NICABM – The Advanced Master Program on the Treatment of Trauma

How to Identify and Treat Dissociation (Even When It’s Subtle)

Peter Levine, PhD Ruth Lanius, MD, PhD Stephen Porges, PhD
Bessel van der Kolk, MD Thema Bryant-Davis, PhD
Kathy Steele, MN, CS Janina Fisher, PhD
Bethany Brand, PhD Pat Ogden, PhD

• Key Signs and Symptoms That Let You Know Your Patient Has a Tendency to Dissociate
• Structural Dissociation – What It Is and 3 Distinct Ways to Work with It
• How Trauma Affects the Brain and Body – and Why That Can Lead to Dissociation
• Common Mistakes That Stall Treatment with Clients Who Dissociate
• Two Difficult Challenges of Working with Dissociation – and How to Overcome Them
• When Dissociation Is Triggered in a Medical Environment: Key Considerations for Medical Professionals

How to Ease the Pain of Trauma-Induced Shame

Bessel van der Kolk, MD Ruth Lanius, MD, PhD Peter Levine, PhD
Thema Bryant-Davis, PhD Richard Schwartz, PhD Pat Ogden, PhD
Janina Fisher, PhD Kathy Steele, MN, CS Stephen Porges, PhD
Martha Sweezy, PhD, LICSW Deb Dana, LCSW William Nash, MD

• How to Recognize Shame Even When Clients Don’t Think It’s a Problem
• Four Defenses Clients (and Sometimes Therapists) Use to Manage Shame
• How Cognitive Approaches to Shame May Backfire and What to Try Instead
• Two New Findings on the Neurobiology of Shame (and Their Clinical Impact)
• How to Work with Moral Injury and Why Resolution Is Essential for Healing
• Why Some Clients Get Triggered by Positive Emotions (and How to Help Them Safely Experience Positive Emotions Again)

How to Work with Patients Whose Trauma Triggers Problems in Their Current Relationships

Stephen Porges, PhD Terry Real, MSW, LICSW
Janina Fisher, PhD Richard Schwartz, PhD Pat Ogden, PhD
Martha Sweezy, PhD, LICSW Bessel van der Kolk, MD
Ruth Lanius, MD, PhD Deb Dana, LCSW Thema Bryant-Davis, PhD

• An Important Issue That Must Be Addressed BEFORE You Can Build Your Client’s Relationship Skills
• How to Help Clients Speak For, Not From, Their Wounded Inner Part
• An Expert Strategy to Help Clients Understand the Implicit Memories That Fuel Conflict in Their Relationships
• Two Distinct Types of Relational Trauma (and Specific Approaches for Working with Each)
• Why Clients Re-Enact Past Relationships (and How to Help Them Stop the Cycle)

Strategies to Treat Patients Trapped in the Freeze Response

Bessel van der Kolk, MD Stephen Porges, PhD
Ruth Lanius, MD, PhD Pat Ogden, PhD Thema Bryant-Davis, PhD
Bethany Brand, PhD Deb Dana, LCSW Janina Fisher, PhD
Kathy Steele, MN, CS

• The First Thing to Do When You Recognize Your Patient Is in Freeze
• Clear-Cut Interventions for Bringing a Client Out of Freeze During a Session
• What NOT to Do When Your Patient Is Frozen
• How to Work with the Freeze Response at the Level of the Nervous System
• How to Help Patients Identify What Triggers Their Freeze Response
• A Four-Step Process That Can Help Patients Regulate Their Freeze Response
• A Simple Biofeedback Strategy That Can Help Patients Gain a Sense of Control Over Their Freeze Response

NICABM – The Advanced Master Program on the Treatment of Trauma: This program offers advanced training in trauma treatment techniques, focusing on cutting-edge methodologies and therapeutic approaches. It covers evidence-based practices, neurobiological perspectives, and integrative therapies to address complex trauma cases effectively.

With this Program You’ll Get:

	Downloadable videos and audios to watch or listen to when it’s convenient for you
	Critical Insights sessions to distill key ideas (this is where we “land” the module)
	Focus on Application sessions to give you concrete strategies to use with patients
	Printable QuickStart Guides to make review and action simpler than ever
	Professionally-formatted transcripts of the sessions
	Downloadable videos, audios, and transcripts of the bonus