Name
P05 - Trauma Effects the Spirit: Spirituality-Oriented Psychotherapy for Trauma (1.5 CE)
Date & Time
Friday, March 2, 2018, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Speakers
Description
Christine A. Courtois, PhD, ABPP, retired after 35 years in clinical practice in Washington, D.C., in 2016. She has co-authored Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, co-edited two books on approaches to the treatment of complex trauma in adults and children/adolescents, co-authored one book for clinicians on the treatment process for complex trauma, co-edited Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy for Trauma, and authored the consumer book, It’s Not You, It’s What Happened to You. Dr. Courtois lectures widely on these and other topics.
Upon completion of this session, attendees will be able to:
- Describe several aspects of the spiritual impact of trauma.
- Identify characteristics of interpersonal trauma that make it more damaging than impersonal trauma, on average.
- List several approaches to spirituality and existential issues.