomenon. Based on a pioneering study in the Philippines, it investigates normal dissociation, dissociative symptoms, and traumatic experiences among Filipino students using both quantitative measures and qualitative interviews. Findings indicate that Filipinos experience dissociative symptoms akin to global patterns, while a linguistic analysis enhances the cultural understanding of dissociation in the Philippines.