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A dissociated client can crush your clinical confidence. You replay sessions and wonder...
What could I have said differently? What did I miss? How could I have connected more?
It's unnerving! You can't get these clients to open up. And, when you do, it's like you're walking on eggshells... trying not to trigger angry defences or frighten your client back into the safety of dissociation. It can be a major obstacle to therapy. But it's your mission to help your clients learn to cope with their pain, not disconnect.
The good news for you is our expert Pam Stavropoulos has dedicated her career to supporting people through their dissociation & trauma. You're going to learn straight-forward ways to resolving hard to recognize dissociative symptoms and re-enactments that can be happening subtly right there in a session.
Breakthrough your clients' dissociation with:
Get the highest calibre of trauma training, put an end to second-guessing & wondering, know you have the confidence to treat all your clients!
Feedback from Pam's recent presentations for PDP:
“Great seminar! Pam is exceptional! She has great knowledge, she cares that we learn and can apply what she imparts and the day was so beneficial for me.”
“This was the best training I have ever been on and would recommend anyone I meet to do this training. It’s a wonderful training. Thank you.”
“The trainer’s knowledge was amazing.” “Well presented course that raised many points relevant to my current clinical practice.”
“Pam, thank you for your presentation which was thoughtful and well-prepared and along with your clinical expertise was an incredible day of learning for me. I feel so much more prepared and skilled for my work now.
“Presenter was excellent, demonstrated high level of interest and experience in the area. Excellent presentation skills”.
“Content was comprehensive and very well evidence-based. Thank you for your wisdom, examples of practice and discussions.”
“As a student this course, was extremely helpful in giving me a solid foundation on a difficult topic.”
“Content of the seminar was really helpful to me. The presenter clearly has lots of experience and knowledge and conveyed it clearly.”
“I thoroughly enjoyed the course and will definitely attend more PDP courses and in particular with Pam.”
“A most informative and valuable resource for my ability to improve my understanding of the role of non-verbal experience and the body. Many rich resources supplied. Thank you Pam.”
PESI Australia, in collaboration with PESI in the USA, offers quality online continuing professional development events from the leaders in the field at a standard recognized by professional associations including psychology, social work, occupational therapy, alcohol and drug professionals, counselling and psychotherapy. On completion of the training, a Professional Development Certificate is issued after the individual has answered and submitted a quiz and course evaluation. This program is worth 7 hours CPD for points calculation by your association.
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Pam Stavropoulos, PhD, is an educator, consultant, and psychotherapist whose most recent work is as Head of Research with the Blue Knot Foundation. A former Fulbright Scholar and two-time winner (2022 & 2014) of the Pierre Janet Writing Award for the best clinical, theoretical, or research paper in the field of dissociation and/or trauma, she has been a member of the ISSTD Scientific Committee and coauthored the nationally and internationally endorsed Practice Guidelines for Clinical Treatment of Complex Trauma (Blue Knot Foundation, 2012, 2019). Pam has held lectureships at the University of New England and Macquarie University (from which she left her tenured position to study and practice psychotherapy) and is a former Program Director of the Jansen Newman Institute, Sydney. The author of Living under Liberalism: The Politics of Depression in Western Democracies (2008) she has written research reports in the community health sector and is a clinical supervisor who specializes in complex trauma-related issues.
Speaker Disclosures:
Learning objectives of this training:
“Enactments are frequent within as well as outside the therapy room but provide ongoing opportunities for effective trauma therapy!” Pam Stavropoulos.
How will you benefit from attending this training?
Morning Session (includes a short break)
Afternoon Session (includes a short break)
Evaluation and quiz - your payment includes a quiz which when completed with a minimum of 80% correct answers, will enable you to download your Attendance Certificate.
To complete the quiz, please log into your account at pdp-catalogue.com.au and click the orange "Certificate" button under the program's title.
This seminar has been designed to extend the clinical knowledge and applied skill of Psychologists, Counsellors, Psychotherapists, Coaches, Social Workers and Psychiatrists with little knowledge of Existential theory and practice.
Many clinicians are aware of trauma but less aware of trauma-related dissociation, particularly in relation to complex presentations. For this reason, prior knowledge is not assumed and practitioners with diverse qualifications and skill levels will benefit. Therapists already attuned to complex trauma and dissociation will also benefit from the direct focus on clinical challenges posed by enactments in the therapy room and how to address them.
Morning Session
9:00am - 12:30pm (includes 15 minute break at 10:30am)
Lunch Break
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Afternoon Session
1:00pm - 4:30pm (includes 15 minute break at 2:45pm)
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