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Clients with histories of prior trauma often lack the ability to engage in appropriate affect regulation, so they may find coping and self-soothing through self-destructive strategies including acts of self-mutilation, addictions, and disordered eating. Join Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA, an esteemed expert in the strengths-based, de-pathologized treatment of trauma, to learn:
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| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
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| Manual - Working with the Cycle of Self-Destructive Behaviors in Traumatized Clients: Harness Clients' Strengths to Increase Safety (1.1 MB) | 42 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Working with the Cycle of Self-Destructive Behaviors in Traumatized Clients: Harness Clients' Strengths to Increase Safety - French (1.1 MB) | 42 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Working with the Cycle of Self-Destructive Behaviors in Traumatized Clients: Harness Clients' Strengths to Increase Safety - Italian (1.1 MB) | 42 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Working with the Cycle of Self-Destructive Behaviors in Traumatized Clients: Harness Clients' Strengths to Increase Safety - German (1.1 MB) | 42 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Working with the Cycle of Self-Destructive Behaviors in Traumatized Clients: Harness Clients' Strengths to Increase Safety - Spanish (1.1 MB) | 42 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA, is a recognized expert in the strengths-based, de-pathologized treatment of trauma and has been in private practice for over 40 years. She has been an adjunct faculty member at several universities, and is the founder of The Ferentz Institute, now in its seventeenth year of providing continuing education to mental health professionals and graduating several thousand clinicians from her two certificate programs in advanced trauma treatment. In 2009 she was voted the “Social Worker of the Year” by the Maryland Society for Clinical Social Work. She is the author of Treating Self-Destructive Behaviors in Trauma Survivors: A Clinician’s Guide, now in its second edition, Letting Go of Self-Destructive Behaviors: A Workbook of Hope and Healing and Finding Your Ruby Slippers: Transformative Life Lessons from the Therapist’s Couch.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Lisa Ferentz maintains a private practice and is the Founder and President of the Ferentz Institute. She receives royalties as a published author and is a consultant for Northwest Hospital. Lisa Ferentz receives a speaking honorarium and product royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Lisa Ferentz is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the American Psychotherapy Association.
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Attachment, Affect Regulation, and Psychological Development in a Traumatic Environment
Strengths-Based Assessment and Treatment of Self-Destructive Behaviors
Additional Clinical and Other Considerations
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