Research has shown that the impact of traumatic events and circumstances on individuals is cumulative and potentially has a wide range of harmful consequences, including negative consequences on mental health. One such consequence is the development…
BackgroundAdverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with a wide range of diseases, unsafe behavior and shorter life expectancy. However, there is scarce evidence on effective interventions for children or adolescents who report multiple…
In response to chronic or cumulative triggers of stress, children exhibit a wide and varying range of physical, behavioral, cognitive and emotional symptoms of distress. The literature indicates that adverse experiences early in life have negative…
Objective: Depression is one of the most common mental disorder, with huge societal costs. Although psychotherapy and medication can improve remission rates, the success rates of current treatments are limited. Given the recent research indicating…
Les données disponibles montrent que les auteurs de violences sexuelles ont connu des niveaux d'expériences défavorables de l'enfance (ACE : adverse childhood experiences) plus élevés que ceux vécus par la population générale ou d'autres populations…
The ACE research has proved that adverse experiences, among which poverty, have a long lasting effect on health, behaviors, life potentials. The impact of resource deprivation on adaptation to reality, with abundance of stress and traumatic…
•I will begin with a brief 5-minute outline of how I got to the point I am at now, with one case example of a child whom I worked with. •I will talk about TA and how it informs my therapeutic EMDR work with children, with 3 case examples (15 minutes)…
Evidence shows that sexual offenders have higher levels of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) than either the general population or other criminal populations. Historically, it was considered standard practice for sex offender therapists to dissuade…
EMDR therapy is a successful model for dealing with the health problems of trauma survivors. The development of an EMDR Treatment Plan, to treat both health and ACE problems, using the ACE questionnaire, a health history, and specific target…
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an evidence-based treatment for trauma and PTSD. The purpose of quality improvement project was to determine whether providing evidenced-based trauma therapies for adults with histories…
In this workshop, EMDR treatment is presented as an effective clinical model for dealing with current health problems of trauma survivors, which are exacerbated by both the ACEs (Adverse Childhood Events) and lifelong PTSD. Early attachment deficits…
EMDR clinicians employ a variety of methods to assess client history and readiness in the Phase 1 History Taking process, however many do not specifically identify key events shown to negatively impact human development and health across diverse…
This workshop will present an overview of the ‘addiction-specific’ outcomes from the Kaiser Permanente-CDC Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study (Felitti et al, 1998), the largest, most influential epidemiological study of our time. Case…
Problem: Adverse childhood experiences have been found to be a strong predictor of emotional and physical problems in adulthood. However, the long-term sequelae for children who have suffered critical illness and exposure to invasive medical…
