Using Stories, Art, and Play in Trauma-Informed Treatment: Case Examples and Applications Across the Lifespan

Contents

• Foreword Helen Benedict
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Part I : The Tools of the Trade
• 1. The Building Blocks of Communication
• 2. Mining for Gold with Milton Erickson
• 3. Constructing with Metaphor and Stories
• 4. The Blueprint of Trauma-Informed Treatment
• 5. The Integrative Tool Bag
• Part II : Case Examples and Applications
• 6. Overview of Case Development Child Cases Using Stories, Art and Play
• 7. The Bloodthirsty Bats: A Case of Child Sexual Abuse
• 8. The Alligator Eyes: A Case of Complicated Grief
• 9. The Boy Whose Sister Said "Fuck:" A Case of Parental Drug Overdose
• 10. Feed the Alligator: A Case of Sibling Trauma Intervention
• 11. The House with Many Rooms: A Case of Child Dissociation
• 12. The Mom of Many Colors: A Case of the Impact of Parental Substance Abuse
• 13. The Boy with a Hungry Heart: A Case of Maternal Neglect and Abandonment
• 14. The Wounded Elephant: A Case of Emotional Wounding Adolescent Cases Using Stories, Art and Play
• 15. Tell Me Who I Am: A Case of Grief and Identity
• 16. The Zodiac Queen: A Case of Adolescent Dissociation Adult Cases Using Stories, Art and Play
• 17. The Girl Behind the Brick Wall: A Case of Anxious Avoidant Attachment
• 18. The Girl Who Lost Her Voice: A Case of Sexual Trauma
• 19. Grief and the 4 Stones: A Case of the Woman Who Chose to NOT Move On
• 20. The Mermaid Who Forgot: A Case of Pending Loss
• 21. The Woman Who Got Rid of a Leech: A Case of Relationship Choices
• Appendix Resources for Trauma Informed Care Insert: The Meaning of Color in Client Art