Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment (SMART): Bottom-up Interventions for Childhood Trauma
Presenter: Alexandra Cook, Ph.D. and Anne Westcott, LICSW
Date: March 22-23, 2012
Time: 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Location: 1019 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
Cost: Individual Regular Rate Workshop Only - $370; with Consultation - $1090. Individual Early Bird Workshop Only - $350; with Consultation - $950. Student/Group Regular Rate Workshop Only - $333; with Consultation - $981. Student/Group Early Bird Workshop Only - $315; with Consultation - $855.
PLEASE NOTE: Early Bird deadline is February 17, 2012.
Description:
Clinicians working with children who have experienced complex trauma and neglect often find themselves struggling to address powerful swings in emotion, dissociation, behavioral outbursts, withdrawn numbness, and impenetrable avoidance. In these cases, verbal interventions fall short of addressing the profound dysregulation the child experiences. In this training you will learn a paradigm for recognizing and understanding the neurobiological underpinnings of this dysregulation. Within this framework, you will see and learn interventions and skills aimed at addressing the sensory motor dysregulation at the body level. By adding a new array of strategies to the standard mental health therapy repertoire including techniques drawn from the expertise of the worlds of Sensory Integration (as practiced by occupational therapists) and other sensory motor approaches, clinicians may better support children to become more organized, interpersonally available, and accessible for mental health treatments. Through didactics, experiential demonstration, and videotaped case examples, participants will learn and explore new strategies for intervening with children and caregivers. The SMART model fits coherently within the classic three component treatment for trauma and will provide expanded tools for safety and stabilization work as well as resources for regulation during trauma processing to minimize abreaction.
Consultation groups (Optional) Following the two day training, consultation groups will be offered through the Trauma Center at two locations (Brookline and Acton). These groups will offer practitioners the option to more fully develop practice and expertise in this method through review of therapists’ videotaped sessions, discussion, and use of the SMART Manual. The groups will meet twice per month over the course of six months with a developer of the model.
Prerequisites:
This workshop is geared for professionals working clinically with children and adolescents who have complex trauma. This workshop will presume prior experience in providing therapy in contexts such as outpatient clinics, inpatient settings, schools or residential treatment centers. Interest in learning new methods for approaching the problems of dysregulation should be the primary motivation for attending this workshop.
About the Presenters:
Alexandra Cook, Ph.D. --Associate Director and the Director of Development, Dr. Cook has been at the Trauma Center since 1995. She graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Psychology and then obtained her M.A. and Ph.D. at Boston University. After completing her post-doctoral fellowship at the Trauma Center, she went on to become the Director of Children's Services from 1997 until 2004. Dr. Cook has a special interest in trauma evaluations and psychological testing. She has co-authored a book, With the Phoenix Rising: Lessons form Ten Resilient Women Who Overcame the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse, and been the lead author on a White Paper, Complex Trauma in Children and Adolescents.
Anne Westcott, LICSW --Ms. Westcott is a psychotherapist and consultant with over 20 years experience working with children, teens and families. She has a special passion for working with trauma and attachment, assisting children and adults in the process of self-discovery and healing. She is trained in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, ARC, and Attachment Therapy with Daniel Hughes. Ms. Westcott specializes in child-focused relational therapy with families affected by trauma and dissociation. She provides supervision, education and consultation to parents, educators and therapists on trauma, dissociation, attachment, and relationship regulation. Ms. Westcott received her Masters Degree from Columbia University of Social Work.
Please be sure to submit both the Registration form as well as payment, using one of the links below.
INDIVIDUAL RATES:
| Regular Rate Workshop Only - $370 | Regular Rate Workshop with Consultation - $1090 |
INDIVIDUAL EARLY BIRD RATES:
| Early Bird Workshop Only - $350 | Early Bird Workshop with Consultation - $950 |
STUDENT/GROUP RATES:
| Regular Rate Workshop Only - $333 | Regular Rate Workshop with Consultation - $981 |
STUDENT/GROUP EARLY BIRD RATES:
| Regular Rate Workshop Only - $315 | Regular Rate Workshop with Consultation - $855 |
