Psychological Trauma:
Neuroscience, Embodiment And The Restoration Of The Self
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Trauma Research Foundation & Bessel van der Kolk are delighted to announce the 34th Annual Boston International Trauma Conference.
For the 34th year, Bessel van der Kolk hosts some of the world’s most innovative leaders from the field of trauma, attachment, neuroscience, mindfulness, body oriented work and psychedelic studies.
May 17th - 20th, 2023
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Seaport Hotel, Boston
Join us in person as we host the conference live in Boston!
This conference is an opportunity to cultivate your practice by building your knowledge in three key areas:
1. Minds, brains, bodies and social organizations
Understanding how these are impacted by trauma and the optimal clinical interventions that facilitate the restoration of safety and regulation.
2. Misinterpretation of innocuous stimuli
Developing strategies that will engage clients to deal with the demands of the present
3. Populations, ethnic groups and culture
Learning the societal factors that underscore traumatic experiences
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+ 40 Global Trauma Experts
With over 40 trauma experts in attendance the wealth of knowledge and experience they can provide is invaluable. These experts have dedicated their careers to understanding and treating trauma, and their collective expertise can help educate you. With such a diverse group of experts, attendees can learn about different approaches to trauma treatment and gain insights from a range of perspectives.
Bessel
van der Kolk
Gabor
Maté
Tania
Singer
Richard
Schwartz
Dante
Cicchetti
Kerry
Ressler
Ruth
Lanius
Diana
Martinez
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Main Schedule
Subject to change
Keynote Opening - Thursday, May 18, 2023
- 3:20 – 4:05 pm EDT
Gabor Maté
When The Body Says No: Mind/Body Unity and the Stress-Disease Connection
- 4:05 – 4:50 pm EDT
Richard Schwartz
IFS Therapy: What Have We Learned and Where are We Going
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 - Pre Conference Workshops
Conference Registration 7:00 am – 8:00 am (All Times in Eastern Daylight Time)
Registration table will be available for participant information throughout the conference.
Pre-Conference Workshops
Full Day 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
- The ART of Releasing Trauma from the Body: Expressive Arts Techniques of Breath, Rhythm, Movement, and Voice in Community with Afro Flow Yoga, Exit 12 Dance Company, Blossom House Healing Arts and De-Cruit
- From Empathic Distress to Compassion: Building Resilience in the Face of Trauma with Tania Singer and Ronald Siegel
Half Day 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
- The Basic Concepts and Practice of Psychodrama and Sociometrics with Tian Dayton
- Freeing the Prisoner Inside with Prison Yoga Project’s James Fox, Josefin Wikström, Sam Williams, and Nora Kerekes (virtual)
Half Day 1:15 pm – 5:00 pm
- Freeing the Prisoner Inside with Prison Yoga Project’s James Fox, Josefin Wikström, Sam Williams, and Nora Kerekes (virtual)
- Healing Attachment Wounds and Trauma Using PBSP (Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor Therapy) with Gus Kaufman, Jr.
- What Brain Science Has to Tell Us About Connection and Loneliness with J.W. Freiberg
Evening Program – In-Person and Virtual
7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
Screening From Shock to Awe. This award-winning documentary chronicles the experience of two combat veterans who engage in the therapeutic use of psychedelic agents to heal. Live Virtual Q&A with Producer Janine Sagert and Heroic Hearts Project will follow film.
5:15 p.m. – 6:00 pm
Tian Dayton and Cathy Malchiodi
Thursday, May 18, 2023 -Pre Conference Workshops & Keynotes
Conference Registration 7 am – 8 am (All Times in Eastern Daylight Time)
Registration table will be available for participant information throughout the conference.
Pre- Conference Workshops
Full Day 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Expressive and Sensory-Based Approaches to Treating Traumatic Stress: The Body Holds the Healing with Cathy Malchiodi
Half Day 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
- Conversations about SMART Implementation Across Cultures with Elizabeth Warner and Alexandra Cook
- The Neuroscience of The Mind Body Relationship in the Aftermath of Trauma: Implications for Treatment with Ruth Lanius, Sherain Harricharan, Breanne Kearney, Andrew Nicholson, Daniela Rabellino, Saurabh Shaw, and Braeden Terpou
- How to Incorporate Neurofeedback into Trauma Treatment – Latest Developments with Ruth Lanius, Sebern Fisher, Matt Fleischman, Bernhard Wandernoth, Angelika Sadar, and Diana Martinez
- The Brave New World of Psychedelic Assisted Therapies: Promises and Pitfalls with Bessel van der Kolk, Susan Walker, Jim Hopper, Elizabeth Call, Francis Guerriero, Rheinila Fernandes
Half Day 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm
- Trauma 101: An Introduction to the Field of Traumatic Stress Studies and Neuroscience with Wendy D’Andrea, Noga Miron, Lyles Swift and Ellen Yates
- IFS for Addictions with Richard Schwartz
Keynotes – Block #1: Psychological Trauma Underlying Mental Processes
3:20 pm – 4:05 pm
- Gabor Maté – When the Body Says No – Mind/Body Unity and Stress-Disease Connection
4:05 pm – 4:50 pm
- Richard Schwartz – IFS Therapy: What Have We Learned and Where are We Going
4:50 pm – 5:20 pm
- Discussion
Evening Program – 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Book Signing – Connect with the most influential voices in trauma research as TRF invites some of our esteemed speakers to meet conference attendees who wish to have their books signed.
- Bessel van der Kolk
- Gabor Maté
- Richard Schwartz
- Ruth Lanius
- Sebern Fisher
- Cathy Malchiodi
- Tian Dayton
- J.W. Freiberg
- Holistic Life Foundation
Poster Session – In-Person Only (See Friday Schedule for Virtual Poster Session Info)
Visit the Trauma Conference Poster Session hosted by Dr. Wendy D’Andrea for an engaging experience for researchers, clinicians and all participants. Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar available at this time.
- 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Friday, May 19, 2023 - Keynotes
Conference Registration 7:30 am – 8:30 pm (All Times in Eastern Daylight Time)
Registration table will be available for participant information throughout the conference.
Keynotes – Block #2: Basic Clinical Science
8:30 am – 9:15 am
- Bessel van der Kolk, MD – What We Have Learned in Three Decades of Explorations in Trauma: An Updated Road Map
9:15 am – 10:15 am
- Kerry Ressler and Martin Teicher as Discussant – The Neuroscience of Fear and PTSD: From Sensory Systems to Survival
10:15 am – 10:30 am – Break
10:30 am – 11:15 am
- Tania Singer – How to Train Mind and Heart: A Social Neuroscience Perspective on Mental Health, Resilience, and Compassion
11:15 am – 12:00 pm
- Ronald Siegel – Mindfulness, Compassion, & Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy: Evoking Non-Ordinary States in Trauma Treatment
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm – Panel Discussion & Questions
12:30 pm – 1:45 pm – Lunch
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
- Josefin Wikström – Optional Chair Yoga
Keynotes – Block #3: Innovative Treatments
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm
- Bethany Brand – Finding Solid Ground… Even With the Most Dissociative Clients!
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
- Licia Sky – Embodied Self-Awareness, Identity, Multigenerational Stories, and the Emergent Process of Healing
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm – Break
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Holistic Life Foundation’s Andres Gonzales, Ali Smith, and Atman Smith with Discussant Cathy Malchiodi – Empowering Communities to Heal Trauma
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm – Panel Discussion & Questions
Evening Programs (In Person Only)
5:45 pm – 6:30 pm -Book Signing
Connect with some of the most influential voices in trauma research. On each of these nights, TRF will invite some of our esteemed speakers to meet conference attendees who wish to have their books signed.
- Adriana Barton
- Diana Fosha
- Ronald Siegel
- Tania Singer
- Bethany Brand
- Elizabeth Warner
- Alexandra Cook
- Martin Teicher
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Afro Flow Yoga
Leslie Salmon Jones and Jeff W. Jones, co-founders of Afro Flow Yoga will guide us through a practice. They envision a world where nature has been restored back to a state of harmony. Through the traditions and teachings of dances of the African Diaspora, yogic practices, healing rhythms, love, and compassion, we celebrate our interconnection and honor and respect our shared humanity and cultural differences through the deep wisdom of our personal stories and stories, and traditions of our ancestors, bridging cultural divides through ritual, healing, joy, nature and the recognition of our Oneness in the Divine.
Evening Program (Virtual)
Virtual Poster Session
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Visit the Trauma Conference Poster Session hosted by Dr. Wendy D’Andrea for an engaging experience for researchers, clinicians, and all participants. Hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar are available at this time.
Saturday, May 20, 2023 - Keynotes
Conference Registration 7:30 am – 8:30 am (All Times in Eastern Daylight Time)
Registration table will be available for participant information throughout the conference.
Keynotes – Block #4: The Frontiers of Trauma Treatment
8:30 am – 9:30 am
- Dante Cicchetti – A Multiple Level of Analysis of the Consequences of Child Maltreatment: Perspectives from Developmental Psychopathology
9:30 am -10:15 am
- Diana Fosha – Treating Attachment Trauma with AEDP
10:15 am – 10:30 am – Break
10:30 am – 11:15 am
- Matthew Fleischman – Scaling the Treatment of Developmental Trauma for Children with Neurofeedback
11:15 am – 11:45 am
- Panel Discussion & Questions
11:45 am – 1:00 pm – Lunch
Keynotes – Block #5 Closing Keynote
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- Adriana Barton with Zen Waqavonovono – Leveraging Our Innate Wiring for Music as an Agent of Healing
2:00 pm – 2:20 pm – Break
Post Conference Consultations & Q&A – 2:20 pm – 3:50 pm
- Dante Cicchetti
- Diana Fosha
- Matthew Fleischman, Bernhard Wandernoth and Angelika Sadar
GET YOUR TICKETS FOR THE 34TH ANNUAL BOSTON INTERNATIONAL TRAUMA CONFERENCE
Purchase your tickets via our ticket booking portal to see all purchasing options, and to complete your booking.
Tickets are limited and prices include access to all 4 days of the conference. We can’t wait to see you there.
Please note that we offer financial assistance for those that need it, based on a scholarship application.
virtual ticket
$349
We are excited to offer our annual trauma conference virtually – allowing access to the conference online from the comfort of home, within 30 days.
Virtual access to the conference:
- Gain CE credits
- Networking With Like-Minded Professionals
- Full 4-Day Access to Keynotes
- 30 Days Access to All Conference Recordings
in-person ticket
Sold Out
Come and gather with us in person for the 34th Annual Conference. We will be hosting the conference live from the Seaport Hotel in Boston.
In person:
- Gain CE credits
- Networking With Like-Minded Professionals
- Full 4-Day Access to Keynotes & Workshops
- Evening Events and Book Signings
Registration completed on external booking portal
Scholarships Available
Trauma Research Foundation is pleased to be able to increase accessibility to this event by offering financial assistance to those in need, in the form of scholarship discounts.
Please note that scholarships are only available for virtual tickets – we are unable to offer scholarship discounts for in-person tickets for this event.
Virtual FAQS
The conference can be accessed through the attendee hub, and instructions will be provided via email a couple of days before the conference starts.
Steps on how to access the Pre-Conference Workshop & Main Conference Days:
- Download the PESI Events APP or go to www.pesi.com/traumacon.
- Click login and use your credentials to log in to the hub.
- Within the Attendee hub, click on the title of the presentation from the “All Sessions” tab
- On the session description page, if there are less than five minutes before the presentation starts there will be a “Join session” button below the title and date of the presentation that will begin the video.
- There will be an “Add Session” button available instead if the start time of the session is more than 5 minutes away, which will add the session to your schedule for faster access.
We do not have any capacity limits on our virtual sessions themselves, so everyone who wants to attend a presentation will have access to it.
Having trouble accessing your account or the conference? email us anytime at [email protected] or [email protected] or call us at 800-844-8260 Monday-Friday 7:30 am-8:00 pm Eastern Time.
A Recording Package is available for purchase through PESI, allowing unlimited access to the recordings and the ability to earn some CE credits. Click here to learn more. Due to recording restrictions, some presentations will not be included, and CE hours and approvals may differ from live CE approvals. Final details are being confirmed and will be reflected on the schedule.
Otherwise, all conference tickets (both in-person and virtual) come with 30-day free recording access post-conference. The recordings are available 1-2 hours after the live sessions and are accessible via the conference hub.
Scholarships are available for virtual attendance only here on this page above. You will be notified within 48 hours of the decision.
CE will be offered, and we are working diligently with the CE boards for confirmation. ACCME credit is currently pending review. We will be adding updates to this website as soon as CE details become available.
PESI will be emailing a link to the evaluations for the live sessions after The 34th Annual Boston International Trauma Conference has ended. You will identify any of the live sessions that you watched as they were occurring live, then evaluate the presentations to receive your CE certificate for those Sessions.
Please note: If you attended some sessions in person and some sessions virtually, you will need to complete separate evaluations — one for the sessions you attended in person, and one for the sessions you attended virtually.
Partial credit is not available. In order to receive credit for a session, the session must be viewed in its entirety. Please note that you will be participating in the conference on Friday and/or Saturday, you must attend a block in its entirety to earn credit. Credit cannot be earned if a participant leaves a block part-way through.
Below are the workshops and presentations included with your virtual conference ticket.
Wednesday: Pre-Conference Workshops
Full Day 8 AM-5 PM EDT
From Empathic Distress to Compassion: Building Resilience in the Face of Trauma with Tania Singer and Ronald Siegel
Half Day 8 AM-Noon EDT
The Basic Concepts and Practice of Psychodrama and Sociometrics with Tian Dayton
Half Day 1:15 PM – 5 PM EDT
Healing Attachment Wounds and Trauma Using PBSP (Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor Therapy) with Gus Kaufman, JR
Thursday: Pre-Conference Workshops
Half Day 8 AM – 3 PM EDT
Option 1 – How to Incorporate Neurofeedback into Trauma Treatment with Ruth Lanius, Sebern Fisher, Matt Fleishman, Bernhard Wandernoth, & Angelika Sadar
Option 2 – Psychedelics Workshop with Bessed van der Kolk, Susan Walker, Jim Hopper, Elizabeth Call, Francis Guerriero, Rheinila Fernandes, & SungLim Shin
Half Day 1:15 PM – 3 PM EDT
IFS for Addictions with Dick Schwart
Friday
All Keynotes
Saturday
All Keynotes
In-Person FAQS
We are happy to hear that you want to join us in person. Unfortunately, we have reached maximum capacity and are no longer able to offer in-person tickets. However, you can join our in-person ticket waitlist here.
We are still accepting virtual registrations that can be purchased here.
We hope to have you in attendance at this year’s Trauma Conference!
If you are registered to attend in person, you are required to select which workshops you will attend on Wednesday and Thursday due to limited capacities. Friday and Saturday main conference sessions are automatically included with your registration.
If you plan to attend the Evening Performances in-person, registration is required as seating is limited.
Steps to Make Your Workshop Selections
- Click here to log in to your registration:
- Enter the email address used for your registration
- Registration Type: Full Pass (4 Day)
- Enter your Confirmation Number:
- Once you are logged in, click on the “Modify Registration” button.
- Review the information that we have on file for your registration. Do not change your registration pass type. Follow the instructions to make your workshop selections.
- Finalize your registration changes.
If you have any questions, just email us anytime at [email protected] or call us at 800-844-8260 Monday-Friday 7:30 am-8:00 pm Eastern Time.
A Recording Package is available for purchase through PESI, allowing unlimited access to the recordings and the ability to earn some CE credits. Click here to learn more. Due to recording restrictions, some presentations will not be included, and CE hours and approvals may differ from live CE approvals.
Otherwise, all conference tickets (both in-person and virtual) come with 30-day free recording access post-conference. The recordings are available 1-2 hours after the live sessions and are accessible via the conference hub. Only sessions viewed live are eligible for CE Credit.
CE will be offered, and we are working diligently with the CE boards for confirmation. ACCME credit is currently pending review. We will update the TRF website as soon as CE details become available.
PESI will be emailing a link to the evaluations for the live sessions after The 34th Annual Boston International Trauma Conference has ended. You will identify any of the live sessions that you watched as they were occurring live, then evaluate the presentations to receive your CE certificate for those Sessions.
Please note: If you attended some sessions in person and some sessions virtually, you will need to complete separate evaluations — one for the sessions you attended in person, and one for the sessions you attended virtually.
Partial credit is not available. In order to receive credit for a session, the session must be viewed in its entirety. Please note that if you will be participating in the conference on Friday and/or Saturday, you must attend a block in its entirety to earn credit. Credit cannot be earned if a participant leaves a block part-way through.
ADA Statement
If participants have special needs, reasonable accommodations will be made for persons who request them, consistent with ADA requirements.
Code of Ethics Statement
It is the responsibility of every attendee to abide by the standards set forth in the Code of Ethics for maintaining security and confidentiality of test materials and proprietary information presented as part of this continuing education program. Any materials used as part of this program may not be copied or otherwise distributed, and no proprietary information will be disclosed by attendees to any person not registered for this program.
Conflict of Interest Statement
There is no commercial support for this program nor are there any relationships between the CE Sponsor, presenting organization, presenter, program content, research, grants, or other funding that could reasonably be construed as conflicts of interest.
Utility/Validity Statement
The content of this presentation, when applied according to psychological practice guidelines, within the expertise of the expertise of the practitioner do not pose any risks.
Target Audience
Counselors, Psychologists, Social Workers, Psychotherapists, Addiction Counselors, Therapists, Marriage & Family Therapists, Case Managers, Nurses, Physicians, Other Mental Health Professionals
Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from the activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.
