Reading List

If a free copy of a reading is available, I’ll do my best to post a link to it. For books, I’ll link to Amazon so that you can preview the book for free, and if you buy it, a tiny commission will help support this site. Academic articles will link to the main publisher’s site so you can read the abstract. If you have books or articles to recommend, please use the comment page with the full citation and if appropriate I will include it on the site. Some of these items are directly from course outlines from the best PTSD training programs available.

The Complexity of Adaptation to Trauma

B.A. van der Kolk, A.C McFarlane, L. Weisaeth (Eds.) (1996). Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society. New York: Guilford Press.

Courtois, C. A., & Ford, J. D. (2009). Treating complex traumatic stress disorders : An evidence-based guide. New York: Guilford Press.

Brain Rhythms and Development

B.A. van der Kolk, A.C McFarlane, L. Weisaeth (Eds.) (1996). Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society. New York: Guilford Press.

Sunderland, M. (2006). The Science of Parenting, London: DK Publishing.

van der Kolk, B.A. (2002). Assessment and Treatment of Complex PTSD. In R. Yehuda, Treating Trauma Survivors with PTSD. American Psychiatric Publication.

Trauma in the Developmental Context

Blaustein, M., Kinniburgh, K. (2010). Treating Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents: How to Foster Resilience Through Attachment, Self- Regulation, and Competency. New York: Guilford Press

The Attachment System

James, B. (1994). Handbook for Treatment of Attachment Trauma Problems in Children (pp. 1-23). New York: The Free Press.

Culture and Trauma

Rich, J. (2009). Wrong Place, Wrong Time. Baltimore: The John Hopkins University Press.

Marsella, A.J., Friedman, M.J., Gerrity, E.T., & Scurfield, R.M. (1996) (Eds.). Ethnocultural Aspects of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Issues, Research, and Clinical Applications. Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association.

Team Building

Perry, B., Hogan, L. & Marlin, S. (2000). Curiosity, pleasure, and play: A neurodevelopmental perspective. Haaeyc Advocate, June 15, 2000. Retrieved from www.ChildTrauma.org , Sept. 14, 2009.

Henig, R.M. (Feb. 17, 2008). Taking Play Seriously. New York Times Magazine. Retrieved from www.nytimes.com Sept. 14, 2009

Elkind, D. (2006). The power of play: How spontaneous, imaginative activities lead to happier, healthier children. Cambridge, MA: DaCapo Press.

Clinical Assessment of Trauma in Children and Adults

Luxenberg, T., Spinazzola, J., & van der Kolk, B. (2001). Directions in Psychiatry. Complex Trauma and Disorders of Extreme Stress (DESNOS) Diagnosis, Part One: Assessment. (V. 21, Lesson 25).

Briere, J. & Spinazzola, J. (2005). Phenomenology and psychological assessment of complex posttraumatic stress. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 18(5), 401-412.

Ohan, J., Myers, K., & Collett, B. (2002). Ten-year review of rating scales. IV: Scales assessing trauma and its effects. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 41, 1401-1422.

Marsella, A.J., Friedman, M.J., Gerrity, E.T., & Scurfield, R.M. (1996) (Eds.). Ethnocultural Aspects of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Issues, Research, and Clinical Applications. Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association

Vicarious Traumatization and Self-Care

Pearlman, L. & Saakvitne, K. (1995). Vicarious Traumatization: How trauma therapy affects the therapist. In Trauma and the Therapist, W.W. Norton: New York.

Geller, J., Madsen, L. & Ohrenstein, L. (2004). Secondary trauma: A team approach. Clinical Social Work Journal, 32, 415-430.

Tibbits, D. (2006). What organization leaders can do for therapists who are victims of vicarious trauma. Journal of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, 48-56.

Stabilization: Modulation of Arousal

Ogden, P., Minton, K. & Pain, C. (2006). Somatic resources for stabilization. In Trauma and the Body, Norton Press.

Briere, J. (1996). Specific therapy techniques and principles. In Therapy for Adults Molested As Children. New York: Springer Publishing Co., 111 – 137.

Cloitre, M., Stovall-McClough, K.C., Miranda, R. & Chemtob, C. (2004). Therapeutic alliance, negative mood regulation, and treatment outcome in child abuse-related posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72(3), 411-416.

Timing and Pacing of Phase Oriented Treatment

Herman, J. (1992). Trauma and Recovery. BasicBooks: New York.

Spinazzola, J., & van der Kolk, B. (2001). Directions in Psychiatry. Complex Trauma and Disorders of Extreme Stress (DESNOS) Diagnosis, Part Two: Treatment. (V. 21, Lesson 25).

Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency for Traumatized Youth

Blaustein, M., Kinniburgh, K. (2010). Treating Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents: How to Foster Resilience Through Attachment, Self- Regulation, and Competency. New York: Guilford Press.

Kinniburgh, K., Blaustein, M., Spinazzola, J. & van der Kolk, B. (2005). Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency: A comprehensive framework for intervention with childhood complex trauma. Psychiatric Annals, 35(5), 424-430.

Masten, A.S. & Coatsworth, J.D. (1998). The development of competence in favorable and unfavorable environments: Lessons from research on successful children. American Psychologist, 53, 205-220.

Transference / Countertransference in Trauma Treatment

Dalenberg, C. (2000). The Argument for Highlighting ,Examining, and Disclosing Countertransference in Trauma Therapy. In Countertransference and the Treatment of Trauma. 23-56

Nader, K. (1994). Countertransference in the treatment of acutely traumatized children. In Wilson & Lindy (Eds.), Countertransference in the Treatment of PTSD. Guilford Press: New York.

Wilson, J. & Lindy, J. (1994). Empathic strain and countertransference. . In Wilson & Lindy (Eds.), Countertransference in the Treatment of PTSD. Guilford Press: New York.

Trauma Processing and the Nature of Traumatic Memory

B.A. van der Kolk, A.C McFarlane, L. Weisaeth (Eds.) (1996). Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society. New York: Guilford Press.

van der Kolk, B (2002). Beyond the talking cure: Somatic Experience and subcortical Imprints in the treatment of Trauma. F. Shapiro (Ed.). EMDR, Promises for a Paradigm Shift. (pp. 57-83). APA Press: New York.

Wigren, J. (1994). Narrative completion in the treatment of trauma. Psychotherapy, 31(3), 415-423.

Use of EMDR in Trauma Processing

Shapiro, F., Kaslow, F. W., & Maxfield, L. (2007). Handbook of EMDR and family therapy processes. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons.

Korn, D. L., & Leeds, A. M. (2002). Preliminary evidence of efficacy for EMDR resource development and installation in the stabilization phase of treatment of complex posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58,(12), 1465-1487

Shapiro, F. & Maxfield, L. (2002). EMDR: Information processing in the treatment of trauma. In Session: Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58, 933-946. Special Issue: Treatment of PTSD.

Shapiro, F. (2002). EMDR twelve years after its introduction: A review of past, present, and future directions. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58, 1-22.

Trauma Experience Integration

Courtois, C. A., & Ford, J. D. (2009). Treating complex traumatic stress disorders : An evidence-based guide. New York: Guilford Press.

Stabilization: Treating Dissociation and Disorganized Attachment

Nijenhuis, E.R.S.; Van der Hart, O. & Steele, K. (2004). Trauma-related structural dissociation of the personality. Trauma Information Pages website, January 2004. Web URL: http://www.trauma-pages.com/a/nijenhuis-2004.php

Briere, J. (1996). The specific problem of client dissociation during therapy. In Therapy for Adults Molested As Children. New York: Springer Publishing Co., 138 – 151.

Liotti, G. (2004). Trauma, dissociation, and disorganized attachment: Three strands of a single braid. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 41(4), 472 – 486.

Treatment of Dissociation

Play Therapy Techniques with Traumatized Children

Ogawa, Y. (2004). Childhood trauma and play therapy intervention for traumatized children. Journal of Professional Counseling: Practice, Theory, and Research, 32(1) 19-29.

St. Thomas, B. & Johnson, P. (2002). In their own voices: Play activities and art with traumatized children. Groupwork, 13(2), 34-48.

Huth-Bocks, A., Schettini, A. & Shebroe, V. (2001). Group play therapy for preschoolers exposed to domestic violence. Journal of Child and Adolescent Group Therapy, 11(1), 19-34.

Gil, E. (1991). The healing power of play. New York: Guilford Press.

Ogden, P., Minton, K., Pain, C. (2006). Trauma and the Body. New York: W.W. Norton and Company.

Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment

Porges, S. (2004) Neuroception: A Subconscious System for Detecting Threats and Safety. (Zero to Three), 19-24.

Tronick, EZ. (1998). Dyadically expanded states of consciousness and the process of therapeutic change. Infant Mental Health Journal, 19(3), 290-299.

Minton, K, Ogden P, Pain, C.. ( 2006), Trauma and the Body. Window of Tolerance: The Capacity for Modulating Arousal (Ch 2). New York: WW Norton.

Putnam, F. (1997). The discrete behavioral states model. In Dissociation in Children and Adolescents. New York, NY. The Guilford Press. 151-179

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Harned, M., Rizvi, S., Wagner, A. (2007). Applications of Dialectical Behavior Therapy to the Treatment of complex Trauma-Related Problems: When One Case Formulation Does Not Fit All. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 20(4), 391-400

Linehan, M. (1998). An Illustration of Dialectical Behavior therapy. Psychology in Practice, 4(20), 21-44

Ben-Porath, D., Koons, C. (2005). Telephone Coaching in Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Decision-Tree Model for Managing Inter-Session Contact with Clients. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 12, 448-460

Yoga and the Traumatized Body: Applications of Yoga in Trauma Treatment

van der Kolk, B. (2006). Clinical implications of neuroscience research in PTSD. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1-17.

Kersten Wills, D. (2007, June). Heal life’s traumas. Yogajournal.com, 41 – 44.

Chaudhry, S., Emerson, D., Sharma, R., Turner, J. (2009). Trauma- sensitive yoga: Principles, practice and research. International Journal of Yoga Therapy. 19

Trauma and Resiliency

Wade, A. (1997). Small acts of living: Everyday resistance to violence and other forms of oppression. Contemporary Family Therapy, 19(1), 23 – 39.