We know from the landmark ACES study that small t and large T trauma especially may increase the prevalence of mental health disorders and overall psychological impairment both during childhood and into adulthood if left untreated. Most experts argue that trauma from attachment rupture and caregiver abuse or neglect can be the most devastating in terms of an overall psychological health prognosis.

The neurobiology of attachment and trauma are closely related and impact child and adolescent brain development. EMDR and Attachment Based Interventions are effective at healing the damage from attachment wounds and traumatic experiences of a child and/or adolescent. Learn specific interventions that will assist you in working with trauma and attachment repair as it applies to children and adolescent populations.

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Attendance and Location Details

Date and Time

**This is a special 2-day, 12-CE live webinar event***

Day 1

Friday, September 6, 2024, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm CST / 10:00am – 5:30pm EST / 7:00am – 2:30pm PST

Day 2

Saturday, September 7, 2024, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm CST / 10:00am – 5:30pm EST / 7:00am – 2:30pm PST

*Live Webinar Attendees: Zoom link will be made available to you 24-48 hours prior to event date

Objectives:

This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:

a). Learn and describe the basics of how attachment and trauma impact brain development.

b). Assess how to differentiate between trauma, attachment and other underlying mental health concerns.

c). Analyze and demonstrate how to establish and utilize regulation techniques with children and adolescent trauma responses.

d). Identify neurobiological deficits related to trauma and attachment.

e). Learn and practice specific EMDR based resourcing techniques to assist with emotion regulation.

f). Demonstrate how to utilize attachment based interventions to create stabilization within children and adolescent populations.

g). Explain how EMDR is able to target trauma and attachment based deficits.

h). Learn and apply different forms of dual awareness for children and adolescent clients.

i). Learn and practice different trauma screening tools that are effective in diagnosing early experiences of trauma.

j). Explain how to utilize somatic based techniques to regulate emotional disturbance.

k). Learn and practice specific crisis management techniques to use with children and adolescents.

l). Learn how to stabilize emotional reactivity and emotional dissociation in children and adolescents.

Target Audience:

Mental Health Clinicians & Therapists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Marriage & Family Therapists, Counselors, School Personnel,  and Healthcare Workers.

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Instructor(s): Megan Salar, MSW, ACADC

Material Author(s): Megan Salar, MSW, ACADC

Megan Salar, MSW, ACADC, is an EMDR Clinician, Trainer and Author who earned her Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work from Northwest Nazarene University in 2011. She has been extensively trained on the use of EMDR and other trauma-based interventions, and she specializes in the areas of trauma, abuse, attachment and substance abuse. Megan has trained thousands of clinicians across the U.S. and internationally to help them get the most out of EMDR, trauma and addiction treatment skills and evidence-informed best practices. Megan is the author of “EMDR Workbook for Trauma and PTSD: Skills to Manage Triggers, Move Beyond Traumatic Memories, and Take Back Your Life”, released by New Harbinger Publications in May of 2023. She is set to release “EMDR for Dummies” with Wiley Publishing in May of 2024. Megan previously owned/operated an intensive outpatient treatment center that was voted best in practice in 2019. She currently owns and operates her own Counseling, Consulting, and Training Business and is passionate about genuinely changing the landscape of mental health and trauma treatment through an authentic hands-on perspective that is uniquely her own.

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