presented by Dolores Mosquera
October 1, 2021
4 credits: EMDRIA, Psychologists, LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, LPC and other NBCC approved masters level clinicians
10:00am to 2:30pm ET
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This training will address:
- Frequent difficulties for victim/survivors of domestic and gender violence
- Internalized trauma and dysfunctional coping strategies
- Multiple clinical presentations and examples
- Blocking emotions
- Discovering and respecting personal needs and boundaries
- Distorted sense of responsibility and guilt
- Identifying and addressing internalized perpetrator effects
- Dangerous relationships- unsafe to stay and difficult to leave
- Building internal and external safety. Implementing a clinical guide tool
When domestic violence occurs, there is a rupture of personal safety and trust. Children exposed to family violence are impacted by what they observe and experience directly from these adult models and attachment figures. Similarly, adults exposed to family and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) are shaken and struggle to recover and move forward from these experiences. When these traumatic experiences remain unresolved, indelible impressions of these relational dynamics remain imprinted. They shape perception of self and others and provide templates that are called into action when triggered. When violence is an ongoing threat, these triggers are constant and deepen the lack of power and safety.
Adaptive responses that help a person survive the moment of violence often, unconsciously, develop into maladaptive coping responses that lead to relational patterns. These patterns often reflect lives trapped in reenactment of the violent trauma they experienced. Defensive responses sustained over time reinforce rigid and problematic behavioral patterns ranging from submission to aggressiveness. Other complications include avoidance of one’s own emotions and lack of awareness of one’s needs.
Some people find themselves repeatedly involved in harmful relationships with ongoing abuse and maltreatment. Many struggle to leave unhealthy relationships, unable to assess risks, set boundaries, or protect themselves adequately.
Domestic violence often impairs judgement and distorts the victim/survivor’s sense of self and current triggers can activate intense emotions of guilt and learned helplessness. This could be explained, on the one hand, as part of the invalidation process to which they are subjected by their perpetrators and, on the other, as a result of the victim’s own learning history.
In the treatment of victims/survivors, two concepts are important to differentiate clearly: responsibility and vulnerability. Although the perpetrator is the only one responsible for the mistreatment, the victim may have vulnerabilities that come from their personal history which also need to be addressed. In some cases, it is necessary to strengthen the victim’s resources to prepare them to leave the relationship. This will include offering psychoeducation on prototypical abusive behaviors and types of perpetrators, so that they can identify their partners as such and protect themselves from the strategies they use to retain victims by their side. At the same time, they may need to be guided through the complex process of leaving such a relationship. In other cases, it will be essential to overcome the traumatic bond generated with the perpetrator, which may involve working with apparently positive aspects such as idealization or the addictive component of the relationship.
This presentation will review the impact of domestic violence with a focus on the treatment needs for victim/survivors. Intervention methods and case conceptualization are presented within the EMDR therapy, Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) informed, 8-phase treatment model. The presentation will discuss ways to an individualized treatment plan that considers aspects such as the psychoeducation needed by that specific person and the selection of strategic targets. Effective plans balance an awareness that many clients need to work on early personal history and previous negative relationships while managing current relationships.
Training Schedule:
10:00 am – Dynamics of domestic and intimate partner violence. Characteristic of internalized trauma and dysfunctional coping strategies
11:30 – Break
11:45 – Frequent difficulties for victim/survivors of domestic and gender-based violence understood through the AIP lens. Assessing danger in a relationship. Addressing the needs to be and to feel safe.
1:15 pm – Break
1:30 – Assessing personal needs and building safe relationships. Case examples, summary of key points, Q&A.
2:30 – Close
Learning Objectives – Participants will be able to:
- Identify at least 3 examples of internalized trauma and dysfunctional coping strategies
- Describe examples of blocking emotions and how they interfere with present day adaptive functioning
- Describe strategies to reduce a maladaptive sense of responsibility and guilt
- Identify difficulties associated with leaving a dangerous relationship and strategies to address these challenges
- Describe 3 or more considerations in topic related EMDR case conceptualization
- Apply a clinical guide to increase safety
About the presenter:
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Dolores Mosquera is a psychologist and psychotherapist. She is the director of the Institute for the Study of Trauma and Personality Disorders (INTRA-TP), a private institution where she has worked with EMDR for many years on cases related to severe traumatization. She is an EMDR Europe Consultant and Facilitator. She has extensive teaching experience, leading seminars, workshops and lectures internationally. She has published many books and articles on personality disorders, complex trauma and dissociation and is a recognized expert in this field. |
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