Practical Treatment Strategies for Complex Trauma and Dissociative Disorders
Sunday, April 16, 2023
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
Location: Commonwealth 2
This session is available for 1.50 APA and ASWB credits.
Dissociation is a coping strategy generally intertwined with early trauma and failure to securely attach. Since dissociation is often learned very early in the lifespan it becomes a powerful way to cope. Clients need to learn to recognize when they are dissociating and to be taught strategies to utilize instead of dissociating. Using dissociation to cope can complicate self-regulation. This workshop will focus on a variety of strategies that can be helpful for clients during this span of life. Stabilization strategies to help with stage 1 treatment and interventions to incorporate in stage 2 treatment will be the primary focus. PowerPoint with discussion, and examples of implementation with cases will be primary modes of learning.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session participants will be able to:
Participants will be able to identify methods to help clients regulate when they are dysregulated.
Participants will be able to understand the trauma curve and the working zone that is best to process trauma within the window of affect tolerance.
Participants will be able to identify ingredients of the 'cake mix' and how to utilize it when working with clients and helping them empathize with other selves.
Participants will be able to identify times to utilize Frasier's Table Technique and creative ways to personalize it for clients.
Participants will be able to help clients understand regulation through the idea of a 'dimmer switch' vs. a 'light switch'.
