Would you like to know why talking therapy is insufficient for successful trauma treatment of your clients? Or, would you like to be able to improve your results with clients with a history of trauma? Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, a world-renowned expert on trauma, offers a six-hour presentation on this very topic. In this […]
Core Principles of Trauma-Informed Care: Key Learnings [2 of 3]
What are some of the evidence-based practices for trauma-informed care? Have you wanted to learn more about narrative exposure therapy? A few weeks ago, NYU’s Silver School of Social Work held an informative one day conference on the “Core Principles of Trauma-Informed Care: The Essentials.” In part one of this series, you had the opportunity […]
Understanding Dissociative Identity Disorder
Growing Together by Nancy-Lee Mauger This artwork exhibits 25 parts of the artist; Shy (26th) chose to remain hidden. Would you be able to correctly diagnose an individual with Dissociation Identity Disorder (DID)? Between 1-3% of the general population have this mental illness, but only about 6% of them actually present with visibly distinct alternate identities. […]
What is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a well-researched, effective therapy method for trauma. This treatment can be combined with traditional “talk” therapy, used as adjunctive treatment with a separate therapist, or as a treatment in of itself. To find out more information about this method, I interviewed Andrea B. Goldberg, LCSW, who is […]
