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Childhood developmental trauma leaves people with a legacy of overwhelming emotions and a fragmented sense of self. Unaware that their intense reactions represent communications from fragmented parts, these clients often resort to addictive behaviour, self-harm, and suicidality when feeling hurt, threatened, or rejected. In this session, you’ll learn about Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment, a new model for understanding traumatized clients as inherently fragmented and at war with themselves. When trauma symptoms are understood and treated as emotional memories held by split-off, disowned parts of ourselves, even the most self-destructive clients become manageable. Discover how to help clients:
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| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Healing the Fragmented Selves (1.5 MB) | 26 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Handout (1 of 2) - Healing the Fragmented Selves (6.2 MB) | 6 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Handout (2 of 2) - Healing the Fragmented Selves (244 KB) | 2 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - Healing the Fragmented Selves (112.2 KB) | 21 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Janina Fisher, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and former instructor at The Trauma Center, a research and treatment center founded by Bessel van der Kolk. Known as an expert on the treatment of trauma, Dr. Fisher has also been treating individuals, couples, and families since 1980.
She is the past president of the New England Society for the Treatment of Trauma and Dissociation, an EMDR International Association Credit Provider, Assistant Educational Director of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, and a former Instructor, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Fisher lectures and teaches nationally and internationally on topics related to the integration of the neurobiological research and newer trauma treatment paradigms into traditional therapeutic modalities.
She is co-author with Pat Ogden of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Attachment and Trauma (2015) and author of Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation (2017) and the forthcoming book, Working with the Neurobiological Legacy of Trauma (in press).
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Janina Fisher is an international expert and consultant on Trauma and Dissociation. She is a consultant for Khiron House Clinics and the Massachusetts Department of MH Restraint and Seclusion Initiative. Dr. Fisher receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium, recording royalties and book royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. Dr. Fisher has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Janina Fisher is on the advisory board for the Trauma Research Foundation. She is a patron of the Bowlby Center.
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