Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- References -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Share: Healing the Fractured Child: Diagnosis and Treatment of Youth With Dissociation -- Part I: Theory -- Chapter 1: The Star Theoretical Model: An Integrative Model for Assessing and Treating Childhood Dissociation -- Definition of Dissociation -- The Star Theoretical Model for Assessing and Treating Childhood Dissociation -- Summary -- Notes -- Part II: Assessment -- Chapter 2: What’s Going On With This Child? Recognizing Warning Signs of Dissociation in Traumatized Children and Adolescents -- Warning Signs Suggestive of Dissociation in Children -- Notes -- Chapter 3: Deciphering What Is Dissociation: Differential Diagnoses -- Disorders that have Symptoms that Overlap With Dissociation -- Notes -- Chapter 4: Uncovering the Child’s Fractured Self: Assessing for Dissociation -- Therapeutic Approach -- Areas of Assessment -- The Interviewing Process -- Trauma and Dissociative Assessment Tools -- Case Examples -- Summary -- Notes -- Part III: Treatment -- Chapter 5: Mindful Approach to Phase-Oriented Treatment -- Overarching Treatment Principles -- Chapter 6: “I Guess They’re Going to Keep Me. I Tried Everything . . .”: Building Attachment and Partnering With the Family -- Satir’s Family Systems Theory Model -- Brain-Based Parenting -- Complexity of Attachment With Youth With Dissociation -- Summary -- Note -- Chapter 7: “My Invisible Team”: Identifying and Stabilizing Self-States -- Taming the Lions: Identifying Perpetrator States -- Stabilization Techniques -- Building Empowerment -- Case Examples -- A Teen’s Poem -- Notes -- Chapter 8: Calming the Stress-Response System and Managing Triggers -- Self-Reflection and Being Grounded to the “Earth” -- Managing Traumatic Triggers and the Role of Self-States -- Contracting With Self-States for New Roles -- Chapter 9: Medication as an Intervention in the Treatment of Dissociative Disorders and Complex Trauma With Children and Adolescents -- Introduction -- Psychopharmacological Interventions With Children and Adolescents -- Medication for Children and Adolescents With Complex Trauma and Dissociative Disorder -- Medication as an Intervention in the Treatment of Dissociative Disorders and Complex Traumatization -- Conclusion -- Chapter 10: Mastering Traumatic Memories -- Guidelines for Trauma Processing -- Clinical Examples of Trauma Processing -- Chapter 11: Hidden Voices: Creative Art Therapy Interventions for Adolescents With Dissociation -- Specially Designed Art Interventions for Trauma and Dissociation -- Conclusion -- Note -- Chapter 12: Integrating Dissociative Treatment and EMDR Therapy With Children With Trauma and Dissociation -- EMDR Therapy and Adaptive Information Processing -- Incorporating Eight Phases of EMDR Treatment With Dissociative Treatment -- Healing Infant Trauma -- Summary -- Note -- Chapter 13: “It’s Like You’re in a New World”: Integrating the Fractured Child -- Integration Begins at Beginning of Treatment -- Specific Interventions Promoting Integration -- Use of Metaphors for Integration -- Guidelines for Assessing Childhood Integration -- Postintegration -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Internet Resources and Additional Readings -- Internet Resources on Trauma and Dissociation -- Internet Resources on EMDR Therapy -- Parenting Resources -- Children’s Books on Trauma -- Children’s Books on Dissociation -- Children’s EMDR Books and Workbooks -- Appendix B: Checklists for Children -- The Child Dissociative Checklist -- Note -- Reference -- The Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale -- Reference -- Appendix C: Questions to Ask Children, Parents, and Therapists -- Questions to Ask Parents About Dissociative Symptoms -- Suggested Questions to Ask Children Suspected of Being Dissociative -- Therapist Readiness Checklist for Trauma Work With Children Using Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) -- References -- Assessment Guideline for Children With Complex Trauma and Dissociation: Readiness to do Trauma Work Using EMDR -- Appendix D: Tools to Use -- The 4 L’s -- References -- Index -- .