Steven N. Gold, PhD, is a professor in the College of Psychology at Nova Southeastern University and director of the Trauma Resolution amp amp Integration Program, which he established in 99 . He was a founding coeditor of the Journal of Trauma Practice, inaugural editor of Psychological Trauma, editor-in-chief of the two-volume APA Handbook of Trauma Psychology, and authored the book Not Trauma Alone: Therapy for Child Abuse Survivors in Family and Social Context. Dr. Gold served as president of the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 5 (Trauma Psychology) in 2 9 and has held various other professional leadership roles in addition to lecturing throughout the United States and internationally. A certified traumatologist and consultant in clinical hypnosis, Dr. Gold maintains an independent psychology practice in Plantation, Florida, and has regularly been retained as an expert witness in legal cases.

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• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter . The Context of Complex Traumatization: Overview and Conceptual FoundationsChapter 2. In the Foreground: The Presence of TraumaChapter 3. In the Background: Inadequate Interpersonal Developmental ResourcesChapter 4. Integrating Figure and Ground: A Major Shift in PerspectiveChapter 5. Initial Contact, Assessment, and Case Formulation: Setting the Stage for SuccessChapter . Forging a Collaborative Relationship: Fostering Connection and Growth Chapter 7. Collaborative Conceptualization: Jointly Constructing Cognitive UnderstandingChapter 8. Establishing a Sense of Safety and Contentment: Overcoming Chronic DysphoriaChapter 9. Learning to Modulate Dissociation: Expanding Focus and AwarenessChapter . Identifying Complex Dissociation: Annotated Transcript of an Initial Assessment Interview Chapter . Relinquishing Addictions and Compulsions: Acquiring Adaptive Coping AbilitiesChapter 2. Resolving Trauma: Exorcising the Destabilizing PastChapter 3. Enhancing the Life Trajectory: Trauma Integration and Competency ConsolidationEpilogue: Applying Contextual Trauma Therapy to Short-Term TreatmentReferencesIndexAbout the Author

Steven N. Gold, PhD, is a professor in the College of Psychology at Nova Southeastern University and director of the Trauma Resolution amp amp Integration Program, which he established in 99 . He was a founding coeditor of the Journal of Trauma Practice, inaugural editor of Psychological Trauma, editor-in-chief of the two-volume APA Handbook of Trauma Psychology, and authored the book Not Trauma Alone: Therapy for Child Abuse Survivors in Family and Social Context. Dr. Gold served as president of the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 5 (Trauma Psychology) in 2 9 and has held various other professional leadership roles in addition to lecturing throughout the United States and internationally. A certified traumatologist and consultant in clinical hypnosis, Dr. Gold maintains an independent psychology practice in Plantation, Florida, and has regularly been retained as an expert witness in legal cases.

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• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter . The Context of Complex Traumatization: Overview and Conceptual FoundationsChapter 2. In the Foreground: The Presence of TraumaChapter 3. In the Background: Inadequate Interpersonal Developmental ResourcesChapter 4. Integrating Figure and Ground: A Major Shift in PerspectiveChapter 5. Initial Contact, Assessment, and Case Formulation: Setting the Stage for SuccessChapter . Forging a Collaborative Relationship: Fostering Connection and Growth Chapter 7. Collaborative Conceptualization: Jointly Constructing Cognitive UnderstandingChapter 8. Establishing a Sense of Safety and Contentment: Overcoming Chronic DysphoriaChapter 9. Learning to Modulate Dissociation: Expanding Focus and AwarenessChapter . Identifying Complex Dissociation: Annotated Transcript of an Initial Assessment Interview Chapter . Relinquishing Addictions and Compulsions: Acquiring Adaptive Coping AbilitiesChapter 2. Resolving Trauma: Exorcising the Destabilizing PastChapter 3. Enhancing the Life Trajectory: Trauma Integration and Competency ConsolidationEpilogue: Applying Contextual Trauma Therapy to Short-Term TreatmentReferencesIndexAbout the Author

Steven N. Gold, PhD, is a professor in the College of Psychology at Nova Southeastern University and director of the Trauma Resolution amp amp Integration Program, which he established in 99 . He was a founding coeditor of the Journal of Trauma Practice, inaugural editor of Psychological Trauma, editor-in-chief of the two-volume APA Handbook of Trauma Psychology, and authored the book Not Trauma Alone: Therapy for Child Abuse Survivors in Family and Social Context. Dr. Gold served as president of the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 5 (Trauma Psychology) in 2 9 and has held various other professional leadership roles in addition to lecturing throughout the United States and internationally. A certified traumatologist and consultant in clinical hypnosis, Dr. Gold maintains an independent psychology practice in Plantation, Florida, and has regularly been retained as an expert witness in legal cases.

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• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter . The Context of Complex Traumatization: Overview and Conceptual FoundationsChapter 2. In the Foreground: The Presence of TraumaChapter 3. In the Background: Inadequate Interpersonal Developmental ResourcesChapter 4. Integrating Figure and Ground: A Major Shift in PerspectiveChapter 5. Initial Contact, Assessment, and Case Formulation: Setting the Stage for SuccessChapter . Forging a Collaborative Relationship: Fostering Connection and Growth Chapter 7. Collaborative Conceptualization: Jointly Constructing Cognitive UnderstandingChapter 8. Establishing a Sense of Safety and Contentment: Overcoming Chronic DysphoriaChapter 9. Learning to Modulate Dissociation: Expanding Focus and AwarenessChapter . Identifying Complex Dissociation: Annotated Transcript of an Initial Assessment Interview Chapter . Relinquishing Addictions and Compulsions: Acquiring Adaptive Coping AbilitiesChapter 2. Resolving Trauma: Exorcising the Destabilizing PastChapter 3. Enhancing the Life Trajectory: Trauma Integration and Competency ConsolidationEpilogue: Applying Contextual Trauma Therapy to Short-Term TreatmentReferencesIndexAbout the Author