5 hr 16 min seminar on DVD Clients are desperately trying to make sense of their symptoms of depression, free-floating anxiety, addictive behaviors, dysregulated emotions, physiological arousal, and seemingly unrelated medical issues. They look to you to create an understanding, provide an accurate diagnosis, and layout an effective treatment approach; however, you find that you can’t without understanding and addressing their “why”. The science is clear and overwhelming about the lasting effects of adverse childhood experiences, developmental trauma, and attachment wounds. In this video, you will learn key insights regarding the neuroscience of addiction from the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, one of the largest investigations of childhood abuse and neglect, and the impact on later-life health and well-being. You will understand the important assessment and treatment implications from neuroscience that show us addiction is experience dependent, not substance dependent. You will learn treatment recommendations from the leading experts in trauma and addictions treatment including: Bessel A van der Kolk, MD, New York Times best-selling author and the world’s leading expert on psychological trauma Vincent Felitti, MD, co-principal investigator of the ACE Study Louis John Cozolino, PhD Lance Dodes, MD Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA Jim Hopper, PhD Gabor Maté, MD Lane Pederson, PsyD, LP, DBTC Mary Lou Schack, PhD Fusing research and theory about attachment and complex developmental trauma, these experts provide invaluable insight that simply must inform our therapy, including: The therapeutic alliance, along with all its inherent challenges with boundaries and clinical enactments The use of contemplative practices for changing the brain Teaching skills for self-regulation Evidence-based modalities for both stabilization and processing traumatic material These experts help illustrate how your clients do not get over or grow out of childhood trauma. These painful experiences, when left unrecognized or untreated, continue to impact us throughout our lifetime; however, with this new insight you can finally say to your client: Your behavior absolutely makes sense and here’s what neuroscience and the ACE Study tells us about the association between your experiences as a child and your struggles as an adult. Featuring-Linda Curran, BCPC, LPC, CACD, CCDP-D, a trauma specialist, veteran clinician, and best-selling author of Trauma Competency: A Clinicians Guide and 101 Trauma-Informed Interventions. Linda has collaborated with the world’s leaders in trauma, including Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., to develop best-selling DVDs and books covering all aspects of psychological trauma, including three video projects for The Master Clinician Series: Trauma Treatment: Psychotherapy for the 21st Century; Power Therapies: EMDR and Beyond; and Evidence-Based Treatments for PTSD. Objectives: List the 10 categories studied, along with the major findings, The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study. Discuss the impact of 6 or more ACEs with regard to adult morbidity and mortality. Describe the impact of the addition of 10 “trauma-informed questions” to a general medical questionnaire in terms of medical costs. Apply DBT skills to mental health, addiction, and dual diagnosis clients. Learn the challenges and complications with 12 step programs. Differentiate simple PTSD versus complex PTSD. Outline: I. Introduction of the Program II. Introduction of Master Clinicians III. The ACE Study a.The Origins of the ACE Study i. ACE Study Questions b. 10 Categories Studied i. 3 Categories of Abuse 1. Physical 2. Emotional 3. Contact Sexual ii. 2 Categories of Neglect 1. Emotional 2. Physical iii. 3 Categories of Household Dysfunction 1.Household Substance Abuse 2. Mother Treated Violently 3. Household Mental Illness 4. Incarcerated Household Member 5. Parental Separation or Divorce c. Demographics Race Age Education Impact on Emotional State Mental Illness Social Malfunction Occupational Performance Biomedical Health Disease Premature Death Damage Occurs Various “Maladaptive” Coping Mechanisms Evidence Against the Disease Model of Addiction People Couldn’t Stop Using Spontaneous Remission Shift to Behavioral Addictions DA Response is Immediate Different Causes of Relapse Chronic Unrelieved Stress on the Brain Disrupted Brain Development Epinephrine Norepinephrine Cortiso Dopamine Serotonin Epigenetics Borderline Personality Disorder Re-victimization Complex PTSD Implementing ACE Study Information The Addition of 10 Trauma-Oriented Questions Treatment Theater work Meditation Neuroscience of Trauma Addiction Treatment Trauma 12 Step Program vs. Treatment Challenges Rehab Recommendations Trained, Educated Counselors Individualized Treatment Reduce Cost/Eliminate Frills Therapeutic Relationship Complex Trauma Therapeutic Alliance Clinical Enactments Mandated Therapy for Therapists Simple Interventions The Body and the Brain; Embodiment Circuitry 5 Functions of DBT Increasing Client Motivation Increasing Client Capability Generalize Skills Increasing Therapist Motivation Structure DBT Skills Mindfulness Distress Tolerance Emotion Regulation Interpersonal Effectiveness DBT Interventions More on the Phase Model of Treatment Simple vs. Complex PTSD Trauma Processing Modalities Evidence-Based Practice About the Speaker: Linda Curran, BCPC, LPC, CACD, CCDPD, is president of Integrative Trauma Treatment, LLC, in Havertown, PA. Currently, she provides clients an integrative approach to trauma, and treats PTSD in adolescent and adult populations, including clients with eating disorders, sexual trauma, and self-injury. An international speaker on the treatment of trauma, Linda has developed, produced, and presents multi-media workshops on all aspects of psychological trauma. Linda is the author of best selling Trauma Competency: A Clinician’s Guide (PPM, 2010) and her newest book 101 Trauma-Informed Interventions (PPM, 2013). She is the producer of the best-selling Interview Trauma series DVD’s in which she collaborated with the world’s leaders in Trauma: Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.; Peter Levine, Ph.D.; Babette Rothschild, MSW, LCS; Stephen Porges, Ph.D.; Janina Fisher, Ph.D.; and many more. ... Continuing Education Information: For U.S. and Canadian customers, CE is available for $9.99 USD per participant. 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