Thanks to a scholarship from the Trauma Research Foundation, Dr. Fleur and I will be attending the 34th Annual Boston International Trauma Conference virtually. Its theme is Psychological Trauma: Neuroscience, Embodiment And The Restoration Of The Self. I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to expand our knowledge where psychological trauma is concerned.
Stay tuned for our take on the following subjects!
17 May 2023
7 pm- 9 pm EDT
Screening From Shock to Awe. This award-winning documentary chronicles the experience of two combat veterans who engage in the therapeutic use of psychedelic agents to heal. Virtual Live Q&A with Producer Janine Sagert will follow film.
18 May 2023
Keynotes – Block #1: Psychological Trauma Underlying Mental Processes
Gabor Mate – When the Body Says No – Mind/Body Unity and Stress-Disease Connection
Dick Schwartz – IFS Therapy: What Have We Learned and Where are We Going
19 May 2023
Keynotes – Block #2: Basic Clinical Science
Bessel A. van der Kolk, MD – What We have Learned in Three Decades of Explorations in Trauma: An Updated Road Map
Kerry Ressler and Marty Teicher as Discussant – The Neuroscience of Fear and PTSD: From Sensory Systems to Survival
Tania Singer – How to Train Mind and Heart: A Social Neuroscience Perspective on Mental Health, Resilience and Compassion
Ron Siegel – Mindfulness, Compassion, & Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy: Evoking Non-Ordinary States in Trauma Treatment
Keynotes Block #3: Innovative Treatments
Bethany Brand – Finding Solid Ground… Even With the Most Dissociative Clients!
Licia Sky – Embodied Self Awareness, Identity, Multigenerational Stories, and the Emergent Process of Healing
Cathy Malchiod – Empowering Communities to Heal Trauma with Holistic Life Foundation
Dr. Wendy D’Andrea – Virtual Poster Session – an engaging experience for researchers, clinicians and all participants.
20 May 2023
Block #4: The Frontiers of Trauma Treatment
Dante Cicchetti – A Multiple Level of Analysis of the consequences of child maltreatment: Perspectives from Developmental Psychopathology
Diana Fosha – Treating Attachment Trauma with AEDP
Matt Fleishman – Scaling the Treatment of Developmental Trauma for Children
Adriana Barton – Leveraging Our Innate Wiring for Music as an Agent of Healing
Dante Cicchetti, Diana Fosha, Matt Fleischman – Post conference consultations Q&A
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