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Book Reviews
Traumatic
Experience and the Brain
~ BY DAVE ZIEGLER, Ph.D.
A Handbook
for Understanding and Treating Those Traumatized as Children
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| "David
Ziegler melds together years of clinical experience in treating severely
traumatized children with up-to-date understanding of how trauma affects
the developing brain. Filled with touching vignettes, case examples, and
solid treatment implications, Traumatic Experience and the Brain
expands on the pragmatic aspects of current neurological findings. This
valuable book will help therapists and professionals recognize how the
traumatized brain produces trauma symptoms and how best to intervene. It
can also help researchers appreciate the practical implications of their
work."
~ David V. Baldwin, Ph.D., Author/Editor, Trauma
Information Pages www.trauma-pages.com |
| "Over the
past decade, the human brain has become our new landscape for exploration.
The advent of new imaging tools enables us to learn more about how the
brain actually grows and functions under various conditions, both healthy
and traumatic. Based upon research and clinical experience, Dr. Ziegler
describes the impact of trauma on the developing brain, and the
implications for treatment. The research suggests that severe trauma
affects how children perceive the world and how they respond to potential
threats. These effects can be serious and lifelong; however, the message
is hopeful. Traumatized children can learn to control their responses to
threat, and thus heal when provided with optimal structure, nurturing and
appropriate therapy."
~Debra Eisert, Ph.D., Psychologist with the University of Oregon
Violence Institute |
| "This
book offers something for both the beginning therapist and the seasoned
clinician. Written within the context of the functioning of the
human brain, readers will find practical solutions to the most challenging
of circumstances. Drawing from extensive experience garnered from
working with children of trauma, Dr. Ziegler offers a comprehensive, yet
brief overview of the human brain and the impact of trauma.
Practical and pragmatic, this book is, simply put, easy to read. Dr.
Ziegler accompanies each section with case studies, techniques for therapy
and tips for the professional who may sometimes find themselves bewildered
by children. Regardless of the reader's therapeutic orientation,
this book offers an insight that can be translated into a variety of
clinical situations. Dr. Ziegler has managed to translate the
complexities of trauma into practical applications and solutions. This
book is recommended for those who are seeking a comprehensive overview
with applications to the clinical setting."
~Heather Paul, Registered Psychologist, Trauma Lines |
| "Traumatic
Experience and the Brain: A Handbook for Understanding and Treating
Those Traumatized as Children, by Dr. Dave Ziegler, offers help to all
parents as well as to clinicians, pediatricians, school personnel and
others who work with children damaged by trauma. I believe this
small volume should be required reading in a variety of courses because
the information it provides not only explains behaviors and reaction in
all areas of a child's functioning, but also offers suggestions for
parenting, therapy, education and other interventions in a child's
life. This book provides easy-to-understand descriptions of brain
structure and functioning that a lay person can read and digest. The
goal of any trauma work with children or adults is to build resilience and
the ability to cope. Understanding what has made an impact on those
tasks is the first step to gaining mastery over them. This book is a
needed volume in building that understanding."
~Mary Beth Williams, PhD, LCSW, CTS, Trauma Recovery Education and
Counseling Center, Contributing Editor, Traumatic StressPoints |
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