I am very excited to let you know that my new book The DDP Guide to Healing Childhood Trauma, was published this January by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
This book is light on text and full of stories and illustrations to increase understanding of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, Parenting and Practice (DDP). This is a model that was developed by Dan Hughes to provide interventions for children, their families and practitioners impacted by the early experience of the children and the relational traumas they have experienced.
I have written a range of books which focus on the DDP model ranging from exploring parenting, supporting children in schools, and providing therapy for the child supported by their family. This includes, text books, group work programmes and workbooks. In all of these books I am aware that there is a lot of text to work through and this medium is not accessible for everyone, whether because of time pressures or because they find the visual easier to access than words.
My strength is words, however, and so in this book I am joined by Juliet Young to bring my words to life with images. I have also used stories, quotes, and reflective moments to break up text and provide a book that can be dipped into. In this way, my hope is, that I have made an exploration of the DDP model more accessible.
Through 41 short chapters and stories, this DDP guide explores what DDP is; the therapeutic attitude of PACE central to all DDP interventions; bringing DDP into parenting; supporting parents in a DDP-informed way; and DDP as a therapy for a child supported by their parents.
You can find it in all good bookshops and also directly from JKP’s website.
And while you are here you might be interested in:
A TINY SPARK OF HOPE. Healing Childhood Trauma in Adulthood which was published in 2021 by Kim S. Golding and Alexia Jones.
‘I could not ignore the tiny spark of hope that whispered to me that there might be someone with whom I could be vulnerable and real, and that this time they might just not let me down…’
I knew Alexia as a child, growing up in foster care following early childhood trauma. She was not able to engage in DDP therapy, her mistrust in adults was high and her defences were strong. We met a few times, and she knew that I was supporting her foster placement.
We plant many seeds when supporting children and their families, and we don’t always know which ones will flourish. As an adult Alexia, tired of her defences and wanting to discover her authentic self, sought me out. This began a three-year therapy journey, culminating in writing ‘A tiny spark of hope’ together.
If you want to learn more about a child’s experience of foster care and the building of multiple defences to survive the trauma and loss that has been experienced this book is for you.
If you want to explore the way that a relational therapy informed by the DDP principles can help an adult to understand and move away from defences laid down from early in life this book is for you.
If you want to understand the authentic self and how to rediscover it when it has been masked by fragmented parts holding a range of defences this book is for you.