Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Introduction -- Sociohistorical trauma, transformation, and dialogue : dialogue models for transforming sociohistorical trauma -- What is sociohistorical trauma? -- What is transformation? -- Dialogue practice -- The development of the dialogue facilitator -- Basic dialogue phases, tasks, and issues -- Dialogue models -- Psychodynamic dialogue : telling our stories -- Cognitive-behavioral dialogue : exploring attitudes and behaviors -- Experiential-humanistic dialogue : talking from the heart -- Transpersonal dialogue : talking from spirit -- Biological and environmental dialogue : communicating with our bodies and nature -- Dialogue applications -- Bridging divides through dialogue : transforming our spaces of misunderstanding -- Dialogue in peace and conflict work -- Dialogue across the life span -- Community therapy : transforming mental health challenges through dialogue -- References -- About the author.