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...
Psychological Anatomy: Developmental Neuromuscular Affective Integration: Kelowna - September 09, 2008
This training is full. Next training will be June 2009 in Winnipeg.
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. 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. Strategies for helping children, adolescents and adults 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. This seminar integrates the work of Daniel Siegel, Allan Schore, Joseph Ledoux, Bruce Perry, and other developmental neuroscientists with clinical and practical applications for professionals.
Self Regulation Therapy® Practitioner Training: Winnipeg - September 20, 2008
This training is full.
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, and nurses.
The Psychophysiology of Addiction and Recovery in Winnipeg - September 23, 2008
The most recent psychophysiological and neurobiological research points to nonconscious mind-body processes as the driving force in maintaining dysfunctional patterns. Significant overwhelming events at anytime during one's life can result in neurophysiological changes that alter the way a person copes with stress and self-soothes.
Self-soothing is an aspect of self regulation which is the innate capacity we share with animals to flexibly respond to novelty or threat. Dysregulation is the inability to modulate emotional and behavioural responses, which can result in addictive behaviours such as alcohol and drug abuse, sex addiction, gambling and other compulsive behaviours as an attempt to self-soothe.
In this seminar, developmental antecedents likely contributing to dysregulation in the brain and body will be explored. A new paradigm will be presented which utilizes neurobiological underpinnings as the organizing principle in the treatment of addictions. The psychophysiology of addiction and current treatment models will be addressed, exploring what works in treatment and why. Self Regulation Therapy®, a mind-body treatment for addiction which is focused on establishing self regulation and self-soothing, will be presented. Case examples and clinical illustrations will be provided throughout the seminar.
Self Regulation Therapy® Practitioner Training: Belfast Northern Ireland - October 01, 2008
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, and nurses.
Post Advanced High Impact Trauma - Vancouver BC - October 31, 2008
October 31 - November 2. A continuation of Advanced I: High Impact Trauma, the course will teach practitioners how to work with symptoms such as: mild traumatic brain injury, post concussion syndrome, chronic whiplash syndrome, convergence insufficiency and inability of smooth pursuit, hyperacusis, tinnitus, TMJ and bruxism, tactile defensiveness, and pain. The practitioner will also learn how to take a client through T-zero and work with airbag and seat belt injury.
Advanced Psychological Anatomy: Developmental Neuromuscular Affective Integration - January 26, 2009
This course will further the learning acquired in Psychological Anatomy by focusing on practical applications of SRT to specific difficulties that arise as a result of derailment in development. This will include working with thought disorders (including pre and post psychosis), bi-polar disorder, attachment difficulties, eating disorders and gastrointestinal difficulties, depression and neurogenesis, addiction, aspergers spectrum disorders, learning difficulties, ADD, borderline personality disorder, OCD, phobias, anxiety disorders and chronic pain syndromes, chronic fatigue and dyregulation of the neuroendocrine and immune system. Participants are required to bring two or three case studies of clients who present with one or more of these symptoms. A DVD of a session with a client or clients is required and must be submitted by Jan 1, 2009.
Working with Couples in Ixtapa Mexico - February 02, 2009
This new course is designed for SRT therapists working with dysergulated couples. The course will build on the skills learned in the the SRT training and Psychological Anatomy to regulate two interconnected nervous systems. There will be a focus on identifying and working with developmental derailments that impact attachment and intimacy in dysregulated couples. Specific strategies to interrupt procedures and hypercoupling will be addressed. There will be time to discuss the couples you are working with. DVDs are recommended but not required
Self Regulation Therapy® Practitioner Training: Kelowna - March 27, 2009
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, and nurses.