The Heart of Trauma-Informed Treatment and Engagement

Evidence-based treatments (EBT) for traumatic stress have become widely available and popularized. Of these, which EBTs teach therapists how to sit with horrific stories of human evil and violence that may challenge their beliefs in a good and just world? Which EBTs teach therapists how to help intensely trauma-reactive clients who may feel mistrust and be triggered by the therapeutic process itself? Many clinicians seek answers to these questions and want to learn relational strategies for managing trauma-reactive ruptures in the therapeutic relationship.

In this two-hour continuing education web conference, Dr. Ham will distil what he has learned thus far in his journey as a licensed psychologist, leader in the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, and Director of the Center for Child Trauma and Resilience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Ham’s approach to trauma treatment has been used to train thousands of mental health professionals and non-clinical frontline staff throughout New York City, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, inpatient and outpatient staff, case managers, child welfare workers, teachers, and corrections and probation officers.

During this presentation for mental health professionals, Dr. Ham will highlight effective therapeutic strategies for trauma treatment from five EBTs: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competence; Child Parent Psychotherapy; Trauma Affect Regulation: Guide for Education and Treatment; and STRONG Families. He will also discuss a method for integrating alliance-focused treatment based on a modern relational psychoanalytic therapy developed by Jeremy Safran and Chris Muran. Additionally, he will explain methods for effectively discussing trauma with people in therapy, using simple language and metaphors, and he will describe the essential elements of trauma-informed care grounded in relationship, regulation, and reflective functioning.

This intermediate level web conference is designed to help clinicians:

1. Apply strategies for educating individuals in therapy about the neurobiological impact of trauma.
2. Recognize the importance of attachment and safety in the therapeutic relationship as a foundation for trauma recovery.
3. List strategies for regulating trauma reactions that can be taught to people in therapy.
4. Explain the importance of reflective functioning, or mentalizing, in trauma recovery.
5. Apply strategies for repairing therapeutic impasses that arise from trauma reactions.

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Event Reviews from Members

Very good information and delivery. The best aspect was the humbleness and seeming trustworthiness of the presenter. - Jennifer Leigh Miller, LPC

I loved this presentation. I so appreciated Dr. Ham's stories, self-disclosure, wisdom, and expertise. - Allene Kaplan, MA, LMFT

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