Shifting Abuse-Related Internalizations
Dr. Sandra Wieland, Ph.D., is the author of Healing the Internal Trauma and Techniques and Issues in Abuse-Focused Therapy with Children and Adolescents (Sage publications). She has received Ottawa’s Woman of Distinction Award for her work in this area. Dr. Wieland has lectured at conferences and universities across North America and in Europe. She currently works in private practice (Centre for Counselling and Therapy) in Victoria, B.C. with children, adolescents and adults who have experienced abuse and she provides consultation for several agencies serving traumatized individuals. In addition, she teaches at the Tillicum Haus First Nations Training Centre.
Dr. Sandra Wieland’s Internalization Model is an innovative clinical model for working with traumatized children, adolescents, and adults. Combining the latest research findings in child development, early attachment, and the neurological effect of early abuse and neglect, this workshop will provide both the novice and advanced clinician with a clear conceptual framework to improve clinical effectiveness when working with this challenging client population.
Dr. Wieland has expanded her early Internalization Model to include not only sexual abuse, but also emotional abuse, physical abuse, and witnessing family violence. Dr. Wieland’s approach reminds us to consider the victim’s age when the abuse occurred in order to attend to developmental tasks that may have been compromised.
Day 1 will focus on the Internalization Models and their applicability to work with adults. Day 2 will cover abuse-focused play therapy and abuse-focused adolescent therapy. Dr. Wieland will focus on how to recognize and shift abuse-related internalizations that manifest themselves in behavior, play and conversations. Dr. Wieland will also address dissociation, therapeutic use of countertransference, and the importance of therapist self-care.
Day 1 is a necessary prerequisite for Day 2. Day 2 will provide ideas for therapists working with adults as well as children.
Brochure: