Looking at Trauma

Looking at Trauma: A Tool Kit for Clinicians is an easy-to-use, engaging resource designed to address the challenges health care professionals face in providing much-needed trauma psychoeducation to clients with histories of childhood trauma. Developed by trauma therapists Abby Hershler and Lesley Hughes in collaboration with artist Patricia Nguyen and biomedical communications specialist Shelley Wall, this book presents twelve trauma treatment models accompanied by innovative and engaging comics. The models help clinicians provide practical information about the impacts of trauma to their clients—and support those clients in understanding and managing their distressing symptoms.

Topics covered include complex posttraumatic stress disorder, emotion regulation, memory, relationship patterns, and self-care. Each chapter features step-by-step instructions on how to use the treatment models with clients; practical educational tips from experienced clinicians in the field of childhood trauma; interactive trauma education comics; a foundational framework focused on care for the provider; and references for further study.

Intended for use in therapeutic, clinical, and classroom settings, this book is a valuable resource for all healthcare workers. In particular, social workers, psychotherapists, spiritual care providers, nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, primary care physicians, and psychiatrists will find this tool kit indispensable.

Abby Hershler (MD, MA, FRCPC) is a psychiatrist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.Hughes Lesley :

Lesley Hughes (MSW, RSW) is a registered social worker with an Adjunct Lecturer appointment at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work.Nguyen Patricia :

Patricia Nguyen (BScKin, MScBMC) is a medical illustrator who studied in the Biomedical Communications program at the University of Toronto.Wall Shelley :

Shelley Wall (AOCAD, MScBMC, PhD) is Associate Professor in the Biomedical Communications graduate program at the University of Toronto.

Abby Hershler (MD, MA, FRCPC) is a psychiatrist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Lesley Hughes (MSW, RSW) is a registered social worker with an Adjunct Lecturer appointment at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work.

Patricia Nguyen (BScKin, MScBMC) is a medical illustrator who studied in the Biomedical Communications program at the University of Toronto.

Shelley Wall (AOCAD, MScBMC, PhD) is Associate Professor in the Biomedical Communications graduate program at the University of Toronto.