Recovery through Relationship Attachment, Trauma, and the Brain

november 28 & 29, 2016 location Join us for two exciting days with two leading Michelangelo’s Conference Centre experts in the field of attachment and trauma recovery. 1555 Upper Ottawa Street, Hamilton, ON Dr. Sue Johnson and Dr. Janina Fisher will draw connections between attachment, trauma, and the time newest insights into the neurobiology of relationships, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm with a focus on effective clinical interventions. cost $300 before September 30 intimate & interactive! Join our ‘Fireside Chat’, moderated by Dr. Jean Clinton, Child $350 after September 30 Psychiatrist. Both presenters will speak into the other’s models includes lunch and refreshments throughout the training and will address your questions.

Local accomodations are available at a reduced rate, please contact our office for more details. who should attend? Couple therapists: learn the interplay of trauma and negative patterns, and effective interventions to create change. Child and family therapists: learn about the impact of broken attachment and trauma on family relationships and neurobiological development, and learn effective interventions to build secure attachments. Therapists working with individuals: learn how client attachment history impacts current relationships, growth and healing. Dr. Sue Johnson Dr. Janina Fisher

register today! space is limited 866.347.0041 online registration www.shalemnetwork.org/workshop/attachmentconference Dr. Sue Johnson is Director of the Inter- Register Early, national Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy and Distinguished Research Space is Limited! Professor at Alliant University in San Diego, Cal- 866.347.0041 ifornia as well as Professor of Clinical Psycholo- 905.528.0353 gy at the , . [email protected] She has received numerous honours for her work, including the Outstanding Contribution Workshop Objectives to the Field of Couple and Award from the American Association for Marriage and Family Participants will: Therapy and the Research in Family Therapy Award from the • learn the core features of American Family Therapy Academy. She is a Fellow of the American attachment and how they Psychological Association. challenge other approaches to dealing with trauma and conflict. Dr. Johnson’s best known professional books include, Hold Me Tight • learn how Emotionally Focused (2008), Love Sense (2014), The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, both with couples and Therapy: Creating Connection (2004), Emotionally Focused Couple families, creates positive change Therapy with Trauma Survivors (2002) for situations involving trauma. • become more familiar with the newest advances in the Dr. Janina Fisher is a licensed Clinical neurobiological effects of Psychologist and Instructor at the Trauma traumatic experience on Center, an outpatient clinic and research center individuals, couples and families. founded by Bessel van der Kolk. Known for her • learn interventions to equip expertise as both a therapist and consultant, individuals, couples and families she is also past president of the New England to understand, identify, and Society for the Treatment of Trauma and Dis- manage trauma symptoms in the sociation, an EMDR International Association context of attachment. Credit Provider, a faculty member of the Sen- • describe the interaction of sorimotor Institute, and a former Instructor, Harvard traumatic activation and negative Medical School. Dr. Fisher lectures and teaches nationally and interna- relationship patterns. tionally on topics related to the integration of research and treatment • increase an individual, couple or and how to introduce these newer trauma treatment paradigms in family’s ability to observe their traditional therapeutic approaches. somatic communication. Dr. Fisher co-authored with Pat Ogden: Senorimotor Psychotherapy: • learn about the hope that Interventions for Trauma and Attachment (2015), and her new, soon to attachment research is be released book, Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: bringing to the evolving field of Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation (2016). psychotherapy.

Feedback from participants at Dr. Jean Clinton will moderate the Shalem’s attachment conference panel discussion and dialogue between Dr. Johnson and Dr. Fisher. Dr. Jean Clinton is a in 2014: Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychi- • Fantastic! Engaging presentations! I atry and Behavioural Neurosciences at Mc- appreciate that we were provided with Master University, division of Child Psychiatry. tools and interventions to use what we She is on staff at McMaster Children’s Hospital learned. and an Associate in the Department of Family • Excellent speakers with relevant Medicine at McMaster. She has been a con- information! sultant to child welfare and children’s mental • Best training I’ve attended! • The most engaging aspect of the health programs for 30 years. conference was when presenters Dr. Clinton has authored papers on early child development and commented on each other’s work - poverty, infant neglect, children’s mental health, resilience, and on Brilliant! adolescent brain development.