Children Recovering from Complex Trauma

This book draws on the latest knowledge and research on complex trauma in children, as well as the authors' expertise, in order to outline a trauma-sensitive approach to these children and their parents.

Nicole Vliegen is Full Professor in Clinical Psychology at KU Leuven, Belgium, where she heads the postgraduate training programmes in Psychodynamic Child Psychotherapy and Infant Mental Health. She is a licensed psychodynamic child psychotherapist, and heads the team of psychodynamic child psychotherapists at PraxisP, the clinical centre of KU Leuven. Eileen Tang is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Clinical Psychology at KU Leuven, Belgium, and Assistant Professor in Psychology at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium. She is a licensed psychodynamic child psychotherapist and is part of the team of psychodynamic child psychotherapists at PraxisP, the clinical centre of KU Leuven. Patrick Meurs is Director of the Sigmund Freud Institute in Frankfurt, Germany, and Full Professor in Educational Sciences at the University of Kassel, Germany, where he is a staff member of the postgraduate training programmes in Psychodynamic Child Psychotherapy and Psychoanalytically informed Counselling for teachers. He is also Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology at KU Leuven, Belgium, where he is a staff member of the postgraduate training programme in Psychodynamic Child Psychotherapy.

Acknowledgements Introduction to the English edition Development: Complex Trauma 1. Special Children, Special Care 2. A Little Developmental Psychology 3. Developing Attachment is Building Personality 4. Need for Reflective Parents and Network Treatment: From Wound to Scar 5. The Playroom as a Place for Storytelling 6. From Emotional Rollercoaster to Controllable Vehicle 7. Islands of Trust in an Experiential World of Unreliable Care 8. Constructing a Story and Engaging in Relationships as the Basis of One's Identity Epilogue: Ten-point Programme for a Trauma-sensitive Society Index