Fiona Dunkley is a senior accredited MBACP Psychotherapist, Trauma Specialist, Supervisor and Trainer. She is a member of EMDR, UKRCP and ESTSS. Fiona founded FD Consultants, offering psychosocial support and trauma specialist services for humanitarian aid organisations. She has presented on 'Good Morning Britain' as a trauma expert, has published several articles and has been asked to speak at various international conferences.

Acknowledgements
Preface

1. Introduction: the roadmap of psychological risk

• Aid work: the curse of the strong
• Organisational duty of care
• Ripple effect of trauma
• The changing face of aid work
• The scars of wisdom

2. The physiology of trauma:the mechanics of trauma

• What is trauma?
• The survival response
• How is the brain impacted by trauma?
• Common trauma symptoms

3. Treating trauma: support vehicles of recovery

• What are trauma specialist treatments?
• EMDR: how does it work?
• Case study 1 (EMDR)
• TF-CBT: how does it work?
• Case study 2 (TF-CBT)

4. Resilience toolkit: the first aid kit

• Relaxation
• Education
• Social
• Physical
• Exercise
• Creativity
• Thinking

5. Psychosocial management of critical incidents: the emergency route

• Peter Moore: case study
• Megan Nobert: case study
• Organisational trauma
• What psychological support should be available to staff after a critical incident?
• Appropriate timings of offering psychological support
• Summary of early interventions

6. The complete package of care: the road most travelled

• Pre-deployment psychosocial support
• Psychosocial support during deployment
• Post-deployment psychosocial support
• The homecoming
• Conclusion

7. Cultural relevance of psychosocial support: local roadmaps

• Culturally sensitive support
• Cultural models of psychosocial support
• Developing localised services or importing international professionals
• Supporting national staff
• Conclusion

8. Conclusion: the complete trauma grab bag

• Survival
• Unresolved trauma leads to war
• Post-traumatic growth
• Final thoughts

Sources of help

References

Index