Session One - Introduction to the Relationship Between Sensory Information and the Brain

April 8, 2026

Abstract
This session will focus on an introduction to the senses, the corresponding sections of the brain, and how sensory information travels through the brain. This will be followed by a diverging roads of sensory experience and understanding the difference between feeling safe and under threat. There will be an opportunity to present case reports.

Objectives

  1. Summarize the relationship of sensory information and areas of the brain
  2. Distinguish between the sensory experience of feeling safe or under threat
  3. Prepare and present case reports and process therapeutic interventions

Readings

  1. Lanius, R.A., Harricharan, S. Kearney, B., Pandev-Girard, B.. (2025). Sensory Pathways to Healing from Trauma: Harnessing the Brain’s Capacity for Change. The Guilford Press, New York, NY., Introduction & Chapters 1-3 (pp. 1-47)
  2. Esteban-Serna, C., Loewenberger, A., Pick, S. & Cope, S.R. (2024). Psychological therapy for functional neurological disorder: Examining impact on dissociation, psychological distress and general functioning. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 25:4, 516-532. DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2024.2356591

Timed Outline

  • 1 hour and 15 minutes: Book Chapter(s)
  • 15 minutes: Journal Article
  • 1 hour: 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: 
02/01/2026
Course expires: 
01/31/2027
Event starts: 
04/08/2026 - 7:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
04/08/2026 - 9:30pm EDT
Part of: 
Master Seminar - Complex Posttraumatic and Dissociative Disorders | Turkus/Smith 2026
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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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