Psychological Trauma: Neuroscience and Embodiment – Bruce Dixon

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In this session you will learn about the latest research regarding how stress impacts the brain. This research reveals promising avenues of exploration regarding therapeutic interventions. You will especially learn how to link symptoms to specific brain areas allowing you to be more focus in your therapeutic interventions.

Speaker

Bruce Dixon

Bruce Dixon stands as an award-winning innovator, social entrepreneur, adventurer, storyteller, and a true aficionado of human performance. Born with an insatiable curiosity and an unyielding zest for life, Bruce’s remarkable journey has taken him across the globe, weaving a tapestry of diverse experiences and vocations.

From the football field to the intricacies of financial services management, Bruce has fearlessly ventured into uncharted territories. His portfolio extends to leadership development, organizational behavior, coaching, and nonprofit innovation, showcasing a multifaceted career that mirrors his desire to support the thriving and well-being of all.

A seasoned storyteller, Bruce Dixon encapsulates his life experiences in narratives that captivate and inspire. His adventures have not only shaped his worldview but have also allowed him to amass a wealth of knowledge and insights. As a social entrepreneur, he brings a unique perspective to problem-solving, always seeking innovative solutions that create a positive impact on society.

Bruce’s passions are deeply rooted in pushing the boundaries of mental, spiritual, and physical performance. His commitment to unlocking human potential is evident in every facet of his career, where he seamlessly blends his diverse skills and experiences. Whether navigating the complexities of professional football or spearheading nonprofit initiatives, Bruce is driven by a genuine desire to elevate individuals and organizations to new heights.

 
Bessel A. van der Kolk, MD

Trauma Research Foundation

Bessel A. van der Kolk, MD, is a clinician, researcher and teacher in the area of post-traumatic stress. His work integrates developmental, neurobiological, psychodynamic and interpersonal aspects of the impact of trauma and its treatment.

Dr. van der Kolk and his various collaborators have published extensively on the impact of trauma on development, such as dissociative problems, borderline personality and self-mutilation, cognitive development, memory, and the psychobiology of trauma. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed scientific articles on such diverse topics as neuroimaging, self-injury, memory, neurofeedback, Developmental Trauma, yoga, theater, and EMDR. 

He is founder of the Trauma Center in Brookline, Massachusetts and President of the Trauma Research Foundation, which promotes clinical, scientific, and educational projects. 

His 2014 #1 New York Times best seller, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Treatment of Trauma, transforms our understanding of traumatic stress, revealing how it literally rearranges the brain’s wiring – specifically areas dedicated to pleasure, engagement, control, and trust. He shows how these areas can be reactivated through innovative treatments including neurofeedback, somatically based therapies, EMDR, psychodrama, play, yoga, and other therapies.

Dr. van der Kolk is the past president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, and professor of psychiatry at Boston University Medical School. He regularly teaches at conferences, universities, and hospitals around the world.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Bessel van der Kolk is a professor at Boston University School of Medicine, the Director of the Trauma Center, and the National Complex Trauma Network. He receives royalties as a published author. Dr. van der Kolk receives a speaking honorarium, recording royalties, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Bessel van der Kolk has no relevant non-financial relationships with ineligible organizations.

Amy Arnsten, PhD

Dr. Arnsten is an international expert on the molecular regulation of higher cortical circuits, and a member of the National Academy of Medicine. She was the first to discover that acute, uncontrollable stress impairs prefrontal cortical function, rapidly switching the brain from a reflective to reflexive state. Arnsten received her BA in neuroscience from Brown University in 1976 (where she created the neuroscience major), and her PhD in neuroscience from UCSD in 1981. She did post-doctoral research with Dr. Susan Iversen at Cambridge University in the UK, and with Dr. Patricia Goldman-Rakic at Yale. Dr. Arnsten’s research examines the unique molecular regulation of the prefrontal cortical circuits that generate higher cognition and top-down control, and how these circuits are markedly impaired by stress and inflammation, conferring vulnerability in mental illness. Arnsten’s research has led to new treatments for cognitive disorders in humans, including the successful translation of guanfacine (Intuniv) for the treatment of ADHD and related prefrontal cortical disorders.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Amy Arnsten has an employment relationship with Yale University. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Amy Arnsten sits on the editorial board for Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, Behavioral and Brain Functions, Biological Psychiatry, and Neurobiology of Stress.

Robin Carhart-Harris, PhD

Robin Carhart-Harris, PhD, is a psychologist and neuroscientist and Head of the Centre for Psychedelic Research, Division of Brain Sciences, Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London. He coordinated the first clinical study of psilocybin in the UK and the first clinical study of a classic psychedelic drug in the UK for over 40 years.

After being awarded an MA in Psychoanalysis at Brunel University, London, Carhart-Harris completed his PhD in psychopharmacology at the University of Bristol. In 2009, under the mentorship of Professor David Nutt, he relocated to Imperial College, London to continue his fMRI research with the classic psychedelic psilocybin. In conjunction with David Nutt, he built up a program of psychedelic research that includes fMR and MEG imaging with psilocybin, fMR imaging with MDMA, and plans for an MRC-sponsored clinical trial to assess the efficacy of psilocybin as a treatment for major depression.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Robin Carhart-Harris has employment relationships with Carhart-Harris Lab and the University of California. He is a consultant with TRYP Therapeutics, the Otsuka group, Entheos Labs, MindState, Osmind, and Journey Collab. Robin Carhart- Harris received a grant from Wellcome Leap. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated.
Non-financial: Robin Carhart-Harris is a member of the Association for Psychological Science, the Neuropsychoanalysis Association, and the International Society for Research on Psychedelics.

 
Pat Ogden, PhD

Founder and Educational Director

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute®

Pat Ogden, PhD, (she/her), Is a pioneer in somatic psychology, the creator of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy method, and founder of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute. Dr. Ogden is a clinician, consultant, international lecturer, and the first author of two groundbreaking books in somatic psychology: Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment (2015). Her third book, The Pocket Guide to Sensorimotor Psychotherapy in Context, advocates for an anti-racist perspective in psychotherapy practice. Her current interests include couple therapy, child and family therapy, social justice, diversity, inclusion, consciousness, and the philosophical/spiritual principles that underlie her work.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Pat Ogden maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute. She receives compensation as a consultant. Pat Ogden receives a speaking honorarium and recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Pat Ogden is on the advisory board for the Lifespan Learning Institute, Trauma Studies Center of the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, G.A.I.N.S. (Global Association of Interpersonal Neurobiology Studies), and The Dukar Center for Human Rights and Mental Health.

Objectives

Demonstrate knowledge of how stress impacts the prefrontal cortex to be able to more accurately diagnose symptoms in patients.
Recognize the role psychedelics have in treating trauma to more accurately apply modality to patients.
Differentiate the part of the brain that is involved in inappropriate thoughts feelings and actions to better focus therapeutic interventions.
Utilize psychedelics to facilitate an emotional breakthrough in the healing process to enhance the healing process.

Outline

• The origins of PTSD
• Problems with PTSD 
• How stress impairs prefrontal cortical working memory and top-down control

• Primitive brain circuits
• Higher prefrontal cortical mechanisms
• Effects of acute uncontrollable stress
• Chronic stress and inflammation
• Depression and PTSD
• Treatment strategies
• Psychedelic compounds

• Specific subjective effects
• Causal mechanisms of psychedelic therapy
• Predictors of likely efficacy in patients
• The entropic brain hypothesis
• Elevated risks?
• Effects of trauma on relationships
• The role of the therapist in healing

Target Audience

• Counselors
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Physicians
• Social Workers
• Other Mental Health Professionals 

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