Psychological Trauma And Adult Survivor Theory: Therapy And TransformationFirst published in 1991. In this book, the authors present a new conceptualization of the unique experience of trauma survivors. They offer both a new theoretical model which we call constructivist self-development theory (CSDT) and a description of its application to clinical assessment of and intervention with adult trauma survivors. |
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Psychological Trauma and Adult Survivor Theory: Therapy and Transformation Lisa McCann,Laurie Anne Pearlman No preview available - 2014 |
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