Active ingredients in effective brief therapies for Trauma and PTSD



About the speaker: Stephen Bisbey is a Certified Trauma Specialist,
trained in EMDR (level II), Direct Therapeutic Exposure, Debriefing and
many other methods. He has worked extensively on formal controlled
studies to compare the effectiveness of TIR, EMDR and DTE in PTSD
resolution. He is co-author of one of the main books on the subject of
TIR - edited by Windy Dryden. He has worked in the field of Trauma for
20 years and was involved in the development of TIR itself. He is also
innovator of many other TIR related techniques for resolving various
manifestations of stress.




About the talk: This talk is on a cognitive model that demonstrates how
trauma (and PTSD) comes about and how its symptoms can be overcome. The
model is presented by its developer Mr. Stephen Bisbey.



The model complements and clarifies the principles underlying the
technique of Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) - a structured imaginal
exposure method for enabling a client to fully assimilate and
accommodate their past traumatic experience. It also clarifies how some
other PTSD treatments are effective. TIR is a method developed
principally by psychiatrist Dr. F. Gerbode, Controlled comparative
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. Its approach to this is person-centred. The resolution of the
condition typically ends with a cognitive shift as the client regains
awareness of the cognitions that underlie the emotions of the Trauma.
Experience and testing have shown these cognitive shifts to be very
significant and of a permanent nature for the client.







Venue: Victim Support Lambeth, Lincoln House, 1-3 Brixton Road, London,
SW9 6DE

Time: 7:30 - 9:15pm

Date: Monday 21st July 2003

Fee: £6

Contact: <mailto:henry@...> henry@... tel. 020 7813 0903

To attend the evening please contact us in advance so we can plan for
numbers.



* This book is obtainable through John Wiley & Sons tel: 0800 243 407

________________________________________________________________________
______

This program is co-sponsored by Applied Metapsychology International
(AMI) and TIR UK. AMI is approved by the American Psychological
Association (APA) to offer continuing education for psychologists. AMI
maintains responsibility for the program."





Traumatic Incident Reduction (Basic TIR) - Sunday 13th July 2003





Section I Theory of TIR


The nature of trauma

Triggering of past traumas/trauma networks

Explaining TIR to a new client

When to end a session

Distractions




Section II The TIR Procedure


Assessing in TIR

Basic TIR Procedure

Perceiving if the client is engaged in processing their
unassimilated material

Recognizing cognitive shifts and other cues for ending the session.

TIR Debug Check list



The ‘Basic TIR workshop’ is the first module of Level 1 TIR training.
TIR Level 1 is completed in the second workshop (19-20th July). This
workshop involves practicing the procedure as practitioner and client.



Time: 10am – 6:30pm

Date: Sunday 13th July

Fee: £80

Venue: Step Forward, 234 Bethnal Green Road, E2 0AA, London

Booking: Please phone us in good time on 020 7813 0903 with your
credit card details. The non refundable deposit is £25.

Web: http://www.tir.org

Telephone: 020 7813 0903



Please email for full details henry@...



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]