This presentation has been updated to include recent literature relevant to assessment of structural dissociation, the newly updated MID Analysis v5.0, and the Interpretive Manual, 3rd Edition. Since the development of EMDR therapy in the early 1990s, a large body of research has shown that it is efficacious for PTSD.
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Chronic shame, an experience of being without value, is often at the center of the aftermath of traumatic experience accompanied by active dissociative processes. Infant attachment strategies are generated in the face of fear and seek proximity to a caretaker. Such seeking is compromised when the attachment relationship is itself a source of terror, horror, or other physical or psychic pain.
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Therapeutic work and successful outcomes is often difficult with clients with Complex PTSD and dissociative disorders, and cultural differences and rural Alaskan/American issues can further complic
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Therapy with people who have been severely traumatized presents challenges to both the client and the therapist. The intensity of emotional and physical needs of trauma survivors with complex PTSD and Dissociative Disorders confront therapists with challenges of how best to manage those issues – for both the client and for the therapist.
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Across the globe at this time, trauma is abundant. In addition to the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical strife, there are compounding challenges faced by marginalized populations.
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Day One of this conference includes three three hour presentations and five 90 minute presentations.
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Day Two of this conference includes three three hour presentations and three 90 minute presentations.
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