[Audio] IC19 Short Course 24 – Utilization of Ericksonian Techniques in Healing Childhood Trauma: A Case Study of Encopresis – Stefanie Badenhorst, D.Litt

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• Archive: Topic Areas:Short CourseBundles:IC19 - All AudioCategory:Erickson Congress | Erickson Congress 2019Faculty:Stefanie Badenhorst, D LittDuration:1 Hour 28 MinutesFormat:Audio OnlyOriginal Program Date :Dec 12, 2019 Description Description: It has become increasingly documented that the vast majority of patients with adult pathology, reported experiences of severe childhood trauma.

• Early appropriate therapeutic intervention can relieve symptoms and prevent adjustment difficulties and pathology.

• A theoretical overview of the effect of trauma will explain the process of dissociation as a coping mechanism to deal with overwhelming experiences.

• The child dissociates from feelings and memories associated with trauma in order to survive emotionally.

• The dissociation is initially helpful and enables the individual to cope, however eventually it can result in pathology and become destructive.