The new updated manual from the originators of NET is full of even more valuable practical
advice Written by the originators of narrative exposure therapy Fully updated 3rd edition
Step-by-step guidance through NET Extensive evidence shows that six to ten sessions of
narrative exposure therapy (NET) can be sufficient to provide considerable relief from events
such as organized violence torture war rape and childhood abuse. The new manual is even
more clearly structured and easy-to-follow and includes new figures that help illustrate and
guide the reader through the steps of NET. The theoretical sections offer a solid basis for
carrying out the therapeutic intervention. The reader is then shown the NET approach step by
step with robust and straightforward practical advice and tools including how to deal with
challenging situations e.g. how to go deeper when faced with the challenging dynamics of
remembering trauma and how to manage dissociation avoidance strong emotions lost memories
or the sudden emergence of unexpected recollections from the past. NET therapy conversations
and resulting narrations from trauma scenes demonstrate the level of narrative exposure details
required. Finally the importance of reading back the testimony to the individual is explained.
A new section on the variations of NET details how to offer KIDNET for children and young
people FORNET for victims of trauma who are perpetrators of violence NETfacts for communities
and ElderNET for older adults as well as online NET (eNET). Experienced therapists also get an
idea of how NET is typically trained and how to facilitate NET exercises. Downloadable
resources include an informed consent form and checklists for the therapist. This book is an
invaluable resource for clinical psychologists psychotherapists psychiatrists counsellors
crisis workers social workers health workers and physicians.
