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What You Need to Know about the Treatment of Dissociative Disorders: Cutting-edge Research and Clinical Implications
Bethany Brand will share her experience of shifting from doubt to acceptance of the validity of the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder (DID), and developing into an expert on dissociative disorders (DD). She will discuss her series of treatment studies called the Treatment of Patients with Dissociative Disorders (TOP DD) studies. These prospective international treatment studies show that phasic, trauma-based treatment is associated with decreased symptoms of PTSD and dissociation, self-harm, suicide attempts, hospitalizations, and treatment costs. Dr. Brand will present the findings from the newest, cutting edge TOP DD Network Study, which is a novel web-based psychoeducation program for DD patients and their therapists. This program aims to enhance DD patients’ ability to regulate emotions, manage symptoms, and stabilize safety. It also teaches clinicians a conceptualization of DD patients’ unsafe behaviors, and basic interventions that can be useful in stabilizing DD patients. Using patients’ journaling, artwork, and research surveys, Dr. Brand will share patients’ perspectives on the experience of surviving trauma by having developed disowned, unintegrated self-states, and their reactions to participating in the TOP DD Network program.
This workshop offers 3 CE hours.
There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
Presenter
Bethany Brand, Ph.D.
Bethany Brand, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist practicing in Towson, Maryland. As an expert in trauma, she specializes in the assessment and treatment of trauma related disorders including posttraumatic stress disorder and dissociative disorders.
Dr. Brand is a Full Professor of Psychology at Towson University and maintains an independent practice in clinical psychology in Towson, Maryland. Additionally, she serves as an expert witness in criminal, civil, disability, and employment matters. Dr. Brand conducts research on the assessment and treatment of trauma related disorders, including the assessment of feigned dissociative disorders.
Dr. Brand also provides consultation and supervision of psychology students, postdoctoral fellows, and licensed mental health professionals. She has presented research papers and clinical trainings around the world.
Target Audience:
Psychologists, Psychoanalysts, Psychiatrists (←only partial credit for MDs via APA), Social Workers, MFTs, Counselors, Substance Abuse Counselors, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Dentists
Course Objectives:
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List three functions of unsafe behavior in complex trauma patients
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Discuss the primary findings of the TOP DD Network study
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Describe the approach to stabilization that is taught in the research-supported Finding Solid Ground program
Agenda
12 –12:30 The controversy about trauma-related dissociation; the need to clinicians trained in dissociation; the reasons patients engage in unsafe behavior; overview of the Treatment of Patients with Dissociative Disorders (TOP DD) Study
12:30-12:45 Break
12:45-1:45 Introduction to the TOP DD Network study’s Finding Solid Ground program model and handouts.
1:45-3:15 Questions