Description: The definitive guide to trauma-transformative practice. World-leading experts outline emerging research and practice relating to trauma, and what this means for practitioners supporting individuals, families and communities.
Brief description: Ed Tronick, Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, UMass Chan Medical School, Chief Faculty, Early Relational Health Fellowship
Review Quotes: Imagine being provided a scientifically solid set of deep dives into the fabric of trauma and being offered actionable steps we can take to help transform human suffering into ways we can connect and flourish. In this magnificent collection of leading world authorities offering concise and insightful overviews of their life's work, our able editors have curated a comprehensive view of how overwhelming adversity impacts development, shapes our neural and relational connections, and leaves us with assaults on trust, hope, and possibility. By summarizing and contrasting each of the chapters' detailed immersions, we, the fortunate recipients of this hard earned wisdom, are provided a practical guide to re-imagining "trauma-informed" approaches and cultivating a focused, in-depth offering of "trauma-transformation" that can alleviate individual distress and offer the potential to put an end to the collective, intergenerational transmission of despair in our lives. A deep bow of gratitude to Joe, Janise, Steve and Ed, for this life affirming work of heart.--Dan Siegel, Executive Director, Mindsight Institute; Clinical Professor, UCLA School of Medicine