Note to This is an unofficial Workbook for "The Body Keeps the Score" designed to enrich your reading experience
Workbook for The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
Award winning psychiatrist professor of psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine and President of the Trauma Research Foundation asks the How will 21st century psychiatry deal with widespread trauma in the United States?
The Body Keeps the Score follows the history and development of trauma diagnosis and treatment and the journey of Van Der Kolk from his early work with Vietnam veterans suffering from PTSD to the frontier of current trauma treatment and therapy
In this Workbook for The Body Keeps the Score, we've looked at some of the ideas and debates that have influenced the field of trauma treatment and offered the reader a chance to engage with the issues raised. We've utilized multiple learning styles with detailed summaries, lessons, and goals, plus bulleted checklists and action plans to help readers digest and comprehend the ideas expanded on in the book.
Throughout the book you will
Summaries These summaries are concise overviews of each chapter, drawing key themes and learning outcomes. Within them you’ll
The key issues that have faced Bessel Van Der Kolk and the field of PTSD treatment
Insights suggested by Bessel Van Der Kolk into how trauma develops.
Explanations - the leading treatments currently applied to trauma, along with those in development.
Lessons Activities based on some of the key ideas and approaches put forward by Bessel Van Der Kolk that zone in on personal attitudes towards trauma.
Stocktaking lessons that allow the reader to look at their own beliefs and ideas about trauma
Points of reflection that can be raised with trusted friend and with medical professionals that address the issues of trauma.
Opportunities for discussion on what might be most beneficial when it comes to treatment.
Goals A brief dissection of the main idea of each
A concise overview of the main ideas Van Der Kolk is keen to get across.
Important features and context for the chapters.
Checklists These bullet-pointed lists
Breakdowns of what we can learn from aspects of trauma diagnosis.
Plans and strategies for the wider public when considering the issue of traumatic memory
Action Plan This is a chance for the reader to build their own personal ideas to engage with as they navigate the realms of memory and abuse.