The ITIM offers a vision for a more relational, creative, non-blaming and just approach to working with traumatised people and systems." The service rejects the pathologisation of their clients, and does not support the pathologisation of responses to human trauma. The service does not seek to, or support the psychiatric diagnoses, medication, restraint, or forced treatment of humans who have been traumatised and distressed by experiences. Peer review was undertaken in February and March 2023 with 30 clinicians, professionals, academics and those with lived experience of trauma.

The ITIM (Indicative Trauma Impact Manual) is the world’s first completely trauma-informed manual of its kind, designed to indicate, respond to, and understand every kind of human trauma and emotion.The manual describes, explains, and explores everything from nightmares to self-harming in an A-Z of emotions, thoughts and behaviours that are common in traumatised and distressed people. This edition also includes diagrams, theories and peer reviewed evidence throughout. abide by ethical guidelines ni al of their work to avoid abuse, harm, exploitation, bullying, discrimination and violence. One of the most powerful impacts of APTI approaches is to validate and depathologise normal, natural responses to human distress. I remember spending a lot of time trying to understand the differences between liberal and radical feminism, and trying to figure out which book, and which author, was which. I was probably 25 years old when I realised I leant more naturally towards radical feminist principles. I saw female oppression as a global phenomenon which was supported and encouraged by huge patriarchal structures which needed to be dismantled for us all to move forward . Building on decades of research, case studies, and evidence published by practitioners, academics, and scholars in the field, the ITIM equips progressive professionals with evidence-based, anti-oppressive, anti-blaming and non-diagnostic information about a wide range of human emotion, thought, and behaviour.

I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in mental health, psychology, or simply looking for a new perspective on these topics. It is a must-read for anyone seeking to broaden their understanding of mental health issues and how we can approach them in a more meaningful way. If you work in a role in which you support children or adults, critical reflection is vital to remaining effective, ethical and on top of your game. To respond to growing demand for VictimFocus resources and education, Jessica launched two new arms of VictimFocus in 2019: VictimFocus Resources and VictimFocus E-Learning Academy. The resources store contains a large collection of flashcards, educational guides, journals, books, handbooks, audio resources and digital resources for professionals and public. The profit from all sales are invested in niche research projects with women and girls subjected to male violence which are then peer reviewed and published for free via VictimFocus. The E-learning Academy is an intuitive platform for professionals, students and public to learn more about key topics with CPD accredited, reviewed modules at affordable prices (and in some cases, for free). Her revolutionary ideas stem from a new school of thought that is fighting against the pathologization of mental health. With her expertise and knowledge, Dr. Taylor has become a leader in this movement.VALIDATE is a term coined in the Indicative Trauma Impact Manual that encompasses a trauma-informed ethos. No doubt this work will feel challenging to some in a sector that is dominated by the medical model, where the evidence base is taken as fact rather than theory. Overall, Dr. Taylor's book is a refreshing change from the standard approach to mental health, and I am excited to see where her ideas take us in the future." Whilst VictimFocus grew, she continued to study for her PhD which she completed in March 2019 and successfully defended in May 2019. Two days later, she flew to New Zealand for three weeks to roll out her ideas around victim blaming and trauma informed approaches to therapists in North NZ. During the PhD, Jessica explored emerging perspectives and critical approaches to understanding victim blaming. She also studied advanced psychometric theory and created the BOWSVA Scale (a validated psychometric which has the ability to measure victim blaming attitudes of women subjected to sexual violence and abuse).