Finding Solid Ground….Even With Self-harming and Highly Dissociative Clients!

Description

Highly dissociative, traumatized patients often present with an overwhelming array of severe clinical problems and frequent crises. Bethany Brand will discuss the evidence-informed approach that she, Ruth Lanius, and Hygge Schielke have developed called Finding Solid Ground.

This program guides individuals with trauma-related dissociation to develop skills that are linked with decreased symptoms, reduced self-harm, improved emotion regulation, and increased self-compassion. Bethany will provide an overview of the journaling and practice exercises used in the Finding Solid Ground program.

The training will feature role plays depicting common yet very challenging clinical scenarios that occur when working with complex trauma clients such as when clients are unwilling to “give up” self-injurious behaviours. Bethany will describe pragmatic techniques for managing dissociative patients’ reliance on dissociation and self-injurious behaviours so that attendees can leave with pragmatic ideas about helping their patients “find solid ground”.

Program Outline  

• Overview of the TOP DD Network studies including the expert-recommended interventions used in stabilizing highly dissociative individuals
• Common triggers and functions of self-harm among clients with dissociative disorder
• Discuss the Finding Solid Ground Program: a participant- and research-informed educational program for dissociative clients

Come learn about….

• The most common triggers of self-harm
• Practical steps used in the researched Finding Solid Ground program for severe dissociation and self-harm
• Techniques that lead to improved ability to manage emotions in healthy ways and reduce dissociation, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and self-injury

[NB: the recording will be available for 2 weeks only after the live training]