Title: |
Treating Trauma in Adolescents & Emerging Adults |
When: |
June |
Location: |
Calgary Alberta |
Type: |
workshop |
Practice Area: |
Clinical |
Contact Email: |
lucypascal@shaw.ca |
Contact Name: |
Lucy Pascal |
Contact Organization: |
Talk Therapy Seminars |
Contact Phone: |
403-467-7252 |
Contact Website: |
http://www.talk-therapy.ca/treating-trauma/ |
Continuing Competency Code: |
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Date Posted: |
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To work with troubled and traumatized adolescents and emerging adults, it’s crucial for therapists and other caregivers to first foster an adult capacity for self-awareness and self-regulation. It’s not easy, especially when the youths’ extreme reactions — ranging from angry, agitated arousal to frozen shutting down — can trigger our own sense of frustration and helplessness. Through the transition to adulthood, the long-term impact of early adverse poses a particular treatment challenge: how do we provide opportunities for successful dependence in the face of so many expectations for independent functioning? Learning Goals and Objectives |