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The Comprehensive Resource Model for the Treatment of Complex PTSD provides the neurobiological scaffolding that allows for fear responses to be extinguished while the client is fully present in the moment. The CRM provides the opportunity for re-connection to one’s true self; to the meaning of the truth of one’s life; and to the ability to embody love in one’s actions. Remembering and reconnecting to our internal as well as ancestral resources and joy is as important to this process as is the integration of traumatic and painful memories through the removal of the distressing emotions they have been carrying. This method of resourcing allows for a healing alchemy: the experience of re-connecting to the innate resources in the soma within the context of our pain allows for the transformation of suffering from emotional and behavioral fight-flight-freeze to the manifestation of our spiritual purpose through action while living in a human, physical body. This is what we desire, what we are looking for, consciously or unconsciously.

Learn more and register: http://www.attachmentandtraumaconference.com/comprehensive-resource-model-basic-training.html

Details about our Spring conference series coming soon!

This conference will be particularly relevant to anyone who is interested in Brief Therapy, Single Session Therapy or Walk-In Therapy. The presenters are some of the world leaders in this field and it is amazing that they will be presenting research, ideas and skills in our backyard. The conference will be located at the beautiful Pillar and Post Hotel in Niagara-on-the-Lake and conference rates include breakfast and lunch. 

Here is the link:

www.thesfuconference.com 

CLICK HERE for more information.

View a list of conferences on topics such as psychology and social sciences worldwide!

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Transforming the Experience-Based Brain (TEB) is focused on the lasting imprints of experiencing non-verbal Developmental Trauma and how the neurological regulation system is compromised.  This compromised system develops defensive accommodations to over ride the missing pieces of development which affect the client’s ability to learn, socially engage, use imagination, gain a greater protective of the world, and attachment.  The students will understand and gain both knowledge and skills in how the neurological regulation system works and experience in applying tactile touch in building capacity in the system.  This awareness of how the system responds to early ruptures is also powerful in repairing shock trauma in the client through the awareness that a stronger initial developmental platform supports the systems automatic healing to trauma.

Somatic Awareness brings forth the clinicians ability to recognize dysregulation in the client and touch brings forth a safe and effect way to work in the system without bringing forth more overwhelm.  Even for those who don’t use touch in their practice because of external restraints, this method of working with intention and attention can bring about a sense of healing and relief for your clients.  Through experiences and process, the student will move through the healing process from understanding the basic physiology of trauma to more advanced skills of working within specific systems affected by early ruptures.

TEB is a learning process for anyone who works directly with trauma including but not limited to Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Social Workers, Somatic Experiencing Practitioners, Massage Therapist, Body Workers, Acupuncturist, Counselors, Hakomi Practitioners, Sensory Motor Practitioners, Play Therapist, Physical Therapist, and Occupational Therapist.

TEB is presented through a combination of lectures, videos, and actual experience of using somatic touch as clinician, client, and observer.  By adding skills each module, the student will develop a greater awareness of working directly with neurobiological ruptures in the system and the ways that these early ruptures have affected the clients. We will also bring into focus Maslow’s work on developmental platforms and integrate it with Porges work on Polyvagal System along with the impact regulation on the client’s ability to self regulate.

Learn more and register: https://www.attachment-and-trauma-treatment-centre-for-healing.com/uploads/4/0/5/4/4054075/2019_stephen_terrell.pdf

Spring 2019 

Treatment and Management of Personality Disorders: The Challenge of the Hidden Agenda

Jeff Riggenbach, Ph.D.

Mon, Apr 15 – Tue, Apr 16

Oakville, ON

Working with Oppositional, Defiant, & Anger Issues with Children & Adolescents

Jay Berk, Ph.D.

Wed, Apr 24 – Thu, Apr 25

Richmond, BC

The 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques

Margaret Wehrenberg, Psy.D.

Wed, Apr 24 – Thu, Apr 25

Winnipeg, MB

Working with Oppositional, Defiant, & Anger Issues with Children & Adolescents

Jay Berk, Ph.D.

Fri, Apr 26

Victoria, BC

High Functioning Autism: Proven & Practical Interventions for Challenging Behaviours in Children & Adolescents

Cara Daily, Ph.D.

Mon, Apr 29 – Tue, Apr 30

Edmonton, AB

The Toronto Educator’s Conference

John T. Almarode, Ph.D.
Meghan Barlow, Ph.D.
Peg Dawson, Ed.D., NCSP
Steven G. Feifer, D.Ed., ABSNP
George McCloskey, Ph.D.
Kathy Morris, M.Ed.
Rebecca Moyes,M.Ed.
Steven T. Olivas, Ph.D., HSP
Eboni Webb, Psy.D.
Martha S. Burns, Ph.D.
Christine Dargon, Ph.D.

Tue, Apr 30 – Thu, May 2

Toronto, ON

High Functioning Autism: Proven & Practical Interventions for Challengng Behaviours in Children & Adolescents

Cara Daily, Ph.D.

Thu, May 2 – Fri, May 3

Winnipeg, MB

What to Do After the Meltdown: Practical Strategies for Prevention, Intervention, & Instruction

Mon, May 6

Practical Classroom Management Strategies to Minimize Challenging Behaviours

Tue, May 7

Kathy Morris, M.Ed.

Ottawa, ON

High Functioning Autism: Proven & Practical Interventions for Challenging Behaviours in Children & Adolescents

Cara Daily, Ph.D.

Mon, May 6 – Tue, May 7

Oakville, ON

The Calgary Edcuator’s Conference

Steven G. Feifer, D.Ed., ABSNP
Christine Dargon, Ph.D.
Kathy Morris, M.ed.
Steven T. Olivas, Ph.D., HSP
Rebecca Moyes, M.Ed.
George McCloskey, Ph.D.
Eboni Webb, Psy.D.
Margaret Dawson, ED.D, NCSP
Meghan Barlow, Ph.D.
John T. Almarode, Ph.D.
Monique Gray Smith

Wed, May 8 – Fri, May 10

Calgary, AB

Compassion Fatigue & Burnout

Eric Gentry, Ph.D.

Mon, May 13

Calgary, AB

Trauma Competency Training

Eric Gentry, Ph.D.

Tue, May 14 – Wed, May 15

Calgary, AB

The Saskatoon Educator’s Conference

Meghan Barlow, Ph.D.
Steven G. Feifer, D.Ed., ABSNP
Rebecca Moyes, M.Ed.
Eboni Webb, Psy.D.
Monique Gray Smith

Tue, May 14 – Thu, May 16

Saskatoon, SK

Working with Oppositional, Defiant, & Anger Issues with Children & Adolescents

Jay Berk, Ph.D.

Thu, May 23 – Fri, May 24

Edmonton, AB

The 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques

Margaret Wehrenberg, Psy.D.

Thu, May 23 – Fri, May 24

Richmond, BC

The Aging Brain: The Assessments, Treatments, & Interventions of Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias

Roy D. Steinberg, Ph.D.

Mon, May 27 – Tue, May 28

Oakville, ON

The 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques

Margaret Wehrenberg, Psy.D.

Mon, May 27 – Tue, May 28

Edmonton, AB

Compassion Fatigue & Burnout

Eric Gentry, Ph.D.

Wed, May 29

Richmond, BC

Trauma Competency Training

Eric Gentry, Ph.D.

Thu, May 30 – Fri, May 31

The Aging Brain: The Assessments, Treatments, & Interventions of Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias

Roy D. Steinberg, Ph.D.

Thu, May 30 – Fri, May 31

Winnipeg, MB

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

Richard Sears, Psy.D.

Mon, Jun 3 – Tue, Jun 4

Edmonton, AB

Working with Oppositional, Defiant, & Anger Issues with Children & Adolescents

Jay Berk, Ph.D.

Mon, Jun 3 – Tue, Jun 4

Halifax, NS

The Aging Brain: The Assessments, Treatments, & Interventions of Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias

Roy D. Steinberg, Ph.D.

Mon, Jun 3 – Tue, Jun 4

Richmond, BC

Working with Oppositional, Defiant, & Anger Issues with Children & Adolescents

Jay Berk, Ph.D.

Thu, Jun 6 – Fri, Jun 7

St. Johns, NL

The Aging Brain: The Assessments, Treatments, & Interventions of Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias

Roy D. Steinberg, Ph.D.

Thu, Jun 6 – Fri, Jun 7

Calgary, AB

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

Richard Sears, Psy.D.

Thu, Jun 6 – Fri, Jun 7

Richmond, BC

The 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques

Margaret Wehrenberg, Psy.D.

Wed, Jul 3 – Thu, Jul 4

Charlottetown, PE

The 10 Best-Ever Depression Management Techniques

Margaret Wehrenberg, Psy.D.

Fri, Jul 5

3 Day Intensive: Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) in Mental Health Practice

John P. and Jamie R. Forsyth, Ph.D.

Wed, Jul 3 – Fri, Jul 5

Banff, AB

3 day Intensive: DBT Made Simple: Using Dialectical Behaviour Therapy to Treat Emotion Regulation Disorders

Sheri Van Dijk, MSW, RSW

Mon, Jul 8 – Wed, Jul 10

Banff, AB

Working with Oppositional, Defiant, & Anger Issues with Children & Adolescents

Jay Berk, Ph.D.

Mon, Jul 15 – Wed, Jul 17

Banff, AB

The Continuum of Madness, with Special Attention to Narcissism
Dr. Nancy McWilliams
Saturday, February 23, 2019
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Innis Town Hall Theatre
University of Toronto, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto, ON, M5S 1J5

REGISTER TODAY 

About the Day

Dr. McWilliams will explore the contemporary conceptualization of psychosis, emphasizing the clinical value of construing psychopathology dimensionally. The evolution of the concept of pathological narcissism will be reviewed, with emphasis on the dangers of malignant narcissism.

Morning Address: Rethinking Madness: The Therapeutic Value of a Dimensional Conception of Psychotic Processes

Afternoon Address: Problematic Versions of Narcissism: Clinical and Social Implications

Read the Full Event Brochure HERE

About the Speaker

Nancy McWilliams, PhD., teaches at Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology and practices in Lambertville, New Jersey. She is author of Psychoanalytic Diagnosis (1994, rev. ed. 2011), Psychoanalytic Case Formulation (1999), and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (2004), is associate editor of the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (2006, 2017), and is on the editorial board of Psychoanalytic Psychology. She has edited or contributed to several other books and has written numerous articles on topics related to psychotherapy. A former president of Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) of the American Psychoanalytic Association, she has been featured in three APA videos of master clinicians, the most recent being “Three Approaches to Psychotherapy.” Her books are available in 20 languages; she lectures widely both nationally and internationally.

For more information please visit www.ticp.on.ca or call TICP directly at 416.288.8060, or email [email protected]

The GTA Rehab Network invites clinicians, policy and management professionals, researchers, and students to share the newest and best practice initiatives and research in any area of rehabilitation at our annual Best Practices Day conference on May 3, 2019, at the Chestnut Centre in downtown Toronto.

We invite you to submit an abstract on rehabilitative care initiatives in your organization.

The deadline for abstract submission is November 16, 2018.

All abstracts must be submitted through our online system. Printable instructions can be found here.

You can visit the meeting’s webpage at https://meeting.bfe.org for more details and contact Sue Milburn at [email protected] if you have any further question.

Dr. Kristin Neff presents Self-Compassion & Emotional Resilience  | May 10, 2019 | Stratford, ON

Trauma in the Mind’s Eye: Mitigating and Eliminating Intrusive Thoughts, Flashbacks & Nightmares | May 24, 2019 | Stratford, ON

Adult Attachment in Clinical Practice: Understanding & Treating Insecure Adult Attachment | June 6-7, 2019 | Stratford, ON

Transforming Dialogue: Solution Focused Brief Coaching & Counselling | June 13-14, 2019 | Stratford, ON

Click here for more information.

Oxford Institute 2019

The International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC), a division of the American Counseling Association, is pleased to announce two study-abroad institutes to be offered in July, 2018 in Oxford, England and Edinburgh, Scotland.  Both Institutes are open to counselors, educators, family counselors/therapists, students and professionals in related fields who wish to gain continuing education credit and incorporate a study-abroad experience as part of their education and professional training. In addition to formal presentations, the Institute includes sponsored group field trips and independent travel time for participants to enjoy as much of what the locations have to offer.  Professional presentation opportunities are also available for both institutes.  Please see attached institute packets for presentation proposal information.

The 18th annual IAMFC Oxford Family Counseling Institute will be held at St. Hilda’s College in Oxford, England. In addition to scholarly presentations (attendees may present a paper, workshop, or poster session,) the institute includes cultural field trips to London, and English country villages. The dates of the Institute are July 9 to July 16, 2019.

Immediately following the Oxford Institute, the 3rd annual IAMFC Scotland Institute will be held in Edinburgh Scotland, July 16-July 2, 2019. The IAMFC Scotland Summer Institute offers a unique and affordable professional development event that focuses on areas related to family counseling while providing a cultural immersion experience. Institute attendees interact in a small group setting of international colleagues – composed of graduate students, practicing counselors, and counselors educators – including leaders in the fields of counseling and marriage and family therapy.

Please see attached packets for more detailed information about the institutes.  Additional information may also be found at the institute websites below.

https://iamfcscotland.com

http://www.iamfc-uk.com

Questions about the Oxford Institute and Scotland Institutes may be directed to Dr. Brian S. Canfield, IAMFC Director of International Education and Development at email [email protected], Dr. Shawn Patrick at [email protected], or Dr.John Beckenbachat [email protected].

Scotland Institute 2019

The International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC), a division of the American Counseling Association, is pleased to announce two study-abroad institutes to be offered in July, 2018 in Oxford, England and Edinburgh, Scotland.  Both Institutes are open to counselors, educators, family counselors/therapists, students and professionals in related fields who wish to gain continuing education credit and incorporate a study-abroad experience as part of their education and professional training. In addition to formal presentations, the Institute includes sponsored group field trips and independent travel time for participants to enjoy as much of what the locations have to offer.  Professional presentation opportunities are also available for both institutes.  Please see attached institute packets for presentation proposal information.

The 18th annual IAMFC Oxford Family Counseling Institute will be held at St. Hilda’s College in Oxford, England. In addition to scholarly presentations (attendees may present a paper, workshop, or poster session,) the institute includes cultural field trips to London, and English country villages. The dates of the Institute are July 9 to July 16, 2019.

Immediately following the Oxford Institute, the 3rd annual IAMFC Scotland Institute will be held in Edinburgh Scotland, July 16-July 2, 2019. The IAMFC Scotland Summer Institute offers a unique and affordable professional development event that focuses on areas related to family counseling while providing a cultural immersion experience. Institute attendees interact in a small group setting of international colleagues – composed of graduate students, practicing counselors, and counselors educators – including leaders in the fields of counseling and marriage and family therapy.

Please see attached packets for more detailed information about the institutes.  Additional information may also be found at the institute websites below.

https://iamfcscotland.com

http://www.iamfc-uk.com

Questions about the Oxford Institute and Scotland Institutes may be directed to Dr. Brian S. Canfield, IAMFC Director of International Education and Development at email [email protected], Dr. Shawn Patrick at [email protected], or Dr.John Beckenbachat [email protected].