Shame and Self-Loathing in the Treatment of Trauma
Dr. Janina Fisher
This program has limited CE approval, on a per session basis, for Live CE hours for the following:
CE Request Deadline
**CES MUST BE REQUESTED NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE LAST LIVE CALL (JULY 9th, 2023)**
- Session 1Apr 21, 20232 CEs
- Session 2May 5, 20232 CEs
- Session 3May 18, 20232 CEs
- Session 4May 26, 20232 CEs
- Session 5Jun 9, 20232 CEs
**YOU CAN ONLY EARN CES FOR THE CALLS YOU ATTEND LIVE FOR THE ENTIRE 2 HOUR DURATION.**
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Course Details
Janina Fisher, Ph.D. is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Instructor at the Trauma Center, an outpatient clinic and research center founded by Bessel van der Kolk. Known for her expertise as both a therapist and consultant, she is also a past president of the New England Society for the Treatment of Trauma and Dissociation, an EMDR International Association Credit Provider, a faculty member of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, and a former Instructor, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Fisher has been an invited speaker at the Cape Cod Institute, Harvard Medical School Conference Series, the EMDR International Association Annual Conference, University of Wisconsin, University of Westminster in London, the Psychotraumatology Institute of Europe, and the Esalen Institute. Dr. Fisher lectures and teaches nationally and internationally on topics related to the integration of research and treatment and how to introduce these newer trauma treatment paradigms in traditional therapeutic approaches.
Shame and Self-Loathing in the Treatment of Trauma
The traumatic legacy of shame prevents many clients from achieving full recovery and relief. Their feelings of worthlessness and inadequacy interfere with taking in any positive experiences, leaving only hopelessness. Attempts to increase their ability for self-assertion get undermined by beliefs that they do not deserve respect or care. Progress in the treatment or greater success in life often stimulate more shame rather than pride in their hard work. The client repeatedly takes two steps forward, then one step back.
This webinar series will introduce participants to understanding shame from a trauma perspective-as a survival strategy driving somatic responses of “total submission,” disconnection, and numbing. Therapists can help clients learn to relate to their shame with curiosity rather than self-hatred. Understanding the role of shame in surviving trauma opens up new treatment possibilities and interventions. When traditional psychodyanamic and cognitive-behavioral techniques are integrated with somatic interventions and a parts perspective, issues of shame can become an avenue to transformation rather than a source of stuckness in treatment.
IN THE TREATMENT OF TRAUMA
with Dr. Janina Fisher
Course Agenda
Live Online Zoom Session 1: Understanding Shame in the Context of Trauma – Friday, April 21, 2023 – 9-11am PDT – 2 CEs
Trauma-related shame is often a barrier to progress and resolution, evoked as much by positive experiences as by embarrassing ones. In a traumatic environment, shame is often an important component of the submission response and necessary for women and children who are powerless to defend themselves. Understanding shame as adaptive can begin to change a client’s relationship to shame responses.
Live Online Zoom Session 2: Shame, Cognitive Schemas, and the Body – Friday, May 5, 2023 – 9-11am PDT – 2 CEs
Human beings habitually attach words and meaning to their emotional and physical responses. The meaning attached to shame experiences reflect the trauma, resulting in cognitive schemas focused on worthlessness and defectiveness. Treating shame requires attention to both the physiological and the cognitive aspects.
Live Online Zoom Session 3: Mindfulness in the Treatment of Shame – Thursday, May 18, 2023- 9-11am PDT – 2 CEs
Mindful attention enhances clients’ ability to relate differently to both the physical and cognitive effects of shame. Research demonstrates that increased activity in the medial prefrontal cortex is associated with reduced activity in the amygdala, thereby regulating trauma responses. Helping clients learn to notice shame responses with interest and curiosity helps to regulate their intensity.
Live Online Zoom Session 4: Addressing Shame as a Child Part of the Self – Friday, May 26, 2023 – 9-11am PDT – 2 CEs
Another approach to shame is to treat it as a dissociative issue. Using the Structural Dissociation model (Van der Hart et al, 2006), the experience of shame can be understood as representing an internal conflict between an accusative judgmental part and an ashamed part, usually a traumatized child. By differentiating the intrusive negative thoughts from the painful emotional experience and by humanizing both parts, clients are better able to access compassion.
Live Online Zoom Session 5: Shame and Attachment – Friday, June 9, 2023 – 9-11am PDT – 2 CEs
Because shame responses originate in the context of traumatic attachment and are subcortical in nature, talking about a client’s shame often has little to no effect. Instead, a neurobiologically-informed approach emphasizes techniques drawn from the work of Allen Schore (2010) and Stephen Porges (2011). Implicit right brain exchanges are more helpful to shame clients than words of reassurance or clarification. Use of the social engagement system often has a beneficial effect on reducing shame.
Shame and Self-Loathing in the Treatment of Trauma
with Dr. Janina Fisher
Learning Objectives
Live Online Zoom Session 1: Understanding Shame in the Context of Trauma – Friday, April 21, 2023 – 9-11am PDT – 2 CEs
- Describe the biological role of shame and self-loathing in traumatic environments
- Identify the benefits of re-interpreting shame as a defensive response
- Utilize cognitive restructuring techniques to challenge habitual shame responses
Live Online Zoom Session 2: Shame, Cognitive Schemas, and the Body – Friday, May 5, 2023 – 9-11am PDT – 2 CEs
- Differentiate physiological shame responses from cognitive schemas
- Identify two mindfulness techniques for shifting shame-based beliefs
- Describe two Sensorimotor interventions for shifting shame states somatically
Live Online Zoom Session 3: Mindfulness in the Treatment of Shame – Thursday, May 18, 2023- 9-11am PDT – 2 CEs
- Identify the functions of the medial prefrontal cortex and effects of its activation
- Differentiate client thoughts, feelings, and physical reactions
- Describe two mindfulness-based techniques for regulating shame
Live Online Zoom Session 4: Addressing Shame as a Child Part of the Self – Friday, May 26, 2023 – 9-11am PDT – 2 CEs
- Define and describe the Structural Dissociation trauma model
- Identify two trauma-related parts that stimulate shame responses
- Articulate interventions for increasing client self-compassion
Live Online Zoom Session 5: Shame and Attachment – Friday, June 9, 2023 – 9-11am PDT – 2 CEs
- Define and describe ‘right brain to right brain communication’
- Articulate the polyvagal concept of social engagement
- Identify two techniques that increase social engagement responses
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