Post traumatic success : positive psychology and solution-focused strategies to help clients survive and thrive / Fredrike Bannink.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Lessons from the bamboo -- Acknowledgments -- Theory -- Posttraumatic stress -- Posttraumatic success -- The positive focus -- Applications -- Creating a context for change -- Focus on goals -- Focus on what works -- Focus on progress -- Homework suggestions -- Follow-up sessions -- Posttraumatic success in children -- Social resilience -- Positive relationships -- The future of posttraumatic success -- Frequently asked questions -- Appendix A: Protocols for the first session -- Appendix B: Protocol for finding exceptions -- Appendix C: Protocol for follow-up sessions -- Appendix D: Exceptions journal -- Appendix E: Externalizing the problem -- Appendix F: Changing perspective -- Appendix G: Questionnaire to the referrer -- Appendix H: Session rating scale (srs) -- Appendix I: Certificate of success -- References -- Websites -- Index -- About the author.