About the Program
Traumatized adolescents and young adults struggle with self-regulation. They are dysregulated across systems–neurologically, cognitively, physically, emotionally, behaviorally, socially, and spiritually. Anxious and vigilant, and unable to trust themselves or caregivers, they may experience even loving relationships as confusing and frightening.
But to learn self-soothing, they must first be able to rely upon others, and discover the joy of co-regulation. They benefit from relationships with adults that provide them with the psychological (and physical) sense of containment they cannot supply themselves.
In this workshop, Dr. Straus will explain how therapy is a specific attachment relationship, and discuss mindful, empathic strategies to help these teens and young adults—and their families— feel more secure, connected, present, and stable.
This training is worth 6 Contact Hours.
Breakfast and Lunch will be provided. Application for 6 continuing education hours has been made with the Maine State Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Counselors.
Time all dates: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm, registration begins at 8:15 am
About the Presenter
Martha B. Straus, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Clinical Psychology at Antioch University New England Graduate School in Keene, New Hampshire, and adjunct instructor in psychiatry at Dartmouth Medical School. She maintains a private practice in Brattleboro, Vermont, and presents internationally on child, adolescent, and family development, attachment, trauma, and therapy. She’s the author of numerous articles and four books including, most recently, Adolescent Girls in Crisis: Intervention and Hope, and the highly acclaimed No-Talk Therapy for Children and Adolescents. Her forthcoming book, The Challenge of Connection, will be pub-lished by Guilford in the fall of 2016. She lives in southern Vermont.
