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Clinical skills for managing trauma across cultures: Risk, response, and treatment strategies 

This text explores how culture shapes trauma—its risks, expression, and the ways we can respond to it as clinicians. It examines the complex interplay between identity, cultural context, and trauma, providing practical tools and skills to help clinicians engage with clients in a culturally respectful and meaningful way.

Grounded in evidence and real-world case application, the book considers cultural risks linked to trauma exposure, including race-based trauma, gender-based violence, refugee experiences, and the experiences of groups with unique cultural norms, such as people with disabilities, emergency services workers, military personnel, and prison communities.

With practical strategies for culturally informed assessments, adapting therapeutic approaches, and working sensitively with interpreters, the book also includes reflective exercises to support clinicians in cultivating self-awareness and cultural humility in their work.

Whether you're an experienced trauma specialist or just starting out, this book aims to expand your understanding and strengthen your skills for working with diverse clients.

About the author Leah Giarratano

This book contains 10 chapters and 410 pages. It was first published in January 2025. Book size is 232mm x 152mm.

Retail Price: $177 (including GST) Australian Dollars. Purchase this direct from Talomin Books for $150.45 (including GST) Australian Dollars. Delivery fee applies from 1/3/25

The Table of Contents is as follows:

Preface

A. Foundations of culture and trauma

Chapter 1. The risks of belonging

Chapter 2. The influence of culture upon traumatic reactions and expression

Chapter 3. Race-based traumatic stress

Chapter 4. Transgenerational transmission of trauma and culture

B. Exploring your cultural self-awareness

Chapter 5. Clinician cultural humility and competence

Chapter 6. Reflective exercises for clinician self-awareness

C. Clinical practice adjustments
Chapter 7. Assessment: A culturally informed approach

Chapter 8. Culturally sensitive therapy approaches

Chapter 9. Narrative Exposure Therapy

Chapter 10. Working with interpreters

References

Index

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