Trauma & Dissociation:
A History, A Culture,
and A Four-Phased Treatment Model
Friday, May 26th
8-3 PST / 9 - 4 MST / 10 - 5 CST / 11 - 6 EST
6 CE's available for counselors in:
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Kansas, Texas, and Oklahoma.
This program is Approved by the National Association of Social Workers
(Approval # 886902669-5450) for 6 continuing education contact hours.
For CE credit, your zoom sign-in must match your registration name and email.
This event will be recorded, and it is for CLINICIANS ONLY.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER $150 Links to Books Available Post-Registration
SPEAKER BIO:
Emily Christensen, Ph.D., has a Bachelor's Degree in Human Development, a Master's Degree in Professional Counseling, and her Doctorate is in Marriage and Family Therapy. As a licensed clinical counselor, she has been in private practice since 2004 and licensed and working in the field since 1999, with additional experience in ER triage, inpatient psychiatric, residential treatment, school-based, and outpatient settings. Dr. Christensen currently serves as the Training Program Coordinator for the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), and is currently the international clinical coordinator for humanitarian aid organizations offering counseling and trauma resiliency training to government leaders, humanitarian aid workers, and first responders in war zones and natural disaster sites. Dr. Christensen lectures internationally about trauma and resiliency.
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES:
Recognize a variety of trauma and dissociation presentations
Define plurality as a culture and a community
Identify patterns of community expression that reinforce dissociation
Distinguish between dissociative experiences and online community plurality as an identity
Practice culturally competent interactions and approaches appropriate for identity development and healing
AGENDA TIMELINE:
75 minutes – Diagnostic History as Context
5 minute Q&A
10 minute break
75 minute – Treatment Guidelines & Cultural Competency
15 minute Q&A
30 minute lunch break
75 minutes – Plural Culture and Online Community Phenomena
5 minute Q&A
10 minute break
75 minute – Four Phase Treatment Model
15 minute Q&A