Sheila, and everybody --
OK, here's a combination of your suggestions, Sheila, and the wording I came up
with. I think it's certainly good enough and I'm ready to send it off to
Danielle Foote at the GWSCSW.
Any last minute suggestions welcome. I'm happy to be a contact person, or I'll
defer to anybody else who wants to do it.
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The Dissociative Disorders Study Group is a clinical consultation group
which focuses on the application of various clinical approaches in the current
psychotherapy of trauma survivors.
We also believe that dissociation is a common feature of a great many clinical
presentations, that it is seriously under-recognized by the general clinical
community, and that there is great benefit in meeting together with other
professionals with a similar understanding or interest.
We use as a reference Putnam's basic text on dissociative disorders, but
have broadened our focus to the understanding and treatment of trauma sequelae
and the importance of shame as a core issue for so many of our clients. In
addition to the explicitly dissociative individuals identified by the DSM
dissociative criteria: (amnesia, fugue, DID, depersonalization, DDNOS) we
discuss dissociative phenomena occurring in other diagnostic categories, such
as eating disorders, rage episodes, motivational difficulties, depression, and
sexual and relationship problems.
We're a small group of therapists, ranging from some with years of
practice with dissociative clients to some recognizing a need to know more
about this dimension of our field. We meet the first Friday of the month from
7:30 to 9:30 in Rockville, and 2-hour category II CEUs are awarded for sessions
attended in a year.
We would welcome inquiries from any interested professional.
For more information, contact Dana Willcox, LCSW-C, at or Caron Trout at
.
Caron- Are you still willing to reply to inquiries?
Dana
