Assessing Complex Trauma and Dissociation in Youth with an Intergenerational Lens

 

Abstract
This workshop is for mental health professionals who work with children and adolescents with complex mental health presentations that likely involve disorganized attachment, developmental trauma, and dissociation. Through vivid case examples, participants will learn how to detect and conceptualize dissociation among other mental health and trauma symptoms. Participants will learn about and use specialized assessment tools that aid in discerning dissociation in complex youth. This presentation will highlight intergenerational issues inherent in the assessment process through emphasis on the caregiver role in aiding assessment, the power of caregiver psychoeducation, and issues of attachment damage. Helpful resources will be shared that will aid mental health professionals in the practice setting.


Timed Outline
30 Minutes - Developmental Trauma, Disorganized Attachment, and the Formation of Dissociative Symptoms in Children
30 Minutes - Diagnostic Considerations: Continuum, DSM 5/ICD 11, Differential and Co-morbid Diagnoses
30 Minutes - Case Examples
30 Minutes - Assessment Techniques: Caregiver Measures, Youth Measures, Provider Tips for Framing the Assessment Experience
45 Minutes - Case Examples
15 Minutes - Questions & Answers (with original live audience)

This session was originally presented as a live conference session in April 2021.

Target Audience

Intermediate

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this session participants will be able to:

  • Recognize the intergenerational value of the caregiver role in assessment and use the assessment experience to guide caregivers to frame behaviors from a developmental (complex) trauma lens
  • Describe the role of disorganized attachment in the formation of dissociation, highlighting intergenerational issues
  • Practice using assessment tools and techniques for determining diagnostic hallmarks of dissociation in children and adolescents
  • Distinguish differential and comorbid diagnoses in youth with developmental (complex) trauma
  • Identify effective child friendly methods for approaching assessment of youth with complex trauma
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 3.00 APA
    The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
  • 3.00 ASWB ACE
    The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), #1744, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/20/2024 – 08/20/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 3.00 continuing education credits.
  • 3.00 ISSTD Certificate Program
    This program is eligible for 3.00 credits in the ISSTD Certificate Program. No certificate of completion is generated for this type of credit.
Course opens: 
12/31/2020
Course expires: 
12/31/2050
ISSTD Member cost:
$59.00
Your Price:
$59.00
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Presenter: Patti van Eys, PhD
Presenter Bio: Patti van Eys, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and, for the past 5 years, the Chief Clinical Officer of Omni Visions, Inc. where she oversaw the clinical integrity of therapeutic practice with foster children in Omni Visions homes and residential treatment centers. Formerly, she was the Clinical Manager of Behavioral Health Programs at BlueCare Tennessee (2012-2015) and before that, an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University from 1995 to 2012. She served as the clinical director of the Vanderbilt University Center of Excellence for Children in State Custody, a center that specializes in comprehensive psychological assessments and consultations for high risk, complex children and provides intensive training to behavioral health providers. In this role, Dr. van Eys was faculty in the Tennessee TF-CBT Learning Collaborative, training over 700 providers. She has trained extensively at the local, regional, and national level in the area of child maltreatment and child mental health issues. For the past 12 years, she has been an expert witness in capital (death row) cases about the damaging effects of early and chronic child maltreatment on the developing brain. Before coming to Nashville, Dr. van Eys was a provider at the National Children’s Advocacy Center in Huntsville, Alabama where she gained formative experience treating complex maltreatment trauma.

Dr. van Eys received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Bowling Green State University (Ohio) and completed her Clinical Internship at Harvard Medical School. She is a published author in the area of child maltreatment.

Available Credit

  • 3.00 APA
    The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
  • 3.00 ASWB ACE
    The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), #1744, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/20/2024 – 08/20/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 3.00 continuing education credits.
  • 3.00 ISSTD Certificate Program
    This program is eligible for 3.00 credits in the ISSTD Certificate Program. No certificate of completion is generated for this type of credit.

Price

ISSTD Member cost:
$59.00
Your Price:
$59.00
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  • ISSTD defines a student as those enrolled in a program of study leading to a degree or certification in the mental health field and who have an interest in trauma and dissociation. 
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