Webinar Description
Controversies and splitting have marked the treatment of trauma since the inception of psychoanalysis. This started with arguments over the question of whether dissociative/traumatic symptoms are based on an external event or an unconscious fantasy.
Similar vehement disagreements also surround the other major questions about trauma treatment: is trauma an unhealable wound or can it be mitigated by human resilience? How should “identifying with the aggressor” be defined? Is recovery possible only if the victim internally forgives their perpetrator or is it enough for the victim to forgo their hatred? Clinicians had to choose an allegiance to a particular school of thought; the other approaches were denigrated. The real losers in these battles were the trauma sufferers who were not able to receive a comprehensive treatment.
Beginning in the early 1990’s the psychoanalytic world moved to minimize the split between the two main theories of trauma treatment and integrate them in order to create a more comprehensive treatment modality. A creative dialogue also emerged around the other major controversies in trauma treatment.
This webinar will present the views of the central contributors to these issues and highlight how each perspective adds to our understanding of trauma pathology and recovery, as well as the limitations thereof. It will also provide a multi-stage treatment framework from the trauma literature to help the clinician weigh their intervention based on the client’s needs at that stage of treatment.
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Agenda:
1-1:15 Introduction- Beyond controversies and splitting in trauma treatment- looking for the merits and limitations of each side of the contested issues- stages of trauma treatment
1:15-1:30- S. Freud vs. Ferenczi- Unconscious fantasy or actual trauma
1:30-1:45- Laub vs. Orenstein- An unhealable “black hole” or faith in human resilience
1:45-2- Anna Freud vs. Ferenczi- The definition of “identifying with the aggressor”
2-2:15- Heinz Weiss vs. Daniel Shaw- Acceptance vs. Forgiveness
2:15-2:30- Warren Poland vs. Bruce Reis- two approaches to psychological witnessing
2:30-3- Discussion and Q and A
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will be able to describe four controversies in the psychoanalytic treatment of trauma
- Participants will be able to explain the merits and limitations of each perspective
- Participants will be able to apply each perspective according to the specific needs of their clients
This presentation is open to:
- Social Workers
- Professional Counselors
- Therapists
- Psychologists
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
- Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
This online class is offered at an introductory level ,and is beneficial for an intermediate level clinician:
- New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
- Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
- Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
- Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives
This Webinar Offers 2 Continuing Education Credits
This webinar is recorded and will not grant live credits.
- This program is co-sponsored by NEFESH International and Therapy Express. NEFESH International is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. NEFESH International maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
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