Beyond Trauma Workbooks and Facilitators Guide: A Healing Journey for Women

For women, the experience of trauma often leads to disorders such as addictions, eating disorders, and self-harm. With sensitivity and understanding, best-selling author and clinician, Stephanie Covington, explores the interrelationship between substance abuse, trauma, and mental health.The Beyond Trauma curriculum components include a client workbook, client video, facilitator guide, and a two-volume facilitator video. Covington explores the relationship between substance abuse, trauma, and mental health. By combining didactic information, role playing, guided imagery, and workbook exercises, the Beyond Trauma curriculum is user friendly for women of all learning styles.This package of 10 workbooks and facilitator's guide is designed for groups that are adding new members or an additional facilitator. The facilitator's guide is divided into two parts. In the first half, background information about trauma gives you a basic understanding of the depth and complexity of issues, helping you facilitate the group process. The second half includes 11 Session Outlines, which are like lesson plans. Among the sessions: ""Power and Abuse,"" ""Reactions to Trauma,"" and ""Endings and Beginnings.""Each interactive workbook is a personal journal where clients can write down their feelings, thoughts, and ideas. It also gives them the opportunity to try out new ways of coping with trauma in their lives.