Workshop Pricing: 

$50: GPA Members

$80: Non-members

$20: GPA Student Members

The Treatment of Dissociation: Reviving a Much-Needed Skillset

On-Demand Workshop

CE: 3 Hours

Presenter:

Lynn Mary Karjala, PhD

Workshop Description:

Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is an amazing and creative adaptation to trauma — and deeply rewarding to treat. Yet patients report difficulty finding therapists who feel comfortable with their diagnosis, and it seems there are fewer and fewer psychologists trained and experienced in DID treatment. In this presentation, participants will gain a fresh perspective for conceptualizing the dissociative disorders, along with a delineation of clear guidelines for effective treatment and pitfalls to avoid, as further informed by polyvagal theory. By demystifying DID, the aim is to pique curiosity in this challenging, rewarding field and increase practitioners’ confidence to explore it further.

(Intermediate)

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the three phases of trauma treatment.
2. Describe the current status, including challenges, of empirical support for polyvagal theory.
3. Name the three levels of response to threat described by polyvagal theory. 
4. Describe the major feature that distinguishes DID from DDNOS.
5. Describe two pitfalls to avoid for effective treatment of DID.
   
    

Workshop References

About the Presenter :

Dr. Lynn Mary Karjala is a licensed psychologist in private practice. In addition to her general practice, she has specialized training and over 30 years of clinical experience in the treatment of trauma in all its forms. She also trains other clinicians in the use of both conventional and innovative approaches to therapy and has given many presentations on these topics in the U.S., the U.K., and Canada. Before going into clinical practice, she was a university professor, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses on child, adolescent, and life-span development and the psychology of death and dying.

All cancellations must be submitted in writing to Sylvia Cardona via email (operations@gapsychology.org). A $35 cancellation fee will be retained for any cancellations prior to one week before the event. No refunds will be given within one week of the event.

The Georgia Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Georgia Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content.