tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63192840068277132692012-02-16T07:38:23.079-08:00Alexa Z. Caseynoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319284006827713269.post-77496973136796646102011-08-14T13:19:00.000-07:002011-08-14T14:11:19.996-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-phK5GJQ0RTU/Tkg2jRpU90I/AAAAAAAAGFw/wK3RDQ7bIEg/s1600/260306_10150197369818414_659688413_6854444_5339354_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 281px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 206px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640818512941610818" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-phK5GJQ0RTU/Tkg2jRpU90I/AAAAAAAAGFw/wK3RDQ7bIEg/s400/260306_10150197369818414_659688413_6854444_5339354_n.jpg" /></a> <br /> <br /> <br /><div>MY JOURNEY HOME <br /></div> <br /> <br /><div>It has been quite a journey since I have returned from Germany. My plans were to write about my experience while in Germany--working with soldiers and their families. I was there for 3 years---2 years on the Adult Unit and one year one the Child and Adolescent unit. I was so sure that I would want to write down what I experienced while I was there but I found myself unmotivated to make it to the computer. </div> <br /> <br /> <br /><div>Rather than write, I thought a lot about what I experienced with these soldiers and read extensively on trauma to try and figure out what was happening. I wanted to know--what is it? how can I help? what helps? who helps? what makes a difference? I explored the various kinds of treatment. Through the Army, I was trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization Retraining, Prolonged Exposure Treatment--all approved treatments for PTSD by the Army. That is something I can discuss later...but it was certainly a journey from there to here.</div> <br /> <br /> <br /><div>While I truly enjoyed my work at LRMC--first with adults and then working with families --I decided to return to the states to be closer to family and friends. I know that my experiences in Germany working with the military and their families will benefit my work with ALL families I work with now and in the future.</div> <br /> <br /><div></div> <br /> <br /><div>My plan with this blog is to work on describing the ways that I have transformed and ways that I have changed my own approach and outlook on dealing with trauma---what it is? and what to do? I am humbled by what I have learned yet deeply moved by those who I have worked with. I owe so much to those I have worked with and will continue to describe what this is....so the suffering that we see so often, will be understood as just a "piece" of the puzzle....</div> <br /> <br /><div></div> <br /> <br /><div>Let's continue this journey together....</div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><div></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6319284006827713269-7749697313679664610?l=exploring-trauma.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alexa Z. Caseynoreply@blogger.com0