Trauma & Dissociation:
A History, A Culture,
and A Four-Phased Treatment Model
Friday, September 5th - ONLINE - live interactive virtual course
9-4 PST / 10-5 MST / 11-6 CST / 12-7 EST
6 CE’s available for psychologists in Washington.
6 CE's available for counselors and marriage and family therapists in:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, DC, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Social Workers:
Trauma & Dissociation: A History, A Culture, and a Four-Phased Treatment Model, course number 6420, is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by Emma Sunshaw as an individual course. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period 7/28/2025-7/28/27. Social workers completing this course receive 6 (2 Clinical, 2 Ethics, 2 Social Cultural Competency) continuing education credits.
Notice to providers of New Jersey SW Continuing Education:
ACE individual course approval meets the NJ Board of Social Work Examiners requirements for individual course approval pursuant to NJ Code 13:44G-6.4.16
Participation in the ASWB ACE Course Approval Program requires that the provider abide by all the criteria set forth by New Jersey Administrative Code Title 13 Chapter 44 G Subchapter 6
For CE credit, your zoom sign-in must match your registration name and email. Course completion requirements must include attending the entire course and completing evaluation. Certificates will be issued by email within the week following the training. Please contact us if you have not received your certificate by Friday, September 12th, 2025.
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025
Cancellations up through Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025 may be credited for a different training.
ADA Accommodations: Zoom captions will be enabled as needed. Contact us HERE for other ADA accommodation requests by Monday, September 1st, 2025.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course provides an in-depth exploration of dissociation and trauma through historical, theoretical, clinical, and cultural lenses. Participants will learn to identify dissociative symptoms across various diagnostic frameworks, differentiate presentations of DID and plural identities, and evaluate effective, culturally responsive treatment approaches. The course incorporates both academic research and survivor narratives to foster a multidimensional, trauma-responsive approach to care.
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES:
Identify three primary models of dissociation (structural, multiplicity, DBST).
Explain how trauma-related dissociation affects memory, identity, and attachment.
Differentiate trauma-related DID from other plural presentations.
Apply culturally sensitive interventions for working with clients experiencing dissociation.
Evaluate the impact of systemic oppression and historical trauma on dissociative presentations.
AGENDA TIMELINE:
75 minutes – Diagnostic History as Context
15 minute Q&A
10 minute break
75 minute – Treatment Guidelines & Cultural Competency
15 minute Q&A
30 minute lunch break
75 minutes – Plural Culture and Online Community Phenomena
10 minute Q&A
10 minute break
75 minute – Four Phase Treatment Model
15 minute Q&A
SPEAKER BIO:
Emma Sunshaw, Ph.D., has a Bachelor's Degree in Human Development, a Master's Degree in Professional Counseling, and her Doctorate is in Marriage and Family Therapy. As a licensed clinical counselor, she has been in private practice since 2003 and licensed and working in the field since 1999, with additional experience in ER triage, inpatient psychiatric, residential treatment, school-based, and outpatient settings. Dr. Sunshaw currently serves as faculty and as the Training Program Coordinator for the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD). She has served as the international clinical coordinator for humanitarian aid organizations offering counseling and trauma resiliency training to government leaders, humanitarian aid workers, and first responders in war zones and natural disaster sites.
Dr. Sunshaw has published articles, written books, and she lectures internationally about trauma and resiliency.