Current Approaches to the Treatment of Trauma: The Shift from Cognition to Affect Regulation (3-day program)

This 3-DAY conference explores how neuroscience has transformed the clinical perspective and therapeutic approaches of clinicians at the cutting edge of these developments.  There has been a surge of research and remarkable findings about the nature of the brain and Mind. The research has influenced the mental health field and captured the imagination of many clinicians.    More recently we have entered into a new, more advanced phase of integration with profound implications for treatment.

The presenters not only cover the most up-to-date knowledge about practical, everyday applications of "brain-wise" psychotherapy, but explore the important issues about the relationship between brain and mind, the nature of the self and the interpersonal relationship between patient and therapist.

Educational Objectives:  Listeners will learn about: 

1. Current developments in treatment of trauma including EMDR and Sensorimotor psychotherapy.

2. The incorporation of the body in treatment of trauma patients

3. The effects of trauma on affective, cognitive and behavioral dysregulation

4. Approaches to dynamic regulation of states of consciousness

5. The importance of disorganized attachment in understanding the affects of trauma

 

Presentations 

Rhythyms of the Mind and Brain Interacting with Other Rhythms - Bessel van der Kolk, MD

Clinical Applications of Neuroscience Research for the Treatment of PTSD - Bessel van der Kolk, MD

EMDR and Adaptive Information Processing (Part 1) - Francine Shapiro, PhD

EMDR and Adaptive Information Processing (Part 2) - Francine Shapiro, PhD

Demystifying the Mechanisms of Trauma: Maladaptive Consequences of Adaptive Bio-Behavioral Reactions to Life Threat - Stephen Porges, PhD

The Central Role of Disintegration in Trauma and of Integration in Healing - Daniel Siegel, MD

Optimal Stress: Stronger at the Broken Places - Martha Stark, MD

Panel Discussion - Messler Davies, Ogden, Schore, Shapiro, Siegel, Stark & van der Kolk

Killing the Patient with Kindness: Explorations on the “Dark Side” of the Therapeutic Relationship - Jody Messler Davies, PhD

Trauma, Attachment and the Body: Expanding the Regulatory Boundaries of the Window of Affect Tolerance - Pat Ogden, PhD

Working in the Right Brain: A Regulation Model of Clinical Expertise for Treatment of Attachment Trauma - Allan Schore, PhD

Final Panel - Messler Davies, Ogden, Schore, Shapiro, Siegel, Stark & van der Kolk

Program CD Price: $170.00
Homestudy Price: $190.00
Homestudy Credit: 20 CE hours
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