thank you for any information you have to share with the group. we
have memebrs world wide in this family.


--- In emsfirepoliceptsd@yahoogroups.com, "vivre2fois"
<henry.whitfield@l...> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am a new member.
>
> I work extensively with trauma, PTSD and have had some trauma
> myself. I also work with an organisation that receives many
> referrals from the police.
> I have been trained by a group that came up with one of the newer
> and most effective methods known for resolving PTSD (TIR). The
> method is still relatively unknown as it has never really been
> marketed. I am generally interested in networking in the
> trauma/PTSD world to gain experience, to always keep up with the
> latest developments and help out where I can.
>
> I am also involved in organising talks and seminars on Trauma in
> London, UK. I do not know where any of you are based, but in case
> you are (or know someone else) interested in seminars on such
> innovations, I paste the details below. The article below also
> contains some information about how one can resolve PTSD
> cognitively.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Henry Whitfield
>
>
> Critical issues in understanding and resolving Trauma - by Stephen
> Bisbey Bsc Psych. , CTS
>
> This talk is on a cognitive model of trauma, shown to consistently
> resolve Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
>
> This cognitive model of trauma will be presented by its originator
> Mr. Stephen Bisbey and co-author of "Brief Therapy for Post
> Traumatic Stress Disorder: Traumatic Incident Reduction and related
> techniques." *
>
> This talk provides understanding of principles underlying the
> technique of Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) - a structured
> imagery exposure method for enabling a client to fully assimilate
> and accommodate their past traumatic experience. Controlled
> comparitive studies with other methods for resolving PTSD have
> demonstrated TIR to be consistently effective at resolving PTSD and
> other effects of traumatic stress. It accomplishes this by
> gradiently enabling a person to inspect and discharge the emotional
> and cognitive content of the trauma. The resolution of the
> condition typically ends with a cognitive shift as the client
> regains awareness of the thinking that underlies the emotions of
the
> Trauma. Follow up studies have also shown relapse to be very
> uncommon.
>
> Time: 7:30 - 9:30pm
> Date: 14th March 2003
> Fee: £5
> Venue: 1st Floor, The Peel Centre, Percy Circus, London WC1X 9EY
> Full wheelchair access.
> Contact: henry@t... tel. 020 7813 0903
> To attend the evening please contact us in advance so we can plan
> for numbers.
> If you cannot see the map below, visit this link for directions:
> http://www.peelcentre.sageweb.co.uk/maplogo.jpg
>
> * This book is obtainable through John Wiley & Sons tel: 0800 243
> 407