Trauma Theory & Treatment: Somatosensorial Implications of Resilience

Trauma Theory & Treatment: Somatosensorial Implications of Resilience is organized by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) and will be held on May 07, 2018 at Mount Sinai Union Square, New York City, New York, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is Physicians, Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers, Music Therapists, Chaplains, Counselors, Creative Arts Therapists, Other Healthcare Professionals PT, OT, Child Life Specialists, Fellows, Residents, and Medical Students. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Conference Description :
This single day event will provide a unique forum, highlighting the cutting edge intersection of music therapy with other psychotherapeutic modalities in the treatment of emotional trauma. Professionals will come together to share innovative clinical work, to elucidate theory, practice, and research explicating current directions in the treatment of emotional trauma and related pathologies.

Learning Objectives are :
After attending this conference, attendees will demonstrate the ability to:
• Describe current findings on neurologic, psychological, and physical response to traumatic experiences, and how they regulate emotional and behavioral responses
• Explain the role of the therapeutic relationship in protecting and restoring safety and regulation
• Explain current designs of psychotherapy treatment studies and outcomes, and the clinical implications of treatments in the area of trauma and dissociation
• Strategize methods of implementing music therapy as part of dedicated treatment for the sequelae of emotional trauma
• Integrate current medical, creative arts therapies, and biopsychosocial research in the development of best practices for music therapy and music & medicine in trauma treatment
• Identify converging strategies, overlap, and team-based treatment
• Identify how issues of safety, shame, trust, cultural differences, core beliefs, and boundaries can be resolved by trauma-informed care

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.