Secure attachment plays a crucial role in fostering positive psychological and social adjustment throughout the lifespan, impacting both children and adults. Conversely, early developmental trauma, abuse, and neglect contribute to a spectrum of adverse outcomes, including depression, anxiety, shame, destructive behaviors, physical illness, and dysfunctional relationships. Mental health professionals play a pivotal role in addressing these issues, requiring a nuanced understanding of how to assess and treat attachment and trauma-related challenges in adults and couples.
This seminar aims to equip mental health professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the complexities of attachment and trauma issues. Recognizing that attachment styles established in childhood persist into adulthood, the seminar emphasizes their enduring influence on emotional security, the interpretation of personal experiences, and the ability to cultivate and sustain closeness, trust, and stability in intimate relationships.
The pervasive tendency to replicate neglectful, abusive, or hurtful relationship patterns from childhood underscores the need for effective intervention strategies. Attachment and trauma-informed therapy is presented as a transformative approach capable of altering these ingrained patterns. Despite prior therapeutic endeavors, medications, and personal growth attempts, many adults find themselves unable to effect positive changes in their intimate relationships due to unresolved trauma and attachment wounds.
The seminar delves into practical methodologies for mental health professionals, emphasizing the assessment of attachment patterns and traumatic conditions. Through the use of diverse learning formats such as PowerPoint presentations, video demonstrations of attachment and trauma-informed therapy, and interactive Q&A sessions, participants will gain valuable insights and tools to facilitate positive change in the lives of traumatized individuals and couples.
https://nefesh.org/workshops/Attachmentand/viewFREE WEBINAR
Attachment and Trauma-Focused Therapy for Adults and Couples
Previously Recorded
Presenter: Dr. Terry M. Levy
Course Length: 6 Hours
Learning Objectives:
- Learn to use the Life Script to assess attachment, trauma and early childhood issues, and apply this to adult/couple therapy.
- Learn to use Attachment Communication Training in couples therapy to mitigate destructive ways of relating and foster trust, empathy, and deep emotional connection.
- Observe videos of experiential interventions which help clients work through loss, pain and fear, mitigate negative mindsets and identity, increase positive coping skills, and facilitate mastery over trauma (“victim to overcomer”).
This workshop Offers 6 Continuing Education Credits
This webinar is recorded and will not grant live credits.
Secure attachment plays a crucial role in fostering positive psychological and social adjustment throughout the lifespan, impacting both children and adults. Conversely, early developmental trauma, abuse, and neglect contribute to a spectrum of adverse outcomes, including depression, anxiety, shame, destructive behaviors, physical illness, and dysfunctional relationships. Mental health professionals play a pivotal role in addressing these issues, requiring a nuanced understanding of how to assess and treat attachment and trauma-related challenges in adults and couples.
This seminar aims to equip mental health professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the complexities of attachment and trauma issues. Recognizing that attachment styles established in childhood persist into adulthood, the seminar emphasizes their enduring influence on emotional security, the interpretation of personal experiences, and the ability to cultivate and sustain closeness, trust, and stability in intimate relationships.
The pervasive tendency to replicate neglectful, abusive, or hurtful relationship patterns from childhood underscores the need for effective intervention strategies. Attachment and trauma-informed therapy is presented as a transformative approach capable of altering these ingrained patterns. Despite prior therapeutic endeavors, medications, and personal growth attempts, many adults find themselves unable to effect positive changes in their intimate relationships due to unresolved trauma and attachment wounds.
The seminar delves into practical methodologies for mental health professionals, emphasizing the assessment of attachment patterns and traumatic conditions. Through the use of diverse learning formats such as PowerPoint presentations, video demonstrations of attachment and trauma-informed therapy, and interactive Q&A sessions, participants will gain valuable insights and tools to facilitate positive change in the lives of traumatized individuals and couples.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn to use the Life Script to assess attachment, trauma and early childhood issues, and apply this to adult/couple therapy.
- Learn to use Attachment Communication Training in couples therapy to mitigate destructive ways of relating and foster trust, empathy, and deep emotional connection.
- Observe videos of experiential interventions which help clients work through loss, pain and fear, mitigate negative mindsets and identity, increase positive coping skills, and facilitate mastery over trauma (“victim to overcomer”).
Agenda:
• Basic principles of treatment
• Neurobiology of trauma
• Internal working model: Core beliefs
• Attachment styles and patterns
10:30-10:40 Morning Break
10:40-12:10 Treatment Interventions
• Life Script: Assessment and change
• Attachment Communication Training: Modifying attachment patterns and healing trauma
• Experiential therapy: From victim to overcomer
12:10-12:50 Lunch Break
12:50-2:20 Clinical Video: Attachment and Trauma Therapy: Adult/Couple
• Create a safe and trusting therapeutic environment
• Develop positive core belief and narrative
• Alleviate psychological, biological, and social symptoms
• Resolve anger, fear, shame, loss and grief
2:20-2:30 Afternoon Break
2:30-4:45 Clinical Video, Continued
• Change from destructive to secure attachment patterns
• Develop constructive communication and conflict-management skills
• Traits of healthy and happy couples
• Q&A
This presentation is open to:
- Social Workers
- Professional Counselors
- Therapists
- Psychologists
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
- Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
- Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
- New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
- Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
- Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
- Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives
Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.
- Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0774.
- Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0129.
- Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0325.
- CE You! is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland.
CE You! maintains responsibility for this program.