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Often times, people may experience a traumatic event that is more current in their life, rather than something from the past. These events would have occurred in the last 6 months and be non-recurring. In these cases, you can use this 5 step method, Lend-A-Hand, to help the individual process what happened. You can refer back to the role play video at anytime to refresh yourself with the process.

Remember, other emotions or experiences may arise while going through these 5 steps, however, for this process to work properly you must stick to the steps and not follow rabbit trails. Those emotions or experiences may be important to note for future references or may be good indication that additional professional counselings would be beneficial.