2 Day Kids' Trauma Treatment Certification Course: Master New Techniques for Big Feelings & Attachment Repair

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All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

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Faculty

Paris Goodyear-Brown, MSSW, LCSW, RPT-S™ Related seminars and products

Nurture House

Dafna Lender, LCSW Related seminars and products

The Theraplay Institute

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Dafna Lender, LCSW, is an international trainer and supervisor for practitioners who work with children and families. She is a certified trainer and supervisor/consultant in both Theraplay and Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) and an EMDR therapist. Dafna’s expertise is drawn from 25 years of working with families with attachment in many settings: at-risk after school programs, therapeutic foster care, in-home crisis stabilization, residential care and private practice. Dafna’s style, whether as a therapist or teacher, is combining the light-hearted with the profound by bringing a playful, intense and passionate presence to every encounter. Dafna is the author of Integrative Attachment Family Therapy (2023) and co-author of Theraplay® - The Practitioner’s Guide (2020).

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dafna Lender maintains a private practice. She is a published author and receives royalties. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dafna Lender has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Cherie Spehar MA, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S, CTRC-C, LCSW, RPT-S™, ACTP Related seminars and products

Smiling Spirit Pathways

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Objectives

1. List three symptoms that are often seen in children with complex trauma. 
2. Explain what the ACES all have in common. 
3. Name two aspects of Safety with Skin On. 
4. List the components of the trauma treatment umbrella framework TraumaPlay. 
5. Describe the role of caregivers in trauma recovery for children. 
6. Explain the Paradigm Shift ‘Everything Belongs’ and how it challenges traditional views. 
7. Define De-Pathologizing Symptoms in Practice.
8. Name 3 Expressive Therapeutic Tools used to actualize transformation in children with complex trauma. 
9. Describe the significance of parents own attachment style. 
10. Describe the significance of repair in the parent- child relationship.
11. List 3 possible reasons that lie beneath a parent’s defensive statement.
12. List 2 techniques for Managing a parent’s dysregulation in the session so they do not shame, dominate, vent, etc.

Outline

• Adverse Childhood Experiences - Brief overview
• Three roles of attuned, contingently responsive adults
• How the TraumaPlay™ Framework makes therapy easier
• Map symptoms to guide treatment
• Polyvagal Theory and safety with skin on
• Primacy of parent involvement
• Practical outcomes from new research

A Paradigm Shift in Trauma Care
“Everything Belongs”

• Challenges in traditional views
• Introducing the “shift”
• Create more acceptance by de-pathologizing symptoms
• Transform “messengers” into tools of resilience
• Engage kids in the power of self-discovery learning
• Harness the power of neurobiology to create new learning pathways
• Strategies for clinicians: Adapting and personalizing the approach

Techniques to Improve the Parent-Child Bond after Trauma

• Deciding on goals and length of parent-focused treatment
• Tools for deepening parent’s regulation skills
• Role plays, mindfulness practice, self-care
• When & how to introduce healing conversations utilizing PACE Attitude

Experiential Activities, Exercises & New Approaches

• Games that invite moments of attunement and delight
• Easy-to-use narrative strategies for kids
• Case examples
• Simple ways to get kids talking in therapy
• Collaborate with parents in reshaping child’s trauma story
• Play and Expressive Therapy prompts that provide structure for narrative work
• Create meaning that lasts beyond therapy
• Respond to and guide parents to keep constructive communication on track
• Helping parents stay open and engaged to support child’s healing
• Learn gentle ways to intervene and redirect a misattuned or critical parent
• Guiding parents in helpful responses within session
• Get parents and kids talking in a safe space
• Limitations of the research and potential risks

Panel Discussion
Bringing It All Together with Paris, Dafna, & Cherie

• Integrating the holistic approach in everyday practice
• Bringing the paradigm shift into real-world settings
• Regulating defensive or shut-down parents
• Do’s & don’ts of managing parent-child conflict in session
• Case studies: Successful implementation and outcomes

Target Audience

• Case Managers
• Licensed Clinical/Mental Health Counsellors
• Art Therapists
• Marriage & Family Therapists
• Psychologists
• Social Workers
• Child and Adolescent Therapists
• School Administrators