This chapter describes
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how to use multiple frames and the JavaScript enabled
Glossary
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who the ETM Patient Education Program is for
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what ETM Patient Education is
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how to use the ETM Patient Education Program
Multiple Frames and Glossary (JavaScript
enabled windows)
Before introducing you to the ETM Patient Education Program (also referenced
as "Program"), some information regarding the Program's computer layout
might be helpful.
First, and as you can likely see depending on the browser that you are
using, the ETM Patient Education Program is presented in multiple frames.
Use the frames by selecting a linked topic heading in the frame on the
left. The selection shows the referenced subject here. You may also use
the scrollbar to the right of this frame to view the entire chapter.
Second, italicized words are supported by a Glossary that opens in a
second browser (JavaScript enabled) window. To open the window and retrieve
the word's or term's definition - expanded explanation, click the labeled
button at the end of the paragraph containing the italics. For example,
to open the ETM Patient Education Glossary, click this button.
If you opened that window and read the instructions for how to use the
Glossary, then you can skip the next paragraph. But if not, here's the
information again, as it's important. It'll make your use of the Glossary
easy.
Close the Glossary window before continuing
with where you were reading when you opened it. If you don't, the meanings
of future italicized terms won't be accessible. If you're not familiar
with how to close second windows, just click on either the "x" in the upper
right corner or click on the icon in the upper left corner of the (Glossary
or any second) window.
Who is ETM Patient Education for?
The ETM Patient Education Program speaks to you as if you are a patient
in the care of an ETM professional. Here are some educational ideas about
how the Program is written and intended to be used in conjunction with
ETM professional help.
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You are presumed to have suffered psychological trauma. In some
cases great loss and tragedy have occurred.
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The ETM Patient Educational Program's information is presented with care.
It is intended to be empathetic to those of you have been affected by profound
emotional pain.
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You have a right to know about any clinical procedure that may be administered
to you. And you have a right to choose recommended clinical procedures,
the idea being that informed choice strengthens that right, in the end
also strengthening your ability to address the traumatic experience.
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If it appears that your ETM clinician is providing information that is
different from that presented by this Program, reconcile any differences
through discussion. There are many applications of ETM and extenuating
circumstances attending each patient that may make this information more
or less relevant. ETM professionals are well trained and highly cognizant
of the value of consistency in the use of educational materials as support
for this and any clinical activity.
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For some, knowledge of psychological trauma can simplify and ease its address.
My hope is that the ETMN Tutorial's Patient Education Program will have
that effect for you, should you need it.
The ETM Patient Education Program may be viewed
by anyone, but stipulations regarding ethical issues accompany this invitation.
Please read the following paragraph.
Although this educational program is written for patients/clients and their
families who are receiving clinical care from an ETM professional, the
program is open for review or study by anyone. For example, you are welcome
to read this material if you are browsing the Internet, or if you are researching
or otherwise attempting to learn (on your own) about psychological trauma.
With regard to these additional interests, although any person is invited
to share this information,
recommended therapies, if
ever applied, must be facilitated by an ETM trained and certified clinician,
except where certain circumstances prevail. (For "certain circumstances,"
see Professional/ Training/ ETM Certification).
If no ETM Professional resides in your area, then
I express my regrets. But I promise you that I'm working within every means
possible to make this assistance available to all communities in every
culture. I wish you well and hope the ETMN Tutorial's Patient Education
Program will be helpful, whatever your needs and interests.
What is the ETM Patient Education
Program?
The ETM Patient Educational Information Program is an adjunct to ETM's
clinical application, Trauma Resolution Therapy (TRT). It and this supportive
educational program are made up of clinical procedures and informational
and instructional aids that when taken together form a structure that may
be used by patients and facilitated by clinicians for the purpose of helping
those patients to resolve psychological trauma. Where the professional
perspective (clinical procedures) of the trauma resolution process is presented
in the "ETM Professional" component of the ETMN Tutorial, the patient perspective
of the resolution process is presented on this "ETM Patient" side of the
Tutorial. You are invited to view and to study all perspectives.
How to Use the ETM Patient Education
Program
The ETM Patient Education Program is divided into 2 primary perspectives:
nearer- and longer-term experiences. A glossary supports each by
giving lay person explanations to clinical concepts and terms.
Before outlining the "Nearer-" and "Longer-Term" sections, you should know
that if your experience is the former, then the educational materials from
that section are primarily intended for those people who may be supporting
you. In addition, the ETM professional who is helping you will discuss
the information with you as it would meet your clinical needs. Professionals
provide this information for most people suffering near-term trauma because
we have found that they usually do not need educational information about
trauma. Instead, they usually need someone who knows what to do and how
best to help. Having said this, you and all persons are always welcome
to read the near-term trauma patient education section, and for that matter
to read and study any and every thing in this Tutorial.
If, on the other hand, yours is the longer-term experience, then you
are encouraged and likely requested by your ETM helping professional to
view the long-term trauma ETM Patient Education section.
Each of the "Nearer-" and "Longer-Term" trauma sections contains 4 subsections.
They are entitled:
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Introduction
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History (taking a patient medical history)
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Resolution (How to Do TRT)
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Theory (overviewing why it would be valuable to resolve trauma)
Each subsection is self explanatory. Read them according to your interests
and in conjunction with your ETM professional's recommendations.
To proceed, click on the yellow ball below, or select the green ball
at the top and to the right of the heading.
I wish you well and I hope the ETMN Tutorial's
Patient Education Program will be helpful, whatever your needs and interests.
