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Bessel van der Kolk – NICABM – How to Work with the Traumatized Brain

How to Help Patients Change Their Brain After Trauma

How a brain-savvy approach can lead to more effective trauma interventions

We know that trauma changes the brain. So how do we choose brain-savvy interventions that can help patients feel safe when processing traumatic memory?

Understanding the brain’s role can bring depth and power to our interventions. And that can speed healing and reduce symptoms for even the most traumatized clients.

That’s why we’re bringing you . . .

How to Work with the Traumatized Brain

Bessel van der Kolk, MD

The Three Big Differences Between a Brain with PTSD and One Without (and What This Means for Treatment)
What Makes the Human Vagus So Remarkable?
The Smoke Detector, the Cook, and the Watch Tower – How to Bring the Three Parts of the Brain that Play the Biggest Roles in Trauma Back Online
Key Strategies that Can Help Clients Learn to Tolerate Their Sensations and Be Less Reactive
How Mindfulness Helps Tame the Body’s Trauma Response
Limbic System Therapy – A Different Approach to Calming Clients So They Can Process Traumatic Memories More Effectively
How to Use Neurofeedback to Train the Self-Reflective Part of the Brain

Here’s What You’ll Get:

Everything is yours to keep forever in your professional library

–	Downloadable video and audio to watch or listen to when it’s convenient for you
–	TalkBack Segment to distill key ideas (this is where we “land” the session)
–	Next Week in Your Practice video to give you concrete strategies to use with patients
–	Printable QuickStart Guide to make review and action simpler than ever
–	Professionally-formatted transcript of the session

Bessel van der Kolk is a highly-respected neuroscientist and Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University Medical School.He is author of well over a hundred scientific articles, and his most recent book is The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma.

You’ll Get Practical Tools to Help You Quickly Integrate Bessel’s Teaching into Your Work

Synthesize Key Concepts So You Can Use Them Immediately

In the TalkBack Session, Ron Siegel, PsyD and Joan Borysenko, PhD join me to dig more deeply into Bessel’s teaching. Our job is to make yours easier by streamlining the information and making sure each point is crystal clear. We’ll examine key ideas, clarify critical concepts, and break it all down so you can gain confidence in your understanding.

Discover Concrete Practices That Will Work in Your Life (and with Your Patients)

Then, with “next week” in mind, we’ll turn smart ideas into easy-to-use solutions. In Next Week in Your Practice, Rick Hanson, PhD and Bill O’Hanlon, LMFT join me to give you specific strategies for helping people who have experienced developmental trauma self regulate. We’ll show you how to translate Bessel’s teaching into practices and exercises that you (or your clients) can use right away.

Uncover Core Ideas and Techniques at-a-Glance So You Have a “Cheat Sheet” When You Need It Most

The QuickStart Guide will help you stay fresh and confident as you turn Bessel’s insights into action. It’s an at-a-glance reference to the most powerful concepts and strategies for working with patients who have experienced trauma. We’ve gathered all the essential tools and methods into a concise, easy-to-use guide so you can quickly review and apply these ideas when you need them most.

Quickly Recall Crucial Details So You Can Apply Them with Confidence

Our Professional Transcript will help you reinforce key ideas so you can integrate them into your life and work. We’ve designed your transcript with an easy-to-use table of contents, clear, organized formatting, and helpful highlight quotes so you’ll have the information and exercises you need at your fingertips.