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ACAT A CAT Perspective of Trauma and Dissociation
5th June 2015

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A one-day CPD workshop

Time:  09:30 for 10.00 am start, finishing at 16:30      

Fee for ACAT Members £110 (online) / £125 (invoice or cheque)  

Fee for Non - Members £125 (online) / £140 (invoice or cheque) 

Please note that lunch is not included

Location:  Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ 

Presenter:  René Bosman, an ACAT accredited CAT Practitioner and Supervisor 

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CAT therapists have an important role in society in bearing witness to the stories and experiences of people who are vulnerable with complex needs, often against a background of severe interpersonal trauma. Fostering and modelling therapeutic relationships is fundamental in individual and team-work. Dissociation is a key concept in understanding mental health and well-being.  

In this workshop we examine how dissociation as an everyday, developmental, protective strategy can also lead to the development of severe prolonged duress such as in complex post-traumatic stress disorder, borderline presentations, eating disorder and dissociative identity disorder.  

We will consider the continuum of dissociative identity disorder that can develop following severe abuse and neglect, particularly in the absence of good enough attachment.  Practitioners or indeed the service as a whole may become confused, fragmented and / or polarised in trying to help vulnerable and fragile people. We propose an integrative and relational framework based on recent theory and neuroscience that can inform clinical practice in both formulation and intervention.  

The workshop is structured around the following components:

•    The resourceful practitioner
•    Building the therapeutic relationship
•    Mapping the internal and relational world
•    Developing a coherent narrative
•    Safe trauma work
•    Integration

The workshop offers a pragmatic, creative and optimistic approach to working with trauma and dissociation. CAT offers a grounding framework that can elegantly integrate other ideas such as those gleaned from the theory of structural dissociation, sensorimotor psychotherapy and Jungian psychology.  The practitioner is invited to critically consider a multi-dimensional perspective and keep an open mind to what is possible and helpful. We will provide a balance between information sharing, reflection, active participation and exercises, open frame questions, audio-visual material and hand-outs.

Learning Outcomes:

•    To have knowledge of the impact of trauma on brain development
•    To appraise how to keep resourceful in working with emotive and distressing material
•    To have an understanding of dissociative disorders and how they can affect everyday functioning
•    To be familiar with an integrative and relational framework for working safely with trauma and dissociation
•    To have access to specific tools, skills and resources that can inform and enhance clinical practice
•    To promote a realistic yet optimistic appraisal of working with complex trauma presentations
 
The morning session will focus on the latest neuroscience research in child development and considers healthy development of the mind as well as what happens in trauma.  We will discuss the continuum of the phenomenon of dissociation and how this is present in everyday life and mental health and well-being.  The development of dissociative identity disorder and its impact is illustrated by examples from clinical practice. We attend to the basic premise that we need to keep resourceful in working with emotive and distressing presentations.

The afternoon session will outline a framework of working with trauma with key principles and specific tools that have proven to be helpful and effective. Thought-provoking exercises aim to access participants’ resources and enhance clarity and focus, compassion and creativity.

Time table:

09:30     Registration
10:00     Introduction
10:15     Overview of theory and research
10:45     Refreshments
11.00     Understanding dissociation and dissociative disorders 
12:30     Break for lunch (please bring your own lunch; a café is available at the venue)
13:00     An integrative framework
14:00     Helpful strategies 1
14:45     Refreshments 
15:00     Helpful strategies 2
16:30     Close

How to book:

•    book and pay by personal credit or debit card online instantly through the ACAT web site via this page
•    by email, attaching the booking form with full invoicing details, to: maria.cross@acat.me.uk
•    by post, enclosing the booking form and a cheque, to: ACAT, PO Box 6793, Dorchester, DT1 9DL

Enquiries:

•    Email: maria.cross@acat.me.uk
•    Phone: 0844 800 9496

Venue:

For information regarding the venue and how to get there please follow this link: http://www.friendshouse.co.uk/getting-here

Cancellations / Refund Policy:  

A refund, less a £25 administration fee, will be made if cancellations are received, in writing, at least four weeks before the event. We regret that any cancellation after this time cannot be refunded, and refunds for failure to attend the event cannot be made.

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