ATTACh 24th Annual Conference

The Association for Treatment and Training of Attachment in Children, ATTACh, is very excited about our upcoming conference in Baltimore, September 19 - 22! This years conference is "Hope for Healing: Understanding Attachment and the Effects of Developmental Trauma". The ATTACh 2012 annual conference promises to be everything you have come to expect at an ATTACh conference and more. Powerful keynote speakers combined with the best and brightest minds from across the continent will provide you with a unique opportunity to stay on the cutting edge of childhood attachment and trauma. With 60 dynamic workshops and evening activities that will make you think and laugh, we promise your investment of time and resources will be well worth it. Between the Pre-Conference Workshop and the following three days, attendees will have the opportunity to earn up to 25.75CEUs. This year we are thrilled to welcome the community of Occupational Therapists who can now receive CEUs for attendance!

ATTACh's Annual Conference provides an unmatched opportunity for clinicians and families to join together in an international discussion of the implications and treatment strategies relating to childhood trauma and loss.

This year we will focus on the complex web of connections between brain, mind, body, and spirit; between how we think feel, believe and behave. Not only will you hear from the field's leading innovators, visionaries, and researchers, but you will also experience the profound power of the human connection with others who care deeply about these issues. The Pre-Conference Keynote and Conference Keynotes will be fascinating:

Pre-Conference Keynote Training, September 19, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The Complexity of Adaption in Trauma: Understanding the Impact of Trauma through a Developmental Lens Bessel van der Kolk, MD, a leading expert in the field of healing traumatic stress, will present a full-day pre conference training on The Complexity of Adaption in Trauma: Understanding the Impact of Trauma through a Developmental Lens. This workshop will lay the foundation for trauma- informed care through its depth exploration of the impact on early maltreatment, neglect and caregiver disruption 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. Through utilization of a highly innovative and interactive teaching approach, participants will be guided 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 visionary neuroscience, applied clinical research, service systems analysis and luminous clinical case material.

Conference Keynote, September 20 Building Attachment Across States: Healing the Spectrum of Dissociative Symptoms in Children and Adolescents Joyanna Silberg, PhD, an award-winning clinician, dynamic speaker and author, will present Building Attachment Across States: Healing the Spectrum of Dissociative Symptoms in Children and Adolescents. Dr. Silberg will explain how disrupted attachment and trauma impact integration and can cause a spectrum of dissociative symptoms. Children with a history of disrupted attachment and early trauma may harbor identity states that are connected to their early caregivers. Disruptions in their relationships to new caregivers may be understood as internal disruptions in their attachment relationships.
She will explain how dissociation manifests in a variety of common symptoms, such as dazed states, vivid imaginary friends, hearing voices, and feeling a conflicted sense of self. Family therapy techniques that defeat dissociation and promote attachment will be presented.

Conference Keynote, September 21 Brain Based Parenting: What Neuroscience is Teaching Us about Connections with Our Kids Dan Hughes, PhD, clinician, speaker, author, and significant contributor to the field of healing development trauma and attachment injury, together with Jon Baylin, PhD, clinician, neuropsychologist, consultant, and speaker, will be presenting an overview of their recent book: Brain Based Parenting: What Neuroscience is Teaching Us About Connections With Our Kids. Dan and Jon will summarize how five systems in the brain need to be functioning well for effective parenting and how - when parenting is not successful for many reasons - this leads to the risk of Blocked Care, in which parenting becomes extremely difficult as those systems begin to shut down.

To view the complete conference information please go to www.attach.org

The Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel is centrally located in the city, near the waterfront and just 20 minutes from the airport. The hotel is offering a discount rate of $180 per night, single or double, and has extended the date to September 2nd!

Do not miss this life changing event! Whether you are a clinician or parent, the theoretical knowledge and practical strategies gained at this conference will significantly impact your clinical practice and/or parenting. In addition, the human connections you will make and nurture with others in the attachment and trauma field will enrich your soul in ways not often available.

ATTACh is an international coalition of professionals and families dedicated to helping those with attachment difficulties by sharing our knowledge, talents and resources. Our vision is to be an international leader in creating public awareness and education regarding attachment and the critical role it plays in human development. We provide an annual conference, membership directory, and other benefits to our members and the public. We invite you to join us as we continue our mission to promote healthy attachment and its critical importance to human development.

ATTACh 24th Annual Conference In Baltimore, MD

ATTACh 24th Annual Conference
In Baltimore, MD