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Part 2: It's Not a No-Brainer - Integrating Neuroscience with Trauma Work

Session #: 710-602B
Presenter(s): Lisa Ferentz
Session Length: 5 hr. 00 min.
Event: 2010 Psychotherapy Networker Symposium
Date: March 25-28, 2010

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Trauma therapists often focus on the emotional and somatic aspects of healing, neglecting to consider the impact of trauma on brain processes. But a basic understanding of how trauma affects the brain can actually improve the therapist's ability to do safe, effective clinical work. After a discussion of the fundamentals of trauma's effects on neurobiology, participants in this workshop will learn how to translate this knowledge into concrete strategies for establishing a secure relationship with clients, preventing flashbacks and flooding, and enhancing the corrective emotional experience that's at the core of trauma therapy. We'll use our understanding of the brain to discuss specific treatment techniques, including how to keep clients grounded in their bodies and in the present, manage and modulate arousal, address cognitive distortions, and alter brain chemistry to improve affect. You'll leave with an enhanced toolkit for trauma treatment.

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