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Workshop Details

This workshop will be held online via Zoom. The link to the room will be sent out 48 hours prior to the start of the workshop.

Learning Objectives:

This workshop builds on the knowledge acquired during Level 1 regarding Trauma Informed Practice (TIP). This experiential workshop focuses primarily on the acquisition and demonstration of skills and techniques that adhere to TIP indicators which assist clients in their healing process.

Upon completion, learners will be able to:

1. Apply a variety of integrative mind-body techniques in order to engage and release embodied emotions (e.g., tapping, movement, breathing)
2. Demonstrate the ability to utilize metaphors in sessions to depict client experiences of trauma
3. Develop and expand metaphors to include traumatic material and track the history of emotions for clients
4. Describe the importance of using visualizations to assist clients in accessing embodied emotions
5. Utilize a variety of methods for resourcing clients (i.e., keeping clients within their window of tolerance)

Topics Covered:

• Role of Mindfulness
• Tracking the History of Emotions
• Connecting Emotions to Negative Self-Talk, Core Beliefs, and Patterns of Behavior
• Metaphor Development in Experiential Unity Model (Quinn, 2012)
• Role of Tapping and Other Mind-Body Techniques in the Release of Trauma
• Practice Sessions: How to Process a Client’s Trauma Whilst Keeping Within the Window of Tolerance (e.g., noticing micro movements).
• Effective Resolutions in Counselling Sessions (i.e., getting to the root of the issue while maintaining client’s Window of Tolerance)
• Resourcing Clients
• Role of Visualizations

Intended Audience:

Anyone with an interest in Trauma Informed Practice, both professionally and personally, is invited to attend the training. This program is designed to assist individuals with some expertise in the content area, as well as graduate students in relevant disciplines. Therefore, prior training in the theoretical foundation of TIP is required. We strongly recommend attending the Level 1 training; however, prior academic training on this topic may also be suitable.

Typical Workshop Schedule:

• 9:30 AM: Registration Opens for 'CE Credit' Attendees
• 9:45 AM: General Registration Opens
• 10:00 AM: Workshop Starts
• 12:00-12:30 PM: Lunch Break (approximate time only)
• 4:00 PM: Workshop Ends

Continuing Education Credits (Optional):

This workshop is approved for 5.5 CE credits from the Canadian Psychological Association upon successful demonstration of mindfulness, metaphor, and tracking the history of emotions within dyad work.

Important: If you are interested in receiving CE credits for your participation in this workshop, please be sure to add this option to your registration and follow the specified instructions (e.g., early registration). More details will be provided prior to the start of the workshop.

CPA Disclaimer: "The Trauma Informed Practice Institute is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. The Trauma Informed Practice Institute maintains responsibility for the program."

For further inquiries, please contact: [email protected]

Facilitators:

Alyson Quinn, MSW, RPC

Alyson has been an adjunct professor at UBC School of Social work for 7 years and is presently teaching in the Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology. She has been a counsellor for 30 years specializing in group therapy, trauma therapy, and conflict resolution. She is a clinical counsellor with a master’s degree from the University of British Columbia and a Diploma in Conflict Resolution from Royal Roads University. Alyson has taught students in a Trauma Informed Counselling class, in a group work class, and also in an Integrative Seminar and has a great deal of experience as an individual and couples counsellor. She is an author of 3 published books. Alyson’s Pedagogy for an Integrative Practice is published in the textbook, Holistic Engagement: Transformative Social Work Education in the 21st Century. Her textbook, Experiential Unity Theory and Model: Reclaiming Your Soul, published in 2012, is aligned with the principles of a Trauma Informed Practice. Alyson has taught her model at both International and Canadian conferences. Alyson was born in Zimbabwe and trained as a social worker in South Africa. She launched her social work career in London, England and then emigrated to Vancouver, Canada. Her self-help book, Reclaim Your Soul: Your Path to Healing, published in 2014, also builds on trauma informed principles. Her website is alysonquinnwrites.com.

Robbie Ruddell, MA, RCC

Robbie completed a Master of Arts in Psychology and Italian at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. Following this, he started his counsellor education at the University of Cambridge, UK where he attended specialized training in working therapeutically through the use of creative arts. From there he returned home to Vancouver, Canada where he completed his Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology at the University of British Columbia. His master’s thesis investigated the construct of self-esteem and how it is measured in the counselling field. Robbie completed part of his practicum degree requirements at the Adult Mental Health and Substance Use Services with the Fraser Health Authority. During this placement, Robbie had the exciting opportunity to work alongside Alyson Quinn, implementing her Experiential Unity Theory and Model to co-facilitate several crisis stabilization groups for individuals experiencing acute emotional distress. Robbie and Alyson are currently in the process of writing a book with the aim of supporting clinicians to integrate Quinn’s model into their practices. Alongside his graduate program, Robbie had been working as a Career Advisor with the Centre for Student Involvement and Careers at UBC. He was also working as a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Psychology at UBC, supporting students with their multidisciplinary research projects and statistical analyses. He has further assisted teaching for courses on developmental, social, personality, and clinical psychology. In Robbie’s clinical work with clients, he utilizes a trauma informed lens including right brain orientation of the clinician to the right brain orientation of the client, bottom-up processing, and an emphasis on integrative modalities that assist clients in relying on the inherent wisdom of their bodies to guide the therapeutic work.

Neringa Dainaraviciute, MSW, RSW

Neringa was born in Lithuania, where she pursued her Master of Social Work. Her clinical practice includes 20 years of experience in mental health, both in inpatient and community settings. She presently works as a social worker at Vancouver Coastal Health. In her work, Neringa integrates the Experiential Theory and Model to assist individuals healing from trauma and experiencing grief and anxiety. Neringa is also completing her Ph.D. in Social Work and Psychology, while working as a researcher in the Child Study Lab at UBC. Her primary area of interest is resilience and vulnerability in the context of multiculturalism, oppression and historical trauma. Her scholarly contributions include a number of publications in peer-reviewed journals, as well as presentations at national and international conferences on the topics of resilience, global perspectives on trauma and healing, and life transitions in early childhood and older adults. She has taught at the departments of social work at a university in Vilnius, and later at the University of British Columbia.

Feedback Received from Past Participants of this Training:

“Thank you, Alyson! You have helped me achieve my goal of growing my practice and becoming a more informed clinician.”

“Appreciated the practicality and concrete skills.”

“I really enjoyed the experiential focus of this workshop. It was extremely helpful to practice in pairs and explore something new. I felt like I was challenged in ways that helped me grow and become more connected with myself.”

“I loved the step-by-step walk through of how to identify and acknowledge trauma, and how to feel it and release it. We had a great amount of practice time.” “Everything about this workshop was excellent.”

“Thank you for the most fantastic workshop I have ever attended!”

“The instructor was very skilled. Overall excellent. Learned a great deal of practical skills. Would love to learn more. Experiential – thank you! Loved it! Thank you, Alyson!”

“A safe place to practice and learn.”

“Appreciated your honesty. That you didn’t sugar coat things. That you adapted the tempo and material to match the energy in the room.”