Instructor: A. Steven Frankel, PhD, JD, ABPP Approved for 5 Hours of CE Credit  Fulfills Requirements for Psychologists, MFTs, LCSWs High Resolution Video and Downloadable Slides
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Assessment and Treatment of Dissociative Disorders

This 5-hour course is designed for professionals who are currently treating dissociative disorders, or those who would like an overview of the field. Internationally recognized expert, A. Steven Frankel, PhD, JD, ABPP, presents the latest information in the theory and research, assessment, treatment, and risk management issues of working with dissociative disorders. Dr. Frankel first examines the major theory and research contributing to our understanding of dissociative disorders, with particular focus on trauma, resilience and attachment research. He next focuses on assessment, with a review of screening and diagnostic instruments, and ways to understand and assess the frequently-appearing comorbid disorders of Borderline Personality Disorder (and other personality disorders), Somatoform Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and issues of Factitious Disorder and Malingering. He then focuses on the treatment of dissociative disorders, including issues of treatment frame and boundaries, communicating with “alters,” transference/countertransference problems, use of specialized techniques such as hypnosis. Special problem areas include memory, treatment trajectories and integration. This course is offered in three convenient Online and CD formats available below.

Course Goal and Objectives

Overall goal: To describe the presentation and course of treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder in childhood trauma survivors.

Objectives: Completion of the 5-hour course will enhance your ability to:

• Identify three component symptom clusters caused by trauma.
• Be able to define “resilience”.
• List at least three factors associated with high degrees of resilience.
• Distinguish between dissociation and repression.
• Define “trauma-bonded” alters.
• Distinguish between “problems” and “principles”.
• Describe at least two varieties of “switching”.
• Describe at least two forms of affect management.
• Identify three diagnostic instruments used in assessment.
• Understand principles underlying effective treatment.

Registration Information $125.00 $125.00 $75.00

CE Approval Information This course fulfills 5 hours Continuing Education credit for licensed mental health professionals in most states. Approved for Psychologists by the American Psychological Association. Approved for MFTs and LCSWs by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Read More...   Play Our Course Samples Now!