Session Seven - Foundational Issues: What They Bring, Conceptual Issues, and Therapeutic Strategies

August 20, 2025

Session Seven – Content Level: Advanced
Master Topic: Foundational Issues: What They Bring, Conceptual Issues, and Therapeutic Strategies

Abstract
The session will focus on attachment issues: rupture and repair, boundaries, and dependency versus support. Included will be conceptual issues of the collaborative model and therapeutic strategies. The challenging issues of flashbacks, the trauma bond, self-injury, and sexuality will be explored.  There will be an opportunity to present case reports.

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

  1. Identify foundational issues and the treatment of complex trauma
  2. Describe the therapeutic management of challenging behaviors in the 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 6-9 (pp. 95-194).
  • Katherine A. Cascio PhD (2019) Providing trauma-informed care to women exiting prostitution: assessing programmatic responses to severe trauma, Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 20:1, 100-113, DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2018.1502713

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: 
08/20/2025 - 7:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
08/20/2025 - 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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