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Helping Survivors Heal from Sexual Trauma:
An Attachment Approach

 

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According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, 81% of women and 43% of men report experiencing some form of sexual harassment and/or assault in their lifetime. Therefore, a therapist is likely to work with clients who are survivors of sexual trauma. Yet many therapists are uncomfortable and unsure of how to help clients work through these traumatic experiences.  

This workshop will address the skills necessary to accompany clients on their healing journey. Participants will focus on how to assess and work with clients in the different stages of therapy. Stage 1 - "Undoing Aloneness," Stage 2 - "Deepening the Experience," and Stage 3 - "Consolidating the Gains"

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Helping Survivors Heal from Sexual Trauma:
An Attachment Approach

Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 9:30 AM EST

Presenter: Reena Bernards, LCMFT, Donna Jenson, MA

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Course Length: 3 Hours

Learning Objectives:

  1. To be prepared, willing and able to help clients with sexual trauma, and to process these issues in therapy.
  2. To understand the importance of meeting clients where they are at, in their stage of healing, and establishing a trustworthy therapeutic relationship.
  3. To be able to utilize the stages of healing from sexual trauma through therapy: assessment, psycho-education and the beginning of self-discovery, deepening the experience, and consolidating gains.
  4. To be able to use the techniques of grounding, mindfulness, and writing as tools in healing.
  5. To make plans to practice self-care to overcome the impact of vicarious traumatization.

This workshop Offers 3 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits

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This workshop is not available for playback

According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, 81% of women and 43% of men report experiencing some form of sexual harassment and/or assault in their lifetime. Therefore, a therapist is likely to work with clients who are survivors of sexual trauma. Yet many therapists are uncomfortable and unsure of how to help clients work through these traumatic experiences.  

This workshop will address the skills necessary to accompany clients on their healing journey. Participants will focus on how to assess and work with clients in the different stages of therapy. Stage 1 - "Undoing Aloneness," Stage 2 - "Deepening the Experience," and Stage 3 - "Consolidating the Gains"

Learning Objectives:

  1. To be prepared, willing and able to help clients with sexual trauma, and to process these issues in therapy.
  2. To understand the importance of meeting clients where they are at, in their stage of healing, and establishing a trustworthy therapeutic relationship.
  3. To be able to utilize the stages of healing from sexual trauma through therapy: assessment, psycho-education and the beginning of self-discovery, deepening the experience, and consolidating gains.
  4. To be able to use the techniques of grounding, mindfulness, and writing as tools in healing.
  5. To make plans to practice self-care to overcome the impact of vicarious traumatization.

Agenda:

10:00 - 10:30


Welcome  – Introductions (Name, where you are from) 


Donna Jenson’s healing journey, Reena Bernards’s work as a support person 

 

Principles in being a therapist to a survivor (Dos and Don’t) 

 

10:30 - 11:00


Break-out groups of three:  Discuss your experience as a therapist when sexual abuse is an issue.  What gets hard?  Do you have a question you’d like to ask? 

 

Debrief  

 

11:00 - 11:30


      1. Why Sexual Trauma is an Attachment Woun


       2. Stages in helping a client  heal from the trauma 


Assessment Phase – at what stage is the client in their journey?

Stage 1 – Staying with the client at their pace, Grounding, Psycho-education about trauma,  Exploring their inner world

Stage 2 - Deepening the experience

Stage 3 - Consolidating gains

When sexual trauma comes up in couples therapy

 

11:30 - 11:45  Additional Approaches


Using other tools: writing, mindfulness, books, art therapy, sandtray

Referring out for additional healing modalities

Connecting the survivor with a community of support

 


11:45 - 12:15


Writing exercise: What feels hardest to do with survivors as a therapist? What strengths do I bring to the relationship? 

Debrief as a group


12:15 to 1:00


Dealing with vicarious traumatization  

Pairs:  What do you do for self-care? What do you wish you were doing? 

Create list of ideas  

 

Closing reflections: highlights/take-aways  

 

Close with video of John Sheldon singing and playing “It wasn’t your fault”


This presentation is open to:
  • Social Workers
  • Professional Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
  • Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
  • Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: intermediate
Level of Clinician: intermediate
  • New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
  • Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
  • Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
  • Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives

Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.

Disability Access - If you require ADA accommodations, please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification. Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often, and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling. The grievance policy for trainings provided by the NEFESH INTERNATIONAL is available here Satisfactory Completion Participants must have paid the tuition fee, logged in and out each day, attended the entire workshop, and completed an evaluation to receive a certificate (If this is a pre-recorded program, a post-test with a passing grade of 80% to receive a certificate.) Failure to log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates are available after satisfactory course completion by clicking here.
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