Overview: Treatment of clients with a complex trauma history and/or with dissociative parts presents unique clinical challenges in every phase of trauma treatment. How do we navigate questions of treatment planning, and where to start? When is a client ready for trauma processing? How do we invite access to traumatic material without triggering a crisis or involuntary switching (shifting from one identity to another) between ego states or alters? In this workshop, learn through a combination of didactic content and experiential hypnosis how teaching clients with complex PTSD (cPTSD) and/or structural dissociation two key skills early in treatment fosters a sense of inner safety and lays the foundation for healing from past trauma, while hedging against the two most common reasons for treatment failure.
Learning objectives :
Learning program:
10:00 am
cPTSD and dissociation: symptoms, prevalence, treatment guidelines
10:30 am
Safety considerations
10:40 am
Clinical implications of attachment styles
11:00 am
Stage 1 of cPTSD and dissociation treatment
11:30 am
Break
11:45 am
Stage 2 of cPTSD and dissociation treatment
12:25 pm
Stage 3 of cPTSD and dissociation treatment
12:50 pm
Q&A
About the Presenter:
Carmen Pepicelli, M.Ed., LMHC, Ph.D. is an EMDR therapist & consultant and clinical hypnotherapist experienced in facilitating lasting healing from complex trauma in those with structural dissociation. As a trainer, she guides therapists in how to effectively and succinctly prepare those with dissociative identity disorder for trauma processing, and in incorporating hypnosis-facilitated parts work, mindfulness, attachment-based and other interventions into all phases of therapy.
Date: November 3, 2024, 10am-1:10pm EST
Cost: $45 for Non Members; Registration fee included in Membership fees for NESCH Members in good standing.
At least 30 days notice is required for full refund. There is a $30 cancellation fee for cancellations after October 4, 2024.
Continuing Education:
Psychologist: This event is aproved by the Massachusetts Psychological Association (MPA), an organization approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to offer 3.0 Continuing Education credit for psychologists.
Social Work: This event is approved by the NASW-MA Chapter to offer 3.0 Continuing Education credits for social workers. NASW Authorization Number: D 92823-2
Mental Health Counselors We have applied to the Mass Mental Health Counselor Association to offer 3.0 Continuing Education credits for mental health counselors. Approval pending.
ASCH: This event is approved by ASCH to offer 3.0 ASCH continuing ed credits.
Please note that attendance for the entire program is required to earn continuing education credit for this program. Partial credit is not available.
Questions? Email neschmsc@gmail.com