PSYCHOTHERAPY NETWORKER SYMPOSIUM: ADVANCES IN TRAUMA TREATMENT TODAY – DON MEICHENBAUM , JANINA FISHER , MARY JO BARRETT & JOHN BRIERE
This Forum will offer fresh perspectives on how our basic understanding of trauma has developed since PTSD first became accepted as official diagnosis 30 years ago. Each presenter offers a 20-minute presentation in the compelling TED Talk style followed by the opportunity for further exchange and exploration with the audience.
- What Really Works in Trauma Therapy: Searching for Commonalities among the Acronym Therapies:Donald Meichenbaum, PhD
- Whatever Happened to Family Therapy?: Recovering Our Systemic View of Trauma: Mary Jo Barrett, MSW
- Treating Multiply Traumatized Youth: An Evidence-Based Approach to an Overlooked Treatment Population:John Briere, PhD
- Addictions and Trauma:Addictions as both the Problem . . . and the Solution:Janina Fisher, PhD
- Discuss the clinical implications of complex trauma in youth.
- Articulate strategies for clients struggling with addictions to improve treatment outcomes.
- Introduction to trauma panel and “flash forum” structure
- Expert 20-minute panelist presentations
- Audience pairing up and discussing of panel topics
- Panelist answering of audience questions
