Treating Sexual Abuse Survivors Utilizing Brief Solution Focused and Narrative Therapy Techniques
Developed and Presented by
Tammie Byram Fowles, MSW, Ph.D.
Consultation and Training
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Wayne, Maine
(207) 620-0792
"Significant problems cannot be solved at the same level of thinking
we were at when we created them." Einstein
A Dedication
I dedicate this workshop to you,
the wounded angels.
You who have courageously
shared with me your stories…
You have touched my life in ways that
I can't possibly express,
and that you cannot imagine…
I have wept in your presence
in spite of the years of training
that cautioned me to be objective,
and to be still,
and to hide myself from you
while at the same time drawing you out…
They taught me that you were damaged
and that I would need to fix you…
I learned from you
that while you might be wounded,
you were still beautiful
and wise, and whole…
possessing healing tools of your own…
You told yourself that yours
was a story of pain of despair, and of failure...
Together we discovered that yours
was a story of courage, of survival,
of strength, and of hope…
© Tammie Byram Fowles, LISW, Ph.D.
Brief Overview:
This one-day seminar will provide participants with an overview of narrative therapy and current short-term treatment methods with a primary emphasis on solution-oriented psychotherapy. Practical techniques that maximize the resources of both the client and counselor to promote healing and change will also be explored.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this workshop participants will be able to:
 | Identify and distinguish between therapy approaches which promote a self-perception of "victim" and those that promote a self-perception of "competent person. |
| Demonstrate a basic understanding of the core concepts of both brief treatment and narrative therapy |
| Identify common symptoms associated with PTSD and PSAT |
| Utilize Solution focused treatment tools |
| Identify and address safety Issues |
| Utilize the four-step approach to addressing Traumatic Cues and flashbacks |
| Overview of Brief Treatment Methods |
| Overview of Narrative Therapy |
| Common Symptoms of PTSD/PSAT |
| Basic Solution Focused Tools |
| The Healing Journal |
| Utilizing Supportive Relationships |
| Safety Issues |
| Developing and Using Inner Resources |
| Associated Cues for Comfort |
| Coping with Traumatic Cues and Flashbacks |
| Critical Therapeutic Tasks |
| Reclaiming the Body |
| Dealing with Relapse |
| Meaningful Completions |
| Secondary Post Traumatic Stress |
Who Should Attend:
This seminar is designed for human services providers who offer counseling and support to adult survivors of sexual abuse.Seminar Leader:
Tammie Byram Fowles, LISW, Ph.D. is the author of "BirthQuake: The Journey to Wholeness," and is currently revising her work, "Finding the Forest: The Incorporation of Holistic Principles into a Brief Treatment Model with Survivors of Sexual Abuse." Dr. Fowles offers training, clinical consultation and psychotherapy to human services providers, and facilitates personal growth retreats and workshops. She has appeared on both national radio and public television.
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