Florence Crittenton Annual Conference 2024

Date: Wednesday, November 20 · 8:30am - 4:30pm CST
Location: 635 Southwest Gage Boulevard Topeka, KS 66606

Using Somatic Psychology in Clinical Practice: Non-verbal and Implicit Memory Based Exercises to Resolve Stress and Trauma

Internationally acclaimed trauma expert Dr. Abi Blakeslee will share evidence-based and groundbreaking science of how accessing implicit memory is a key to our client’s long-lasting recovery. Somatic, or body-oriented, Psychology is a fast-growing paradigm that includes clinical interventions that focus attention and reprisal of our clients' psychophysiological responses in therapy. Interoception, or conscious awareness of bodily sensation, has a growing body of research demonstrating that connecting to and changing internal signals from the body to the brain increases emotional processing capacity for challenge and wellbeing. We will explore the diagnostic considerations when working with implicit memory and somatic psychology. Furthermore, you will develop useful and immediately applicable skills for clinical practice. This workshop will have a combination of lectures, live and recorded demonstrations, and interactive practice exercises.

• Objective 1: Learn theory about and how implicit (non-consciously encoded and recalled memory) influences trauma and recovery

• Objective 2: Understand the role of interoception in somatic psychology

• Objective 3: Explore diagnostic considerations when working with implicit memory and somatic psychology

• Objective 4: Develop skills for clinical practice

6 CE hours (pending BSRB approval for diagnosis and treatment CEUs)