2019 Summer Conference Series

2019 Summer Trauma & Attachment Certification Series

ATTCH is pleased to be offering another summer conference series based on request on July 15-19 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. This comprehensive conference will cover the following topics and allow you to take your trauma processing to a deeper level:

Understanding the foundations (including neurological, social, physiological, and psychological implications of trauma and attachment dysregulation)
Phase-based clinical applications to promote healing and integration of trauma and attachment dysregulation
Practical application of trauma processing activies
Demonstration of trauma processing
A variety of integrative trauma treatment tools and skills to enhance your trauma treatment toolkit
An understanding of how trauma is connected with disordered eating and addictions
Strategies to promote helper self care and prevent compassion fatigue
Research regarding the impact of sexual abuse on the brain, nervous system, body and perceptions.

Day 1: Foundations of Trauma and Attachment (core CTIP & CTIC training)
Day 2: Phase-Based Clinical Applications to Promote Healing and Integration of Trauma and Attachment Dysregulation
Day 3: Trauma Processing Experiential
Day 4 AM: Healing the Wounds of Sexual Abuse
Day 4 PM: Empty Hearts Not Empty Tummies: The Impact of Trauma and Attachment on Disordered Eating and Self-Concept
Day 5 AM: Grounding Trauma & Addictions
Day 5 PM: Healing the Helper: Simple Restorative Practices to Promote Wellness

Days 1 & 2: Day 1 Understanding the Foundations of Trauma and Attachment & Day 2 Phase-Based Clinical Applications to Promote Healing and Integration of Trauma and Attachment Dysregulation

The fields of attachment and trauma research and intervention are growing rapidly. It is apparent that this is an area all clinicians can benefit from training in as it crosses all sectors and populations in some manner. However, we know that it can be difficult to keep up with all of the readings and resources. As this is our area of specialization, let us share what we have learned through our literature and research reviews and what we have effectively put into practice with you in an engaging and practical manner. This comprehensive two-day training will provide insight into current trauma, attachment, and neuroscience research ensuring an understanding of critical information and best practice strategies for working with trauma. This training will also help you to enhance your clinical skills and learn how you can add trauma regulation and attachment healing strategies to your repertoire.

Day 2 will focus on putting it into practice. Through this training participants will learn how to make historical connections, complete initial assessments, and formulate trauma-informed treatment planning. Participants will learn about phase-based treatment of complex trauma and review of best practice and evidence-based approaches will also be experienced.

Upon completion of training participants will have a strong understanding of:

Trauma-Informed Care

What it means to be trauma-informed at an organization, service system and societal level
Core principles, guiding values and common language of trauma-informed care
Understanding what is helpful vs. what is harmful
The difference between trauma-informed and trauma-specific services
Understanding top-down, bottom-up and integrative trauma treatment modalities

The Neuroscience of Trauma, Addictions, Mental Health and Violence

How stress and trauma affect the brain, body and behaviour
The role of attachment in self-regulation and the capacity for relationship
The impact of attachment injuries on child development and adult health outcomes
Attachment dynamics in health care and human services work
The connection between trauma, addictions and violence
The importance of worker self-regulation and self-care in providing attunement, therapeutic presence and co-regulation for clients and in mitigating the effects of compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma

Sensory Regulation

Why trauma is a sensory experience
Recognizing the signs of emotional and physical dysregulation
Integration and how this relates to emotional and physiological regulation
The use of sensory approaches to promote regulation and integration

Boundaries, Self-Compassion, and Healthy Relationships

How trauma disrupts our boundaries and how we can learn to establish healthy boundaries
Addressing unmet needs
Shifting from false refuges to those that provide effective regulation
The importance of self-compassion for forming and maintaining healthy relationships
Differentiating intimacy from abuse

Both days will be rich with research, practical examples, case studies, experiential activities, and opportunities for self-reflection.

Day 3: Trauma Processing Experiential
Pre-requisite* completion of CTIC foundational 2-day training (Foundations of Trauma & Understanding the Foundations of Trauma & Attachment & Phase-Based Clinical Applications to Promote Healing and Integration of Trauma and Attachment Dysregulation

If you are looking to gain hands on experience with trauma processing practices introduced in the core training than this workshop is for you. This workshop takes participants through experiential of various techniques and allows for discussion, questions, and reflections from participants at a deeper level as it is facilitated in a small group format.

The most valuable aspect of the presentation:

Learning about the process of working through the trauma using various resources.

Experiencing going through the drying process was very beneficial.

The step-by-step process for processing.

Information about techniques in the purpose of these techniques.

I thoroughly enjoyed today's trainings and learned new information ways to approach trauma.

Experiential exercises. Loved it as I always do. Great info/exercise combination.

The pictures. Thank you this was very helpful.

Art based approaches to therapy.

Niaiwen for sharing your expertise.

The hands-on experience and techniques used.

The experiential piece. Processing through the drawings. Thank you!

Day 4 AM: Healing the Wounds of Sexual Abuse *New

This workshop will provide insights into the far-reaching impact of sexual abuse. An understanding of how this impacts neurological, emotional, behavioural, physiological and relational responses will be explored. Techniques to discover associations and create new neuropathways will be included. Strategies to help form new meaning of intimacy, boundaries, and reconnection with our body as a resource will also be included. Interview techniques to increase response rates, reframing tools and activities to promote healing are also included in this workshop. Experiential activities and case examples will be woven throughout this half-day training.

Day 4 PM: Empty Hearts, Not Empty Tummies: The Impact of Attachment and Trauma on Disordered Eating and Self-Concept
This workshop will provide insight into the impact of trauma and eating disorders. Workshop focus will include a comprehensive case review, treatment formulation, assessment and outcome measures, and clinical considerations. Research, resources, and intervention strategies will be shared inclusive of an overview of a 6 week arts based group treatment program.

Through this training participants will gain an awareness of:

the impact of attachment and trauma on disordered eating and self concept
the sensory function of different forms of eating disorders
research and factors of influence associated with disordered eating
experiential review of practical intervention strategies
assessment, treatment formulation, and outcome measures for working with eating disorders through a trauma informed lens.

Participant feedback (most valuable aspect):

Case examples and treatment strategies.

It helped to increase my knowledge of the sensory aspects of interventions.

I really appreciated the videos – I could feel their pain to better understand how to help them take care of themselves. I left the case studies and the images that are provided. I also left the literature that issues to support trauma care. I love listening to you, your knowledge and passion makes it so easy to learn.

Day 5 AM: Understanding and Grounding Trauma and Addictions
This workshop will explore self-regulation, the role of addictions when we are dyrsregulated by trauma, unhealthy attachment, or mental health, and quick strategies for grounding trauma. An introduction to sensory intervention and research around the efficacy of this approach will also be provided.

Participants will gain an introductory understanding of:

awareness of the interconnectivity between trauma and substance use

common symptoms, themes, and behaviours of traumatized individuals
immediate grounding strategies for crisis intervention and stabilization
an understanding of how to help someone who has experienced trauma
strategies to create change and prevent relapse
how to create a trauma-informed organization

All ATTCH trainings are based on current research by leading experts in trauma and attachment and include best-practice and evidence-based techniques and approaches.

Participant Feedback:

Most Valuable Aspect:

The relationship between trauma and addiction and the length of time it can surface after trauma.

Understanding brain responses and anatomy.

The integration of different knowledge, case studies, research and mindfulness. Information on brain processing.

Understanding that effects can be see 9 years later; seeing ages when drug use starts.

Information on role of brain and development on trajectory of addiction.

All information was valuable, ability to correct information to my practice.

We always do not need to know the answers, listen. Reminder for me that all our moms love their children and they love them too, can’t forget that.

Relating the information to past client experiences as well as your own.

Information as to statistics towards addictions-understanding timelines of trauma and outcomes.

Not to talk about the substance but digging deeper to why they are coping that way.

Creating awareness of how addiction and trauma correlate

How trauma, addiction, and the brain are included together and how we need to treat the trauma to treat the addiction.

Neurobiology of addictions and attachment. Very excellent!

Comments:

Fantastic training-motivating to learn more.

Information was great. Much of it I am already familiar with due to my role I addictions therapy, but still fair amount of new information—great.

I learned a lot of new information that will definitely help with my clients.

Treat the trauma not the addiction.

Excellent facilitation, great energy, enjoyed presentation’s materials.

Healing the Helper: Preventing Compassion Fatigue & Self Care

Working in a helping profession can be a very rewarding, yet it is also one that can be emotionally and physically draining. Preventing Compassion Fatigue: Self-Care for Helpers will focus on raising awareness about compassion fatigue and its symptoms as well as prevention techniques through professional and personal self-care.  This workshop will review signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue along with prevention and self-care strategies.  Unique issues will also be discussed inclusive of working with vulnerable sectors, at risk youth, and hard to serve populations.

You will learn:
•     How stress impacts the mind and body and how stress can be cardioprotective and energizing in a helpful way
•     How to identify the warning signs symptoms of burnout and compassion fatigue
• How to engage in preventative care and holistic wellness to promote overall health
•     How to evaluate and balance your experiences as a helper and as a person ensuring your career does not alter your worldview in a negative manner

This is a highly sought after workshop and ideal for police officers, therapists, residential staff, nurses, caregivers, military families, child welfare staff - anyone who works in or maintains a position where they are responsible for caring for others.

Participant feedback:

I am so grateful I was able to be a participant in your “healing the helper” training yesterday. There were several important concepts I was able to apply immediately. Your bringing attention to our “world perspective” gave me the foresight to challenge some automatic thoughts.

Lori was wonderful. I have attended many trainings on this topic - but Lori's was the most engaging & helpful training. Thank you.

The most helpful aspect were the real case examples, practical strategies, and suggested supplementary resources.

Discussion on compassion fatigue and impact of trauma on professionals.

Different grounding techniques were helpful

Different calming techniques were practical and helpful

Takes seconds to ground, re-focus, do it!

I learned how to better regulate myself

I learned about the importance of self-care & not owning other peoples experiences/emotions/actions

How to check in with myself and integrate that into my work professionally

Liked all the experimentals & pace of the presentation

The variety of mindful/self grounding options presented

New ways of self-caring & looking at ways I hold things in

Lori was excellent and presented difficult concepts simply and effectively. Lots of great resources presented.

The practical applications and examples that were offered, based out of theory/evidence that was also presented.

This was extremely helpful for me. Thank you!

Understanding how we can notice our own compassion fatigue and how we can help ourselves reverse this.

Full 5-Day conference. Early registration:$800.00+ HST

Days 1 & 2 only: Understanding the Foundations of Trauma and Attachment & Day 2 Phase-Based Clinical Applications to Promote Healing and Integration of Trauma and Attachment Dysregulation. $460.00+HST

Days 3 - 5 Summer Conference Series
Pre-Requisite - Must have completed core training before registering for this workshop. ** $650 + HST

Day 3 only: Trauma Processing Experiential. $300 + HST

Day 4 only: Healing the Wounds of Sexual Abuse & The Impact of Trauma & Attachment on Disordered Eating. $300 + HST

Day 5 only: Understanding and Grounding Trauma & Addictions & Healing the Helper: Simple Restorative Practices to Promote Healing and Prevent Compassion Fatigue. $300 + HST

Register online below *note convenience fee applies, or and send payment via etransfer or cheque.

Summer Conference Series Full 5 Days

CA$800.00

Days 1 - 5 Summer Conference Series

Core Training CTIP (Day 1) and CTIC (Days 1 & 2) *Required for certification as trauma and attachment specialist

Days 1 & 2: Understanding the Foundations of Trauma and Attachment & Day 2 Phase-Based Clinical Applications to Promote Healing and Integration of Trauma and Attachment Dysregulation. Early registration;

Day 3: Trauma Processing Experiential;

Day 4: Healing the Wounds of Sexual Abuse;

Day 5: Trauma-Informed Clinical Supervision.

$800.00 + HST

*Note an additional fee applies to online purchases to offset associated fees. There is no fee to complete an transfer through online banking.

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Summer Conference Series Days 3-5

CA$650.00

Days 3 - 5 Summer Conference Series

Pre-Requisite - Must have completed core training before registering for this workshop. **

Day 3 - Trauma Processing Experiential;

Day 4 - Healing the Wounds of Sexual Abuse;

Day 5 - Trauma-Informed Clinical Supervision.

Early registration: $650 + HST

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Day 3 Only - Trauma Processing Experiential

CA$315.00

Trauma Processing Experiential - 9-4

Applies to certification - *Clinical - full day*

Pre-requisite* completion of CTIC foundational 2-day training (Foundations of Trauma & Understanding the Foundations of Trauma & Attachment & Phase-Based Clinical Applications to Promote Healing and Integration of Trauma and Attachment Dysregulation

If you are looking to gain hands on experience with trauma processing practices introduced in the core training than this workshop is for you. This workshop takes participants through experiential of various techniques and allows for discussion, questions, and reflections from participants at a deeper level as it is facilitated in a small group format.

Day 3 only: Trauma Processing Experiential. $300 +HST

*Please note that online registrations include an additional fee to cover associated fees for using these products. You can make an transfer through online banking at no extra cost.

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Summer Conference Series - Healing the Wounds of Sexual Abuse & The Impact of Attachment and Trauma on Disordered Eating & Slef-Concept

CA$300.00

Day 4 only: Healing the Wounds of Sexual Abuse & The Impact of Attachment and Trauma on Disordered Eating & Slef-Concept. $300 + HST

A convenience fee applies to online purchases. To avoid this fee please pay by transfer to reception@attch.org or by cheque payable to Attachment and trauma Treatment Centre for Healing

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Summer Conference Series - Grounding Trauma & Addictions & Healing the Helper: Simple Restorative Practices to Heal the Helper and Prevent Compassion Fatigue

CA$300.00

Day 5 only: Grounding Trauma & Addictions & Healing the Helper: Simple Restorative Practices to Heal the Helper and Prevent Compassion Fatigue. $300 + HST

A convenience fee applies to online purchases. To avoid this fee please pay by transfer to reception@attch.org or by cheque payable to Attachment and trauma Treatment Centre for Healing

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