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Engaging, Working Through and Ending - A Phase Approach to Complex Trauma in Adolescence: The Case of Annie

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Complex trauma has profound effects on the very essence of what it is to be human, and in adolescence, a stage in which far-reaching neurobiological and psychological re-organisation normally takes place, the individual is often overtaken by the effects of early trauma that may have been dormant, but is stirred into action, by intrusion of traumatic memories. The phase-model of psychotherapy will particularly take into account, types of trauma, dissociation, the adolescent brain which recent research has shown some startling findings, ending with adolescents, and the case of Anne. The presentation will conclude with a few words on therapist self-care, in view of the fact that vicarious trauma is often overlooked by us as therapists.

This course is based on the recorded webinar, Engaging, Working Through and Ending - A Phase Approach to Complex Trauma in Adolescence: The Case of Annie created by Joan Haliburn, MBBS, FRANZCP, M. Med. in 2017.

Publication Details

Journal/Publisher: ISST-D
Publication Date: July 15th, 2017

Presenter

Joan Haliburn, MBBS, FRANZCP, M. Med.

Joan Haliburn is a child, adolescent, adult and family psychiatrist and psychotherapist, a Fellow of the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, a clinical senior lecturer, University of Sydney, in private practice and on faculty of the Complex Trauma Unit, Western Sydney health District, which is a service delivery, teaching and training unit of Westmead Hospital She has published widely, and her book "An integrated approach to short term dynamic interpersonal psychotherapy – a clinician guide" is soon to be published by Karnac, London. She is on the board of directors, ISSTD.

Joan Haliburn, MBBS, FRANZCP, M. Med. authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

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Target Audience

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially psychologists and social workers who seek knowledge about adolescent trauma, including dissociation. It is appropriate for an intermediate to advanced level of participants' knowledge. This content is presented at the intermediate level.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Explain assessment of trauma with the clinical case of Anne
  2. 2 Differentiate single episode trauma from attachment trauma and from complex trauma
  3. 3 Describe the phasic-model of psychotherapy in an adolescent, along with adolescence as a developmental phase
  4. 4 Recognize the relevance of transference and countertransference in the therapeutic relationship
  5. 5 Explain the difficulties that occur in psychotherapy and must be attended to
  6. 6 Develop the beginnings of understanding dissociation from the clinical example.
  7. 7 Recognize that a therapist can be vicariously traumatised and remember that the therapist must take care of her/himself.

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