Our House
Title | Our House PDF eBook |
Author | Lindsay Schofield |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 44 |
Release | 2021-11-30 |
Genre | Multiple personality in children |
ISBN | 9780367708238 |
Accompanied by beautiful and gentle illustrations, this story takes a non-threatening approach to demystify dissociative identity disorder, using the metaphor of a house to explain what it is and how it develops. It includes additional guidance as well as signposts to further help for both individuals and professionals.
Understanding Dissociative Identity Disorder
Title | Understanding Dissociative Identity Disorder PDF eBook |
Author | Lindsay Schofield |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 88 |
Release | 2021-12-23 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1000473341 |
This accessible guidebook has been created to be used alongside the picture book, Our House: Making Sense of Dissociative Identity Disorder, as a broad introduction to childhood trauma and its legacies, with a focus on dissociation and DID. This clear and easy-to-read resource offers an insight into trauma, its continuing effects and the continuum of dissociation. Practical exercises and opportunities for reflective discussion are included throughout to encourage personal engagement either individually or through treatment. Written with clinical accuracy, warmth and compassion, it will expand the reader’s knowledge of DID and deepen the understanding, application and usefulness of the picture book. Key features include: Photocopiable and downloadable resources and activities designed to develop a richer and more personal understanding of the development of DID A page-by-page insight into images from the picture book Further reading suggestions and information about treatment and support for survivors, as well as for the family, friends and professionals who journey with them Bringing clarity to a complex issue, this is an invaluable resource for survivors of trauma and for those who support them, counsellors, psychologists, social care workers and other professionals, as well as family and friends.
Understanding Dissociative Identity Disorder
Title | Understanding Dissociative Identity Disorder PDF eBook |
Author | Lindsay Schofield |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 176 |
Release | 2022-02-28 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1000473333 |
This beautifully illustrated picture book and guidebook set offers a broad introduction to childhood trauma and its legacies, with a focus on dissociation and DID. Written with clinical accuracy, warmth and accessibility to individuals of all ages and backgrounds, it provides a non-threatening understanding of dissociation and DID that will empower survivors and educate the friends, family and professionals who want or need to learn more about the condition. The set includes: Our House: Making Sense of Dissociative Identity Disorder, a simple and accessible picture book that uses the metaphor of a house to explain how and why DID can develop. Additional guidance accompanies the story, explaining the metaphor in depth, offering advice regarding dissociative disorders, and signposting further help for both individuals and professionals. Understanding Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Guidebook for Survivors and Practitioners, provides practical exercises and opportunities for reflective discussion that will expand and deepen the understanding, application and usefulness of the picture book. This resource is accompanied by downloadable resources. This is an invaluable resource for survivors of trauma and for those who support them, counsellors, psychologists, social care workers and other professionals, as well as family and friends.
Our House: Making Sense of Dissociative Identity Disorder
Title | Our House: Making Sense of Dissociative Identity Disorder PDF eBook |
Author | Lindsay Schofield |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 44 |
Release | 2021-11-30 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 100047335X |
Our House tells the story of a child who has experienced something that children should never have to experience. It introduces the reader to the people who arrived to help them cope with the bad things, in the house that they all share. Accompanied by beautiful and gentle illustrations, the story takes a non-threatening approach to demystify dissociative identity disorder, using the metaphor of a house to explain what it is and how it develops. Our House can be read by individuals, or used as a treatment tool to stimulate discussion, and is suitable for all ages. It includes additional guidance which explains the metaphor in depth, as well as advice regarding dissociative disorders and signposts to further help for both individuals and professionals. Bringing clarity to a complex issue, this is an invaluable resource for survivors of trauma and for those who support them, counsellors, psychologists, social care workers and other professionals, as well as family and friends. An accompanying guidebook is also available, offering further information, resources and activities, and page-by-page insights into illustrations from the picture book. Both books can be purchased as a set.
Breaking Free
Title | Breaking Free PDF eBook |
Author | Herschel Walker |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 257 |
Release | 2009-01-13 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1416537503 |
Presents the life of the Heisman trophy winner, discussing his impoverished childhood, his development as a teenage athlete, his college and NFL professional career, his success as a businessman, and his diagnosis and treatment for dissociative identity disorder.
The Patchwork Quilt
Title | The Patchwork Quilt PDF eBook |
Author | J D Clark |
Publisher | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | 44 |
Release | 2019-01-14 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781729588543 |
A way to talk to kids about D.I.D.s (Dissociative Identity Disorder) Conversations about mental health can be difficult. The Patchwork Quilt is a picture book designed to help those with D.I.D. - Dissociative Identity Disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder) talk about the condition. It is a great starting point for explaining this complex psychological condition to children (or to young alters). This colorfully illustrated narrative story introduces DID to children in a serious, but whimsical way. The Patchwork Quilt addresses; DID's formation out of trauma The concept of parts (or alters) Emotional issues such as; anger, fear, depression, self-worth The positive outcome of internal communication & cooperation Dissociative identity disorder is a complex condition and by its nature highly personal. This story is meant to be open to interpretation. Some people are working towards integration; others are working towards being a functional system. This book is not a judgement on or endorsement of any method of healing. It was written to be a starting point for open discussion of DID with children.
Got Parts?
Title | Got Parts? PDF eBook |
Author | A.T.W. |
Publisher | Loving Healing Press |
Total Pages | 135 |
Release | 2005-01-01 |
Genre | Psychology |
ISBN | 1932690034 |
This insider's guide is filled with successful strategies, coping techniques, and helpful ways to increase the day-to-day functioning of adult survivors of Dissociative Identity Disorder in relationships, work, parenting, self-confidence, and self-care.