Course Description

Many trauma therapists struggle when it comes to deciding on how to proceed with trauma work, since some cases never seem stable enough. A progressive approach in working with traumatic memories may be implemented safely but case conceptualization is key to understand when and how to adapt. A specific case conceptualization for simple and complex dissociative disorder cases will be introduced and described through case examples.

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will be able to describe how to conceptualize cases.
2. Participants will be able to identify at least 4 relevant aspects to keep in mind when to adapt trauma reprocessing.
3. Participants will be able to apply a guide for conceptualizing complex trauma related cases.

Presenter(s)

Dolores Mosquera, Psy

Dolores Mosquera, Psy, is a psychologist specializing in complex trauma, personality disorders, and dissociation. She is the director of the Institute for the Study of Trauma and Personality Disorders. INTRA-TP) in A Coruña, Spain. Dolores has extensive teaching experience leading seminars, workshops, and lectures internationally. She has published several books, book chapters and articles on personality disorders, complex trauma, and dissociation. She has received the David Servan-Schreiber award for outstanding contributions to the EMDR field in 2017, received the MAM10 Prix David Servan-Schreiber award in 2021 to a foreign researcher who has made a notable international contribution to EMDR.