Day 1 is for trauma‑informed clinicians across modalities who want a clear, clinically grounded framework for understanding and assessing dissociation.
Practical interventions you'll learn on day 1:
- Recognize dissociation across the spectrum, from subtle “checking out” to more obvious identity shifts, without assuming every presentation is DID.
- Integrate dissociation into your case conceptualization so it informs, rather than derails, your treatment planning.
- Distinguish dissociation from other trauma‑driven survival responses and mood or personality presentations.
- Talk with clients about their internal experience in ways that reduce shame and honor their own language.
- Make safety‑forward decisions about pacing, stabilization, and when to widen the circle of care.