Trauma Made Simple ─ Competencies in Assessment, Treatment and Working With Survivors

In Trauma Made Simple, trauma expert Dr. Jamie Marich brings her practical style of training to print, using clinical common sense to wade through theory, research, and hype surrounding trauma. Learn about trauma in a way that is relevant to clinical work, including extensive coverage on PTSD and other diagnoses through a bio-psycho-social-spiritual lens. Make clinically informed decisions based on setting, client preparedness, and other contextual variables. Develop strategies for treatment planning based on the best possible treatments in the field today.Trauma Made Simple addresses a variety of issues that are imperative to trauma competency in clinical work, including how to handle grief and mourning, assessing for and addressing addiction (even if you are not an addiction counselor) and how to manage professional development issues, including self-care.

Jamie Marich, Ph.D., LPCC-S, LICDC, is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC-S) and Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor (LICDC) in the state of Ohio, specializing in addiction treatment (chemical and behavioral), PTSD, issues related to abuse and trauma, dissociative disorders, and grief. Jamie is a member of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, the International Association of Trauma Professionals (IATP), the Ohio Counseling Association, and the National Association of Addiction Professionals. She is a Certified Rational Living Hypnotherapist, and has earned Certification in Disaster Thanatology through the TEAR Center in Maryland.Interestingly, she began her career in social services as a humanitarian aid worker in post-war Bosnia-Herzegovina, which opened her eyes to the widespread, horrific impact of traumatic stress and grief. Jamie is a certified EMDR Therapist and approved consultant through the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA). Her research efforts were awarded by EMDRIA in 2008. Dr. Marich has several articles published in peer-reviewed and online journals about the clinical applications of EMDR, and in 2011, her first book, EMDR Made Simple: 4 Approaches to Using EMDR with Every Client (Premier Publishing & Media, 2011) was published. In 2012, Jamie's second book, Trauma and the Twelve Steps: A Complete Guide to Enhancing Recovery was published, and its companion website www.TraumaTwelve.com , has become a popular stop for trauma and addiction resources.Jamie has been a leader in mental health residential treatment, and in chemical dependency treatment as an inpatient, outpatient, and dual diagnosis counselor. Jamie currently works in private practice at PsyCare, Inc. in Youngstown, OH, and she is a contributing faculty member with several online universities in counseling and psychology. In 2012, Jamie began offering retreats on trauma recovery and mindfulness topics, and she has been invited to give them at nationally-renowned facilities like the Kripalu School of Yoga & Health and the Esalen Institute. Audiences rave about Jamie's lively, enthusiastic and interactive training skills, which she has built on since the age of 3 when first performing in a variety of artistic venues. Jamie is also a singer-songwriter with several CDs to her credit, and she is the developer of the “Dancing Mindfulness” practice (www.dancingmindfulness.com)