Recent advances in neuroscience and research have supported the development of many modalities developed to treat the legacy of traumatic experiences.  EMDR, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Somatic Experiencing, DBT, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Brainspotting, and Relational Psychodynamic approaches are just a sample of the available treatment approaches that have made a contribution to how we think about and treat traumatic wounding and early attachment difficulties. However, as therapists, we are not treating “sexual abuse” or “an eating disorder;” we are treating human beings. No single model can treat all of human experience and suffering. 

In this 2-year training program, we will explore the current thinking around trauma and attachment and spend time together engaging in the complex work of developing an integrated treatment approach that is tailored to the unique needs and goals of each of our clients. 

 

Fall 2022 Training Team

The program will be led by Amy Zajakowski Uhll, LCPC  and Meghan Reilly, LCSW. Together, they have have over 50 years of combined clinical experience specializing in treating complex trauma and dissociative disorders.

Amy is the founder and director of CCIH and Meghan is a senior staff therapist who has been with the center since its founding in 2011. Amy and Meghan co-created CCIH’s “Integrated Practices for Healing Trauma” group curriculum.  In addition to working with clients, both Amy and Meghan have offered trauma-informed training and consultation to individual therapists,  group practices, social service agencies and other groups. They share a commitment to supporting therapists in their work with trauma.

 

Additional Guest Consulting by:

Richla Davis, LCSW will offer consultation on anti-racism in the therapy space, including assessing for racial trauma, understanding our role as clinicians in conceptualizing the emotional and physical impact of racism as well as acquiring the skill set to recognize, address, and support client’s experience of microaggressions.

Sarah Landolfi, LCSW will consult on the traumatic effects of pervasive anti-fat oppression as they appear in clients of all sizes who present for psychotherapy. Participants will learn to define and recognize anti-fatness, understand how it fits into a larger matrix of multiple and interlocking systems of oppression, and build practices to continuously reflect on and interrogate anti-fatness.

 

 

Program Objectives

• Explore the principles of all trauma-informed practice
• Explore the current thinking around trauma and attachment
• Collaborate on developing integrated treatment approaches tailored to the unique needs of each of our clients.
• Ground in the essential concept of working within a Window of Tolerance
• Explore Polyvagal Theory and central nervous system regulation
• Define and practice what it means to work in the present moment
• Integrate a body-centered lens and skills
• Explore the impact of attachment wounding and complex trauma
• Deepen into assessment, diagnosis and treatment of dissociation and dissociated parts
• Explore tracking and contacting the impact of oppression over the life course
• Explore the concept of the therapist’s experience as clinical information
• Engage in understanding one’s own biases and develop skills for working with clients from an anti-oppressive lens

We welcome applicants of all racial identities, gender identities, and sexual orientations. We want to make training accessible to all those who share our commitment to trauma-informed care. If cost or financial situation would prohibit you from participating, please reach out so we can discuss payment plans or discounted tuition options.

 

Schedule

Please Note: In-person group participants will be expected to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19, including up-to-date boosters.

Year 1 Schedule: in-person Opening Workshop: Essentials of Trauma-Informed Treatment Friday, September 16, 2022 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Ongoing Monthly Group Consultation: October 2022 – June 2023 Monthly consult group: Meets on Fridays for 2 hours One hour discussion of reading assignments One hour of case consultation No more than 10 participants  24 CEUs available for LCPCs, LCSWs, LMFTs and Clinical Psychologists Application and initial interview required Program Fee: $1200 tuition, 5% discount if paid in full in advance.Payment plans available.

Year 2 Schedule: in-person Opening Workshop: Working with Complex Trauma and Dissociation Friday, September 23, 2022 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Ongoing Monthly Group Consultation: October 2022 – June 2023 Monthly consult group: Meets on Fridays for 2 hours One hour discussion of reading assignments One hour of case consultation 24 CEUs available for LCPCs, LCSWs, LMFTs and Clinical Psychologists Application and initial interview required Program Fee: $1200 tuition, 5% discount if paid in full in advance. Payment plans available. Completion of Year 1 is necessary for application to Year 2.

Year 1 Schedule: online Opening Workshop: Essentials of Trauma-Informed Treatment Friday, September 30, 2022 9:00 am – 4:00 pm via Zoom Ongoing Group Consultation: October 2022 – June 2023 Monthly consult group: Meets on Fridays via Zoom for 2 hours One hour discussion of reading assignments One hour of case consultation 24 CEUs available for LCPCs, LCSWs, LMFTs and Clinical Psychologists Application and initial interview required Program Fee: $1000 tuition, 5% discount if paid in full in advance. Payment plans available.

Year 2 Schedule: online Not yet available Completion of Year 1 is necessary for application to Year 2.

Not sure which CCIH training program is right for you? Compare this program with our other offerings here.

 

Our 2022-23 in-person groups are full, but we still have a few spaces remaining in our online program! 

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