Communication Tools for Working with Traumatized Children and Teens

What an incredibly rich resource, filled with practice wisdom, illustrative case vignettes and diverse, creative direct work tools - all grounded in a solid research base. With a strong emphasis on playfulness in work with traumatised children, I can easily imagine myself regularly dipping in and out of this book. – Katie Wrench, author of Skills and Knowledge for Life Story Work with Children and AdolescentsWhat an exquisite array! There has never been a more beautifully compiled nor lovingly collected “eclectic cupboard” to support trauma survivors. Rose has spent decades traveling the world, cultivating and gathering this unprecedented creative collection designed to help us connect with our young people. Readers will be dazzled with the scope and depth of the tools available to help clients reclaim and reshape their rightful stories. Your practice will never be the same! – Kendra Morris Jacobson, MA, Director of Oregon Post Adoption Resource CenterA beautiful, entirely practical book on the art of connecting with our stories. An essential addition for anyone working with children and young people who have experienced trauma and ruptured relationships. – Dr Lisa Cherry, Author, Researcher & Trainer

Richard Rose is the Director of Therapeutic Life Story Work International (TLSWi) which provides consultancy and training on Therapeutic Life Story Work and working with ‘hard to reach’ children and adolescents. Richard has worked with traumatised children and families since he was 17 years old, qualifying as a social worker in 1989. Richard is a regular visitor to Australia where he is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Social Work and Social Policy at La Trobe University, Melbourne and Honorary Associate of Berry Street, Melbourne. He is also an Honorary Associate of the Open Adoption Institute, University of Sydney. He is a regular visitor to the USA, where he presents for Portland State University, DHS Oregon and ORPARC (Adoption Services).