Collective Trauma, Collective Healing: Promoting Community Resilience in the Aftermath of Disaster 1st Edition

Well written, but he could have provided more specific information about the therapeutic regimen used in these case histories.

This book is fantastic. It presents plenty of meaty material to chew on, but presents it in ultra-refined prose that melts in your mouth. Contrary to typical dry academic texts, Collective Trauma uses personal narrative to illustrate its points. Complex yet clear, intense but often funny, this book challenged the way that I understand the day-to-day lives of sufferers and healers (which, as it turns out, can be one in the same). It is an absolute must-read for anyone interested in trauma, global mental health, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, or medical anthropology; but it should be read by everyone.

This book is a 'must read' for anyone interested in therapeutic work with communities affected by mass trauma. In this era of predominantly individually focused and medicalised approaches to 'treatment' of those impacted by disasters, it is heart -warming and inspiring to read about collectively based approaches to healing after communal disturbance. Jack Saul delivers both on the theorectical and practical, handbook level. I wish that fund holders and policy makers would read this book too!