Trauma Adaptive Recovery Group Education and Therapy
TARGET combines the use of recovery groups and individual treatment focusing on the client’s core values and hopes that are the basis for her ever evolving identity and relationships (Ford & Russo, 2006). TARGET provides psychoeducation about the impact of trauma and PTSD on the body’s stress system which causes the brain to have an “alarm reaction” (Frisman, Ford, Lin, Mallon, & Chang ,2008 , p.289) after a traumatic exposure. This program helps a client to “recalibrate” (Frisman et al., 2008, p.289) the alarm reaction through the use of seven core self-regulation skills that correspond to the acronym FREEDOM. FREEDOM stands for focus, recognize, emotions, evaluate, define, option, and …show more content…
DBT focuses on relational and character logical problems with the client and teaches skills such as mindfulness, grounding, and distress tolerance which blends well with the FREEDOM model (Linehan, 2015). TARGET uses the achievement model such as giving key chains or coins for accomplishments similar to 12-step programs (Frisman et al., 2008). AA and other groups use coins, chips, key chains, etc. as a means for measuring an individual’s accomplishment and dedication to sobriety and recovery (Hester & Miller, 2003). TARGET is designed for use with men and women, but WIT was designed for only women in …show more content…
Stage one focuses on safety and containment by self-care for the client in the present (Herman, 2015). Typically when a woman is entering treatment she needs stage one treatment because she does not feel safe in her own body (Covington, 2008). Addicted women commonly use substances or unhealthy behaviors to soothe their anxiety or depression, and also not to feel emotions (Covington, 2008). Containment teaches clients alternative means to self-soothe and ground similar to DBT (Herman, 2015). Herman (2015) stresses the importance of women suffering from trauma and working in stage one or two need to attend a women’s only group until stage three because of the sensitive nature of topics discussed in
TARGET combines the use of recovery groups and individual treatment focusing on the client’s core values and hopes that are the basis for her ever evolving identity and relationships (Ford & Russo, 2006). TARGET provides psychoeducation about the impact of trauma and PTSD on the body’s stress system which causes the brain to have an “alarm reaction” (Frisman, Ford, Lin, Mallon, & Chang ,2008 , p.289) after a traumatic exposure. This program helps a client to “recalibrate” (Frisman et al., 2008, p.289) the alarm reaction through the use of seven core self-regulation skills that correspond to the acronym FREEDOM. FREEDOM stands for focus, recognize, emotions, evaluate, define, option, and …show more content…
DBT focuses on relational and character logical problems with the client and teaches skills such as mindfulness, grounding, and distress tolerance which blends well with the FREEDOM model (Linehan, 2015). TARGET uses the achievement model such as giving key chains or coins for accomplishments similar to 12-step programs (Frisman et al., 2008). AA and other groups use coins, chips, key chains, etc. as a means for measuring an individual’s accomplishment and dedication to sobriety and recovery (Hester & Miller, 2003). TARGET is designed for use with men and women, but WIT was designed for only women in …show more content…
Stage one focuses on safety and containment by self-care for the client in the present (Herman, 2015). Typically when a woman is entering treatment she needs stage one treatment because she does not feel safe in her own body (Covington, 2008). Addicted women commonly use substances or unhealthy behaviors to soothe their anxiety or depression, and also not to feel emotions (Covington, 2008). Containment teaches clients alternative means to self-soothe and ground similar to DBT (Herman, 2015). Herman (2015) stresses the importance of women suffering from trauma and working in stage one or two need to attend a women’s only group until stage three because of the sensitive nature of topics discussed in