A STAGE BY DIMENSION MODEL OF TRAUMA RECOVERY - APPLICATION TO PRACTICE

In this article, a conceptual framework for the evaluation and treatme nt of trauma survivors, the stage by dimension model, is summarized an d applied to the formulation and treatment planning of a clinical case . The stage by dimension model outlines three stages along which traum a recovery proceeds, and describes eight dimensions of psychological f unctioning most relevant of the process of recovery. The complexities of clinical evaluation and treatment with multiply traumatized individ ual are described. A case presentation of a woman with a complex traum a history illustrates the way in which this model highlights clients' strengths, and focuses clinical interventions in an individualized man ner. (C) 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.