- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co. (15 Jan 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0393702332
- ISBN-13: 978-0393702330
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.6 x 1.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 639,295 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In your profession, do you help or work with people who have been traumatized? Do you listen to stories of abuse, suffering, or trauma from your clients every day? If so, you know it is impossible to hear and bear witness to trauma survivors' experiences and not be changed. You know firsthand the personal cost of the work you do and the struggle to make sense of powerful, often painful, feelings and altered beliefs. This transformation of a helper's inner experience is called vicarious traumatization (VT); it is an inescapable effect of trauma work. Transforming the Pain is the first work book to address VT. It is designed to take care of the helper - to help you assess, address, and transform your own VT. Transforming the Pain defines and describes the VT process and offers reassurance that you are not alone with these painful experiences. It includes self-assessment worksheets, and guidelines and specific exercises for addressing VT and improving self-care. It is designed to be used by a wide range of professionals and paraprofessionals, including, but not limited to, therapists, police, medical personnel, crisis workers, and clergy. After working with Transforming the Pain, you will find that you have a new awareness of the ways your work affects your life as well as new skills and and tools to improving your emotional well-being.
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47 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
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Valuable workbook for 'Trauma and the Therapist' text, 14 Dec 1999
By Shannon G. Converse (sconverse@psn.net) - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Transforming the Pain: Workbook on Vicarious Traumatization (Norton Professional Books) (Paperback)
Let there be no doubt that this book and it's companion text 'Trauma and the Therapist' is a book written for professionals, not for lay persons. While some laypersons who enjoy and understand heavy psychological reading may thoroughly enjoy both books, this work book is geared toward the trauma encountered by the therapist (vicarious traumatization) while treating victims of severe abuse. It is not geared toward the client. It is about time that someone write a book and workbook for the professional who can endure as much trauma, vicariously, as the victim, particularly if treating a number of abuse victims. The impact on the professional had been ignored for two long. This workbook is written for the professional mental health provider more than the client. As is it's companion text. It is a terrific workbook if viewed with that perspective.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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An outstanding program for workplaces., 5 Sep 2006
By Professional Facilitator - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Transforming the Pain: Workbook on Vicarious Traumatization (Norton Professional Books) (Paperback)
I have used this workbook for years in the field of continuing education for human service professionals. The activities are without exception always well received and truly helpful to participants. Very few books present the facilitator steps so clearly. This book is appropriate for any organization that serves people in crisis or trauma. I don't see how you could go wrong if you follow the format pesented.
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Helpful book for clinicians needing self care, 2 Nov 2008
By CentralCA - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Transforming the Pain: Workbook on Vicarious Traumatization (Norton Professional Books) (Paperback)
This book was recommended to me because I was looking for ideas for self care to cope with working with the sex offender population. The book provides useful information on vicarious traumatization, how to recognize it, and ways to manage it. I am an Art Therapist and it has some creative and expressive techniques to handle feelings of vicarious traumatization that working with the abused or offender populations can bring up.
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