TRAUMA-FOCUSED TREATMENT
ARTS AND PLAY THERAPIES APPROACHES
FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, ADULTS
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MASTER CLASSES
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5
ALL SESSIONS 10:00 am - 5:15 pm
PLAY THERAPY INTERVENTIONS FOR SELF-REGULATION & RELATIONAL SAFETY: HEALING INTERPERSONAL TRAUMA
David A. Crenshaw, PhD, ABPP, RPT-S
Sarah Caprioli, LMHC
Jillian E. Kelly, LCSW
Many children who present for treatment following trauma have dysregulated systems, typically reflecting chronic instability at home and/or violence within the community. In this daylong Master Class, we liken this phenomena to being in a war zone. In the settings in which these speakers work, each uses play and creative arts therapies interventions to address hyperarousal and soothe the brainstem. Play (like the arts) is inherently fun, imaginative, and healing; using it skillfully with traumatized children can help them to self-regulate affect and feel safe in their bodies, homes, and communities once again.
TREATING SYMPTOMS OF TEMPORAL DISTURBANCE WITH CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIES
Kathleen M. Murphy, PhD, LCAT, MT-BC
Nancy Jackson, PhD, MT-BC
Annie Heiderscheit, PhD, MT-BC, LMFT
Laura Greenstone, MS, LPC, ATR-BC
Disorder can be identified as disorganization of sequence, rate, and/or temporal perspective, which are the basic components of psychological time. It follows then that restoring temporal order should be the overarching treatment goal (Sears, 2007). For clients frozen in the past, anxious of the future, or focused on internal stimuli, engagement in the creative arts provides opportunities to get grounded in the present while simultaneously experiencing temporal regulation and movement towards health. The teaching team of this Master Class will discuss how this concept of time applies to their work with clients impacted by trauma, eating disorders, substance abuse, and other mental health issues, and how these disorders reflect disruptions of time. Participants will engage in a variety of exercises designed to demonstrate how the creative process can influence temporal perception, and the ways in which art and music therapy are effective in regulating temporal order.
ALTERED BOOKS IN THE TREATMENT OF COMPLEX TRAUMA: METAPHOR & TRANSFORMATION
Mindy Jacobson-Levy, MCAT, ATR-BC, LPC, DVATA HLM
Amanda Bechtel, MS, ATR-BC, LCPC, LCPAT
Altered bookmaking is an art form in which the artist recycles or transforms a preexisting book into a new piece of art. As chronically traumatized clients often suffer from persistent negative core beliefs, the healing process of therapy involves altering that story in some way. As the client becomes conscious of ineffectual beliefs and perceptions, the story shifts to accommodate new ways of being and understanding the world. When used in art therapy, the altered book becomes a container and record of the therapeutic process, and also the means by which the client is able to literally rewrite or rework her or his personal narrative. In this workshop, case examples will be used to demonstrate the application of altered books in individual and group psychotherapy for clients with complex trauma. Participants will engage in a variety of experiential book altering methods in order to understand the applicability to this client population.
LESSONS FROM EDITH KRAMER: PROMOTING RESILIENCE THROUGH ART:
TOUCHING, REPAIRING, CONNECTING
Martha Haeseler, ATR-BC
Susan Ainlay Anand, MA, ATR-BC, ATCS, LPAT
Lani A. Gerity, DA, ATR
Pioneer art therapist Edith Kramer escaped the Holocaust and was, herself, a model of resilience; in her therapeutic work lie the precedents of today’s Positive Psychology. In this day-long Master Class, participants will engage in therapeutic interventions devised by Kramer and the presenters to promote strengths and resilience. These treatment techniques relate to dealing with traumatic life changes, establishing a deep connection to self, and minding interpersonal dynamics. They include: fashioning prayer flags from cloth; creating artists’ trading cards using collage and drawing materials; and working with clay to create a face by touch. Attendees will be encouraged to discuss their experiences, applications for these interventions, and ways to develop new clinical approaches for the populations with whom they work.
MANAGING SELF-DESTRUCTIVE & SUICIDAL BEHAVIORS: EVIDENCE-BASED, CREATIVE APPROACHES
Bob Nickles, LCSW
Sarah Hartung, PLPC
Active listening, empathy, and knowledge of human behavior are three tools that are crucial to effective treatment of self-destructive and suicidal tendencies, as well as essential skills in improvisational theatre. This Master Class offers clinicians from any discipline the chance to hone these skills while also experiencing the power of interpersonal play and self-expression. Particular attention will be paid to the value of the improvisational technique for trauma survivors, suicidal individuals, and burned-out mental health professionals. Participants need not come from a particular method or discipline, although concepts from Dialectical Behavior Therapy will be used throughout the presentation. All that is required is an ability to be honest about your own practice and to take risks in a supportive environment.
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
ADVANCE IN TRAUMA-CENTERED PSYCHOTHERAPY: ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS, EVIDENCE-BASED TECHNIQUES
Hadar Lubin, MD
Trauma affects individuals in a profound way, and its consequences are evident in all aspects of their life. Treatment should therefore be centered on the multiple ways that the trauma burdens the individual. Trauma-centered psychotherapy provides a clinical framework to accomplish these therapeutic tasks by exploring the central roles of fear, avoidance, and relational structures in trauma schemas. This keynote lecture will provide an overview of the basic axioms and principles of trauma-centered psychotherapy, present clinical case examples, and demonstrate evidence-based techniques that can effectively counter avoidance and help with the management of disruptions. Participants will learn the various steps necessary to conduct trauma-centered psychotherapy in their own practice.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6
ALL SESSIONS 10:00 am - 5:15 pm
DISSOCIATION, RE-ENACTMENT & RELATIONAL DILEMMAS WITH TRAUMATIZED PATIENTS
Craig Haen, PhD, RDT, CGP, FAGPA, LCAT
Maria Hodermarska, MA, RDT, CASAC, LCAT
This advanced training Master Class is for clinicians of all disciplines treating individuals who have experienced trauma or chronic shock. We will examine the Trauma Role System, as well as the relational concepts of mutual dissociation and enactment, and their contribution to the complexity of therapy with these patients. Using dramatic techniques to identify and embody the trauma dynamic, we will assist participants in deepening their understanding of relational dilemmas often encountered in the therapeutic space. It will also help sharpen their ability to negotiate difficult moments in treatment, which may often hold the potential for fostering transformation. The topics of discussion will include: how efforts to protect the individuals with whom we work can enable the trauma cycle; how our own unformulated material can enter the treatment relationship; how an understanding of the psychodynamics of this process can aid us in negotiating the subtle; and the tender edge of therapeutic versus re-traumatic human exchange.
PLAY THERAPY TRACK KEYNOTE SESSION
STORYPLAY® THERAPY: MULTI-SENSORY TRANSFORMATIONAL PLAY THERAPY FOR ALL AGES
Joyce Mills, PhD, LMFT, RPT-S
Story after story, we hear about extraordinary people transcending traumatic events. This daylong Master Class will introduce StoryPlay®, an internationally recognized model of play therapy that offers a restorative approach to reawakening the inner “resiliency pathways” inherent in all people. This resiliency-based, indirective model weaves together elements of story, metaphor, creativity, and expressive arts to form a unique and proven method to effect positive change, healing, and problem-solving for those who have experienced trauma and/or grief. With its theoretical foundations rooted in the principles of Dr. Milton H. Erickson, indigenous wisdom teachings, and concepts of cultural diversity, this multi-sensory healing method is applicable to working in therapy with all ages and a wide variety of populations.
THE ITT APPROACH TO RESOLVING TRAUMA THROUGH ART & IMAGERY
Hugh Marr, PhD
Linda Gantt, PhD, ATR-BC, HLM
Paula Howie, ATR-BC, LPC, LCPAT, HLM
Intensive Trauma Therapy (ITT) is a brief, time-limited, outpatient treatment program for trauma survivors. Through lecture, demonstrations, group discussions, and a hands-on component, this daylong Master Class will teach participants the essential tasks of trauma therapy and PTSD treatment. Specifically, two therapeutic procedures used in the ITT program will be presented and explored: Graphic Narrative Processing, and Externalized Dialogue. Participants will be guided through the process of these two methods, and learn how the sequential use of them can be an effective form of treatment for PTSD. This workshop is recommended for those with at least one year of clinical experience, and a previous class or workshop on the topic of trauma.
MINDFUL COMPASSION & CONNECTION WITH TRAUMATIZED CLIENTS: A MULTIMODAL APPROACH
Ani Buk, MFA, MA, ATR-BC, LP, LCAT
Amber Elizabeth Gray, MPH, MA, BC-DMT, NCC, LPCC
In this daylong Master Class, we will explore a range of transference and countertransference issues encountered when working with traumatized populations. Recent neuroscience research distinguishing compassion from empathy will provide a context for the introduction of our Four Quadrants of Connection Process, a method designed to enhance therapists’ ability to help their clients, and themselves, transform pain, vulnerability, and alienation into strength, empowerment, and connection. As a multimodal process, it involves the sequential use of sculpture, gesture, movement, writing, and spoken word, and provides an embodied experience of clinical concepts such as brain plasticity, right brain/left brain integration, and vicarious healing. Through a presentation of theory and clinical examples, experiential exercises, and group discussion, this workshop will also address therapist self-care as an ethical issue that promotes clinical efficacy. By examining their trauma work with past and current clients, participants will deepen their understanding of the transference/countertransference continuum, and learn how to use this information in daily practice.
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WEEKEND SESSIONS
These Sessions Located at the Executive Conference Center
1601 Broadway, 8th Floor (enter on 48th Street, next door to Hershey's Store)
SATURDAY
9:00 am - 10: 30 am
Sexual Offenders in Art Therapy: Dynamic Risk Factors
Amy Pfenning, MPS, ATR
Marian Husted, MScAT
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Switching to Mindfulness: Sensorimotor, DBT & Structural Dissociation Techniques
Mindy Jacobson-Levy, MCAT, ATR-BC, LPC, DVATA HLM
Elaine Cowen, PsyD, LMFT, APN
Molly Weigel, PhD, CGT, LCSW
10:50 am - 12:20 pm
Sound and Safe: Music Psychotherapy in Trauma Recovery
Brian Harris, MA, MT-BC, LCAT
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Rhythmic Attunement in Working with Trauma: Treatment & Research
Mitchell Kossak, PhD, REAT, LMHC
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tapping, Scribbling & Wiggling: A Mind/Body Approach to Art Therapy for Trauma
Peggy Kolodny, ATR-BC, LCPAT
Tally Tripp, MA, MSW, ATR-BC, CTT
3:50 pm - 5:20 pm
Fostering a Resilient Mindset In Children & Their Families
Steven Baron, PsyD
SUNDAY
9:00 - 10:30 am
Healing Grief & Loss through Art Therapy and Mind-Body Techniques
Becky Jacobson MA, ATR, CMT
9:30 am - 12:30 am
Yoga-based Psychotherapy for Children Affected by Trauma
Abena Brown-Elhillali, PhD
Christine DeBerardinis, LCSW-C
9:30 am - 12:30 am
Incorporating Play Therapy Techniques into Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Athena A. Drewes, PsyD, RPT-S
10:50 am - 12:20 pm
Inspiring Recovery & Empowerment Over Addiction and Trauma through Creative Writing
Susan Dingle, LCSW, CASAC
Maggie Bloomfield, LCSW, CASAC
Terri Muuss, LMSW
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The Power of Story in Trauma-Informed Art & Drama Therapies: Dynamic Intersections
Heidi Landis, RDT-BCT, LCAT, TEP, CGP
Aynisa Leonardo, LCAT, ATR
3:50 pm - 5:20 pm
Artful Grief: Complicated Bereavement, Collage & Trauma Theory
Peggy Kolodny, ATR-BC, LCPAT
Sharon Strouse, ATR-BC, LCPAT
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