Welcome
The Canadian Foundation for Trauma Research & Education (CFTRE) was created to further the understanding of the fields of neurobiology and psychophysiology, through education and research, as they pertain to the treatment of traumatic conditions.
To this end, we are committed to conduct research and to train professionals in effectively treating people who suffer from symptoms of trauma and other forms of dysregulation in the autonomic nervous system.
Coming Soon...
Self Regulation Therapy® Practitioner Training: Vancouver - March 26, 2010
Significant overwhelming events at anytime in one's life such as motor vehicle accidents, surgeries, or exposure to violence, can result in changes in the nervous system that negatively impact the way a person feels and relates to others. Self Regulation Therapy® (SRT) is a psychophysiological approach aimed at diminishing dysregulation in the nervous system resulting from traumatic events, while increasing neural pathways connected to contentment and joy. SRT facilitates an integration of overwhelming events and returns balance to the nervous system.This training is recommended for individuals who work with trauma including: counselors, psychotherapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, physicians, massage therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and nurses.
Psychological Anatomy: Developmental Neuromuscular Affective Integration in Kelowna - September 07, 2010
This seminar integrates the work of Allan Schore, Joseph Ledoux, Bruce Perry, Norman Doidge and other developmental neuroscientists with clinical and practical applications for professionals.
Therapeutic progress may be slowed or stalled as a result of unresolved developmental challenges that are often misinterpreted as resistance, attention seeking and help-rejecting behaviour, interpersonal conflict, malingering, or character disorders. These misinterpretations lead to frustration, re-wounding of the client, and ultimately premature termination.
In this exciting six-day course we will explore stages of development starting in utero and extending to the teen years. The concomitant conflicts that may arise within the therapy as a result of derailments at any given stage will be discussed. The psychological function of the neuromusculature initiated within each stage will be explicated. In addition, utilizing the most recent psychophysiological research, attachment and the cognitive, and emotional aspects of stage-specific brain development, will be explored. Affective development and its centrality in the capacity to self regulate will be discussed.
Strategies for helping clients work through developmental derailments will be presented through experiential and didactic modalities allowing individuals to integrate what they have learned directly into their work on Monday morning.
Post Advanced III: Relational Trauma in Edmonton - October 22, 2010
A continuation of Advanced III: Relational Trauma, this three day course will focus on working with clients who have experienced extreme relational trauma such as prolonged abuse, survivors of war and political violence, and torture. The course is limited to 12 participants. Prerequisite: Must have completed Self Regulation Therapy Advanced Level I-IV and have at least two years experience working with relational trauma.