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Abstract
In this workshop, Dr. Ross will explain the principles of his Trauma Model and the relationships between trauma, dissociation and comorbidity within the model. The Trauma Model is a detailed, scientifically testable theory about the relationships between trauma and a wide range of mental disorders and addictions. He will review treatment outcome data from his Trauma Program. Dr. Ross will then explain the principles of Trauma Model Therapy, which sits on the foundation of the overall Trauma Model. These include: the problem of attachment to the perpetrator; the locus of control shift; the problem is not the problem; just say ‘no’ to drugs; addiction is the opposite of desensitization; and the victim-rescuer-perpetrator triangle. He will then describe core principles of the therapy of DID including: the central paradox of DID; the problem of host resistance, talking through to alter personalities; orientation to the body and the present; deprogramming without deprogramming; making friends with Satan; the principle of therapeutic neutrality; and levels and layers in the system. The workshop will be practical and hands-on with many examples of specific techniques and strategies.
This session was originally presented as a live conference session in June 2020.
Target Audience
Beginning/Introductory
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this session participants will be able to:
- Describe how to use the Dissociative Disorders Interview Schedule
- Describe the signs and symptoms of dissociative identity disorder
- Describe the epidemiology of the dissociative disorders
- Describe four meanings of the word 'dissociation'
- Describe the basic principles of Trauma Model Therapy
- Describe specific treatment tasks in the psychotherapy of dissociative identity disorder
Presenter: Colin Ross, MD
Presenter Bio: Colin Ross, MD is an internationally renowned clinician, researcher, author and lecturer in the field of dissociation and trauma-related disorders. He is the founder and President of The Colin A. Ross Institute for Psychological Trauma.
Dr. Ross obtained his MD from the University of Alberta in 1981 and completed his training in psychiatry at the University of Manitoba in 1985. He has been running a hospital-based Trauma Program in Dallas, Texas since 1991.
Dr. Ross's book, The Trauma Model: A Solution To the Problem of Comorbidity in Psychiatry, was first published in 2000, with a second edition appearing in 2007. Other books of his include: Trauma Model Therapy: A Treatment Approach for Trauma, Dissociation and Complex Comorbidity (2009), The C.I.A. Doctors: Human Rights Violations by American Psychiatrists (2006), Moon Shadows: Stories of Trauma & Recovery (2007), Structural Dissociation: A Proposed Modification of the Theory (2013), The Trump Card: A Psychiatrist Analyzes Reactions to Donald Trump (2017), Treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder (2018), Be A Teammate With Yourself (2019), The Genetics of Schizophrenia (2020), and Opus 5 In B Flat And Other Poems (2020).
Dr. Ross has authored 34 books and over 230 professional papers, has reviewed for numerous professional journals and grant agencies, and is a past President of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. He has appeared in a number of television documentaries and has published essays, aphorisms, poetry, short stories, and screenplays. Dr. Ross is adept at imparting complex information to diverse professional audiences on a variety of subjects. He has spoken widely throughout North America and Europe and in China, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand.
Available Credit
- 11.00 ISSTD Certificate ProgramThis program is eligible for 11.00 credits in the ISSTD Certificate Program. No certificate of completion is generated for this type of credit.
Price
"Your Price" above reflects your final price based on your membership status and career level.
- 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.
- ISSTD defines an emerging professional as mental health professionals who have completed an advanced degree and are in the first three years of their career (or first three years after graduation for researchers).
- If you do not fall into one of the above categories please register as Professional/Retired.
These prices are for Tier I countries. For a list of countries by Tier click here. If you are located in a country that falls into Tier II-VI please contact ISSTD at [email protected] to receive the appropriate discount code.