Working with Complex Trauma: A Training for Forensic Mental Health Professionals
Divorce coaches, parenting specialists, and other collaborative mental health professionals often work with clients who have histories of complex trauma. Without treatment, the effects of complex trauma can persist throughout adulthood, manifesting in painful relationships, states of intense emotional dysregulation, self-punitive behavior, and persistent feelings of shame and hopelessness. When trauma remains unaddressed in a legal context, its effects can complicate or escalate legal proceedings, confuse or distress the collaborative team, and further harm the traumatized client. This training equips forensic mental health professionals to work with complex clients within the context of ongoing family law proceedings. The presentation reviews the impact of complex trauma on the brain and nervous system; identifies traumatic retentions that can impede a client’s ability to mobilize or advocate on their own behalf; explores the connection between early relational betrayal and dissociative disorders; and demonstrates how clinicians can use trauma-responsive therapeutic techniques in order to help the client tolerate the painful disruption of divorce.
PROGRAM FACULTY:
Dr. Dana Baerger received her J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1993 and her Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 1999. In 2000, she established her private psychotherapy practice in order to specialize in complex trauma and developmental posttraumatic stress. In addition to providing direct patient care, Dr. Baerger maintains an active teaching schedule, training both attorneys and mental health clinicians. She is known to be a dynamic speaker who is genuinely invested in her audience’s learning experience. Additional information about Dr. Baerger can be found at https://www.drbaerger.com/.
TIME:
This is a 4-hour training, given in one 4-hour block; the block will consist of either a morning or an afternoon session. The time will be specified when a training opens for registration.
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM in Central Time (U.S. and Canada)
1:00 AM – 5:00 PM in Central Time (U.S. and Canada)
DATES:
This training is given several times throughout the year to both general audiences and private groups. For information on when the next training will open for registration, please check this space or email info@greenwoodstreet.com.
LOCATION:
This will be a live presentation accessed via Zoom from your home or office. In order to participate, you will need a reliable Internet connection and a computer. This training typically includes clinical videotape and case material; please ensure that you have access to a private location from which to join.
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE) CREDIT:
This presentation is intended for mental health professionals and is not eligible for CLE.
CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE) CREDIT FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS:
Various regulatory bodies have the authority to approve Continuing Education program credits for different types of mental health professionals (i.e. LCPCs, LCSWs, LMFTs, Licensed Clinical Psychologists). When a training opens for registration, information will be provided regarding the Continuing Education status of the program, both nationally and within specific states. If you are a mental health professional who will be attending from outside the approved state(s), please check with your local CE provider for information on approval. For more information on Continuing Education credit, or to discuss the possibility of offering this training to a private group practicing within a single state, please email info@greenwoodstreet.com.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
For participants cancelling more than 14 days before a course begins, we will refund your course fee, less an administrative fee of 10% of the course fee.
For participants cancelling within 14 days prior to a course’s start date, we do not provide refunds, but we will provide a credit equal to the course fee, less an administrative fee of 10% of the course fee. This credit may be applied to any other Greenwood course that begins at least 36 months after your cancellation date.
For participants choosing to withdraw from a course after the course begins, no refunds or credits are provided.
Contact info@greenwoodstreet.com to request a refund or credit.
