AGPS Spring Workshop with Kathleen Adams: Manifestations of Preverbal Trauma in Group

The Austin Group Psychotherapy Society is an interdisciplinary organization of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and counselors who share a mutual commitment to continuing professional development and to excellence in the practice of group psychotherapy.Over the past decade, the Austin Group Psychotherapy Society (AGPS) has gained national recognition for the quality of our training opportunities and the warmth and enthusiasm of our members.AGPS trainings and social events are designed to mentor new professionals and students, expand the knowledge and clinical skills of all members, and enrich and rejuvenate established practitioners.

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<LI>Increase your awareness of your more subtly dissociative patients and the signs of disorganized attachments and chronic shock.</LI>
<LI>Understand these patients's fear of a breakdown, the importance of repairing a ‘shattering’ experience.</LI>
<LI>Learn the importance of tracking subtle somatic shifts and listening for preverbal material in enactments and dreams.</LI>
<LI>Be able to articulate the importance of doing a very thorough intake of new patients.</LI>
<LI>Understand the importance of educating clients about attachment, neurobiology and early trauma.</LI>
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<IMG STYLE="float: left; margin: 7px;" ALT="" SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/165073340/kate2copy.jpeg" HEIGHT="267" WIDTH="191">Dr. Kathleen Adams holds a doctorate in Psychology from the University of Texas (1976), with a specialization in child clinical psychology. She has been in private practice since 1977 and has also served within outpatient and inpatient treatment facilities teaching, developing group therapy programs, and supervising. She currently works with children, adolescents, and adults in both individual and group therapy. She also leads two study groups for clinicians.

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