Session Eight - Complicating Factors of Difficult Emotions, Maintaining the Balance, and Endings

September 17, 2025

Session Eight – Content Level: Advanced
Master Topic: Complicating Factors of Difficult Emotions, Maintaining the Balance, and Endings

Abstract
Suggestions for working with difficult feelings and emotions such as anger, grief, and shame will be discussed.  Techniques for writing exercises including the possibility of reconciliation will be processed. The complexity of endings will include the good and the bad with a focus on maintaining the balance. There will be an opportunity to present case reports.

Objectives 
After the completion of this session, participants will be able to:

  1. Illustrate ways in which to maintain balance throughout ending of therapy
  2. Conceptualize the PIESS chart and its application throughout psychotherapy
  3. Prepare and present case reports and process therapeutic options

Readings

  • Danylchuk, L., Connors, K. (2023) Treating Complex Trauma and Dissociation:  A Practical Guide to Navigating Therapeutic Challenges. Routledge, New York, NY. Chapters 10-13 (pp. 195-239).
  • Richard Kluft (2017) Trying to Keep It Real: My Experience in Developing Clinical Approaches to the Treatment of DID. Frontiers in the Psychotherapy of Trauma and Dissociation, 1(1):18–44, 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.46716/ftpd.2017.0002

Timed Outline
75 Minutes: Book Chapter(s)
15 Minutes: Journal Article
60 Minutes: Case presentations

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.50 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.
  • 2.50 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 2.50 continuing education credits.
  • 2.50 ISSTD Certificate Program
    This program is eligible for 2.50 credits in the ISSTD Certificate Program. No certificate of completion is generated for this type of credit.
Course opens: 
01/01/2025
Course expires: 
10/31/2025
Event starts: 
09/17/2025 - 7:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
09/17/2025 - 9:30pm EDT
Part of: 
Master Seminar - Complex Posttraumatic and Dissociative Disorders | Turkus February 2025
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Available Credit

  • 2.50 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.
  • 2.50 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 2.50 continuing education credits.
  • 2.50 ISSTD Certificate Program
    This program is eligible for 2.50 credits in the ISSTD Certificate Program. No certificate of completion is generated for this type of credit.
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