Advanced Webinars in Complex Trauma and Dissociation

“Our brains will continue to take in new information and construct new realities as long as our bodies feel safe.”

—van der Kolk

A ten-month seminar program for psychotherapists and related professionals interested in developing greater expertise in working with complex trauma and dissociation while staying abreast of recent trauma-related research and treatment advances—now accessible over the internet in a remote learning webinar format!

The next Webinar Program series will begin in September of 2011. A Level I seminar “Working with the Neurobiological Legacy of Trauma,” will air one Thursday per month from 12-2 pm EST. A second year seminar program for previous graduates of Level I entitled, “Principles and Challenges of Trauma Treatment,” will also air one Thursday per month from 12-2 pm EST. A special Australia and New Zealand webinar series starts in late July 2011.

All webinar series are recorded and available for later viewing or reviewing by participants. The recorded series for 2010-11 is also available at a discounted cost.

Sample of topics to be covered:

  • Implications of the neurobiological research for trauma treatment
  • “The body keeps the score:” the somatic legacy of trauma
  • Using mind-body techniques in traditional talking therapy
  • Disorganized attachment and the therapeutic alliance Dissociative phenomena in the everyday lives of survivors
  • Working with shame and self-loathing
  • The challenges of self-destructive behavior

Advanced Webinar Programs 2011-12

The US-Canada-Europe Level I seminar will begin September 22, 2011.

  • US-Canada-Europe webinar dates:
    September 22, October 13, November 17, December 15, 2011;
    January 19, February 16, March 15, April 12, May 17, June 21, 2012

The Australia 2011-12 Level I webinar will begin August 12, 2011.

  • Australia webinar dates are:
    August 12, September 16, October 7, November 3, December 1, 2011;
    February 10, March 9, April 9, May 3, and June 8, 2012

The Australia Level II webinar begins July 29th, and the US-Canada-Europe webinar will begin September 15th.

For more information about the US/UK/Canada webinar program, download Information for Potential Advanced Seminar Participants. For more information about the Australia webinar programme, download Information for Potential Australian Participants.

To register for a Level I webinar, download a Webinar Interest Survey. Fill out the Interest Survey and provide credit card authorization or send a check with the appropriate registration fee to Dr. Fisher to: 4225 Howe Street, Oakland, California 94611 USA. A registration confirmation will be returned via email.

To register for a Level II webinar, download a Level II Registration and Payment Form.

Tuition: $500 for the series of ten webinars. Generous group rates are available for groups of 3-5, 6-8, and 9 or more. For information about group rates, download the appropriate Information form.