The chicken-and-egg expression refers to situations in which it is unknown what happened first. In trauma treatment, a critical "chicken-or-the-egg" decision occurs after the diagnostic assessment. Trauma therapists must choose to begin with stabilizing extreme symptoms or engaging in active trauma treatment. Join Dr. Sells for a free webinar to explore this treatment decision.
Free Trauma Webinar: FST Stabilization vs. Trauma Work - Setting the Goals for Therapy
Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Time: 1:00-2:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time
Cost: Free
To register: Click here
In this webinar, participants will learn:
- How drama = trauma and why stabilizing the drama of parent-child conflict or safety must be the first goal of trauma treatment.
- Why it is a major tactical mistake to focus on active trauma treatment first before stabilizing the out of control behavior of the child.
- The three rules of thumb needed (burn out rates, the timing of trauma, type of toxic seed) in setting the goals of therapy around stabilization vs. active trauma treatment.
Video case examples will be shown. Q & A with the instructor will be available.
Please note: CEs are NOT available for this free webinar. The on-demand video will be available for ten days to all registered participants.
Scott P. Sells, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW, LMFT, is the author of three books, Treating the Tough Adolescent: A Family-Based, Step-by-Step Guide (1998), Parenting Your Out-of-Control Teenager: 7 Steps to Reestablish Authority and Reclaim Love (2001), and Treating the Traumatized Child: A Step-by-Step Family Systems Approach (2017).
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