Conferences

HOW TO UNDERSTAND, DIAGNOSE AND TREAT COMPLEX TRAUMA-GENERATED DISSOCIATION: AN INTEGRATIVE AND PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION

Date: 11-12 May 2018, Debrecen, Hungary

Lectures given by: PROF. DR. ONNO VAN DER HART, DR. SUZETTE BOON

We are very pleased to announce the upcoming conference of Institute of Behavioural Sciences in the University of Debrecen organized by the Institute of Behavioural Sciences in the University of Debrecen to be held for the first time in Hungary.

The aim of The ESTD is to increase the understanding and knowledge of treatment methods of complex traumatization, trauma-generated dissociation and trauma-related mental disorders as well as to promote communication and cooperation among professionals working in the field.

It is a great honor and pleasure for us that Onno van der Hart and Suzette Boon, leading and pioneering experts in the field of trauma, authors of numerous books and articles accepted our invitation.

Prof. Dr. Onno van der Hart

Emeritus Professor at Utrecht University, founder of the theory of structural dissociation, is deservedly called the father of dissociation in modern Europe. His book, The Haunted Self, offers a theoretically well- founded and practical model to facilitate the understanding and treatment of trauma-related dissociative states. For further information about Onno van Der Hart's amazing professional career, works and brief biography, please visit: www.onnovdhart.nl

Dr. Suzette Boon

Psychotherapist, trainer and supervisor, has extensive and profound experience in the treatment of trauma-generated dissociation. She has gained experience over several decades working as a trainer and practitioner. For further information about Suzette Boon,please visit: www.suzetteboon.com/en/

Psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, psychology students, as well as professionals in child protection services are invited to attend the Conference.

Conference program:

Friday - May 11, 2018

• 10.00-11.30 Lecture, Prof. Dr. Onno van der Hart: Understanding complex trauma-generated dissociation from the perspective of the theory of structural dissociation of the personality.
• 11.30-11.45 Coffee break (coffee, snack, mineral water)
• 11.45- 13.15 Lecture, Prof. Dr. Onno van der Hart, Dr. Suzette Boon: Continued, Brief overview phase-oriented treatment.
• 13.15-14.15 Lunch
• 14.15- 15.45 Lecture, Dr. Suzette Boon: Diagnostics (including differential-diagnostics) of complex trauma-generated dissociation,
• 15.45-16.00 Coffee break (coffee, snack, mineral water)
• 16.00-17.30 Lecture, Suzette Boon
• 17.30-18.00 Questions & answers

Saturday - May 12, 2018

• 09.00- 10.30 Lecture: Treatment of complex trauma-generated dissociation, Phase 1, overview.
• 10.30-10.45 Coffee break (coffee, snack, mineral water)
• 10.45- 12.15 Lecture: Continued, working with dissociative parts.
• 12.15-13.15 Lunch
• 13.15- 14.45 Lecture: Continued, working with dissociative parts, including perpetrator-imitating parts; the use of imagination.
• 14.45- 15.00 Coffee break (coffee, snack, mineral water)
• 15.00-16.30 Lecture: Treatment of complex trauma-generated dissociation, Phase 2 and
• Phase 3: essentials.
• 16.30-17.00 Questions & answers

The language of the conference is English; simultaneous translation to Hungarian will be available.

For registration please click here

Transfers from abroad

Registration fee should be transferred to the following bank account:

• MAG Alapítvány
• Name of the bank: Főnix Takarékszövetkezet
• Address: 4025 Debrecen Petőfi tér 6.
• IBAN: HU60 6140 0038 1511 7748 0000 0000
• SWIFT: TAKBHUHB

During the transfer please indicate the participants name in order to ensure your identification. Those, who receive student (reduced) registration fee, should indicate their student card number in the transfer's message box. The fee includes the participation in the conference's professional programme.

Payment deadline: March 10, 2018

"Complex Trauma and Dissociation" International Conference

Date: 21-22nd October, 2016

Location: Debrecen, Hungary

Lectures given by prof. Eli Somer, Liora Somer

Eli Somer is an Israeli Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Haifa. He is the former President of both the European Society for Trauma and Dissociation (ESTD, 2009-2011) and the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD, 2005-2006). Somer is the founder and a scientific advisor of TDIL – Trauma and Dissociation Israel, and a member of the International Advisory Board of the Jewish Coalition Against Sexual Abuse.

Liora Somer is an art therapist and cognitive-behavioral therapist at the Bani Zion Hospital's Interdisciplinary Center for the Treatment of Survivors of Sexual Abuse, Haifa, Israel. Over the years she has accumulated extensive experience in the treatment of children with special needs, parental guidance, counselling, teaching and supervision of students and professionals. For the past twenty years Liora has been specializing in the treatment of traumatized survivors of childhood abuse. She presents and teaches nationally and internationally, and has served for the last ten years as the chairperson of TDIL – Trauma and Dissociation Israel.

Programme

• AThe psychopathogenesis and family dynamics in child abuse (prof. Eli Somer)
• Psychopathological consequences of child abuse (prof. Eli Somer)
• Artistic reflections of childhood trauma (Liora Somer)
• Assessment of borderline and dissociative psychopathology (prof. Eli Somer)
• Complex trauma and dissociative pathology: Psychotherapy principles (prof. Eli Somer)
• The use of art in the treatment of complex trauma and dissociative pathology

Press

• Interview with Eli Somer, Liora Somer and Ildikó Kuritárné Szabó by Hajdú Online (in Hungarian)
• Interview with Eli Somer, Liora Somer and Ildikó Kuritárné Szabó by HajdúPress (in Hungarian)
• Interview with Eli Somer, Liora Somer and Ildikó Kuritárné Szabó by Szabolcsi Hír (in Hungarian)

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