Upcoming Webinars
CTDTD offers free webinars in partnership with the National Child Traumatic Stress Network to provide clinicians, counselors, and other helpers with insights on recognizing and dealing with the most difficult crises and turning points that occur in therapy with traumatized children and families. Each webinar features a scene where the youth and caregiver are actors playing fictional characters, but the therapists are real. Viewers will see how therapists handle critical turning points during the therapy session to help families safely heal from the severe emotional and interpersonal problems that occur in the aftermath of complex trauma: Developmental Trauma Disorder.
Building Alliance With A Skeptical Adolescent
Featuring Al Killen-Harvey
Marcus, a 17 year old high school senior, is trying to make the basketball team. He needs to meet with Al, the team’s therapist, as part of the process that’s required of all players trying out. Although Marcus hasn’t been on the team the past 2 years, he did play as a freshman, but left the team after an incident at practice: when his coach put an arm around him to offer some coaching advice. Marcus reacted with sudden aggression, bolted from the practice, and he hasn’t played since. What his coach didn’t know — what no one in his life knows — is that Marcus was sexually abused by a coach at a neighborhood youth program when he was eleven. He has never spoken about it. During today’s initial meeting with Al, as Marcus talks about wanting to return to the court, the freshman-year incident re-surfaces — and with it, a connection Marcus has spent six years not making or wishing to face.
September 22nd 1pm-2:30pm ET
Making a Contribution When Saying Goodbye
Featuring Dr. Rocio Chang
Emmanuel is a neurodivergent youth who has experienced trauma and great loss. He has worked with Dr. Chang over 25 therapy sessions. He’s now being moved to a new residential facility. So “change” is yet another challenge he’s about to face. This is Emmanuel’s final session with “Rocio” (Dr. Chang)
October 20th at 1 pm ET – 2:30pm ET
Memories That Help Get You Through Trauma to Move Forward in Your Life
Featuring Dr. Julian Ford
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In this session, we meet Samantha Coleman, who has been referred to Dr. Ford by a mutual colleague. Samantha is a psychology professor based in New York City, and unique to her background, she also teaches dance and occasionally performs.
Samantha has recently been having nightmares and anxiety about her safety which she thought she had overcome years ago in therapy, following crises as a teenager and college student. She is trying to make sense of these feelings, even as she describes feeling happy in her life, her career, and with her husband Devonte— and especially after recently learning that she is pregnant. They are both thrilled to be starting a family.
As she talks with Dr. Ford about her past therapy experiences, which she feels were very successful in helping her to deal with recent traumas, Samantha realizes that there remains an earlier trauma from when she was a child, which she’s surprised to find still haunts her.
November 17th at 1pm ET
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Featuring Dr. Steve Hydon
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December 15th at 1pm ET
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Featuring Dr. Michael Gomez
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January 19th at 1pm ET