Resources:

General

Allen, J. (2005). Coping with Trauma: Hope Through Understanding, 2nd ed. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.

Herman, J. (1992). Trauma and Recovery. New York: Basic Books.

National Sheriff’s Association. (2001). First Response to Victims of Crime: A Handbook for Law Enforcement Officers on How to Approach and Help Victims. Office For Victims of Crime. Retrieved on February 13, 2009 from http://www.ovc.gov/publications/infores ... lcome.html

This handbook addresses issues that arise during the initial contact between officers and victims. It provides basic guidelines to observe when approaching and interacting with six types of victims: elderly victims, sexual assault victims, child victims, domestic violence victims, victims of alcohol-related driving crashes and survivors of homicide victims.

Saakvitne, K., Gamble, S., Pearlman, L., & Lev, B. (2000). Risking Connection®: A Training Curriculum for Working with Survivors of Child Abuse, Baltimore, MD: Sidran Institute Press.

Stamm, B.H. (Ed.) (1999) Secondary Traumatic Stress: Self-Care Issues for Clinicians, Researchers, and Educators. 2nd ed. Baltimore, MD: Sidran Institute Press.

Hook et al. (2005.) Meeting the Needs of Underserved Victims. Office for Victims of Crime. Retrieved on February 13, 2009 from http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/pdftxt/und ... dguide.pdf

This 13-minute video (NCJ 195656) offers insights into the challenges encountered by underserved victims in accessing and by service providers in delivering comprehensive victim services. It focuses on five underserved populations—those who are deaf or hard of hearing, American Indians, urban at-risk youth, immigrant women migrant workers and individuals who have physical disabilities. A discussion guide accompanies this video.
Understanding Trauma

Chu, J. (1998). Rebuilding Shattered Lives: The Responsible Treatment of Complex Post-Traumatic and Dissociative Disorders. New York: Wiley.

Coffey, R. (1998). Unspeakable Truths and Happy Endings: Human Cruelty and the New Trauma Therapy. Baltimore, MD: Sidran Institute Press.

Cori, Jasmin Lee, MS, LPC (2008). Healing from Trauma: A Survivor's Guide to Understanding Your Symptoms and Reclaiming Your Life. De Capo Press (A Division of Perseus Books)

Putnam, F. (1997). Dissociation in Children and Adolescents: A Developmental Perspective. New York: Guilford.
Terr, L. (1990). Too Scared to Cry. New York: Basic Books.

van der Kolk, B.A., McFarlane, A.C., and Weisarth, L.(Eds.) (1996). Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experiences on Mind, Body, and Society. New York: Guilford Press.

Vicarious Trauma

Saakvitne, K.W., Pearlman, L.A., and the staff of the Traumatic Stress Institute. (1996). Transforming the Pain: A Workbook on Vicarious Traumatization. New York: W.W. Norton.

Trauma and Memory

Archambault, J. & Lonsway, K. (2007). Incomplete, Inconsistent, and Untrue Statements Made by Victims: Understanding the causes and overcoming the challenges. Retrieved on February 13, 2009 from http://www.mysati.com/enews/Mar2007/practices_03_07.htm

Bremner, J. & Marmar, C., Eds. (1998). Trauma, Memory, and Dissociation. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.

Courtois, C. (1999). Recollections of Sexual Abuse: Treatment Principles and Guidelines. New York: W.W. Norton.
Freyd, J. (1996). Betrayal Trauma. The Logic of Forgetting Childhood Abuse. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Pope, K.S. (1996). Memory, Abuse, and Science. Questioning Claims about the False Memory Syndrome Epidemic. American Psychologist 51, (9), 957–74.

van der Kolk, B. (1996). Trauma and Memory. In van der Kolk, B., McFarlane, A. and Weisarth, L. (Eds.). Traumatic Stress. New York: Guilford Press.