Working With Trauma Survivors Case Study

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Thank you for heads up, Boyd. Along with the discussion of 2 success stories, I also would like to hear your challenges in working with patients with trauma histories. Did your patients get stuck while simultaneously working in resolving their trauma? What were the methods that you used and worked well with your patients? What other information do you want to know about working with trauma survivors?
Since working with trauma survivors may also increase our own vulnerability, directly or indirectly, I am hoping that we can share our own methods in building self-care, not only from recreational perspective but also from strengthening our compassion, integrity, attitude of service, developing the fine tune of our sense of purpose, and maintaining

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