Our House: Making Sense of Dissociative Identity Disorder
The book serves both as a personal read and as a therapeutic tool to encourage discussion, supported by additional guidance on the metaphor, advice on dissociative disorders, and resources for further help.
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Our House: Making Sense of Dissociative Identity Disorder
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Accompanied by beautiful and gentle illustrations, this story takes a non-threatening approach to demystify dissociative identity disorder, using the metaphor of a house to explain what it is and how it develops. It includes additional guidance as well as signposts to further help for both individuals and professionals.
Our House tells the story of a child who has experienced something that children should never have to experience. It introduces the reader to the people who arrived to help them cope with the bad things, in the house that they all share.
Accompanied by beautiful and gentle illustrations, the story takes a non-threatening approach to demystify dissociative identity disorder, using the metaphor of a house to explain what it is and how it develops. Our House can be read by individuals, or used as a treatment tool to stimulate discussion, and is suitable for all ages. It includes additional guidance which explains the metaphor in depth, as well as advice regarding dissociative disorders and signposts to further help for both individuals and professionals.
Bringing clarity to a complex issue, this is an invaluable resource for survivors of trauma and for those who support them, including counsellors, psychologists, social care workers and other professionals, as well as family and friends. An accompanying guidebook is also available, offering further information, resources and activities, and page-by-page insights into illustrations from the picture book. Both books can be purchased as a set.
Series: Understanding Dissociative Identity Disorder
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780367708238
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 23 December 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Routledge
Illustration: 51 Line drawings, color; 51 Illustrations, color
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Cassie Herschel-Shorland
Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 297.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 220g
Pages: 52
About the Author
Lindsay Schofield is a Consultant Psychotherapist with a private practice in Surrey, England. She has worked in private practice for two decades, providing treatment and support to individuals and couples, helping them with a wide range of emotional and mental health challenges. A specialist in trauma and dissociation, she has dedicated thousands of hours to learning about working with survivors of complex trauma. With a strongly relational and collaborative approach, the Picture book and Guidebook were born out of desire to make the complex clear and bridge divides wrought by traumatic experiences and misunderstanding. Lindsay has written and delivered her own workshops in the UK and internationally, and provides supervision to practitioners working in different contexts, clinical and pastoral. She is accredited with the BABCP, the BACP (Senior), the ACC (Supervisor), the NCS (Senior/Supervisor) and the NCP (Senior). In her spare time, she enjoys a menagerie of animals and nature.
Cassie Herschel-Shorland is a freelance designer, illustrator, and artist. She works predominantly on increasing access to the diverse history of places, objects, and peopleโs associated stories. As an active tutor Cassie is also passionate about supporting mental health and wellbeing through creative workshops often in museums, galleries, or libraries; encouraging people to explore and illustrate their own stories.
Cassie has BA(Hons) in 3D design, post graduate certificate in illustration and a Master of Arts in historical illustration. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
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