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This chapter explores the use of existential-integrative (EI) techniques in the treatment of adolescents who have experienced trauma. It begins with an overview of the clinical description, incidence, and prevalence of trauma-related disorders in adolescents, followed by a description of the etiology of these disorders. The author then reviews established treatment approaches as well as specific EI techniques that one could apply to the treatment of adolescent trauma. Also included is a conceptualization of trauma from an EI framework. The chapter closes with a composite case example from the author’s own practice.

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    The cases depicted in the book are composite representations of multiple client experiences where names, gender, and other potentially identifiable aspects of the case experience have been changed to protect client confidentiality.

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    Similar exposure strategies were utilized to help Erica overcome her fear of going asleep and experiencing nightmares.

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Shumaker, D. (2017). EI Approaches to Treating Trauma. In: Existential-Integrative Approaches to Treating Adolescents . Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95211-3_9

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