| supportive discussions that followed each draft, and for her warmth and caring patience. |
| Michael Miller, my extremely talented editor, for his gift with words and consistent help and advice. |
| Pat Conroy, Rusty Berkus, Nanci Presley-Holley, Brook, Anna Latimer, Kelly Craig, J. Danielson, Barbara Huston, Don Nelsson and Ruth Kane for the poems and prose that have provided much of the heart learning in Children of Trauma. |
| Kenneth Carter, Ph.D., for first sparking my interest in psychology and clinical work. |
| Roger Straus, Ph.D., for being a valuable early mentor for me in the field. |
| Diane Laut, my office manager, for loving support, patience, and for providing organization in my daily life. |
| Jesse and Benjamin Harris for their assistance in the artwork. |
| Wynn Bloch, Jill Troy, Kathy Munson, Betty Geisay, Janet Hews, Anna Latimer, Jeffrey Middelton, Kate Grutz and Pat Hammerle for providing extremely valuable clinical and editorial feedback and input in writing and developing the concepts in the manuscript. |
| Rudolph Moz for long hours of clinical discussion and valuable input and feedback through the process of writing and development. |
| Shawn, Jason, Damien and Forrest Middelton for long hours of support, discussion and valuable suggestions, and Damien Middelton for his helpful graphics. |
| Erik Erikson, Yael Danieli, Karen Horney, Dan Dodson, D.W. Winnicott, Selma Fraiberg, Maggie Scarf, James Masterson, Helen Bruch, Alice Miller, Anna Freud, Salvador Minuchin, John Bowlby, Theodor Reik, Merle Fossum, Marilyn Mason, Gershen Kaufman, Janet Woititz, Stephen Glenn and other talented clinicians listed in my bibliography, for their expert clinical knowledge and teachings and for challenging my heart and thoughts. |
| Peter Vegso and the staff of Health Communications, for providing long hours, talent and creativity in the |
|
1989