Trauma Training
Dissociation Training for Trauma Therapists: Assessment, Structural Dissociation, and Clinical Treatment
Dissociation Demystified
Trainer: Rebecca Kase
On-Demand: Available with lifetime access for asynchronous learning. This course was recorded on February 4th, 2025.
Dissociation isn’t scary, it’s a trauma response. Yet many therapists feel overwhelmed when working with dissociation, unsure of how to navigate symptoms, stabilize clients, and provide effective treatment.
This course is designed to build a foundation for you to work with this all too common presentation.
Join Rebecca Kase, LCSW, author & EMDR Trainer, for an in-depth exploration of dissociation and its clinical applications. Whether you’re new to working with dissociative disorders or looking to refine your skills, this training will give you the tools and confidence to recognize, assess, and treat dissociation effectively.
Practical Interventions You'll Learn
In this dissociation training for therapists, you'll learn how to:
- Distinguish myth from clinical reality about dissociation, and build a framework that replaces fear and confusion with confidence
- Understand the spectrum of dissociation from mild to complex presentations, and develop a clear conceptual model for identifying where a client falls on that spectrum
- Apply the structural dissociation framework and differentiate it from dorsal and sympathetic dissociation presentations, so you can think clearly about what you're seeing in session
- Use formal dissociation assessments including the DES, SDQ, and MID to support diagnosis and align treatment interventions to each client's presentation
- See dissociation as adaptive, understanding it as the nervous system's protective response to overwhelming experience rather than a pathological failure or clinical red flag
Apply treatment recommendations and clinical resources that support clients in healing and integrating according to their own goals.
What You'll Learn
By the end of this training, you will be able to:
- Analyze varying definitions of dissociation alongside current neuroscience, psychological frameworks, and cultural considerations, and apply a more accurate clinical picture to the clients you see
- Differentiate between mild, moderate, and severe levels of dissociation, including how structural dissociation differs from dorsal and sympathetic presentations
- Examine the usefulness of formal assessment tools, including the DES, SDQ, and MID, in diagnosing dissociation and aligning treatment interventions
- Depathologize dissociation in your clinical thinking and with your clients, understanding it as a compassionate, adaptive nervous system response rather than a disorder to be managed or avoided
Who is this course for?
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Therapists & EMDR Practitioners who want a deeper understanding of dissociation.
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Clinicians working with complex trauma, PTSD, and dissociative disorders.
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Mental health professionals who struggle with recognizing and addressing dissociative symptoms.
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Therapists seeking practical tools for assessment and treatment of dissociation.
About Your Trainer, Rebecca Kase, LCSW
Trauma Therapist Institute Founder Rebecca Kase is recognized as one of the foremost EMDR trainers and trauma experts in the U.S. She is an LCSW, professional EMDR consultant and trainer, registered yoga teacher, and author of Polyvagal Informed EMDR: A Neuro-Informed Approach to Healing (2023). Rebecca has been practicing in the field of trauma counseling since 2006. She’s an expert in working with complex trauma and dissociation and has practiced in both nonprofit and private practice settings. In her own therapy practice, Rebecca incorporates yoga therapy, ego states, somatic approaches, Polyvagal Theory and EMDR into her work with clients, which includes veterans and adults with Complex PTSD. Rebecca is known as a skillful, clear and enthusiastic teacher. She’ll keep you engaged and make you giggle, even in an online trauma training course!
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