Treating and Overcoming Trauma:

Empirically-Supported Humanistic Approaches

Join us at USC for AHP's Summer 2012 Event, on June 2^nd

(6 CE Hours or Training Hours) 

The event will be held at USC, University Park Campus.  The event will be held in Harris Hall--Gin D. Wong Conference Center.  Wong Conference Center is located where the yellow highlight is on the Southwest corner of Harris Hall.  But please enter from the Front Courtyard of Harris Hall or from Exposition.

Should you need help locating the room please contact Koorosh Rassekh (pronounced: Core-'Roosh) at 310-926-3719 

**Please bring laptops, IPads, or Smartphones for on site registration, and for pre-registration discounts for future conferences.** 

Saturday June 2nd, 2012  8:30am to 5:00pm 

Program:
7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.  
Check-in/In-Person Registration 
  

8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.  
Welcome, Introductions, AHP Orientation, Mindful Practice 
  
8:45 a.m. - 10:15
Trauma: Empirical Understanding of “The Great Terror”

Breaking its Hold on Clients 
Ginger Clark, PhD  Associate Professor of Clinical Education, MFT Program, USC

Dr. Clark will discuss how to conceptualize trauma in a way that demystifies the concept, and allows therapeutic work to seem approachable rather than something to avoid, for both the client and the therapist.  She will explain how trauma occurs from an emotional, cognitive, sensory, and neurological perspective, with an in depth discussion of the effects of complex trauma on client self-concept and functioning.  This explanation will highlight the processes that need to take place to allow integration of the trauma from multiple perspectives.  The emphasis will be on the needs of clients with trauma histories to be heard, understood, felt, and to have someone bear witness to their story, such that the story can become an integrated part of who they are, rather than all that they are.  Evidence-based approaches to trauma processing will be discussed, and examples of exercises for processing trauma will be given.  Therapist secondary trauma and burnout will be explained, as well as information regarding self-care for those involved in the treatment of trauma. 

Learning Objectives:  Attendees will:

1.     Articulate the definitions of trauma and complex trauma

2.     Identify the cognitive, sensory, emotional and neurological effects of traumatic experience.

3.     List the impact of unresolved traumatic experience on functioning and wellbeing.

4.     Identify at least two evidence-based approaches to treating trauma, as well as one exercise for developing a trauma narrative that can help decrease flashbacks and nightmares.

5.     Identify effective approaches to self-care during trauma work. 

10:15 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.  Break

10:25 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.  AHP Website Introduction

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The Natural Consequences of Oppression:  Trauma in the Community
Marianne Diaz, Director/Founder of CleanSlate, Inc., Director of Outreach Services, Southern California Counseling Services 

Ms. Diaz will be presenting on the traumatizing effects of marginalization by the dominant culture on less empowered communities.  These communities have less resources, less wealth, and less voice, but are often perceived as threatening to the position of power held by the dominant culture.  Ms. Diaz will examine the research on the multigenerational transmission of trauma, where oppressed communities (such as the gang community) develop coping mechanisms whereby power can be gained in the short-term (e.g., violence, drug trade, and intimidation), but serve to further isolate and separate that community from the dominant one.  Law enforcement and policy makers see these attempts as acts of aggression rather than attempts at survival, and further develop an us vs. them mentality, ultimately serving to maintain the status quo in trying to control rather than uplift communities in need.  Under these multigenerational oppressive conditions, families and communities disintegrate, further weakening supports for education and empowerment, creating multiple levels of traumatic experiencing at the family, school, community, and societal level.  The community is further isolated from resources and voice in a vicious cycle of oppression and marginalization.  Interventions will be discussed where therapists, activists, and community members can address the systematic dehumanization of entire communities (e.g., gangs, neighborhoods, those living below the poverty line), such that conditions for change can be cultivated, where players from both the dominant and oppressed communities can come together to affect change.  Self care will be discussed as a form of self preservation for both the therapist’s and the client’s long term well being. 

Learning Objectives:  Attendees will:

1.     Identify oppressive forces in the dominant culture that directly or indirectly serve to disempower marginalized communities.

2.     Articulate the processes by which transmission of multigenerational trauma occurs, and how it manifests in the gang communities, specifically.

3.     Identify and describe their own biases, and how those might affect competent work with clients involved in gang culture.

4.     Describe two approaches to empowering individual clients, and two approaches to affecting change in the community through the direct involvement of those in the oppressed and oppressing communities.

5.     Identify signs of burnout or countertransference, and identify approaches to mitigating these experiences. 

12:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.  Lunch (Bring or purchase your lunch at cafes located on and off campus on Figueroa; networking lunching area in Tutor commons, near Coffee Bean.) 

1:20 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.  Mindful Practice, Social Networking AHP Sites

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Promoting Resilience and Hope Among Traumatized Youth and their Families

Ediza Garcia, PsyD, Model Supervisor, Nathanson Family Resilience Center, UCLA  

Dr. Garcia will provide an overview of the ways in which traumatic experiences impact children and adolescents, and the adversities that increase traumatic stress symptoms among youth.  She will attempt to decouple the fear often associated with working traumatized children.  She will review evidence-based intervention approaches that aim to build resilience and hope among children and families, who are viewed, or who view themselves, as “damaged goods” or “broken” as a result of the trauma. She will also review strategies that support provider self-care to mitigate secondary trauma, and avoid burnout when immersing one’s self in such important work.  

Learning Objectives:  Attendees will:

1.     Describe the prevalent experiences that often lead to traumatic stress symptoms among youth.

2.     Identify the effects early trauma can have on later functioning.

3.    Identify evidence based interventions to working with traumatized children and their familes.

4.     Explain the role evidence-based interventions play in building resilience and hope.

5.     Describe the importance of implementing self-care strategies to cope with the inherent stressors of trauma work. 

3:00 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.  Break 

3:10 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.  AHP Website

3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Understanding Trauma from an LGBTQ Perspective: Alleviating Suffering Layer by Layer
Annabel Raymond, MFT Intern, Maple Center 

Ms. Torrey will demonstrate that fostering culturally sensitive attitudes is a key component to working with the LGBTQ population, and that a deeper understanding of the inherent trauma of growing up gay, and existing, in a largely heterosexist culture is even more critical. Using Cass’ Five Stage Development Model for the “coming out process” along with clinical interventions outlined by Walker and Prince, she will provide the clinician with an intermediate level understanding of how to work with trauma in the LGBTQ population. Ms. Torrey will enhance the audience members’ grasp of the cultural experience of LGBTQ people, and will outline how to address this experience with a research-based presentation designed to help clinicians develop appropriate attitudes and skills to work with the LGBTQ population. She will include the audience in a case conceptualization, as well as a discussion about therapist self care in working with the population. 

Learning Objectives:  Attendees will:

1.     Articulate the emotional experience of being the only minority member in the family of origin, and of facing heterosexist and homophobic attitudes from society at large.

2.     Identify empirical findings of the effects of LGBTQ-related trauma and identify 10 clinical issues which commonly present in the LGBTQ population.

3.     Identify 6 evidence-based interventions for working ethically and effectively with both the LGBTQ population and specific trauma.

4.     Articulate one approach to therapist self care related to LGBTQ-specific trauma work. 

4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Closing 

6 Hours of CEU credit offered for MFTs, LCSWs, RNs, and Psychologists 

The event will be held in Harris Hall--Gin D. Wong Conference Center.  Wong Conference Center is located where the yellow highlight is on the Southwest corner of Harris Hall.  But please enter from the Front Courtyard of Harris Hall or from Exposition.  

Should you need help locating the room please contact Koorosh Rassekh (pronounced: Core-'Roosh) at 310-926-3719. 

Directions:  From the Harbor Freeway (110) South or North, exit at Exposition Blvd. Continue WEST on Exposition; turn RIGHT onto Vermont; turn RIGHT onto Jefferson; turn RIGHT at McClintock into GATE 6. Head back south toward exposition on McClintock, Park in Parking Structure A, which will be on your right. Parking will be $8 (typically). Walk EAST along Bloom Walk to the Harris Hall. Enter through the front courtyard or from Exposition, and make your way to the Southwest Corner of the building to the Gin D. Wong Conference Center. Signs will be posted.

Other parking options are:  Parking Structures X or D, near corner of Figueroa and Jefferson. Gate 3, off of Figueroa, leads to Parking Structure X (across from the Radisson, Enter off of Figueroa Street at McCarthy Way), or Gate 4, off of Jefferson, leading to Parking Structure D (off Jefferson at Royal Street, across from the Shrine Auditorium).

Food:  No food or drink is provided in order to keep our costs low.  Please bring your own waters and snacks.  In the Tutor Center located just North of Harris hall, there is a Coffee Bean and Teal Leaf open 9am-3pm (not before we start, so make a Starbucks run), California Pizza Kitchen open 12pm-6pm, and Seeds Market (sandwiches, fruit, water, salads) open 9am-5pm.  There are additional cafes surrounding the Radisson, across Figueroa, if you are interested in having a sit down lunch

The event will be held in Harris Hall--Gin D. Wong Conference Center.  Wong Conference Center is located where the yellow highlight is on the Southwest corner of Harris Hall.  But please enter from the Front Courtyard of Harris Hall or from Exposition.

Should you need help locating the room please contact Koorosh Rassekh (pronounced: Core-'Roosh) at 310-926-3719

Link to Printable Campus Map: http://visit.usc.edu/uploads/upc_map_2010.pdf

CEs for psychologists are provided by The Spiritual Competency Resource Center which is co-sponsoring this program and is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. SCRC maintains responsibility for the  program and its content. For questions about CE contact, visit www.spiritualcompetency.com or contact  David Lukoff, PhD at david.lukoff@gmail.com or (707) 763-3576. 

CEs for MFTs, LCSWs, and RNs are provided by the Association for Humanistic Psychology.  AHP is a Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS), Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), and (NBCC) provider, and is providing the CEs for MFTs, LCSWs, and Nurses for this event. Questions about CEs should be directed to M.A. Bjarkman at mabahp@aol.com.

This event is brought to you by the Association for Humanistic Psychology, and organized by Ginger Clark, Ph.D., Koorosh Rassehk, M.M.F.T., M.A. Bjarkman, and Stan Charnofsky, Ed.D.-­‐-­‐all board members of AHP.

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Registration Fees:

Registration Fees For Summer Conference (Tough Times Discounts):

• Students/Interns/Pre-licensed Professionals:  $45  (Regularly $55)

• Students/Interns/pre-licensed Professionals Groups of 4+:  $35/per person  (Regularly $55)

• Personal Growth and Licensed Professionals:  $85  (Regularly $125)

• Personal Growth and Licensed Professionals Groups of 4+: $65/per person  (Regularly $125)

 Combination Package--Pre-registration with Membership saves More!

• Package Deal--Students/Intern/Pre-licensed Professionals AHP Membership ($40) + Summer Registration ($35):  $75 (Regularly $104)

• Package Deal--Individual AHP Membership ($60) + Summer Registration ($75): $135 (Regularly $194)

• Package Deal--Professional AHP Membership ($90) + Summer Registration ($75): $165  (Regularly $235)

Existing AHP Members’ Conference Rates

• AHP Members--Students/Interns/Pre-licensed Members:  $35  (Regularly $55)

• AHP Members—Professional or Individual Members:  $65  (Regularly $85)

AHP Membership Benefits

Individual and Student Membership

• Access to current research, dialogues, and global developments interpreted through Humanistic lens
• Connect with other Humanistic individuals, via our website network, upcoming web-based classes, and AHP-sponsored conferences. 
• AHP Perspective Magazine (online)
• Substantial discounts on AHP events
• Four quarterly online issues of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology (JHP)
• Free online access to archives of Journal of Humanistic Psychology’s entire 50-year history, with active links to other professional journals
• Discounts on ad rates in the AHP Perspective magazine and on mail list rentals
• Opportunity to link your website directly with AHP's Member Network as a Memberlink
• Access to AHP’s “Members Only” website section for personal and professional connections, news, information, calendar, and special opportunities.
• AHP Members Insurance Plans (Professional Liability, Health, Life or Disability Insurance)
• Access to the vast resources that AHP provides for the general public, such as:
• The Directory of Humanistic Professionals
• Continuing Education Credits for Conferences and Events
• 50 years of online newsletters and publications rich with history and practical insights

Professional Membership

All the above benefits of Individual Membership, plus:

• A detailed listing in the Directory of Humanistic Professionals
• Opportunity to present workshops sponsored by AHP, including support for marketing via email, the AHP web calendar, and the Perspective magazine, and the ability to offer Continuing Education Credits upon approval.
• Opportunity to interact online with other humanistic professionals and cooperatively advocate on the serious issues affecting the practice of psychology today.
• Consultation and Mentoring opportunities with other seasoned Humanistic professionals.
• Listing of your books on AHP’s Amazon Bookstore

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