Part 1. Foundations of Meaning and Trauma 1. Making Meaning in the Wake of Trauma: Resilience and Redemption 2. Meaning Violation and Restoration Following Trauma: Conceptual Overview and Clinical Implications 3. With the Fierce and Loving Embrace of Another Soul: Finding Connection and Meaning After the Profound Disconnection of Betrayal Trauma Part 2. Mechanisms of Meaning Loss and Restoration 4. Gender and Meaning Making: The Experiences of Individuals With Cancer 5. Forgiveness Therapy in the Reconstruction of Meaning Following Interpersonal Trauma 6. Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy for Trauma and Meaning Making Among Ethnically Diverse Individuals in the United States Part 3. Population Specific Applications 7. Reconstructing Meaning After Sexual Assault 8. Growth and Meaning From Negotiating the Complex Journey of Being an Emergency Medical Dispatcher 9. Meaning Making Concerning Acquired Disability 10. Expressive Arts: A Group Intervention for Unaccompanied Minor Asylum Seekers and Young Adults 11. Making Meaning After Combat Trauma and Moral Injury Part 4. Conclusion 12. Meaning Making and Trauma Recovery

Addresses a specific treatment or line of research Includes extended case vignettes at the beginning of each chapter Describes the associated theoretical background for each method Summarizes the research supporting each mechanism Concludes with a discussion of future directions for treatment, research, and theory