Fremont Community Therapy Project and
The International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation are delighted to present two workshops with Kathy Steele, MN, CS
Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation: A Stabilization Skills Toolkit
Friday, February 17, 2012, 8:30 AM-5:00 PM: 6 CEUs
Registration begins at 8:00 AM
University of Washington Tower Auditorium
4333 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98195
Unraveling the Mysteries: Case Consultation for Therapists Working with Complex Trauma and Dissociation
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 8:30 AM-12:00 PM: 3 CEUs
University of Washington School of Social Work
4101 15th Avenue NE, Room 140, Seattle, WA 98105
Kathy Steele, MN, CS is an award-winning, internationally recognized author, a skillful clinician and an engaging and practical presenter, returning to Seattle to share a toolkit of immediately useful interventions for both therapist and client, approaches designed to provide stability, and foster progress in the toughest of cases, working with some of our most troubled and troubling clients. She is Clinical Director of Metropolitan Counseling Services, a non profit, low cost psychotherapy and training center, and is in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a Past President and Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Trauma (ISSTD). Kathy has received several international awards for her work, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from ISSTD in 2010. She frequently teaches about complex trauma and dissociation around the world, and has authored or co-authored numerous publications in the field, including two award winning books, Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation: Skills Training for Patients and Therapists (Boon, Steele, & Van der Hart, 2011), and The Haunted Self: Structural Dissociation of the Personality and Treatment of Chronic Traumatization (Van der Hart, Nijenhuis, & Steele, 2006). She and her colleagues are currently working on a practical clinical manual on treatment of dissociative disorders.
Day One: Stabilization Skills for Complex Developmental Trauma Disorders
Therapists can feel overwhelmed by the many difficulties brought to therapy by adults who were seriously abused and/or neglected as children. No single diagnosis seems sufficient to explain the complex symptoms of these individuals. This is because trauma occurred over long periods of time and has thus affected critical developmental phases and impacted the
neurobiology of these clients. They may suffer from a wide array of problems, including depression, anxiety, attention deficit, substance abuse, self-harm, eating and sleeping problems, somatic problems, relationship and sexual issues, difficulties with impulse and emotion regulation, identity problems, and dissociation. While the commonly accepted
treatment for single incident or acute trauma disorder is working through traumatic memories, these individuals typically need a period of stabilization and skills building prior to memory work; otherwise they often run the risk of being overwhelmed and
decompensating. This practical workshop will focus on stabilization skills including mentalizing and other reflective functioning, self and relational regulation, compensating for executive dysfunction, developing inner safety and self compassion, managing inner conflicts, resolving inner-directed phobias, and working with dissociative parts of the self.
The workshop will include lecture, case presentations, and role play demonstrations.
Day One Schedule
8:45 AM – 10:30 AM Understanding Complex Developmental Trauma Disorders
The Common Sense of Dissociation
The Polyvagal Theory and Action Systems
Trauma-Related Phobias
Ways to Present Skills to the Client
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM BREAK
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Pacing the Therapy
Therapeutic Frame (Including Limits and Boundaries)
The Role of the Therapist
Mindfulness
Self and Relational Regulation
Inner Safety
Overcoming the Phobia of Inner Experience
` Reflection / Mentalizing
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM LUNCH on your own
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Overcoming the Phobia of Attachment and Attachment Loss
Containment skills
Working with Dissociation
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM BREAK
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Working with Dissociation, cont’d.
Daily Life Skills
Sleeping
Eating
Executive functioning (planning, prioritizing, time
management, etc.)
Additional Skills
Close
Educational Objectives
* Participants will be able to employ at least five techniques to develop regulatory skills in individuals with complex developmental trauma disorders.
* Participants will be able to describe skills to cope with daily life in individuals with complex developmental trauma disorders.
* Participants will be able to delineate practical skills for working with dissociation within current standard of care.
Day Two: Case Consultation for Psychotherapists
This smaller workshop, open only to those who have taken Day One, will give clinicians working with trauma-related dissociation an opportunity to present their cases to Ms. Steele. If you would like to have a consultation, please submit a description of your case with identifying information redacted to ksteeleseattle@gmail.com; cases will be randomly selected from those submitted.
Kathy’s visit has been arranged as part of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation’s Regional Seminar program, and is a benefit on behalf of the both the ISSTD and the Fremont Community Therapy Project. FCTP is a non-profit organization providing low cost psychotherapy and assessment; many of its clients experience the effects of complex trauma and dissociation. FCTP also offers pre-internship and internship training in psychology and social work.
CE CREDITS: Day One, 6 CEUs, Day Two 3 CEUs . CEU’s will be provided for social workers, marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and psychologists. Our thanks to the University of Washington School of Social Work, our CE provider.
Registration
Preregistration (must be received by 2/10/12)
Full day workshop: $150.00
Both days (Skills workshop & case consultation): $225.00
ISSTD Members or FCTP current and former staff or supervisor fees:
Full day workshop: $135.00
Both days: $200.00
Late or on-site registration
Full day workshop: $200.00
Both days: $275.00
To register, go to http://tinyurl.com/SteeleWorkshop for on-line or faxed registration. Our thanks to ISST-D for its donation of assistance with the registration process.
For questions or more information, please email Laura Brown, laurabrownphd@gmail.com, or call 206-633-2405 ext 1.
