Appalachian Psychoanalytic Society presents a
Saturday Morning Seminar
with
Jill Bellinson, PhD,
on
Too Much Pain:
Working
with Traumatized Children
and Adolescents
September 21, 2019
University of Tennessee Medical Center
Morrison Education and Conference Center
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920
Click here for directions to the venue.
Program Description
Even for seasoned child therapists, children and adolescents who’ve experienced significant early trauma present a challenge. They don’t play as freely as less impacted children — they may not be able to play at all. They respond dramatically to attention, limits, and separation, and they may be triggered inexplicably by almost anything that happens in the session. As caring therapists, we want to protect them from distress while we know we also need to allow them to express their pain. This program will present the conundrum that arises in working with severely traumatized children and adolescents — how to recognize it, how to understand it, and how to work with it. After a general introduction to concepts of early trauma and its effects on young children, we will examine case examples of children and adolescents in treatment - both the instructor’s and the participants'.
This seminar is appropriate only for licensed clinicians
or students in training due to the presentation of clinical material.
Presenter
Jill Bellinson, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in independent practice in New York City. She received her psychoanalytic training at the William Alanson White Institute and is one of the founders of the Child and Adolescent training program there. She is on the teaching and supervising faculty of the White Institute, Adelphi University, the National Institute for the Psychotherapies, and the Metropolitan Institute. She also supervises in the Clinical Psychology Programs of CUNY and Columbia University. In total, she is on the faculty of five training programs for the treatment of children and trauma.
Schedule
8:30am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:50am Welcome and Introduction
9:00am Presentation
10:30am Break
10:40am Presentation and Case Discussion
12:15pm Complete Evaluations and Adjourn
Learning Objectives
After attending this intermediate-level seminar in full, participants will be able to:
1. Identify three signs of early trauma that appear in the play of children in treatment.
2. Modify at least one aspect of their treatment stances so that children can bring their distress to therapy.
3. Describe and utilize at least three interventions that support psychological healing.
Participants
This program is open to all APS members and other interested mental health professionals who may not be members. It is not limited to individuals practicing in a predominately psychoanalytic mode. The material will be appropriate for clinicians with intermediate levels of experience and knowledge.
This seminar is appropriate only for licensed clinicians
or students in training due to the presentation of clinical material.
Registration
Professional and Scholar Members:
$45 until September 16, 2019,
$55 after September 16, 2019.
Early-Career Professional Members:
$25 until September 16, 2019,
$35 after September 16, 2019.
Graduate Student Members: Free.
Non-members:
$60 until September 16, 2019,
$70 after September 16, 2019.
Although walk-ins will be accepted, please register online at www.aps-tn.wildapricot.org in advance to assure adequate food and seating.
If you prefer to pay by check, please mail your payment to:
Scott Swan, PhD
APS Treasurer
1005 Kenesaw Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37919.
Refunds honored with written/electronic notice at least 24 hours before date of conference. Contact Scott Swan, PhD.
Contact the APS President Joyce Cartor, PhD to negotiate fees, if needed.
Facility is accessible to persons who are physically challenged. Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons requesting them.
APS Membership:
Eligible professionals can join APS or renew their membership for the 2019-2020 program year for $80. Scholars can join/renew for $50 and Early-Career Professionals can join/renew for $45. Graduate students may join or renew for $25.
American Psychological Association Approval Statement:
Division 39 is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Division 39 maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Continuing Education:
This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 3.0 continuing education credits. With full attendance and completion of a program Evaluation and Learning Assessment, a certificate will be issued. Psychologists will have their participation registered through Division 39.
APS and Division 39 are committed to conducting all activities in conformity with the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles for Psychologists. APS and Division 39 are also committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in continuing education activities. Participants are asked to be aware of the need for privacy and confidentiality throughout the program. If program content becomes stressful, participants are encouraged to process these feelings during discussion periods.
Selected References/Recommended Reading:
Boulanger, G. (2018). When is vicarious trauma a necessary therapeutic tool? Psychoanalytic Psychology, 35 (1), 60-69.
Ensink,. K., Begin, M., Normandin, L., Godbout, N., & Fonagy, P. (2017). Mentalization and dissociation in the context of trauma: Implications for child psychopathology. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 18 (1), 11-30.
Gensler, D. (2018). Psychotherapy with Sexually Abused Boys. In R. Gartner, Healing Sexually Betrayed Men and Boys: Treatment for Sexual Abuse, Assault, and Trauma. New York: Routledge, 31-52.
Henschel, S. Doba, K., & Nandrino, J-L. (2019). Emotion Regulation Processes and Psychoform and Somatoform Dissociation in Adolescents and Young Adults with Cumulative Maltreatment. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 20 (2), 197-211.
Lebois, L., Wolff, J., Hill, S., Bigony, C., Winternitz, S., Ressler, K., & Kaufman, M. (2019). Preliminary Evidence of a Missing Self Bias in Face Perception for Individuals with Dissociative Identity Disorder. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 20 (2), 140-164.
Silberg, J., Waters, F., Nemzer, E., Barach, J., Chu, J., Curtis, J., James, N., O'Neill, J., Peterson, G. Rivera, M. (2004). Guidelines for the Evaluations and Treatment of Dissociative Symptoms in Children and Adolescents. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 5 (3), 119-150.
Terr, L.C. (1991). Childhood Traumas: An Outline and Overview. American Journal of Psychiatry, 148 (1), 10-20.
Van Der Kolk, B. (2014). The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of Trauma. New York: Penguin Group.
Whitfield, C.L. (1998). Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 14, 361-363.
Contact:
If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please address requests, questions, concerns and any complaints to APS President Joyce Cartor, PhD.
There is no commercial support for this program nor are there any relationships between Division 39, APS, presenter, program content, research, grants or other funding sources that could reasonably be construed as conflicts of interest. During the program, the validity/utility of the content and risks/limitations of the approaches discussed will be addressed.