Friday, November 10, 2017 at 2:00 PM - 9:00PM
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Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 8:00AM - 1:30PM
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Cancellation requires 72 hours notice (due to the smaller size of workshop). Our refund policy includes a $35 processing fee for all cancelled registrations.
This 11-hour experiential workshop will deal with emerging clinical concepts including:
Mechanism of TraumaCourse Process
George Davis, MD will address the mechanisms of early adversity, the effect of adversity on neurobiology, and adversity’s influence over time. His presentation will include the processes through which the interrelatedness of early attachment, self-regulation and trauma affect one’s ability to relate to others and to experience happiness. He will describe ways that impairments of neurodevelopment may drive tendencies toward aggression, impaired empathy and anti-social behavior. Dr. Davis will address misconceptions in diagnosis and discuss medication of trauma-induced symptoms driven by arousal. ...more about Dr. Davis
Leslie Ellis, PhD will discuss the nature of implicit memory and demonstrate ways to work with non-verbal and hard-to-access states that are the hallmark of early developmental trauma. She will provide an experiential understanding of how to support clients as they enter into and metabolize the inner places that have been silent and frozen in time. She will also explain how the science of memory reconsolidation gives a positive sense of purpose to the work. This process supports the therapist’s work in transforming trauma memory while minimizing the risk of re-traumatization. ...more about Dr. Ellis
Robbyn Peters Bennett, LPC, CMHS will discuss ways to recognize and respond to trauma-induced states of dissociation and arousal and strategies that help therapists track the subtle cues which occur in response to the therapeutic content and/or shifts within the therapeutic relationship. She will provide experiential practice of response strategies that can be resonant for clients, responses that create a holding environment which allows clients to re-experience traumatic material in a manageable way. She will demonstrate ways to provide state-appropriate responses consistently, with an emphasis on working with children. State appropriate responses allow the adult or child to regain regulatory equilibrium. This therapeutic approach supports progressive building of tolerance for distress including tolerance for the therapeutic relationship itself. ...more about Robbyn
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Workshop will be a combination of lecture, video, group discussion, and experiential activities. Attendees will learn how to apply the methodology to yourself personally and professionally with both children and adults.
CE HOURS: 11
SPONSORS: This program is co-sponsored by Stop Spanking and Mentor Research Institute. Mentor Research Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Mentor Research Institute maintains responsibility for the program and its content.
CATERED EVENT:
Dinner on Friday evening will be provided, along with brunch on Saturday. The venue is centrally located in downtown Portland with many appealing options for dining, shopping, and entertainment prior to and following the workshop. Water, coffee, and tea, and snacks will be provided throughout the session.
SCHEDULE:
Friday afternoon/evening, November 10th
2:00PM - 9:15PM
Saturday, November 11th:
8:00AM - 1:30PM