Trauma, Attachment & Neuroscience with Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.: Brain, Mind & Body in the Healing of Trauma (HS 043550)

Course overview

Dr. Bessel A. van der Kolk, New York Times bestselling author of The Body Keeps the Score, has not only dedicated his career to trauma research, he has maintained a clinical practice for 30 years — forging ahead and challenging the status quo of traditional psychotherapy, to decipher what works and what doesn’t in healing trauma. In this recording, Dr. van der Kolk presents on current research findings about how people’s brains, minds and bodies are affected by traumatic experiences and illustrate the principles of post-traumatic therapy. Join Dr. Bessel A. van der Kolk to explore specific techniques that address: - Dysregulated autonomic arousal - Overwhelming affects and sensations - Intrusive images and memories - Impulsivity and acting out - Dissociative phenomena - Numbing and disconnection Attachment failure is inevitable and inescapable in trauma clients, leaving behind a lasting imprint on all future relationships, including the therapeutic one. Dr. Bessel A. van der Kolk, will teach you how to make therapy and the therapeutic relationship a haven of safety.