9/21/2022 - Monthly Meeting
7:30pm-9pm
1.5 CE Credits
Meeting Location: Zoom
Jim Harris, PsyD
Charles Dickens' classic character Ebeneezer Scrooge, from his beloved novelette A Christmas Carol, will be used to exemplify recovering from Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Scenes from the movie version of this story starring George C. Scott as Scrooge, and Pete Walker's book, "Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving", will bring to life the origin, nature and treatment of Complex PTSD.
Learning Objectives:
Differentiate Complex PTSD from PTSD;
Identify four basic responses to childhood trauma and their corresponding defensive structures;
Understand the possible origin of a tyrannical superego;
Understand modifications in psychoanalytic technique, such as the use of psychoeducation, to promote successful treatment outcomes.
Presenter Bio:
Dr. Jim Harris earned a doctorate in clinical psychology from Baylor University, with internship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He is past president of DSPP. He is published in peer-reviewed journals, and appears on local and national TV, internet, radio and print media. He conducts psychoanalytic psychotherapy and teaches and provides consultation to psychologists.