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TRACK WORKSHOPS

421. Institutional Betrayal Trauma Within the Reproduc tive Loss Context: What Clinicians Need to Know 1.25 credit hours Continuing Education Accreditations applicable to this workshop: ASWB, NBCC, IBCC, Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling Level: Advanced Kay Lyn Carlson, M.S.W. International Institute for Reproductive Loss

ted by an institution on individuals who depend on it. In this workshop, licensed mental health professionals and min istry leaders will examine the origins of the concept in Be trayal Trauma Theory, a central precept that trauma inflicted by trusted others is linked with lower awareness and more adverse psychological and physical outcomes compared to trauma inflicted by unknown perpetrators. The session ends with attention to Institutional Courage (IC), a recently pro posed construct to buffer against IB. A model based on IC is presented to alleviate some of IBT’s damage and prevent fu ture occurrences. Throughout the workshop, primary litera ture and case examples are relied upon, and attendees will have the opportunity to participate in small group exercises. Learning Objectives 1. Explain how the concepts of Institutional Betrayal and In stitutional Courage apply to various forms of reproductive loss. 2. Develop skills for identifying and working with individuals and families suffering from the psychological and spiritual impacts of Institutional Betrayal. 3. Describe ways to incorporate Institutional Courage into ef forts to prevent Institutional Betrayal Trauma.

Priscilla Coleman, Ph.D. International Institute for Reproductive Loss

Summary This workshop is crucial in introducing the concept of Insti tutional Betrayal Trauma (IBT) to practitioners working with individuals and families who have suffered from voluntary and involuntary reproductive losses. Designed to expand awareness and describe innovative treatment approaches, the urgent need to mitigate the harms of IBT is addressed. Institutional Betrayal (IB) involves wrongdoings commit

A Story of Love, Hope and Healing Tim’s happy, carefree childhood seemed lost forever as he descended into the delusions of schizophrenia. His brother, Dave, choosing to stay connected to Tim through the darkness, shows us how love can run deeper than mental illness.

If you know someone who suffers from mental illness, you will empa- thize with the characters and relate to their journey as I did in my personal experiences with an older brother struggling with schizophrenia. In any case, this book will knit you to the characters in their childhood so that you are comfortably strapped in with them on the wild and unpredict able ride, with its joys and its sorrows, its examination and its understanding of the illness, and the wholly unantici pated outcome. ✧ MARY BIHR, VP, GLOBAL PUBLISHING, LUCASARTS, A DIVISION OF LUCASFILM (RETIRED)

It’s a story brimming with hope, and I wholeheartedly urge you to share it with anyone you know who may have a loved one grappling with mental health challenges. ✧ MARTY SCHWEBEL, LMFT IN CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS Dave is a perceptive and insightful witness to his younger brother’s spiral into the depths of mental illness. A window into this world is a coura- geous gift to readers facing the family and relational dynamics of a loved one experiencing mental health challenges. Love will ultimately prevail in this complicated, sometimes humorous, and at other times heart wrenching, yet hopeful story. ✧ DR. ANDRE STEPHENS, PRESIDENT, FRESNO PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

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