Kathryn Seifert – Children and Families with Attachment & Trauma Problems: The Latest Developmental and Systems Approaches

Kathryn Seifert – Children and Families with Attachment & Trauma Problems: The Latest Developmental and Systems ApproachesDescriptionJoin Dr. Kathy Seifert, one of the nation’s leading experts in the field of attachment and trauma disorders in children, and learn proven techniques you can use to help children look at their trauma with new eyes, reducing the emotional impact of the trauma in the present day. You’ll learn how to identify the outward signs of trauma and how you can use the experience of trauma to help children develop skills and feel stronger.By completing this seminar recording you will uncover many factors that can alter the normal development of children and learn the warning signs of attachment problems. Walk away with multiple treatment options you can provide to children and their families to counteract trauma and anger in their lives.Dr. Kathy Seifert is a leading psychotherapist, author, speaker and researcher who specializes in family violence and trauma. She will provide you with the latest prevention, assessment and treatment strategies for attachment and trauma in children and families.HandoutsManual (3.3 MB) 70 Pages Available after PurchaseOutlineOverviewChild Development & AttachmentCore concepts of child development and how they are affected by traumaVital functions of secure attachmentMajor symptoms of disrupted attachmentAssessmentChildren6 symptom categoriesTraumatized brain3 attachment patternsHolistic assessment practicesAssessing developmentParentsAwareness of emotional and environmental triggersMarital relationships and co-parentingParenting attitudes and competenciesParent mental health and stabilityFamily SystemStructure—family systems workOngoing patternsSupport systemsStressors and stress managementTreatmentFocus of InterventionChildFamily relationshipsCommunity systemsRules, roles and boundariesIntegration of InterventionsFamily therapyCBT and skill building involving parents and schoolsLongevity and relationshipsStory-telling and psycho-drama—healing trauma by changing the end of the storyMovement and rhythmBuilding confidence and competenceApplicationsFoster careDepartments of Social Services and Juvenile ServicesAcute care and residential treatment programsOutpatient settings with multiple agency involvementFacilitate the Healing ProcessThe trauma cycle—fight, flight and freezeUnfreezingRelaxing and reducing fear and arousal responsesCorrective developmental experienceCreating attachmentUsing structure attunement and empathyTherapeutic Methods4 attachment cycles that can occur in the first year of lifeRapportCommitmentBuilding relationshipInner child metaphorFamily systems therapyBuilding reciprocityMoral developmentMultimodal approaches and longevityParenting4 aspects of providing a secure baseReinterpreting child’s behaviorFacilitating 4 competencies—knowledge, skills, judgment and self-control3 steps to remaining calm and composedCreating a sense of belongingReducing and managing family conflictsCreating a healing environmentFacultyKathryn Seifert, Ph.DCEO and FounderCARE2, LLCKathryn Seifert, Ph.D, is a psychologist in Maryland and one of the leading experts in the fields of multi-victim violence, bullying, trauma and mental health related violence in the United States. Dr. Seifert specializes in the assessment and treatment of individuals who are at risk for violence and those who are emotionally disturbed, behaviorally disordered, victimized, delinquent, and/or are suffering from attachment disorders.Dr. Seifert has appeared on CNN, Discovery ID, and Fox News and consults with numerous public agencies. She testifies in courts as an expert on the maltreatment of children and has a blog, Stop the Cycle, on Psychologytoday.com with over a half a million readers.Dr. Seifert has written two books, How Children Become Violent (Acanthus, 2006) and Youth Violence: Theory, Prevention, and Intervention (Springer, 2015). In these two books, she wrote about the groundbreaking research such as the ACE’s research out of the CDC, connecting child maltreatment, delays in the developmental of coping skills, and youthful violent behaviors. Dr. Seifert also developed the CARE-2, Child and Adolescent Risk/Needs Evaluation.