In Service To Families, Children & The Courts4th Annual Children in Trauma Conference—featuring Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, of Boston University School Medical SchoolJanuary 13-14, 2006 Children in Trauma explores the multifaceted issues surrounding children who experience trauma in their lives. The 2006 conference is our fourth annual presentation, and we are pleased to feature Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, whose work leads the way in forging new frontiers of treatment and understanding of the impact of trauma. Conference Description:Children in Trauma: Frontiers in Trauma Treatment will examine the effects of childhood trauma on development of the "self" and in relationships with others. During this past decade an enormous amount has been learned about the differences between memories of everyday experiences and those of overwhelming events. These memories are different, depending on the age at which the trauma occurs and the social support of the victims. Using both research studies and clinical examples, Dr. van der Kolk will present basic data on the nature of traumatic memories and examine the implications of this knowledge to clinical practice. He will also explore the effects of trauma on cognitive, psychological, and interpersonal functioning and review the research on the profound effects of trauma on cognition, affect regulation, and on the development of “self” and interactions with others. Dr. van der Kolk will explore how trauma and disruptions in attachment bonds affect the development of identity and how this is expressed socially as difficulties in affect modulation and destructive behavior against self and others. In the wake of the new insights into the neurobiology of trauma, Dr. van der Kolk will present a range of new approaches to treatment that have been developed based on research on the effect of trauma on affect regulation, perception, and other brain functions. This new frontier of treatment represents fundamental shifts from earlier therapeutic paradigms. Join us for Children in Trauma: New Frontiers in Trauma Treatment and you will……• Explore the various domains in which overwhelming experiences are
stored in memory and the various ways in which those memories are retrieved
into consciousness Bessel A. van der Kolk M.D. has been active as a clinician, researcher and teacher in the area of posttraumatic stress and related phenomena since the 1970s. He founded the first clinic in Boston, the Trauma Center, which specializes in the treatment of traumatized children and adults, in 1982. Dr. van der Kolk was investigator on the first neuroimaging study of PTSD, He recently completed the first NIMH funded study of a new exposure treatment, EMDR for the treatment of PTSD. He was co-principal investigator of the DSM IV Field Trial for PTSD, in which he and his colleagues specifically delineated the impact of trauma across the life span, and the differential impact of interpersonal trauma. His current research is on how trauma affects memory processes; brain-imaging studies of PTSD, treatment outcome of exposure treatment vs. pharmacological interventions, and the effects of theater groups on preventing violence among chronically traumatized youth. . Dr. van der Kolk is past President of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. He is Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University Medical School and Clinical Director of the Trauma Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He is co-director of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Community Program in Boston and originator of, and currently on the steering committee of, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Who should attend
In addition to learning from a nationally recognized scholar and practitioner, you will walk away from this conference with an array of professional contacts and practical tools. The conference sponsors, presenter, exhibitors, and participants all bring with them a variety of experiences, ideas, theories, programs, and techniques to create an interdisciplinary, kaleidoscopic approach for serving the needs of our most vulnerable children: children in trauma. Conference ExhibitorsPublishers, public service agencies, and other resource providers will be on hand to share information. Exhibits will be open from 8am-4:30pm daily. If your organization is interested in exhibiting please contact CSU, Chico Continuing Education at 530-898-6105. Continuing Education CreditParticipants may earn 14 hours of BBSE (Provider PCE 799), BRN (Provider 00656), MCEP (Provider CAL123), and MCLE continuing education credit. CME CATEGORY I CREDIT SponsorsThis conference is sponsored by Butte County Superior Court Family Court Services, and the Butte County Bar Association. Time8am-4:30pm Friday, January 13, and Saturday, January 14, 2006 Course Number: RCED944N |
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