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Canada’s 8th Premier Psychotherapy Conference: Healing and Treating Trauma, Addictions and Related Disorders
Presented by John Briere, Ph.D. and John Arden, Ph.D., ABPP and Ronald Potter-Efron, Ph.D., CADCIII, LICSW and Pat Love, Ed.D. and Laurie Leitch, Ph.D. and Jamie Marich, Ph.D.
Thursday, November 19, 2015 – Friday, November 20, 2015 | Winnipeg, mb
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Date & Location
Thursday, November 19, 2015 – Friday, November 20, 2015
8:30am – 5:00pm
ADDITIONAL EVENING SESSIONS 6:30pm – 8:30pm
November 19 Dancing Mindfulness Jamie Marich, Ph.D.
Best Western Plus Winnipeg Airport Hotel
1715 Wellington Avenue, R3H 0G1
Winnipeg, MB
Phone: 204.775.9889
Website: http://www.bestwestern.com/
Dear Colleague,
I am pleased to announce Canada’s Premier Psychotherapy Conference: Healing and Treating Trauma, Addictions and Related Disorders will be hosted in three cities this year: Richmond, British Columbia, on November 30, December 1 and 2, 2015; Winnipeg, Manitoba, on November 19 and 20, 2015; and Toronto, Ontario, on November 4, 5 and 6, 2015. Whether you are coming for the first time or attend this conference every year, all of us here at Jack Hirose and Associates would like to extend a warm welcome!
Once again, we are honoured to co-sponsor this annual event in partnership with the Edgewood Health Network and the Edgewood Foundation. The Edgewood Health Network is the leader in alcohol and drug treatment and the only national network of adult inpatient and outpatient services across Canada. We are extremely grateful to have aligned with an organization that values quality training for mental health professionals.
Over the past five years, our conference has trained over 2,500 mental health and education professionals. We value your feedback and have incorporated your ideas in order to assemble North America’s leading experts, who will provide practical, useful and cutting edge keynotes and workshops. Our distinguished lineup of speakers will present on a wide of range of topics including: addiction update and current trends, angry and aggressive brain, traumatic grief, PTSD, mindfulness, contemplative psychotherapy, bolstering resilience, improving client outcomes, creativity and the healing process, concurrent disorders, treating cannabis and opioid addiction and many more.
It is my hope that this conference will allow you to catch up with your fellow clinicians, acquire new skills, learn new techniques and rejuvenate your passion for this field of work. I am confident that this year’s conference will meet, or exceed, your high expectations. Please mark this event on your calendar, and I look forward to seeing you at our flagship event of the year!
Kind Regards,
Jack Hirose, MA, CCC.
Jack Hirose and Associates Inc.
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.
Agenda
DAY 1 | Thursday, November 19, 2015
1ST KEYNOTE 8:45am – 9:45am
New Developments in the Treatment of Complex Trauma: Mindfulness, Affect Regulation and Processing
When trauma involves child abuse and neglect, and/or when there have been multiple and prolonged traumas in adulthood, the outcome may involve not only posttraumatic stress, but also dysfunctional relational schema, affect dysregulation, and overdeveloped avoidance responses. In this keynote, Dr. Briere will outline the various short- and long-term effects of exposure to trauma, and describes the central principles of modern trauma therapy.
1ST AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSION 1:15pm – 3:00pm
Treating Complex Trauma in Adolescents and Young Adults
Integrative Treatment of Complex Trauma for Adolescents is an evidence-based, multi-modal trauma therapy for adolescents that integrates treatment principles from attachment theory, the Self-Trauma Model, affect regulation skills development, and components of cognitive behavioral therapy. It involves structured protocols and interventions that are customized to the specific issues of each client, since complex post-traumatic outcomes are notable for their variability across different individuals and different environments.
2ND AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSION 3:15pm – 5:00pm
Treating Complex Trauma in Adolescents and Young Adults
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2ND KEYNOTE 9:45am – 10:45am
Rewiring The Brain After Trauma: A Brain-Based Therapy Approach
Recent advances in neuroscience have increased our knowledge of how and why people change. Brain-based therapy synthesizes neuroscience, evidence-based treatment, psychotherapy research, and attachment theory into a hybrid therapeutic model. This model helps identify which elements of psychotherapeutic schools are effective and which may be counter-therapeutic. Brain-based therapy envisions the therapeutic process as brain changing as necessary to change mood and behaviour.
1ST AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSION 1:15pm – 3:00pm
Rewiring The Brain After Trauma: A Brain-Based Therapy Approach
In this session you will develop a new way of looking at the therapeutic process enabling you to move beyond the traditional theoretical school approach. You will learn how to use the Brain-Based Therapy approach to educate your clients and make the goals of treatment understandable. We’ll examine the use of brain-based therapy to enhance outcome with people who have been traumatized. Special attention will be given to addressing the neurodynamics of PTSD.
2ND AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSION 3:15pm – 5:00pm
Rewiring The Brain After Trauma: A Brain-Based Therapy Approach
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3RD KEYNOTE 9:45am – 10:45am
Anger Management and Domestic Violence Treatment in a New Era: The Impact of Neuroscience and Brain Change Dynamics
The impulse to anger develops deep within the human brain, mostly at the unconscious level. It is then inhibited, modified or even increased consciously. The entire program can take place almost instantaneously, making it difficult to contain or control. Recent research in neuroscience has helped scientists better understand these processes. This information is also now being used to help clients become more skilled in anger management.
1ST AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSION 1:15pm – 3:00pm
The Angry and Aggressive Brain: Treatment Approaches
The centerpiece of this session is a six-phase anger and aggression cycle: activation, modulation, preparation, action, feedback and deactivation. We will detail each of these phases from a brain process perspective. Specific practical treatment options will be described for each phase. In addition, differences between the phenomena of rage vs. anger and the treatment for rage will be studied as well as the usefulness of anger management tools within a domestic violence offender treatment setting.
2ND AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSION 3:15pm – 5:00pm
The Angry and Aggressive Brain: Treatment Approaches
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EVENING SESSION 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Dancing Mindfulness: Exploring the Art of Movement as a Coping and Healing Mechanism
JAMIE MARICH, Ph.D, will lead you through this experiential session; participants will be expected to get up and dance, or at the very least, observe mindfully. Developed by Dr. Marich, Dancing Mindfulness uses the art form of dance as the primary medium of discovering mindful awareness. Participants are led through seven primary areas of mindfulness in motion: breath, sound, body, story, mind, spirit, and integrated experience.
DAY 2 | Friday, November 20, 2015
1ST KEYNOTE 8:45am – 9:45am
The Psychodynamics of Loneliness: The Way Out of Emptiness and a Life Unfulfilled
A recent Harvard Medical School survey describes loneliness as “a very real and little-discussed social epidemic with frightening consequences”. How do we meet this rising tide? By acknowledging basic needs: self knowledge, intimate connection, community involvement, meaningful work and life purpose. Emphasis will be on strategies for change.
1ST AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSION 1:15pm – 3:00pm
Best Practices in Sexual Compulsivity Recovery for Couples
Technology use has emerged as a game-changing threat to committed relationships. Anonymity, accessibility, and affordability have increased sexual and emotional infidelity, as well as compulsivity. Led by Dr. Pat Love, this training will provide tools and information for mental health professionals to:
- Obtain current research and clinical practices related to sexual compulsivity
- Recognize the signs of sexual compulsivity/addiction
- Understand the role of post-traumatic stress in infidelity and recovery
- Be introduced to the collaborative model of treatment for couples
- Develop guidelines for determining the best treatment approach
- Understand the goals of couples treatment with sexual compulsivity
2ND AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSION 3:15pm – 5:00pm
Best Practices in Sexual Compulsivity Recovery for Couples
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2ND KEYNOTE 9:45am – 10:45am
The Missing Link: Using Lessons from Neuroscience to Build the Therapeutic Relationship
The keynote address will discuss key concepts from neuroscience research that can be used to guide relationship-building in the clinical setting. A particular focus will be on the core concepts of safety and attachment from a neurobiological perspective. Also included will be resiliency-oriented methods of collecting intake data and hearing the “trauma story” that promote nervous system balance. Examples from the presenter’s international work will be included.
1ST AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSION 1:15pm – 3:00pm
Neuroscience in Action: Designing Multisensory Interventions for Clinical Healing
This practical workshop introduces the Multisensory Learning Model (MSLM) which incorporates techniques and skills for accessing natural resiliency as well as creative strategies that promote integrative functioning. You will learn how to assess and leverage your own and your clients’ specific processing styles based on dominant brain, eye, ear, hand and foot patterns. Case studies (with both couples and individuals) of MSLM in action will link information on brain function with clinical treatment choices. You will see how MSLM is applied to early stages of treatment to rally your client’s existing resources for self-healing and motivation. You will also see how it can be applied to the middle stages of therapy to decrease the power of traumatic triggers and to anchor and extend learning.
2ND AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSION 3:15pm – 5:00pm
Neuroscience in Action: Designing Multisensory Interventions for Clinical Healing
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3RD KEYNOTE 11:00am – 12:00noon
Creativity, Healing and the Recovery Process
In addressing the wounds of trauma and addiction, taking action is imperative to heal the brain at the emotional, somatic, spiritual, and energetic levels. Creative outlets like dancing, drumming, making and listening to music, the visual arts, and play are particularly powerful and engaging. In this keynote Dr. Jamie Marich discusses how cultures since the dawn of time have implemented the expressive arts into the healing process. She provides a practical framework for how clinicians can use creativity in the helping process in modern times.
1ST AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSION 1:15pm – 3:00pm
Trauma, PTSD and Traumatic Grief: Effective Assessments and Immediate Interventions
Attend this workshop and leave with a brand new toolkit of skills, interventions, and principles for rapid success with traumatized clients. Learn the standard of care for treatment in the field of traumatic stress – and its key ingredients. Implement evidence-based treatment protocols and interventions for establishing safety, desensitizing and reprocessing trauma memories, metabolizing and resolving grief/loss and finally, assisting clients in reconnecting to lives full of hope, connection, and achievement.
2ND AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSION 3:15pm – 5:00pm
Trauma, PTSD and Traumatic Grief: Effective Assessments and Immediate Interventions
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Your Presenters
John Briere, Ph.D.
John Briere, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, and Director of the USC Adolescent Trauma Training Center of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. A past president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, he is recipient of the Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Science of Trauma Psychology from the American Psychological Association, the Robert S. Laufer Memorial Award for Scientific Achievement from ISTSS, and the William N. Friedrich Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Child Psychology, from the Mayo Clinic. He is author or co-author of over 120 articles and chapters, 15 books, and 9 trauma-related psychological tests. At USC, he teaches and consults in the burn unit, inpatient psychiatry, and emergency services.
Testimonials
“Dr. Briere engages very well with diverse audiences. John’s presentation skills are exceptional and I am grateful that he draws on stories, humour & everyday clinical experiences to connect with clinicians taking this workshop.”
– Dr. Jassal | Vancouver, BC | May 29-30, 2017
“Dr. Briere is an easy-to-listen to speaker. His knowledge is wide and he conveys it well. Humour helps a sometimes difficult topic. I am very glad I came to this workshop! Thank you.”
– Leana Brady-Algor | Vancouver, BC | May 29-30, 2017
“Very knowledgeable speaker, relatable with a great presence. I’m leaving this workshop with an understanding/working knowledge of complex trauma. More focus/time on strategies @ the end would have been helpful.”
– Edmonton, AB | May 31-June 1, 2017
“This training was great, helped provide me concrete ways to deal with trauma – but in a way that feels good for me (compassion, safety and letting the client lead). Additionally, it validated techniques I was already using! Thanks.”
– Edmonton, AB | May 31-June 1, 2017
“Thank you. Very informative and excellent presentation style.”
– Edmonton, AB | May 31-June 1, 2017
John Arden, Ph.D., ABPP
John Arden, Ph.D, ABPP is the author of 15 books, including his most recent, Mind-Brain-Gene: Toward Psychotherapy Integration. His other books include: Brain2Brain, The Brain Bible, as well as Rewire Your Brain 2.0, and Brain-Based Therapy with Adults and Brain-Based Therapy with Children and Adolescents. He previously served as Director of Training in Mental Health for Kaiser Permanente in the Northern California region where now over 300 postdoctoral residents and interns are trained each year in 24 medical centers. He has presented seminars in over 30 countries and in all US States.
Testimonials
“This was the best workshop I have been to. Dr. Arden is so engaging. He makes complex information accessible and available.”
– Alyssa Ryan | Edmonton, AB | November 16 & 17, 2015“Great use of video to emphasize a concept. Emphasis on amygdala and hippocampus interactions. I have been on the right track working with clients with PTSD and anxiety. The research is reassuring. I liked assimilating the old research. Part of celebrating their research and how we can prove it. His personal experiences were entertaining, thoughtful, and relative.”
– Angie Smith-McMenemy | Oakville, ON | November 5, 2015“John was a very engaging speaker.”
– Oakville, ON | November 5, 2015
“Dynamic speaker. Relevant information. Covered old info (DSMIII) to new techniques and studies (small & large scale). Went to his afternoon lecture – wonderful speaker, a variety of topics, relevant studies, examples and slides.”
– Oakville, ON | November 5, 2015
“Outstanding, engaging, challenging, and useful!”
– Janet Ryan-Newell | Edmonton, AB | November 16 & 17, 2015“I look forward to reading his books and articles! Great presentations, very satisfied.”
– Oakville, ON | November 5, 2015“Great speaker – relevant info with great ability to create an understanding and make it useful. John makes understanding neuroplasticity fun and easy to understand and more importantly to apply.”
– Oakville, ON | November 5, 2015“He was a fantastic speaker who used personal stories, a sense of humour and experience to create a purposeful and live use of information.”
– Edmonton, AB | November 16 & 17, 2015“I enjoyed the workshop/ conference. It served as confirmation of how to practice my profession. John Arden is extremely knowledgeable and has helped me to connect a number of dots/ gaps in my knowledge regarding cellular level. Excellent, excellent job!”
– Edmonton, AB | November 16 & 17, 2015
Ronald Potter-Efron, Ph.D., CADCIII, LICSW
Ronald Potter-Efron, Ph.D., CADCIII, LICSW is a clinical pyschotherapist, director of the Anger Management Program at First Things First Counseling and Consulting Center in Altoona, WI, and an internationally recognized anger expert.
He has more than 30 years of clinical experience and in his private practice he specializes in the treatment of individuals with severe aggression and domestic violence concerns. Ron is also author of 15 books, including Handbook of Anger Management (for professional readers); Angry All the Time; Letting Go of Anger and Letting Go of Shame (both with Patricia Potter-Efron), and his newest release, Healing The Angry Brain (New Harbinger, 2012) – a self-help book intended for chronically angry and aggressive persons. Dr. Potter-Efron is also Diplomate of the National Anger Management Association.
Dr. Potter-Efron currently facilitates a 50 session domestic violence prevention program that utilizes the principles of neuroplastic change (long-term potential) to help clients devise and implement individualized brain-based behavioral change plans. He has trained thousands in professional seminars throughout the United States and abroad. Ron is known for his ability to make difficult material easier to understand and utilize, as well as for his good sense of humor and practical orientation towards therapeutic change.
Testimonials
“The ‘Healing the Angry Brain Workshop’ was the most informative and current information I have been taught on this subject. It helped me understand how the brain’s electrical and chemical systems work and how this affects people who handle anger poorly. Dr. Ron also includes empirically-supported techniques and practical case scenarios for helping clients who are struggling with anger and aggression issues. Dr. Ron’s engaging presentation is helpful, humorous and will benefit anyone who wants to understand and provide effective anger management services.”
– Lynette J. Hoy, NCC, LCPC, BCPCC, CAMS-IV | Oak Brook, IL
“It would have been excellent to have a full day with Ronald Potter-Efron.”
– Shelley Willier | Winnipeg, MB | November 19, 2015
“The workshop was fantastic! I could see where it could be applied to work and personal lives. Thank you!”
– Richmond, BC | November 30, 2015
“Excellent talks and knowledge. Very good clinical tools shared.”
– Richmond, BC | November 30, 2015
Pat Love, Ed.D.
Pat Love, Ed.D., (yes that is her real surname) has authored/co-authored six books, has written numerous professional publications, and has developed multiple training programs including Love Education™. Her work literally has taken her around the world to help people understand and improve their relationships.
Dr. Pat Love is known for her warmth, humour, and practical, research-based wisdom. Her blog posts, YouTube clips, books, trainings, workshops, and online courses have made her a popular go-to relationship consultant. Her work has been featured on TV, in cyberspace, and popular magazines, but she’s also a distinguished professor, licensed marriage and family therapist, and long-standing clinical member and approved supervisor in American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
Dr. Love received her doctor of education in counsellor education from West Virginia University. She was a tenured associate professor at Texas A&M University in Commerce, Texas for six years before establishing the Austin Family Institute in Austin, Texas. Dr. Love also served as president of the International Association for Marriage and Family Counselling.
Today, she continues following her passion to help others through her writing and as a relationship consultant, trainer, and workshop presenter.
Laurie Leitch, Ph.D.
Laurie Leitch, Ph.D., has been a practicing psychotherapist, clinical trainer, consultant, social entrepreneur and researcher for over 25 years. She currently co-directs Threshold GlobalWorks with Brigadier General (Ret.) Loree Sutton, M.D.. Dr. Leitch co-developed the Trauma Resiliency Model, a skills-based peer and clinical intervention that builds resilience capacity through application of self-regulation skills for individuals and groups.
Jamie Marich, Ph.D.
Jamie Marich, Ph.D., is a dancer, musician, performer, writer, recovery ambassador, and clinical counselor, Dr. Marich unites these elements of her experience to achieve an ultimate mission: bringing the art and joy of healing to others. Marich travels internationally speaking on topics related to EMDR, trauma, addiction, and mindfulness while maintaining a private practice (Mindful Ohio) in her home base of Warren, OH. She is the developer of the Dancing Mindfulness practice.
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