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Janina Fisher on Using Neuroscience, Body-Oriented and Parts Therapy Approaches to Treat Trauma
Program Information Objectives
Develop an understanding of fragmentation theory and design related treatment interventions
Differentiate between compartmentalization and dissociative conceptualizations and traditional trauma based conceptualizations and their contrasting approaches to treatment
Outline
Trauma work with parts of selves and self-alienation
Recent therapeutic history of overlooking trauma or abuse events
Freudian conceptualizations of childhood sexuality
Early approaches to trauma therapy - risks of group therapy
Impact of the neuroscience revolution on trauma theory and treatment
Pioneering the development of trauma treatment - Hermann, van der Kolk, Fisher
Development of fragmentation theory
Understanding the relationship between trauma and dissociation
Reconceptualizing diagnostic categories through a trauma perspective
Expanding the concept of compartmentalization to trauma disorders
Repeated trauma deepening the effects of compartmentalization
Risks of compartmentalization interventions
Case example - history of sexual abuse, intimacy impairment
Positives and negatives of reprocessing trauma experiences
Alternatives to reprocessing - focus on present life influences
Attachment styles post trauma - influence on therapeutic options
Characteristics of disorganized/traumatized attachment patterns
Selecting appropriate therapeutic interventions
Self-compassion and self-acceptance as positive outcome
Introducing the structural dissociation model effectively to clients
Tapping in to prefrontal cortical function
Building bonds of empathy
Resources for continuing development
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01/05/2018
Bessel van der Kolk on Advanced Trauma Treatment Interventions: EMDR, Yoga, Neurofeedback, MDMA and more
Program Information Outline
Application of multiple treatment modalities for trauma intervention
Current physical representations of prior traumas – shutting down as defense
Utility of yoga in reconnection with physicality
Physical primacy in treatment – inhabiting one’s body
Core symptom expression and treatment resolution
Efficacy and application of EMDR in trauma treatment
Neurological impact of prolonged trauma on brain structures and executive function
Role of neurofeedback in treatment
Current and future research directions – MDMA, neurofeedback
Addressing feelings of weakness and vulnerability – applications of self-compassion
Vicarious trauma and risks of treatment – necessity of therapy for therapists
Institutional traumatization – supportive practice characteristics
Interventions to improve heart rate variability, cortisol characteristics
Utility of psychodrama and therapeutic techniques – freeing stuck identities
Case examples – incest survivor, ACOA
Altering relationship to internal world – accessing nonverbal brain functions
Structuring psychodrama interventions – establishing safety
Case example – interpersonal relationship difficulty, impaired intimacy, sexual abuse history
Matching interventions to client stability and status
Limitations of current treatment approaches – financial and otherwise
Internal Family Systems conceptualizations and interventions
Role of medication adjuncts to treatment and limitations with post trauma individuals
Objectives
Analyze current trauma interventions and incorporate relevant research findings
Evaluate varied approaches to trauma treatment and be able to match specific interventions to particular individual presentations
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14/05/2018
Peter Levine on Somatic Experiencing (SE) to Heal Trauma and Stress Disorders
Program Information Objectives
Characterize current Somatic Experiencing interventions and applications.
Be able to construct and structure clinical somatic interventions for post trauma individuals. Outline
Current prevalence and impact of trauma and stressor-related disorders
Somatic experiencing trauma treatment
Conceptual development of PTSD and sub-syndromal presentations
ACE study - impact of accumulated adverse experiences
Corrective somatic experiences - counteracting fear based physical responses
Case studies - childhood sexual abuse and related relationship complications
Therapeutic exercises -vagal activation, healthy aggression
Integrating cognitive and somatic interventions
Primacy of somatic interventions
Risks related to current interventions - prolonged exposure
Impact of work on procedural memories - improving functional fluidity
Somatic intervention techniques
Personal case example - dissociative response to trauma, elements of healing process
Adapting approaches to physically disabled individuals - case example
Alternative research directions
Contraindications for treatment of clients with unacceptable risk factors - homicidal or suicidal issues
Case example - working with psychosis
Resources for further training and access to ongoing developments in Somatic Experiencing
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08/03/2018
Pat Ogden on the Sensorimotor Approach to Healing Trauma through the Body
Program Information Objectives
Recognize and assess somatic responses to trauma and related persisting aftereffects.
Develop and employ sensorimotor psychotherapeutic interventions for specific trauma symptoms.
Outline
Sensorimotor approach to trauma treatment - physical responses to trauma
Development of patterned physiological responses to trauma
Working within the client window of tolerance - risks of exceeding limits
Developing mindfulness of bodily responses - physical expression of meaning
Following the somatic narrative to direct therapy
Asking permissions and framing to facilitate client safety
Case example - history of repeated abuse, sense of powerlessness, expression of hope
Finding therapeutic direction in sensorimotor responses
Corrective somatic experiences - healing and modulation
Case example - residual dissociation and managing angry expressions
Therapist somatic comfort and expression - expanding movement vocabulary
Body as teacher and resource
Social attitudes toward physicality and physical expression - future directions for child education
Case example - aggressive child, development of resources, physical intervention
Case example - teenage girl, limited verbal expression, crossing boundaries
Identifying automatic patterns related to prior trauma responses
Therapeutic interventions to address resistance and rigidity
Conflicting desires to change and to justify one’s position
Numbness as defense - “feigned death” response to trauma
Physically triggered trauma responses
Therapeutic mechanism for resolving trauma symptoms, restoring and regulating defenses
Related homework exercises for physical expression
Spiritual responses to trauma - personal interpretations
Future directions for the field of sensorimotor therapy - increasing range and accessibility
Resources for further training and development
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17/04/2018
Mary Jo Barrett on Relational Trauma Therapy for Transformative Results
Program Information Objectives
Individualize trauma treatment approaches to specific client resources and relational context
Compose a structure for integrating standard trauma interventions into a collaborative change model of treatment.
Outline
Relational components of trauma treatment
History of child abuse interventions - family violence treatment
Existential shifts involved in leaving family violence
Attachment and valuing human life
Integrative relational approaches to transformative change
Systemic framework for human experience
Relationship and hierarchical context for trauma experience
Replication of relationship structure in the therapeutic setting
Importance of flexibility and collaboration - creating context for change
Family and couple interventions for traumatized individual
Avoiding identified patient -“damaged goods” labeling
Case example - multiple trauma history - mutual triggering
Definition of traumatic stress - urge to fight, flight or freeze
Importance of hierarchical attachment system reactions to trauma event
Collaborative change model - empowering client feedback and control
Phase one - creating a context for change
Phase two - challenging patterns and expanding realities - role play example
Matching interventions to demographics - risks of mismatching
Current urban research and applications of collaborative change model
Future directions - family passages
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02/05/2018
Bill O’Hanlon on the Inclusive Therapy Approach to Treat Trauma: Combining DBT, Ericksonian Hypnosis and Neuroscience for Powerful Outcomes
Program Information Objectives
Structure and organize inclusive psychotherapy interventions for post trauma individuals
Analyze inclusive psychotherapy interventions and traditional trauma treatment approaches
Outline
Practical and pragmatic therapeutic trauma approaches vs. theoretically based approaches
Origins of inclusive therapy
Milton Erikson and focus on present
Avoiding repetitive thought patterns
Directions for ongoing research
Dissociative trauma related experiences - sensory, cognitive, perceptual, emotional, memories
Recreating damaging relationships
Traditional reprocessing approaches and related complications
Inclusive therapy alternative approaches - acceptance and openness
The three D’s of trauma impact
Second phase of integrative therapy - permitting and validating dialectical experience
Dealing with the risks of repetitive, stuck processing
Permitting experience as opposed to permitting behavior
Third phase of integrative therapy - exceptions
Exploring alternative periods of functional and pathological behavior/experience
Acknowledging positive aspects of experience and even trauma aftermath
Relationship of dissociation to intense, overwhelming emotional expression
Case examples - integrative and validating approaches
Inviting future perspective to offer optimistic outcomes
Demonstration of techniques for evoking positive states
Creating new connections
Changing repetitive post trauma patterns
Limitations and usefulness of hypnosis based interventions
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19/04/2018
Skip Rizzo on using Virtual Reality and Technology in the Treatment of Trauma
Program Information Objectives
Evaluate the current research base for emerging virtual reality interventions
Describe and characterize potential virtual reality therapeutic interventions and applications
Outline
Virtual reality interventions - risks and treatment opportunities
Utility in clinical assessment and treatment, rehabilitation and resilience
History and development of VR clinical tools
Role of the three I’s in assessment and treatment- immersion, interactivity, imagination
Applying the technology of virtual reality to trauma treatment
Individualized programming - limitations of treatment efficacy
Enhanced application of imaginative experiences - varied sensory modalities
Ethical considerations, concomitant supportive work, therapeutic alliance, skill building
Appeal of virtual reality approaches to a digital generation - enhancing treatment engagement
Applications to military trauma settings, including sexual trauma - case example
Limitations of current research base for an emerging therapy
Presently available technology for therapeutic interventions
Risks of self-diagnosis and self-treatments given the emotional power of virtual reality
Uses of artificial intelligence as adjuncts to provision of psychotherapy services
Integration into traditional clinical practice
Directions for future research - specification and dismantling
Augmented reality, mock interactions
Pain interventions - proven utility of distraction techniques, chronic vs acute pain
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01/03/2018