Trauma Informed Care & Approaches: A DAY WITH KARYN HARVEY, PH.D. Dr. Harvey will address trauma in the lives of people with developmental disabilities.

Este evento será traducido simultanemente al Español!

Dr. Karyn Harvey brings 25 years experience as a psychologist and psychotherapist and an author. Karyn's engaging and dynamic presentation style will captivate you.

Could some of the reactions we describe as behavior problems really be a past trauma response? Dr. Harvey states:“In this field, we so often focus on behaviors as though the behavior is driving the person and the behavior is the issue when it’s really a symptom.And what it’s often a symptom of is posttraumatic stress disorder.”

There are so many sources of trauma that people with developmental disabilities have experienced throughout their lives. Even in ideal circumstances, there’s typically some trauma and trauma has its effects. Dr. Harvey will provide a perspective on what it means for both caregivers and the system as a whole to be more “trauma-informed.”

You will hear about:

• The causes of trauma & its effects on both a biological & psychiatric level.

• Ways in which healing occurs. (Addressed on multiple levels)

• Ways to facilitate recovery, growth, and happiness. An approach to positive behavior change, based on both trauma recovery,

• and positive identity development.

Who Should Attend?

Service Coordinators, Direct Support Professionals, Educators, Clinicians, Behavior Specialists, Families and others who work with individuals with developmental disabilities. In an interview, Karyn stated: "So there are so many sources of trauma that people with intellectual disabilities have experienced throughout their lives.

"Even in the most ideal circumstances, there’s typically some trauma. And trauma has its effects. A lot of times it does manifest behaviorally and they are communicating. It might be: “Don’t hurt me like the last staff, like the last person. And I’ll hurt you before you hurt me, so you’ll stay away from me.”"

The full interview is found at http://hogg.utexas.edu/responding-to-trauma-an-interview-with-dr-karyn-harvey

Watch a 1-hour webinar on this topic that Dr. Harvey held for PHP at https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5678826209649037827

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