17th Annual Mental Health Conference: Using Somatic Psychology in Clinical Practice

Name: 17th Annual Mental Health Conference: Using Somatic Psychology in Clinical Practice
Start: 2024-11-20T08:30:00-06:00
End: 2024-11-20T16:30:00-06:00
Location: Topeka Zoo

Schedule

Wed Nov 20 2024 at 08:30 am to 04:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Topeka Zoo | Topeka, KS

LOCATED IN KAY MCFARLAND JAPANESE GARDEN & VENUE!
Early Bird registration is open through September 30th, 2024. This includes registration, CEUs, continental breakfast, lunch, and snacks.
DESCRIPTION
Internationally acclaimed trauma expert Dr. Abi Blakeslee will share evidence-based and groundbreaking science of how accessing implicit memory is a key to our client’s long-lasting recovery. Somatic, or body-oriented, Psychology is a fast-growing paradigm that includes clinical interventions that focus attention and reprisal of our clients' psychophysiological responses in therapy. Interoception, or conscious awareness of bodily sensation, has a growing body of research demonstrating that connecting to and changing internal signals from the body to the brain increases emotional processing capacity for challenge and wellbeing. We will explore the diagnostic considerations when working with implicit memory and somatic psychology. Furthermore, you will develop useful and immediately applicable skills for clinical practice. This workshop will have a combination of lectures, live and recorded demonstrations, and interactive practice exercises.
OBJECTIVES
Objective 1: Learn theory about and how implicit (non-consciously encoded and recalled memory) influences trauma and recovery
Objective 2: Understand the role of interoception in somatic psychology
Objective 3: Explore diagnostic considerations when working with implicit memory and somatic psychology
Objective 4: Develop skills for clinical practice
6 CE hours (pending BSRB approval for diagnosis and treatment CEUs)
SESSIONS
Morning 1 & 2:
- Implicit Memory's role in Trauma and Recovery
- How to use interoception in Somatic Psychology
Afternoon 3 & 4:
- Diagnostic considerations when working with implicit memory and somatic psychology
- Skills for clinical practice
TRAINER: DR. ABI BLAKESLEE
Dr. Abi Blakeslee is the founder of Implicit Psychotherapy. She is senior faculty at the Somatic Experiencing International and legacy faculty for Dr. Peter Levine’s Ergos Institute for Somatic Education. Additionally, she is the Director of Training and Education for the Neuro-consulting Group.
Dr. Blakeslee holds a Ph.D. in Clinical and Somatic Psychology and an MA in Counseling and Depth Psychology. Her dissertation generated original research on the role of implicit memory in healing trauma.
Dr. Blakeslee integrates the study of implicit memory and psychophysiology in clinical research, secondary trauma interventions, and the psychobiological principles of attachment and shock trauma. She treats individuals, couples, children, and families in her clinical practice. Dr. Blakeslee teaches and consults worldwide. She lives in Bozeman, Montana, with her husband and their three growing children.