Bessel van der Kolk – Trauma Conference: The Body Keeps Score – Trauma Healing with Bessel van der Kolk, MD

Outline

Neuroscience & Brain DevelopmentNeuroscience & Brain Development

• How children learn to regulate their arousal systemsHow children learn to regulate their arousal systems
• How the brain regulates itselfHow the brain regulates itself
• Developmental psychopathology: The derailment of developmental processes & brain development due to trauma, abuse, and neglectDevelopmental psychopathology: The derailment of developmental processes & brain development due to trauma, abuse, and neglect
• How the brain responds to treatmentHow the brain responds to treatment

Early Life TraumaEarly Life Trauma

• Interpersonal neurobiologyInterpersonal neurobiology
• Adaptations to trauma early in the life cycleAdaptations to trauma early in the life cycle
• Loss of affect regulationLoss of affect regulation
• Chronic destructive relationships towards self and othersChronic destructive relationships towards self and others
• Dissociation and amnesiaDissociation and amnesia
• SomatizationSomatization
• Self-blame, guilt, and shameSelf-blame, guilt, and shame
• Chronic distrust and identification with the aggressorChronic distrust and identification with the aggressor

Attachment, Trauma, and PsychopathologyAttachment, Trauma, and Psychopathology

• The breakdown of information processing in traumaThe breakdown of information processing in trauma
• Mirror neuron systems and brain developmentMirror neuron systems and brain development
• How to overcome the destabilization and disintegrationHow to overcome the destabilization and disintegration
• The compulsion to repeat – origins and solutionsThe compulsion to repeat – origins and solutions
• Difference between disorganized attachment and traumatic stressDifference between disorganized attachment and traumatic stress

Neuroscience, Trauma, Memory, and the BodyNeuroscience, Trauma, Memory, and the Body

• The neurobiology of traumatic stressThe neurobiology of traumatic stress
• Learned helplessness and learned agencyLearned helplessness and learned agency
• Restoring active mastery and the ability to attend to current experiencesRestoring active mastery and the ability to attend to current experiences
• Somatic re-experiencing of trauma-related sensations and affects that serve as engines for continuing maladaptive behaviorsSomatic re-experiencing of trauma-related sensations and affects that serve as engines for continuing maladaptive behaviors
• How mind and brain mature in the context of caregiving systemsHow mind and brain mature in the context of caregiving systems

The Diagnosis of Treatment of Trauma-Related DisordersThe Diagnosis of Treatment of Trauma-Related Disorders

• Developmental Trauma Disorder (DTD)Developmental Trauma Disorder (DTD)
• Affect and impulse dysregulationAffect and impulse dysregulation
• Disturbances of attention, cognition, and consciousnessDisturbances of attention, cognition, and consciousness
• Distortions in self-perception and systems of meaningDistortions in self-perception and systems of meaning
• Interpersonal difficultiesInterpersonal difficulties
• Somatization and biological dysregulationSomatization and biological dysregulation
• The development of DTD in the DSM-5® as a diagnosis and its implications for assessment, diagnosis, and treatmentThe development of DTD in the DSM-5® as a diagnosis and its implications for assessment, diagnosis, and treatment

The Latest Research on Trauma-specific Treatment InterventionsThe Latest Research on Trauma-specific Treatment Interventions

• The role of body-oriented and neurologically-based therapies to resolve the traumatic pastThe role of body-oriented and neurologically-based therapies to resolve the traumatic past
• Alternatives to drugs and talk therapyAlternatives to drugs and talk therapy
• EMDREMDR
• Self-regulation, including yogaSelf-regulation, including yoga
• MindfulnessMindfulness
• Play and theatrePlay and theatre
• Dance, movement, and sensory integrationDance, movement, and sensory integration
• NeurofeedbackNeurofeedback