The purpose of this program is to provide clinicians, social workers, clergy and caregivers engaged in long term support with families after a violent death, helpful strategies to diminish the emotional distress of violent dying bereavement.

What should new therapists know about PTSD to being helping their patients?  Does the type of trauma determine the type of therapy?  How do you determine what approach is going to work best for the patient? This CD is a unique opportunity.

“We must understand that in the trauma survivor, self injury is functional. It always performs some deep, underlying function. Most generally, it’s an attempt to ward off worse harm.”
– David Calof

“We must understand that in the trauma survivor, self injury is functional. It always performs some deep, underlying function. Most generally, it’s an attempt to ward off worse harm.”
– David Calof