Creating Change
A Past-Focused Treatment for Trauma and Addiction
Lisa M. Najavits
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2. The Larger Context
3. How to Conduct Creating Change
4. The Counselor
Treatment Topics
- Introduction
- Create Change
- Trust versus Doubt
- Honor Your Survival
- Relationship Patterns
- Why Addiction?
- Respect Your Defenses
- Break the Silence
- Darkness and Light
- Emotions and Healing
- Tell Your Story
- Influences: Family, Community, Culture
- Knowing and Not Knowing
- Your Personal Truth
- What You Want People to Understand
- Listen to Your Body
- Memory
- Power Dynamics
- Deepen Your Story
- Growth
- Extra Topic: Understanding Trauma and Addiction
- Extra Topic: Recovery Strengths and Challenges
- Extra Topic: Your Relationships
Appendix A. Key Terms
Appendix B. Comparison of All Models Studied for PTSD/SUD
Appendix C. Comparison of Models by the Author
References
Index