Trauma Treatment Mastery Effective Healing Interventions for The Mind and Body - Bessel van der Kolk, M.D,Peter Levine and others

Course Content Summary

This mastery course brings together a distinguished faculty, including Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Peter Levine, Janina Fisher, Pat Ogden, Mary Jo Barrett, Bill O’Hanlon, and Skip Rizzo, to provide an unparalleled learning experience in trauma treatment. The program emphasizes an integrated approach, recognizing that trauma affects the entire individual—brain, mind, and body.

The curriculum is designed to equip clinicians with advanced, scientifically-backed strategies to help clients achieve deep and lasting healing. It moves beyond traditional talk therapy, exploring innovative treatments that address the physiological imprints of trauma.

Target Audience: Mental health professionals, therapists, counselors, psychologists, social workers, and anyone working with individuals who have experienced trauma, seeking to expand their knowledge and practical skills in advanced trauma interventions.

Main Content & Key Learning Areas:

• Understanding Trauma’s Impact: Gain insight into how trauma reshapes the brain and body, affecting pleasure, engagement, self-control, trust, and the capacity to feel safe. Learn to correctly diagnose both singular and complex forms of trauma.
• Integrated Mind-Body Interventions: Explore a diverse range of cutting-edge therapeutic techniques, including:
  • Somatic Experiencing (SE): Developed by Peter Levine, focusing on helping clients release traumatic stress and access resource states by working with bodily sensations and natural instincts.
  • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Utilizing the body’s innate wisdom to process and integrate traumatic memories.
  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing): A powerful method for processing distressing memories and reducing their emotional impact.
  • Neurofeedback: Training the brain to regulate its own activity, promoting healing and stability.
  • Yoga & Movement: Harnessing physical practices to help clients regain control over their bodies and “unlearn” trauma adaptations.
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS): Working with different “parts” of the self to foster integration and healing.
  • Psychodrama & Creative Arts: Utilizing expressive therapies to access and process traumatic experiences.
  • Limbic System Therapy: Approaches to reverse feelings of powerlessness and rewire brain circuits affected by trauma.
• Clinical Application & Practical Tools: Learn specific steps, real-life case examples, and clinical demonstrations to effectively implement these methods in your practice. Develop skills for reading clients’ physical cues, establishing optimal pacing in recovery, and fostering secure attachment.
• Navigating Complexities: Address challenges such as clients going into fight, flight, or freeze responses, managing intense emotions, and working with disowned parts of the self. Understand how to tailor interventions to maximize impact and avoid retraumatization.
• Therapeutic Presence & Self-Care: Emphasize the importance of the therapist’s healing presence, boundaries, and self-care in working with trauma survivors.

This course is designed to breathe new life into clinical treatment plans, providing in-depth insight into the most effective and innovative methods available for profound trauma healing.