Trauma Center Workshops
The Trauma Center at JRI offers a variety of workshops and clinical consultation groups designed to provide professional support and advanced, hands-on learning opportunities for clinicians and other providers working with children and adults who have experienced trauma. Workshops provide state-of-the-art information about key topics in the field of traumatic stress, integrating innovative and well-established practices and areas of exploration. Consultation groups are organized around key thematic areas, and are space-limited to maximize participants experience.
Featured 2009 - 2010 Training Initiative:
Master Clinician Series
This series will feature lecture presentations from prominent expert faculty, addressing the treatment of trauma and highlighting different treatment modalities and perspectives. The series will take place from 6:30 - 8:30 P.M. on selected Mondays from October through April. Discounts are available to individuals who register for multiple lectures.
Next lecture, Monday, April 12, featuring Dr. Bessel van der Kolk. For more information and to register, please click HERE.
The Psychopharmacology of Trauma & Beyond
Presenter: Frank Guastella Anderson, M.D.
Dates: March 8, 2010
Times: 8:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Location: 1019 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
This day long workshop will focus on the unique ways that traditional medications are used when working with clients who have trauma histories. We will begin with a discussion of the neurobiology of trauma and an introduction to the mechanisms of action for commonly used medications.
We will address the psychopharmacological treatment of individuals with Dissociative Disorders, as well as of children who suffer from trauma-related disorders. Alternative treatments will also be explored. The workshop will explore trauma as it relates to certain common co-morbidities such as Depression, Attention Deficit Disorder, Bipolar Disorder and Substance Abuse. We will look at the interrelationship between hormones and PTSD in women who are pregnant, as well as women in the perimenopause transition.
We will discuss the integration of therapy with Psychopharmacology. Case examples will be utilized to discuss pharmacological treatment in individuals who have experienced trauma, and we will close with a question and answer period.
For more information and to register, please click HERE.
Creating Change: Expressive Arts and Improvisational Theatre in Trauma Intervention
Dates: April 26 and 27, 2010
Times: 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. each day
Location: 1019 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
This two-day conference will immerse participants in creative strategies applicable to work with children, adolescents, and adults who have experienced trauma. Day One will introduce an expressive arts therapy framework for trauma treatment, including a range of strategies which may be implemented by clinicians in individual, family, and group work. Applications will be drawn from the expressive arts component of the Trauma Center’s SMART Program. On Day Two, participants will explore techniques drawn from improvisational theatre, including role play, skits, and cooperative games, to support clients in skill-building, self-expression, and relational engagement. This workshop highlights programming from Urban Improv, as well as our center’s Trauma Drama model, programming that has been selected for its wide application to clinical work in milieu and outpatient settings. Both days will be highly experiential, and space is limited.
For more information and to register, please click HERE.
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