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              January 2015 Newsletter
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BrainFacts.org
Sharing Culture
Advanced Clinical Practice Series Featuring Dr. Kristie Brandt
 
The beginning of a New Year is an opportunity to reflect and refocus.  The opportunity to start over - to begin again with a fresh perspective - is crucial to our growth and development as individuals - and organizations.  The CTA team spent time this January to review the past year, learn from our experiences, and plan for the future, incorporating both the positive and negative lessons of the past year. We have a variety of new projects in the works - including additions to our NMT Metrics, an expanded research program, modifications to our web-based teaching model and a new set of multimedia materials.
Our monthly newsletter is a part of that endeavor, and we are committed to offer not only updates on our work and the work of our partners, but also to share the research, innovative resources and program elements from a wide array of disciplines that may be relevant to you in your ongoing work with children and families.
Society for Neuroscience Resources for Educators and Clinicians  
 BrainFacts.org is a remarkably useful resource for any clinician, teacher or caregiver interested in the brain.  The Society for Neuroscience has a number of interesting, easy to understand materials to help you learn more about the brain - and share more about the brain with your clients, students and colleagues.   We highly recommend this as a primary resource to help you sort through and digest the flood of brain-related content that can be overwhelming.  The SFN keeps the site up-to-date and has content for all levels of learner. Check it out.  
Sharing Culture: A Focus on Transgenerational and Historical Trauma
 
The ChildTrauma Academy would like to draw your attention to an excellent resource on historical trauma.  Sharing Culture (sharingculture.info) is a unique initiative to help Indigenous peoples (as well as non-Indigenous populations) heal from historical trauma and its consequences. These consequences include poor physical health, mental health problems, drug and alcohol addiction, domestic violence, self-harm and suicide.  This initiative has a variety of components; among them a wonderful website that  provides useful content and perspective on trauma, resilience, healing and culture.  Of particular interest to many of our readers familiar with the NMT, is a focus on the integration of Rhythm, Relationship and Rationale as core healing elements embedded in many Aboriginal and Indigenous healing practices.  Indeed, during the development of the NMT, Dr. Perry spent time learning about various traditional practices from Indigenous healers in New Zealand, Australia and throughout North America.  The power of connection, community and culture permeate the elements of this unique and important initiative.   
NEW Advanced Clinical Practice and Translational Neuroscience Training Series: 
Mobius Care and the Tile and Grout Approach
Featuring Dr. Kristie Brandt, Hosted by Dr. Bruce Perry
Begins February 6th
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     We are excited this month to begin our new Advanced Clinician Practice and Translational Neuroscience Series.  This first Series featuring Dr. Kristie Brandt will consist of five 90-minute sessions plus three recorded introductory sessions for a total of 12 hours of learning.  The introductory sessions will orient participants to 1) the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT); 2) the NMT Metrics (which are used in the clinical case discussions) and 3) the Mobius Care Models and Tile & Grout Approach. Each of the five sessions in this new series, led by Dr. Kristie Brandt and hosted by Dr. Bruce Perry, will include a clinical case discussion and the integration of the NMT and Dr. Kristie Brandt's Tile and Grout approach and the Mobius Care model. There will be an emphasis on practical application and specific therapeutic intervention.  This experience will provide a total of 8 sessions (12 training hours).  

      This series is suitable for any clinician or clinical team; the focus of this series will be on creating a working relationship with parents, teachers, other clinicians and the "client" to create a 'therapeutic web' by integrating NMT and Mobius Care. This approach is relevant for a client of any age, though the majority of examples in this series will be younger children. We suspect that most subscribers will have had exposure to the fundamentals of NMT and/or Dr. Brandt's work (although all enrollees will be given access to introductory recorded sessions that provide foundational information on both approaches).

  

How can I participate and what are the costs?

 

      Option 1: Attend live via the Internet.  All sessions take place on Fridays from 11:30 - 1:00pm CST.  CLICK HERE for a schedule of the Live Session dates.  Cost: Organizations - $1825 (up to 25 participants at a single site); Individuals - $650.  

 

      Option 2: Watch recordings of the live sessions via the Internet.  Recorded sessions are available the very same day that each live session is conducted.  View whenever you wish.  Stop, pause, and/or replay each session.  This method is cost saving and ideal for groups working at more than one location as well as participants with hectic schedules or residing in different time zones.  Cost: Organizations: $1525 (up to 25 participants at a single site); Individuals - $500.

 

 

 Enroll HERE.  

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Sincerely,

Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D.
The ChildTrauma Academy