Unraveling Addictive Disorders and the Complex Traumatized Brain
- Speaker:
- Janina Fisher, PhD
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 30 Minutes
- Language:
- Presented in EN
- Copyright:
-
Oct 28, 2023
- Product Code:
- POS059607
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Research tells us that 40-70% of individuals in addictions recovery programs have histories of trauma. If we work with clients who have addictive disorders, it is imperative that we understand the traumatized brain.
Join esteemed Janina Fisher, PhD, an illuminating voice in the field, as she provides integrative treatment strategies that address addiction and trauma-related brain and nervous system responses.
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Speaker
Janina Fisher, PhD Related seminars and products
Janina Fisher, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and former instructor at The Trauma Center, a research and treatment center founded by Bessel van der Kolk. Known as an expert on the treatment of trauma, Dr. Fisher has also been treating individuals, couples, and families since 1980.
She is past president of the New England Society for the Treatment of Trauma and Dissociation, an EMDR International Association Credit Provider, Assistant Educational Director of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, and a former Instructor, at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Fisher lectures and teaches nationally and internationally on topics related to the integration of the neurobiological research and newer trauma treatment paradigms into traditional therapeutic modalities.
She is co-author with Pat Ogden of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Attachment and Trauma (2015) and author of Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation (2017) and the forthcoming book, Working with the Neurobiological Legacy of Trauma (in press).
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Janina Fisher is an international expert and consultant on Trauma and Dissociation. She is a consultant for Khiron House Clinics and the Massachusetts Department of MH Restraint and Seclusion Initiative. Dr. Fisher receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium, recording royalties and book royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. Dr. Fisher has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Janina Fisher is on the advisory board for the Trauma Research Foundation. She is a patron of the Bowlby Center.
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Objectives
- Articulate the effects of childhood trauma on the brain and nervous system.
- Assess client symptoms indicative of autonomic dysregulation.
- Evaluate the role of addictive behavior as a response to traumatic activation.
- Utilize 3 interventions that impact dysregulation and brain function in traumatized clients.
Outline
- Understand trauma focused on its effects, not its events
- Harness the brain to support the work of recovery
- Mindfulness-based interventions
- Risks and limitations of a brain-based approach
Target Audience
- Addiction Professionals
- Case Managers
- Licensed Clinical/Mental Health Counselors
- Social Workers
- Marriage & Family Therapists
- Psychologists
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