Trauma Recovery Handbook: A Recovery Guide For Yourself, Your Colleagues & Those You Love - Paperback

by Debra Tasci (Author), Charlene Slover (Author)

Trauma Recovery Handbook, 2nd Edition, is an indispensable and easy to read guide for yourself or someone you care about who has survived a traumatic event. Insightful and direct, this guide helps make sense of a wide range of traumatic experiences from the mild to severe, and identifies warning signs and symptoms left in the wake of trauma and prepares you to begin the road toward recovery and healing. Psychologists and trauma experts Debra Tasci and Charlene Slover draw on more than 35 years of field experience helping people during, in the aftermath, and in the recovery process of living through a traumatic event. This book includes insights on the stages of trauma recovery, recognizing vicarious stress, children and trauma, juror distress and support strategies for friends, colleagues and those you love.

Author Biography

Debra Tasci is a Licensed Psychologist with over thirty-five years experience in the field of mental health helping individuals and families deal with their grief and trauma. She has extensive experience in trauma debriefing and treatment with airline personnel, law enforcement, emergency medical workers, and victims of crime. She holds a master's degree in Social Work and a doctorate in Counseling Psychology, and holds board certification in police and public safety by the American Board for Professional Psychology (ABPP). Dr. Tasci has been on staff with Nicoletti-Flater Associates since 1996. For a comprehensive list of publications produced by NFA staff, see page 100. Charlene Slover is a Licensed Psychologist with over thirty years experience in private practice. She specializes in trauma, crime victimization, and traumatic grief. She holds a master's degree in Counseling and a doctorate in Counseling Psychology. Dr. Slover teaches and consults with Victim Services programs in the Denver area.