Trauma Training

Dissociation Training for Trauma Therapists

Dissociation Demystified: Assessment, Structural Dissociation, and Clinical Treatment

Trainer: Rebecca Kase, MSW, LCSW

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.

I'm Ready to Demystify Dissociation!

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Why TTI

Built for Learning. Designed for Belonging.

Shame-Free Space for Learning™

Because the best learning happens when you feel safe. Ask freely, show up fully, and learn in a relational, non-judgmental environment built for practitioners like you.

Expert Clinical Training

Expect real case examples, clear guidance, and a teaching style that makes even complex topics feel approachable so you can confidently use what you learn in session right away.

Where Learning Meets Community

Join a community of clinicians learning side by side, sharing real case insights and peer support so you can grow your skills with confidence alongside your peers in meaningful connection.

Practical Skills

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 Get

What's Waiting for You Inside This Training

Clinical Competencies in Treating Dissociative Identities (EMDR)

Myth-busting clinical framework

Replace fear and confusion with a clear, neuroscience-informed model for understanding dissociation.

The dissociation spectrum

Identify where clients fall from mild to complex presentations using a clear conceptual map.

Structural dissociation framework

Differentiate structural dissociation from dorsal and sympathetic presentations to clarify what you are seeing in session.

Formal assessment tools

Use the DES, SDQ, and MID to support diagnosis and align treatment to each client's presentation.

Depathologizing dissociation

See dissociation as the nervous system's protective response to overwhelming experience, not a clinical failure.

Treatment recommendations and resources

Apply clinical resources that support clients in healing and integrating according to their own goals.

Lifetime on-demand access

Go at your own pace and return to the material whenever a client's dissociation calls for it.

Free community membership

Join TTI's shame-free community of practitioners for ongoing conversations, support, and resources. No cost, no catch.

Meet Your Trainer

About Your Trainer

Rebecca Kase

MSW, 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!

Additional Information

Course Details

Agenda

Introduction & Disclosures
Myths vs. Facts About Dissociation
Understanding Dissociation: Definitions & Conceptual Models
Dissociation as a Response to Trauma
Recognizing & Assessing Dissociation
Treatment Approaches & Clinical Considerations
Q&A and Closing Remarks

Learning Objectives

Analyze varying definitions of dissociation, along with associated symptoms.
Examine the usefulness of assessment tools in assessment and diagnosis.
Differentiate between mild, moderate to severe levels of dissociation.

Prerequisites

This is not an EMDR training.

None! While this course was designed with therapists in mind, many professionals can benefit including but not limited to:
- Mental Health Professionals
- Teachers and Educators
- Healers
- Yoga Teachers
- Healthcare Professionals
- First Responders
- Lawyers and Law Professionals

Continuing Education

2 CEs are available upon completion of all course material.

Trauma Therapist Institute is an approved continuing education provider. ACE and NBCC CEs are available for this course. APA CEs are not available for this course.

Participants must complete the full training to receive credit.

ACE Approved Provider

Trauma Therapist Institute, #1869, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 1/16/25 - 1/16/28. Social workers completing this course receive 2 clinical continuing education credits.

NBCC Approved Provider

Trauma Therapist Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7033. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Kase & CO is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Course Completion

To receive a CE certificate, participants must complete the entire course, complete the post-test with a score of 80% or above, and complete the course evaluation. You may retake the post-test as needed. Once completed, a CE certificate will auto-populate to your online account.

Cancellation Policy

Please reference our cancellation policy here (bottom section of this page).

Take The Next Step

Ready to Begin?

Dissociation Is Not Scary. It Is a Trauma Response.

When you have a clear framework for what dissociation is and what it is doing, the work stops feeling overwhelming. This training gives you the assessment tools, the structural dissociation lens, and the depathologizing language to recognize, assess, and treat dissociation with confidence.

Lifetime access. ASWB and NBCC CEs. A foundational clinical framework for one of the most common presentations in trauma work.