Join internationally-renowned attachment and trauma experts Terry Levy, Ph.D., D.A.P.A., B.C.F.E. and Michael Orlans, M.A., D.A.P.A., B.C.F.E. in this cutting-edge seminar recording that will provide you with concepts and skills necessary to facilitate positive change in your clients regarding trauma and attachment. You will learn effective assessment and therapeutic techniques for adults and couples, based on the latest research in neurobiology, trauma and attachment therapy, and resilience through video case studies, discussion, and question and answer dialogue, you will complete this seminar recording with practical, effective, evidenced-based techniques you can use to improve treatment outcomes with these clients.
Terry and Michael have over 60 years’ combined experience as therapists, trainers and authors. They have developed effective strategies currently being employed by mental health professionals in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Their books include the best-selling Attachment, Trauma and Healing, considered to be a classic in the field; Handbook of Attachment Interventions, widely used throughout the U.S. and Europe; and their newest book, Healing Parents, continues to receive rave reviews in the U.S., England and Asia.
OUTLINE
Trauma & Attachment 40 years of psychotherapy 5 principles of treatment 6 core concepts of development and attachment
Assessment Symptoms of trauma Symptoms of attachment disorder Traumatized brain and biochemistry: The biology of fear Internal working model: Core beliefs and expectations 4 attachment styles Psychosocial history and relationship patterns
Treatment
Structure of the Healing Process 30-hour Intensive Outpatient Psychotherapy model 3-step treatment process: revisit, revise, revitalize
Integrative and Holistic Emotional Neurobiological Cognitive & behavioral Systemic Experiential and skill-based interventions
Therapeutic Methods Limbic Activation Process: The neurobiological connection First-year attachment cycle: Foundation of attachment and development Inner child metaphor: From self-contempt to self-acceptance Psychodramatic reenactment: Confronting traumatic events Cognitive rescripting: Changing negative beliefs, reducing shame Emotional processing: Healing traumatic emotions and memories Exposure/desensitization for PTSD: Reducing fear and avoidance
Mindfulness Techniques Regain sense of safety and control Decrease hyperarousal symptoms Reduce anxiety and depression Reconnect with body and emotions Separate past from present
Posttraumatic Growth: Recovery and resilience Instill optimism and hope Focus on gratitude and positive emotions Create a sense of meaning and purpose Identify and use signature strengths Enhance relationships and social support Increase self-esteem and self-efficacy Volunteering and giving
Improving Relationships Strengthen the hardwired need for a safe emotional bond Teach the language of attachment: Emotional attunement and responsiveness Eliminate circular patterns: Withdraw-cling, blame-distance, criticize-defend
Attachment Communication Training Therapist-guided relationship enhancement Teach constructive communication, problem-solving and conflict-management skills Promote limbic resonance and fulfillment of attachment needs
Therapeutic Goals Mindfulness and stress-management Change core beliefs and coping strategies Heal PTSD: resolve loss and grief Eliminate destructive dynamics Create secure attachment
OBJECTIVES
Define the psychological, social, cognitive, and biological aspects of trauma and attachment disorder. Utilize effective individual and relationship-based assessment tools and methods. Describe skill-based and experiential techniques to improve emotional dysregulation, core beliefs, brain wiring and biochemistry, PTSD symptoms, and relationship patterns. Implement Attachment Communication Training to foster effective communication, conflict-management, and secure attachment. Explain how traumatized and resistant individuals can achieve positive personal and relationship goals, including posttraumatic growth. Create secure and fulfilling relationships by facilitating limbic resonance and attachment security.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
TERRY M. LEVY, PH.D., D.A.P.A., B.C.F.E.
Dr. Terry M. Levy has been a psychotherapist, trainer, supervisor and consultant for over 35 years. He is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in Colorado and Florida, a Board Certified Forensic examiner and a Diplomate and Master Therapist of the American Psychotherapy Association. Dr. Levy is the co-director of the evergreen Psychotherapy Center and the Attachment Treatment and Training Institute in evergreen, Colorado. he is co-author of the best- seller Attachment, Trauma & Healing (1998, Child Welfare League of America), editor of Handbook of Attachment Interventions (2000, Elsevier Press) and co-author of Healing Parents: Helping Wounded Children Learn to Trust and Love (2006, Child Welfare League of America).
Dr. Levy was the founder and previous director of the Family Life Center (Florida) and the Miami Psychotherapy Institute, which offered family systems treatment and training. He was co-founder and past-president of the Board of Directors of the Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children (ATTACH), an international organization dedicated to attachment and its critical importance to human development.
MICHAEL ORLANS, M.A., D.A.P.A., B.C.F.E.
Michael Orlans is an internationally-renowned author and trainer who has taught throughout the United States, Canada, great Britain and Japan. He is a Certified Master Therapist with over 32 years of clinical experience working with children, adults and families in public mental health, the criminal justice system and private practice. he is the co-director of the evergreen Psychotherapy Center and the Attachment Treatment and Training Institute. Along with Dr. Levy, he co-authored the best-seller Attachment, Trauma & Healing (1998, Child Welfare League of America) and Healing Parents: Helping Wounded Children Learn to Trust and Love (2006, Child Welfare League of America).
Michael is a pioneer in the treatment of children, adolescents and adults with compromised attachment. He is the developer of Corrective Attachment Therapy and innovator of the two-week intensive treatment approach. Michael is a co-founder of the Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children (ATTACH). He has contributed to numerous books, journals and other publications.
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