Facilitating Recovery from Emotional Abuse:
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$125 Professional
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$50 Student
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Carl Jung tells us, in Modern Man in Search of a Soul, that the beginning of the cure for the patient (or client) occurs when he encounters something strange arising from his own psyche to face him, something which cannot be understood as his ego or his identity and, therefore, cannot be controlled (p. 248). This will prove to be his first encounter with the Self.
If you are a mental health clinician, you most probably have some clients who have experienced emotional abuse. Here are some stats that authenticate that statement.
Nearly half of all women (48.4%) and men (48.8%) here in the US have reported emotional abuse in an adult relationship. And 7 out of 10 women who have experienced emotional abuse also experience symptoms of PTSD. The reported rate of adults who experienced childhood emotional abuse is 36% globally—higher than the rate of physical abuse. And that is just the reported rates.
This silent, shadowy, often subtle form of abuse is as devastating as other forms of abuse but is often much less recognized as real abuse. Both for adults who experienced emotional abuse in childhood and for those who experience it in adult relationships, emotional abuse is difficult to recognize simply because it is based in trickery, deceit, blame, “crazy making,” and all manner of games played with the mind and the emotions. Therefore, as therapists we must be able to recognize the subtle signs, provide appropriate ongoing assessments, and intervene in effective ways that potentiate the adult individual’s empowerment and healing. This workshop will offer training toward that end.
OBJECTIVES
Nearly half of all women (48.4%) and men (48.8%) here in the US have reported emotional abuse in an adult relationship. And 7 out of 10 women who have experienced emotional abuse also experience symptoms of PTSD. The reported rate of adults who experienced childhood emotional abuse is 36% globally—higher than the rate of physical abuse. And that is just the reported rates.
This silent, shadowy, often subtle form of abuse is as devastating as other forms of abuse but is often much less recognized as real abuse. Both for adults who experienced emotional abuse in childhood and for those who experience it in adult relationships, emotional abuse is difficult to recognize simply because it is based in trickery, deceit, blame, “crazy making,” and all manner of games played with the mind and the emotions. Therefore, as therapists we must be able to recognize the subtle signs, provide appropriate ongoing assessments, and intervene in effective ways that potentiate the adult individual’s empowerment and healing. This workshop will offer training toward that end.
OBJECTIVES
- Participants will be able to identify and explain the various forms of emotional abuse.
- Participants will learn some ways to gather information through ongoing assessments that allow the client to feel safe while learning to recognize emotional abuse.
- Participants will be able to explain some effective interventions for individuals and assessments and referrals for couples.
- Participants will be able to explain some methods for empowering clients and facilitating the breaking of the cycle.
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Andrea Mathews, LPC, NCC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6031. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Andrea Mathews, LPC, NCC, is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.
Andrea Mathews, LPC, NCC is also an approved provider for the Alabama Board of Examiners in Social Work, #0528. |