| View Larger Image | Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder: The Power of the Collective Heart | Hardcoverby Sarah Krakauer (Author)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Routledge | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 272 Pages | | Publication Date: | April 20, 2001 | | Sales Rank: | 515,059th |
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Product Description
This is a book about the triumph of inner authority over the debilitating effects of trauma and abuse. In a simple and straightforward style, a three-phase model for treating dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder) is introduced. The Collective Heart model is consistent with the current standards of care which emphasize caution and restraint. Additionally, the Collective Heart Model has several unique features: it highlights the retrieval of personal authority rather than the retrieval of traumatic memories, identifies the fundamental inner unity underlying the fragmented personality system, and introduces techniques that facilitate communication between personalities and between each personality's conscious mind and the collective heart. Six chapters of fascinating case vignettes illustrate therapeutic techniques and show how clients tap into their underlying inner unity to create conditions for their own maturation, making it safe for their alters to grow, heal, and eventually join the host as a seamless, harmonious whole. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 3 reviews)
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Another DID resource text by A Mother of 2 Kidlets (Chicago suburbs)  3 Stars
November 07, 2009
I try to be well read on dissocative disorders. this book did not provide me with any news information per se maybe just a different spin on what's already out there. Kluft's and Ross's books tend to be more comprehensive.
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Treating Dissociatve Identity Disorder:The Power of the Collective Heart by Ginny Godfrey (Morganton NC)  5 Stars
December 21, 2008
Excellent! Comprehensive, practical, and professional guidance for helping those who suffer with a dissociative disorder lead healthy and productive lives. This book showcases a specific treatment technique which is based upon the "Collective Heart" model - a phrase coined by one of the author's patients. The differentiating factor of this particular therapeutic modality is the assertion that the patient is capable of tapping into their own inner wisdom with the aid of structured relaxation techniques, and is then able to access what is known to be the internal "executive authority" as a means to repair their fragmented personality system. The author has clearly outlined these techniques and has demonstrated favorable outcomes in her case-study depictions. This book comes highly recommended for any clinician who has a rigorous and contemporary interest in the successful treatment of dissociative disorders.
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Excellent Resource by Maggie (Pennsylvania) 5 Stars
April 21, 2007
I am a psychotherapist who works with trauma survivors. The techniques outlined in Dr. Krakauer's book are excellent whether dissociation is a factor or not. I have used many of the techniques outlined in her book with various clients who experience extreme dissociation. Both my clients and I find the techniques gentle, insightful, and helpful. The book is written in a manner that made it easy to readily incorporate the techniques into my work. The author's theory that all people have access to a wise, strong, internal resource was my own theory and experience prior to finding her book. It is a valuable reference in my library.
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