CTI Summer Training Institute

The Complexity of Adaptation to Trauma
Presented by Dr. Joseph Spinazzola, Ph.D.
This highly innovative workshop will lay the foundation for the 2024 Complex Trauma Summer Training Institute through its depth exploration of the impact on early maltreatment, neglect and impaired caregiving on the development of attachment, regulatory and neurobiological systems in childhood and adolescence, and the ensuing cascade of medical, psychiatric, attentional and functional challenges and accommodations that manifest across the lifespan. Utilizing an acclaimed and unique training approach involving participant active engagement in and choice around the selection and ordering of multiple potential entry points and pathways into this material, Dr. Joseph Spinazzola, will guide participants in the assembly of a rich mosaic of knowledge and perspectives on the complexity of trauma adaptation comprised of incandescent “tesserae” cut not from glass or stone but rather from cutting edge neuroscience, applied clinical research, service systems analyses and luminous clinical case material.

 Learning Objectives: (5 CE hours)
Participants who complete this module will be able to:

1. Define complex trauma and describe the synergistic and intersectional relationship between complex trauma exposure and adaptation.
2. Identify three or more risk factors for complex trauma maladaptation.
3. Identify two or more protective factors that mitigate the effects of complex trauma exposure.
4. Apply two or more strategies to enhance intervention with clients impacted by complex trauma.
5. Differentiate multiple DSM5, ICD11, and emerging diagnostic constructs for complex traumatic stress and apply to clinical assessment and case conceptualization.

*** Required for Track 1 or Track 2 ***

 Schedule:
Monday, July 21, 2025
12:30-5:45 

12:30-2:45:  Complexity of adaptation: Part 1

2:45-3:00:    Break

3:00-5:45     Complexity of adaptation: Part 2