Trauma and Crisis Counseling

An Overview for Emerging Professionals

Kathy B. Hoppe, Michelle K. Taylor

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2025
• eBook ISBN: 9781040305317
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Psychotherapy Counselling
• Index: Psychology

Trauma and Crisis Counseling: An Overview for Emerging Professionals is an introduction to trauma for students, new counselors, and other helping professionals. The book provides a sweeping overview of trauma from more than 500 sources. It includes definitions, a clear exploration of trauma's neurobiology, information on assessment and diagnosis, and summaries of the primary models of evidence-based treatments.

The text also addresses suicidality, crisis, and disasters, as well as the challenges faced in providing care to people who experience trauma. Throughout the book, the authors focus on what it means to be trauma-informed and how to integrate resiliency in trauma work. The material is presented in a conversational way using case studies, examples, and practical activities to enhance the reader's learning.

Trauma and Crisis Counseling lays the foundation for effective trauma work in a readable format.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Endorsement Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter One Helping People with Trauma Experiences
• Chapter Two The Neurobiology of Trauma
• Chapter Three Burnout, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Empathy
• Chapter Four Assessment
• Chapter Five Diagnosing Trauma
• Chapter Six Evidence-Based Treatments
• Chapter Seven Suicide, Crisis, and Disaster
• Chapter Eight Challenges in Trauma Work
• Chapter Nine Becoming Effective Providers in Resilient Communities
• Index