Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Blending theory with innovative techniques

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Learn how to implement this empirically-supported psychotherapy model for treating traumatized children and adolescents into your practice with Liana Lowenstein and her 2-day Toronto presentation of:

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Blending theory with innovative techniques
Dates: June 6 & 7, 2019
Facilitator: Liana Lowenstein, MSW., RSW., CPT-S., best-selling author and one of Canada's foremost presenters on childhood trauma.
Prerequisites: Understanding of the impact of trauma on children, good child psychotherapy skills.
This training is suitable for: Mental health clinicians.

Description: Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is an empirically-supported psychotherapy model for treating traumatized children and adolescents. This two-day workshop will provide the theoretical framework of TF-CBT, and will present creative interventions for each of the 8 treatment components of TF-CBT. Workshop participants will come away with a solid understanding of TF-CBT, strategies for working with hard-to-engage children and learn how to utilize TF-CBT to treat a range of childhood traumas including sexual abuse, domestic violence, traumatic grief, car accidents, natural disasters. This workshop will combine theoretical material with hands-on therapeutic interventions.

Full Workshop Overview: Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT) is an empirically-supported psychotherapy model for treating traumatized children and adolescents.  The effectiveness of this approach is enhanced by integrating creative, developmentally appropriate interventions so that children will engage in treatment.

 This two-day workshop will provide an overview of TF-CBT and will present creative interventions for the 8 components of TF-CBT.  Psychoeducation, relaxation, affective modulation, cognitive processing, trauma narrative, in-vivo mastery, conjoint child-parent sessions, and enhancing safety.  Therapeutic games, art, stories and other innovative activities will be presented for use with traumatized children aged 4-16. Strategies for working with hard-to-engage children and parents will also be outlined.

 Through case examples, activity demonstrations, experiential exercises, and videos of actual client sessions. this workshop will combine theoretical material with hands-on therapeutic interventions. Workshop participants will come away with a solid understanding of TF-CBT, and many new and innovative techniques for treating traumatized children and adolescents.

Learning Objectives:

• The theoretical framework of TF-CBT
• Creative (play therapy) interventions for each of the eight treatment components of TF-CBT
• Strategies for engaging children in play therapy (and parents in treatment)
• How to utilize TF-CBT in play therapy to treat a range of childhood traumas including sexual abuse, domestic violence, traumatic grief, car accidents, natural disasters.

Liana Lowenstein, MSW., RSW., CPT-S.

Liana Lowenstein is a Registered clinical Social Worker, Certified Play Therapist-supervisor, and Certified TF-CBT Therapist who has been working with children and their families since 1988. she presents training across North America and abroad. Recent speaking engagements include South Africa, Israel, England and Australia. She provides clinical supervision to mental health practitioners, runs a play-therapy internship program, and consults to several mental health agencies. She has authored numerous best-selling books including: Paper Dolls and Paper Airplanes: therapeutic Exercises for Sexually Traumatized; Creative Interventions for Children of Divorce; Creative Interventions for Bereaved Children; Cory Helps Kids Cope with Sexual Abuse; and Creative CBT Interventions for Children with Anxiety. Liana is winner of the Monica Hebert award for outstanding contribution and dedication to children psychotheapy and play therapy in Canada