Chapter 3_Psychotherapeutic Approaches dealing with Trauma

Emergency psychologist deals with a situation during the pre-crisis, crisis and post-crisis stage and works almost as a manager during these stages. It is important that the psychologist or psychotherapists help to secure the psychological wellbeing of the victims/communities.

You should be able to assess the trauma and help the victim with coping strategies and building the trust in themselves.  Using questionnaires might be valuable to the whole process and for understanding the world of the victim. Trauma can influence the whole environment and person and therefore it is important to take into consideration all the variables. Chapter focuses primarily on practical working with trauma. In the chapter  are describe psychotherapeutic approaches suitable for working with trauma. Important part is also evidence on how to support someone with trauma, physical impact of the trauma and trauma recovery model presenting layers of intervention.