Manipulated, deceived, and emotionally coerced – victims of pathological relationship abuse are often left questioning their reality.
For these clients, this traumatic cognitive dissonance is a significant barrier to healing. Their conflicting thoughts – one part of them knows they’re not to blame, but another part is entrenched in the abusive narrative they’ve internalized – keep them stuck.
It’s this dissonance that confuses their understanding of what happened and who they are now, making it even harder for them to move forward.
But working with the trauma of these relationships isn’t something they taught you in grad school.
Now in this training, you’ll join expert Dr. Peter Salerno, author of the best-selling book The Nature and Nurture of Narcissism and his latest Traumatic Cognitive Dissonance: Healing from an Abusive Relationship with a Disordered Personality.
In just 2 days he’ll show you how cognitive dissonance keeps clients trapped in cycles of confusion, self-blame, and emotional pain – and how you can apply new perspectives, the latest findings, and a toolbox of dynamic treatment techniques form EDMR, CPT, and other approaches to help them break free.
With Dr. Salerno’s guidance, you’ll get a step-by-step plan to treat these clients so they can heal, rebuild their self-worth, and reconnect with their true selves.
Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your practice and provide your clients with the healing they’ve been desperately seeking.
Register now!
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NOTE: Each purchase includes CE credit for one individual (participants in full attendance will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, Q&A, and others.
Continuing Education Information: Credits listed below are for full attendance at the live, interactive webinar only. This webinar is being broadcast live in real-time and must be attended live, in its entirety, in order to earn credit. You will be able to type questions to the speaker. The speaker will see the questions and address them during the presentation as time allows. Please note, your licensing board dictates whether web-based activities are an acceptable form of continuing education, as well as which credit types are acceptable for continuing education hours. Please refer to your licensing board's rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact info@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.
Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.
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Earn up to 12.5 CE hours. Please see below, for more details, as credit amounts vary by jurisdiction and profession.
PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association to offer continuing education for counsellors and psychotherapists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This activity is approved for 12.5 credit hours.
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Course Level: Intermediate Format: Synchronous Distance. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.
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PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This program is approved for 12.5 continuing education hours. Full credit statement at: www.pesi.com/cpa-statement
This activity qualifies for 760 continuing education minutes as required by many national and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.
This course has been approved by PESI, Inc., as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #77553. PESI, Inc. is responsible for all aspects of their programming.
This course offers 12.5 continuing education contact hours in the Counseling Services skill group. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance.
Peter Salerno, PsyD, LMFT, is a licensed psychotherapist and author of The Nature and Nurture of Narcissism (a #1 new release on Amazon in its category) and his latest book, Traumatic Cognitive Dissonance: Healing from an Abusive Relationship with a Disordered Personality.
Dr. Salerno has treated mental health conditions in a variety of clinical settings and works in private practice in California and consults internationally. He’s trained in EMDR and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) and is certified in family trauma and complex trauma through the International Association of Trauma Professionals. He also holds certifications in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and personality disorder treatment (C-PD) and is trained and qualified to administer and score the Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R). Dr. Salerno earned his doctor of psychology degree (PsyD) from California Southern University.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Peter Salerno maintains a private practice and receives royalties as a published author. He receives a speaking honorarium and book royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Peter Salerno is a member of the American Psychological Association and the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.
For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time and complete the CE quiz and evaluation within one week. You will have access for 90 days after the program for review.
Please note: There will be a 70-minute lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion. A more detailed schedule is available upon request.
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Pathological Relationship Abuse 101
Abusers, Personality Disorders, and Personality Pathology
Understand Cluster B Personality Disorders
The Relational Dynamics of Cluster B Personalities
How to Screen for Pathological Relationship Abuse
Assess for the Physical Safety of Clients
Traumatic Cognitive Dissonance: The Key to Why Victims Blame Themselves
When Initial Treatment Proves Ineffective
Interventions from EMDR, PE, CPT, and Other Approaches: Reshape Cognitive Distortions, Improve Emotional Regulation, and Rebuild the Self
Using a Multimodal Therapeutic Approach
Troubleshooting: Working with Countertransference, Help Rejecting Clients, and More
Manage Clinician Self-Care
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