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Dr Bessel van der Kolk Will hold an interactive workshop on developments in the Treatment of Trauma 
Essential for Health Care Professionals Psychologists, Social Workers, Doctors, Nurses, Psychiatrists, Dieticians, Nutritionists, Physiotherapists Thursday, 25 March, 2010 Byron Bay Community & Cultural Centre Certificates of attendance at this Professional Development activity will be available upon completion More Infomation This evidence based, hands on, one day workshop is directed at Health Care Professionals who wish to keep up to date with current trends, and work more effectively with their clients to improve treatment outcome.
Learning
We will explore the effects of trauma on cognitive, psychological and interpersonal functioning. Review the current research on the profound effects of trauma on cognition, affect regulation, and on the development of self and interactions with others. Discuss how trauma and disruptions in attachment bonds affect the development of people's identity, and how this is expressed socially as difficulties in affect modulation, destructive behavior against self and others and in negotiating intimacy. We will review the effects of childhood trauma on development of self-esteem, the capacity to identify and negotiate personal needs, and the ability to relate effectively with others. Dr. van der Kolk will present data on the nature of traumatic memories and will examine the implications of this knowledge for clinical practice. He will also review appropriate standards for approaching traumatic memories in clinical work. We will explore the effects of trauma on cognitive, psychological and interpersonal functioning. And review the research on the profound effects of trauma on cognition and affect. Most experience is automatically processed on subcortical i.e. “unconscious” levels in the brain; therefore, insight and understanding have only a limited influence on people’s control over these processes. We will study and experience the capacity of techniques such as EMDR, yoga, Internal Family Systems Therapy, theater work, and neurofeedback to help people overcome a traumatic past and regain the capacity to be fully alive in the present.
Facilitator
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
is Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University Medical School, and Medical Director of the Trauma Center at HRI Hospital in Brookline, Massachusetts
and past President of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Dr. van der Kolk M.D. has been active as a clinician, researcher and teacher
in the area of traumatic stress since the 1970s. Dr. van der Kolk published the first integrative text on Psychological Trauma and with his various collaborators has published extensively on the impact of trauma on development, such as dissociative problems, borderline personality and self-mutilation, cognitive development in traumatized children and adults, and the psychobiology of trauma. He was co-principal investigator of the DSM IV Field Trials for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. His current research is on how trauma affects memory processes and brain imaging studies of PTSD.
Cost and Registration
$285 single day training fee, includes morning and afternoon refreshments
The venue is located in heart of Byron Bay (town) with access to many exciting healthy lunch time experiences.
Places are limited and will be booked on a first come first served basis. Please complete the 2010 Bessel Van der Kolk Trauma Workshop registration form found via the "To Register" link at the top of this page on the left side. Preferred methods of payment include electronic funds transfer or cheque to Byron Clinic Pty Ltd. Payment must be recieved before attending the workshop. Payment details are also on the "To Register" link found at the top left side of this page Conditions Cancellations of attendance from the workshop, more than 14 days before the workshop will incur a $40 cancelation handling fee. Cancelations made less than ten days before the workshop can have the full amount credited towards another Byron Clinic workshop or recieve a 60% refund. Byron Clinic Pty Ltd reserves the right to make any changes to the above workshop without notice.
Byron Clinic Pty Ltd. P. O. Box 2088, Byron Bay, NSW, 2481, Australia. ABN 24 050 754 473
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