Upcoming Webinars
Our live webinars feature exciting topics, international experts in the trauma field, and an opportunity for you to ask questions and have them answered by the presenter during the webinar! All prices are in US Dollars. Click here for info on CE credits.
Vicarious Trauma in Health Care Providers
with Dana Ross, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Dr. Ross will discuss the meaning of the term ‘vicarious trauma’ and how it is commonly expressed in care providers. The concept of vicarious traumatization will be defined specifically within the context of trauma therapy, with an emphasis on key signs and symptoms of its clinical presentation. Vicarious traumatization will be distinguished from compassion fatigue, and its association with burnout will be explored. Known risk factors for vicarious traumatization will be delineated, as well as strategies to mitigate the impact of these risk factors. Preventative strategies to enhance resilience will be outlined and practical skills and examples will be reviewed. The idea of vicarious growth will be introduced as well.
July 16, 2019
12:00 - 1:00 PM EDT
$29 Early Bird Rate until July 6th (regular rate $35 USD). Student pricing available.
Harnessing the Power of Perpetrator Ego States
with Lisa Schwarz, M.Ed
In this webinar, Lisa Schwarz, M.Ed, will address the practical and process issues relevant to working with parts of self which are creating obstacles and blocks to trauma resolution and healing. These overt and covert ego states confound and create unease in therapists, complicate client’s day-to-day functioning, and are sophisticated, well-constructed and resilient in doing the “jobs” they were created to do. Examples of these behaviors include but are not limited to: aggression, manipulation, massive dysregulation, control through “loss of control”, self-injury and the camouflage of passive-aggressiveness.
The ultimate goals are accessing the strengths, heart and soul of these challenging ego states in order to support internal cooperation, communication and co-consciousness, as well as re-consolidating emotional learning that perpetuates these negatively valenced states. Ultimately utilizing perpetrator parts as a resource aids in allowing for a productive integration into one’s whole.
August 26, 2019
6:30 - 8:30 PM EDT
$49 Early Bird Rate until August 16th (regular rate $59 USD). Student pricing available.
PTSD Treatment Guidelines and Clinical Care
with Christine A. Courtois, PhD, ABPP
The U.S. health care system increasingly utilizes clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) based on stringent systematic reviews of research findings to inform decision-making about care. There are relatively few guidelines, however, that address mental and behavioral health conditions or that include psychological interventions. To address this, in 2010, the American Psychological Association adopted the Institute of Medicine (IOM) standards for clinical practice guidelines and selected the treatment of PTSD as a topic for review. The resultant recommendations, “Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Adults*,” were accepted in early 2017, to be accompanied by a companion Professional Practice Guideline (PPG).
The recommendations—along with the strengths and limitations--of the PTSD guidelines will be presented and its findings compared. Major recommendations of Professional Practice Guidelines and other authoritative writing for treatment of all forms of PTSD (including the Dissociative Disorders) will also be reviewed. Increasingly, emphasis is being placed on the significance of the relationship for the treatment of traumatized individuals, especially those who were interpersonally victimized. We will also discuss evidence-based relationship elements that are important to the success of treatment and have been largely ignored in the PTSD guidelines.
September 16, 2019
6:30-8:30 PM EDT
$49 Early Bird Rate until September 6th (regular rate $59 USD). Student pricing available.
Psychiatric Medications and Genetics: What Therapists Need to Know
with Colin A. Ross, MD
In this webinar, Dr. Ross will review psychiatric medications and genetics. For medications, he will focus on antidepressants and antipsychotics and for genetics he will focus on schizophrenia, depression, eating disorders and alcoholism. For genetics, he will also explain concepts like twin concordance and heritability estimates. The webinar will be designed for non-MD health professionals and trainees. It will not be necessary to have a background in either pharmacology or genetics to follow what Dr. Ross is saying.
October 8, 2019
11:00 - 1:00 PM EDT
$49 Early Bird Rate until September 28th (regular rate $59 USD). Student pricing available.
Trauma Informed Care: A Focus on Ethics and Cultural Competence
with Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC
More details coming soon!
November 6, 2019
6:30 - 8:30 PM EST
$49 Early Bird Rate until October 27th (regular rate $59 USD). Student pricing available.
How Psychological Stress Impacts Cognition
with Dana Ross, MD, MSc, FRCPC
One of the most common things that Dr. Ross hears from her patients who have lived through complex trauma is the phrase, “I think I have dementia.” People go on to report struggles with everyday memory, word recall, planning, focusing and other aspects of cognitive functioning. In this 1 hour webinar, Dr. Ross will give an overview of the latest research on trauma and cognition, and will also provide tips and approaches for coping with these stress-related symptoms on a day-to-day basis.
December 2, 2019
12:00-1:00 PM EST
$29 Early Bird Rate until November 22nd (regular rate $35 USD). Student pricing available.