Posttraumatic Growth in Clinical Practice

From the authors who helped pioneer the concept of posttraumatic growth comes Posttraumatic Growth in Clinical Practice, a sorely needed text that brings the study of growth after trauma into the twenty-first century.

Author: Lawrence G. Calhoun, Richard G. Tedeschi
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 12/08/2012
Pages: 172
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780415645300

About the Author

Lawrence G. Calhoun, PhD, is professor of psychology at UNC Charlotte and a licensed psychologist. Together with Richard Tedeschi, he is one of the pioneers in the development of research and theory on posttraumatic growth. He teaches undergraduate and graduate students and is a recipient of the Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence and of the University of North Carolina Board of Governor's Award for Teaching Excellence.

Richard G. Tedeschi, PhD, is professor of psychology at UNC Charlotte, where he teaches personality and psychotherapy. He is a licensed psychologist specializing in bereavement and trauma and has led support groups for bereaved parents since 1987. He serves as a consultant to the American Psychological Association on trauma and resilience.

Together, Tedeschi and Calhoun have published several books, including the Handbook of Posttraumatic Growth: Research and Practice (Routledge, 2006) and Helping Bereaved Parents: A Clinician's Guide (Routledge, 2004).