Last week, I attended the “Self and Family” Conference in Santa Fe.
Several key points came out in the conference related to Domestic Violence and treatment training.
1) Brain studies and relationship to mental health focused on biological and neuropsychological impacts on practice.
2) Addiction/trauma connections especially with a female focus. Much of this information will be integrated into the Female Offender Treatment and Trauma Issues courses. The ACE Study was highlighted with an emphasis on the links between childhood trauma, addiction, violence, and physical health.
3) Resilience development and risk assessment for suicide were the third day focus .
4) Integrative therapies with medical and alternative therapies coming together.
5) Finally, the major revisions in the DSM-V that move Axis IV relational disorders to Axis I including Domestic Violence, and significant changes in personality disorders that may impact the new levels of treatment paradigm in Colorado. The DSM changes are significant for DV treatment and the comment period is closing April 20. Here is the site address http://www.dsm5.org/Pages/Default.aspx.
Dr. Debra and the Virtual Training Center Team
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