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Healing the Spirit: Different Perspectives
on Resolving Trauma Rita DeMaria, PhD, LMFT, CSTMichele Marsh, PhD, CSSPJune 9, 2013 - AASECT
Goals
Three perspectives on trauma and recovery
The Intersystem Approach Film Clips: Guided Discussion Family Meeting: A role play Lessons learned
Perspectives on Trauma Herman: Trauma and Recovery, 1991 Stage theories: other examples Three Stages
1. Safety, self care, emotional regulation 2. Remembrance and mourning – grief
work 3. Reconnection and meaning
Stages are developmental and continuous - morphogenic
Self-Trauma Model: Briere, 2002
Post-traumatic responses serve an important psychological function; to repeatedly reactivate and process
traumatic memories to the point that they lose their distress-producing characteristics and can be accommodated by existing self-capacities
Johnbriere.com/STM.pdf
Transcending Trauma Model Psychological mechanism of survival and
clinical implications – exploring resilience after prolonged trauma
Key concepts: Pivotal memories and transformative narratives; the mediating parent; family dynamics and communication
Transcending Trauma: Survival, Resilience, and Clinical Applications in Survivor Families, 2012
Council for Relationships, Philadelphia, PA Bea Hollander Goldfein, PhD & Nancy Isserman, PhD – Project Directors
The Intersystem Approach - Weeks The Intersystem Approach a metaframework for
assessment and intervention explores: Individual dynamics and functioning Interactional dynamics and functioning – focus on
couple and family dynamics using attachment theory as the lens
Intergenerational dynamics and functioning – historical and contemporary
Focused Genograms: Intergenerational Assessment of Individuals, Couples, and Families, 1997, 2nd edition in process; DeMaria, Weeks, Blumer
ABCS of Effective Treatment
ABCs of Effective Treatment Affective focused interventions Behavioral focused interventions Cognitive focused interventions
Explored within the relational context of the family system
A Thousand Acres: Let’s Meet the Family
Film Clip 1 – Opening Scene
Film Clip 2 – Hidden Past
Small Group Discussion
A Thousand Acres: Beginning the Therapeutic Process
Film Clip: Little Birdie Girl Brief Comments
Film Clip: Resurfacing Memories Small Group Discussion
A Thousand Acres:Working with the Family System
An Intervention: Role Play
Large Group Process
Final Sharing; Q & A
Thank you for your participation!! For more information contact:
Rita DeMaria, Ph.D. 215-628-2450 [email protected]
Michele Marsh, Ph.D. 215-575-9140 X 1 [email protected]
For copies of handouts, PowerPoint, etc. email Rita DeMaria.