Trauma and Attachment Across the Lifespan

Tools and Strategies to Address Complex Clients

Presented by Eboni Webb, Psy.D., HSP

Wednesday, November 13, 2019  |  Richmond, bc

Date & Location

Many of the clients that we serve have such complex problems due to extensive trauma and attachment disturbances.  These early wounds have informed their adult presentations resulting in mental illness and personality disorders.  The poet William Wordsworth wrote in his poem, My Heart Leaps Up When I Behold (1802), “..the Child is father of the Man.”  Future pioneering psychologists would be inspired by this passage as they came to understand that both function and dysfunction are born in childhood and guide us in our adult lives.

In this course you will come to understand the impact of trauma on the developing mind and how attachment is formed or lost through traumatic events.  You will learn how the brain is organized through healthy attachment and the critical elements of healthy attachment.  We will examine the current neuroscience behind both trauma and attachment and the top evidence-based strategies to address key DSM-V disorder through the lens of trauma.

Who Should Attend

Clinical Professionals: All mental health professionals including, but not limited to Clinical Counsellors, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Social Workers, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Hospice and Palliative Care Workers, School Counsellors, Youth Workers, Mental Health Workers, Addiction Specialists, Marital & Family Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Vocational Rehabilitation Consultants and all professionals looking to enhance their therapeutic skills.

Education and Clinical Professionals: All education and mental health or healthcare professionals who work with children or youth including, but not limited to K–12 Classroom Teachers, School Counsellors, Learning Assistance/Resource Teachers, School Administrators, School Paraprofessionals including Special Education Assistants, Classroom Assistants and Childcare Workers • All other professionals who support behavioural challenges and complex learning needs including but not limited to: Nurses, Social Workers, Psychologists, Clinical Counsellors, Family Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Addiction Counsellors, Youth Workers, Mental Health Workers, Probation Officers and Community Police Officers.

Agenda

Neurological Building Blocks

• Neurotransmitters of connection
• Cortisol vs. Oxytocin
• The importance of touch
• The Polyvagal system
• Healthy attachment

 Defining trauma and attachment

• Developmental vs. attachment trauma
• Single-incident trauma
• Common sources of trauma
• Parenting Styles
• Attachment Styles

Trauma and Brain Development

• Biopsychosocial model
• Biphasic arousal model
• Core organizers of experience

Common survival resources

• Survival resources
• Somatic resources

Relational Character Strategies and the DSM-V

• Sensitive Strategies
• Oral Strategies
• Psychopathic Strategies
• Industrious/Organizational Strategies

Critical Interventions

• Proximity maintenance: Restructuring boundaries
• Prosody: Modulating vocal intensity
• Creating a secure therapeutic base
• Creating a safe therapeutic haven
• Validation: Connection before Redirection

Learning Objectives

• Learn the impact of trauma on the developing mind.
• Identify the key features of healthy attachment and its impact neurologically.
• Identify the key defensive survival strategies in trauma.
• Learn how relational character strategies are formed that can be effective adaptations to relationship disturbances.
• Develop strategies to address key disorders across the lifespan that are influenced by trauma and attachment disturbances (ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, etc.)
• Develop strategies to address key personality disorders across the adult lifespan that are influenced by trauma and attachment disturbances (Antisocial, Borderline, Obsessive Compulsive Personality, etc.)
• Understand how to establish a safe therapeutic environment that reestablishes healthy boundaries, connected communication and validates a client’s survival journey.

Your Presenter

Eboni Webb, Psy.D., HSP

Eboni Webb, PsyD, HSP, earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Minnesota School of  Professional Psychology (MSPP). She began her clinical work as assistant clinical director and program director at Mental Health Systems, PC (MHS), one of the largest providers of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in the United States. At MHS, Dr. Webb developed two specialized DBT treatment programs for clients with developmental disabilities and borderline-intellectual functioning. She is comprehensively certified in DBT (PESI/Evergreen Institute and Michael Maslar of Northwestern University), MBSR, and is an advanced certified practitioner in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.

Dr. Webb is a highly rated international trainer in DBT and is a certified trainer of DBT through the Evergreen Certification Institute and PESI. Dr. Webb trains clinicians for continuing education through various companies that include PESI, Jack Hirose and Associates, and Lane Pederson and Associates.

In 2010 Dr. Webb opened the private practice Kairos in Middle Tennessee. Kairos, now The Village of Kairos, offers diverse DBT specializations including DBT for trauma-based disorders and co-occurring disorders. The Village of Kairos has expanded therapy programs, better known as Restorative Services, to include individual and group therapy sessions for adolescents, parents, families, and adults including pre-and post-adoption services and in-the-moment coaching for clients. The vision of The Village of Kairos is to help clients build a life worth living alongside a village of practitioners with lives worth sharing. Dr. Webb adamantly believes that it takes a village to restore a single life.

Testimonials

“Dr. Webb was an excellent presenter – very engaging, clear and informative in the information she shared. I enjoyed and appreciated the personal examples and client scenarios she applied to the DBT concepts. Great sense of humour as well!”
– Calgary, AB | November 22, 2019

“Honestly one of the best workshops I’ve ever attended. Dr. Webb is engaging, knowledgeable and communicates in a clear and entertaining way. This has changed how I conceptualize some of my clients and I look forward to incorporating these skills into my practice. I also forward to reading some of the resources to supplement my understanding. I would highly recommend this workshop to colleagues.”
– Saskatoon, SK | November 18 – 19, 2019

“Excellent material and best presentation I’ve attended in a long time. Will use in my practice daily!”
– Saskatoon, SK | November 18 – 19, 2019

“Excellent speaker and presentation style. Lots of clinically useful tools and tips. Provided relevant and memorable examples.”
– Oakville, ON | May 27 – 28, 2019

“Dr. Webb was excellent. She was knowledgeable and engaging. I thoroughly enjoyed her use of humour.”
– Oakville, ON | May 27 – 28, 2019

“Lovely presenter with relevant and applicable info. Appreciated her examples and balance of theory/ knowledge and application.”
– Calgary, AB | May 9, 2019

“Eboni is a dynamic + knowledgeable presenter. She was able to maintain our interest through the use of information and personal stories. I learned a lot and I am intrigued to learn more.”
– Langley, BC | November 20-22, 2017

“Dr. Webb is amazing. Great examples and excellent presenter.”
– Edmonton, AB | April 3-5, 2017

“Dr. Eboni Webb is fantastic! I would love to be more like her not only with patients but also as a mom! Thank you.”
– Corrie Sondeli | Winnipeg, MB | June 1-3, 2016

“Wonderful! Today was advanced, comprehensive, motivating. Knowledge and learning applicable across spectrum of work.”
– Winnipeg, MB | June 1-3, 2016

“Quite an informative session. Dr. Webb’s anecdotes were quite shocking, it takes an individual with real passion for this type of clientele who’d make challenging and meaningful outcomes I the individual’s lives.”
– Vancouver, BC | May 25-27, 2016

“Eboni Webb’s many examples-helpful and demonstrate her points.”
– Vancouver, BC | May 25-27, 2016

 

 

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