We’ve published two articles in the past day about dealing with the aftermath of a trauma, spurred by the Virginia Tech tragedy.
Dealing with the Traumatic Aftermath details Psychological First Aid, a newer set of techniques and focus that helps professionals better identify at-risk individuals, instead of holding large “trauma groups” that would often create more problems for at-risk individuals.
Student Mental Health After Carnage describes the triage process and how students grapple with the aftermath. One professional quoted rightfully points out how much people focus on the “Why” did it happen, leaving the psychology and emotional needs of the victims’ family and friends as an afterthought.
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“Dealing with the Traumatic Aftermath”
Hi John,
If we lived in a perfect world we wouldn’t experience trauma.
Sadly we don’t and we do.
The brain cannot process trauma and we experience a constant heightened state of arousal.
I work a lot with patients whom have been involved in traumatic events and find that the APET model of “Human Givens” Extremely productive, combined with hypnotherapy providing guided imagery, representing the memory as a non- threatening memory can lead to success.
Many thanks
Dawn Pugh
http://www.everytherapist.com
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