Women healing from trauma: a facilitator’s guide

Date
2016-11
Authors
Thera, Donna Lynn
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Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina
Abstract

Women who have complex trauma often experience problems in acquiring necessary resources and supports needed to manage their symptoms. It is important that all women who are experiencing complex trauma be given the opportunity to acquire information and build skills to deal with the negative effects of trauma. There is a lack of resources and community supports specifically developed for women experiencing complex trauma. Consequently, I created a group curriculum for the Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan (PATHS) based on best practices that can be utilized to help women with complex trauma. After completing a literature review of research and programs on complex post-traumatic stress disorder, I developed a facilitator’s guide entitled Women Healing from Trauma: A Facilitator’s Guide. It is intended to be a user-friendly compilation of best practices in complex trauma. This guide contains clear and concise lesson plans for facilitators for each session of a 10-week group program.

Description
A Practicum Report Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Social Work, University of Regina. iv, 30 p.
Keywords
Psychic trauma--Case studies, Women--Counseling of, Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan
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