Session Four - Trauma, Dissociation and Memory, Integrating Theory into Clinical Work (Part 1b)
March 28, 2025
Session Four – Content Level: Intermediate
Trauma, dissociation and memory
Integrating theory into clinical work (Part 1b)
Readings:
- Chu, JA (2011) Rebuilding Shattered Live: Treating Complex PTSD and Dissociative Disorders, 2nd edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley and Sons, pp. 78-106 (Chapter 5).
Additional materials:
- Turkus PowerPoint on memory
- O’Neil PowerPoint on memory
- The case of Harold: Part 1b
Timed outline:
45 minutes: Discussion of O’Neil and Turkus PowerPoints on memory theory
30 minutes: Discussion of Reading 1- effects of dissociation on memory
75 minutes: Discussion of the Case of Harold, Part 1b – memory and dissociation
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to
- Outline the different forms of memory (implicit, explicit, declarative, autobiographical, etc.)
- Discuss the effect of dissociation on memory
- Apply theory from previous sessions to the case of Harold
Available Credit
- 2.50 APAThe 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 ACEThe 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 ProgramThis program is eligible for 2.50 credits in the ISSTD Certificate Program. No certificate of completion is generated for this type of credit.