Systemic Family Therapy for Families who have Experienced Trauma: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Coulter, Stephen

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“…With the current focus on ‘cost‐effectiveness’, including the valorization of randomized control trial evidence and standardized, targeted, short‐term interventions, and the commissioning of services by virtue of client throughput, extended forms of social support can be a difficult provision to maintain even when they yield sustainable outcomes with vulnerable community populations (see e.g. Coulter , Haigh , Pilgrim et al . ).…”

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“…The four service users who took part were all male (on account of residing in a male‐only facility), of white British descent and aged between 45 and 58 years, a make‐up reflecting some of the typical identity characteristics of the UK homeless shelter/hostel resident (see Marshall ). Status as trauma survivor was defined (as in Coulter ) by involvement with specialist provision. Periods spent living rough, in temporary hostel dwelling, and ‘couch surfing’ at friends or acquaintances on a short‐term basis were also taken into account.…”

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A practice research study concerning homeless service user involvement with a programme of social support work delivered in a specialized psychological trauma service

Archard

Murphy

2015

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

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Archard, P.J. and Murphy, David (2015) A practice research study concerning homeless service user involvement with a programme of social support work delivered in a specialized psychological trauma service. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 22 (6). pp. 360-370. ISSN 1365360-370. ISSN -2850 Access from the University of Nottingham repository: http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31956/1/homeless%20service%20-%20red%20and %20green.pdf Copyright and reuse:The Nottingham ePrints service makes this work by researchers of the University of Nottingham available open access under the following conditions. This article is made available under the University of Nottingham End User licence and may be reused according to the conditions of the licence. For more details see: http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/end_user_agreement.pdf A note on versions:The version presented here may differ from the published version or from the version of record. If you wish to cite this item you are advised to consult the publisher's version. Please see the repository url above for details on accessing the published version and note that access may require a subscription.For more information, please contact eprints@nottingham.ac.uk 1 A practice research study concerning homeless service user involvement with a programme of social support work delivered in a specialised psychological trauma service Abstract Introduction: This article presents a qualitative 'practice research' study into a pilot programme of social support work delivered in a specialised psychological trauma service to homeless service users that was grounded in non-directive, person-centred approach and staffed by student social workers. Homeless people are a population known to be highly vulnerable to trauma, in triggering events to becoming homeless and the considerable social isolation, discrimination, and adversity suffered when homeless. Currently, there is a paucity of research into mental health service delivery to homeless persons and the influence it imparts in individual lives.Research aim/question: To research a person-centred support work programme as it was received by service users domiciled in supported housing for homeless persons, encompassing experiencing the programme, worker-service user engagement and contextual influences bearing upon positive outcomes.Method: Narrative interviews gathered the impressions of service users and support workers. The data arising from these interviews was analysed thematically. Results:The service user participants valued support work that combined practical and relational elements, however would have preferred a longer-term involvement. They also spoke of feelings of disconnection and estrangement from others including their peers in the supported housing facility in which they resided. The worker participants valued the flexibility of person-centred work tailored to service users' individual needs but reflected service user concerns around the short-term nature of their involvement.. The learning experience provide...

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A practice research study concerning homeless service user involvement with a programme of social support work delivered in a specialized psychological trauma service

Archard

Murphy

2015

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

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“…As disasters or terrorism affect entire families, family or parent-child approaches, though still awaiting empirical support, may enhance parents' ability to mobilize resources, contain own fears and those of their child and learn skills to cope with avoidance and reminders 48 .…”

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Preschool children facing mass trauma: Disasters, war and terrorism

Wolmer¹

2018

J Mental Health & Clin Psychology

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Preschool children are exposed to an increasingly wide variety of disasters and terrorist incidents that may have severe effects on their mental health and development. The goal of this paper is to review the research literature regarding the needs of preschoolers in the context of disasters and terrorism with the aim of understanding: a) the consequences of such events for young children and the main moderating variables influencing the eventconsequence association. b) the existing methods for assessment, prevention and intervention to provide recommendations and point out required research and development. We differentiate between screening tools that provide initial evaluation and assessment tools for diagnosing preschooler children's' pathology and review possible interventions that address the preschool child's needs before, during and after the incident itself. We discuss the challenges in performing research following disaster and terrorism and the lack of dissemination and research of prevention programs and mass interventions for preschoolers. Finally, we emphasize the need for research and intervention programs aimed at dealing with the impact of terrorism and armed conflict on children's worldview.

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“…This experience creates posttraumatic stress in the individual, expressed in a variety of post-traumatic responses, that needs to be resolved, and which for the majority of people can be managed in the context of the person's current physical, psychological and relational resources (Coulter, 2010). Statistically, only a minority of people exposed to a trauma develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Kessler, Sonnega, Bromet, Hughes, & Nelson, 1995).…”

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The Applicability of Two Strengths-based Systemic Psychotherapy Models for Young People Following Type 1 Trauma

Coulter¹

2014

Child Care in Practice

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This paper will consider the inter-relationship of a number of overlapping disciplinary theoretical concepts relevant to a strengths-based orientation, including well-being, salutogenesis, sense of coherence, quality of life and resilience. Psychological trauma will be referenced and the current evidence base for interventions with children and young people outlined and critiqued. The relational impact of trauma on family relationships is emphasised, providing a rationale for systemic psychotherapeutic interventions as part of a holistic approach to managing the effects of trauma. The congruence between second-order systemic psychotherapy models and a strengths-based philosophy is noted, with particular reference to solution-focused brief therapy and narrative therapy, and illustrated; via a description of the process of helping someone move from a victim position to a survivor identity using solution-focused brief therapy, and through a case example applying a narrative therapy approach to a teenage boy who suffered a serious assault. The benefits of a strength-based approach to psychological trauma for the clients and therapists will be summarised and a number of potential pitfalls articulated.

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Systemic Family Therapy for Families who have Experienced Trauma: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Cited by 36 publications

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A practice research study concerning homeless service user involvement with a programme of social support work delivered in a specialized psychological trauma service

A practice research study concerning homeless service user involvement with a programme of social support work delivered in a specialized psychological trauma service

Preschool children facing mass trauma: Disasters, war and terrorism

The Applicability of Two Strengths-based Systemic Psychotherapy Models for Young People Following Type 1 Trauma

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