In this course, you'll learn:
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- How neglect affects the primitive part of the developing brain so you understand its impact on identity and relationships
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- The way neglect gets logged in the body and emotional experience so you understand it somatically
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- How to recognize neglect so you’ll know when it is the source of your client’s current problems and how to intervene appropriately
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- How to help clients reconstruct their story so they can create the context of their lives and grow into their full selves
Hello,
Ruth Cohn is on a mission to make the world neglect-informed.
Too often in her practice, she hears clients reflect on their childhoods and say they can’t remember much. No significant memories. No trauma.
Basically, “Nothing happened.”
And that’s when Ruth’s ears perk up.
Ruth has been working with trauma and neglect survivors, their intimate partners, and their families since 1988.
Often, the absence of trauma is mistaken for well-being.
But nothing is further from the truth.
When one’s attachment needs are not met, many developmental tasks go missing and show up as problems in adult life.
Ruth knows how to recognize the signs of neglect and what to do next.
In The Hidden Trauma of Neglect: Healing Unmet Attachment Needs Ruth will take you on a journey into the damage caused by childhood neglect and how to heal it decades later.
We are so grateful the world has become more trauma-informed in arenas such as mental health, medical care, education, and media.
Now it’s time that neglect is understood in the same way.
Neglect is a serious trauma with little awareness of its frequency and impact. It’s contributing to a world of lonely and disconnected people.
And you can help change that.
Join us in creating a world that is neglect-informed.
Warmly,
Academy of Therapy Wisdom
Ruth Cohn, MFT
“People often see neglect as small ‘t’ trauma. But attachment is a survival need. When a child’s attachment needs are not met, developmental trauma occurs. Just because they don’t have a big ‘T’ trauma story doesn’t make the impact any less devastating.”
– Ruth Cohn, MFT
In this workshop you will learn:
From Invisible to Visible
In the first module, you’ll learn about the impact of childhood neglect on the developing brain. We all know attachment is crucial to regulation and development; here you’ll understand why it is a survival need as well.
You’ll learn:
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- Why attachment that is lost or insufficient results in overwhelm and trauma.
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- How to recognize what didn’t happen.
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- How to start excavating their story – the narrative around neglect – so you can help them build the history and source of their current problems.
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- Strategies to implement the primary therapeutic intervention: helping your client feel seen and recognized.
Attachment Theory as a Backdrop for Psychotherapy for Childhood Neglect
In module 2, you’ll cover the basics of attachment theory and their relevance to psychotherapy for childhood neglect.
You’ll learn:
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- The Avoidant Attachment Style so you can recognize it in clients with childhood neglect.
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- How what was supposed to happen (but didn’t) impacts your client’s current interpersonal world.
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- Skills for working with particularly challenging clients and how to navigate them with attention.
Psychotherapy Techniques for Healing: Limitations of "The Talking Cure"
Module 3 explores how to develop the client’s childhood narrative when memories and talk therapy aren’t enough.
You’ll learn:
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- Multiple access routes to narrative – working with emotional intelligence and fluency – so you can work with the communication elements that are present or lacking in your clients.
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- Non-verbal techniques to access sensory, emotional and somatic memory, so you can work with whatever sources your clients can access.
Greatest Challenges: Ambiguities and "Contradictions"
You’ll learn:
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- The challenges or conflicts clients may feel about their own grief, anger, loss, or terror about what they did not get as a child.
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- Tools for navigating ambivalence or rejection of therapy so you can protect clients who feel threatened from ending therapy prematurely.
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- Self-care, self-compassion, and patience for you and your clients
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- Strategies for preventing the relapse of presenting problems.
Essentials for Therapists Working with Childhood Neglect
Burnout is no joke. In the final module, Ruth will provide you with:
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- Tools and strategies for excavating your own story and doing your own trauma work.
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- Her primary piece of advice (for therapists and clients alike) so you can receive the support you need to continue this important work.
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The Hidden Trauma of Neglect: Healing Unmet Attachment Needs
If you are a BIPOC helping professional,
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We are confident you will learn new skills in this online training. However, If during your first 7 days with this course, you don’t believe you will learn anything to enhance your practice, please contact our support team at support@therapywisdom.com within 7 days of purchase and we will give you a full credit or exchange for another course, no questions asked.
Ruth Cohn, MFT
Ruth Cohn, MFT, is a psychotherapist living and practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has specialized in working with survivors of trauma and neglect, their intimate partners, and their families since 1988. She is a Certified Sex Therapist, certified in Neurofeedback, EMDR, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and Imago Relationship Therapy.
Ruth is also the author of numerous articles on sexuality, trauma, and neglect and three books: Working With the Developmental Trauma of Childhood Neglect: Using Psychotherapy and Attachment Theory Techniques in Clinical Practice, Coming Home to Passion: Restoring Loving Sexuality in Couples With Histories of Childhood Trauma and Neglect, and Out of My Mind: Late Night Contemplations About Trauma and Neglect.
Testimonials
“Not a day goes by without my feeling grateful.”
“…Not a day goes by without my feeling grateful for [Ruth’s] insight, her profound commitment to her work, and the relationship skills-and life skills!-she imparted to us. In her writing, her research, and her clinical practice, Ruth is a woman on a mission, and those of us who have worked with her are much the better for it.”
– L.Q.
“When I had lost all hope…”
“When I had lost all hope of repairing our broken family, Ruth brought us together again with her patient, warm guidance and deep commitment. I cannot imagine where our lives would be had we not been in the loving care of this amazing woman. My daughter considers her a lifesaver.”
– Anonymous
“I learned more from a few minutes with you…”
“I learned more from a few minutes [with your work] than in months of both individual and marriage counseling. Thank you, a million times, thank you.”
– Jonathan S.
“I could totally relate to [those] characteristics…”
“I could totally relate to the characteristics of fierce self reliance, the Bermuda Triangle of emotions, and the desperate need to be successful. I am a Physical Education teacher by trade but now work with over 100 schools around the world training teachers to create psychological safety, a sense of belonging, and how to self-regulate through physical activity and play. Thanks so much again for sharing your wisdom and your story.”
– Neil
“Will leave you deeply reflective, often joyful, always hopeful.”
“Ruth Cohn’s compassion on childhood trauma and neglect, while circling a serious topic, will leave you deeply reflective, often joyful, always hopeful. … on the topic of healing from childhood trauma…grounded in her three decades as a therapist working with survivors of trauma and neglect.”
– Durgaji
Frequently asked
questions
Q: I think people would remember if they didn't have clothing, shelter, food, or parents in their childhood. Are you saying people don't remember these things?
Those are examples of extreme types of neglect. But neglect comes in many different forms, and the more prevalent ones that people (clients and therapists alike) don’t recognize are from a parent who is distracted, inconsistent, dysregulated, depressed, absent, or withheld touch or affection. All of these have a negative impact on brain development.
Q: I work with couples / big T trauma survivors / sexual intimacy issues. How could this course help my clients?
We don’t realize how prevalent neglect is and how significantly it leads to or complicates later-in-life problems. Neglect shows up most problematically in relationships. The child of neglect learns to not need or rely on another person. They tend to become ferociously self-reliant, reject others without realizing it, and isolate themselves. (They often eschew therapy as well, so the fact they’re in your office is a good sign!) They may show up as cold, pragmatic, and disconnected, or numb, hopeless, and lacking creativity. If your clients present with these symptoms, find out if childhood neglect is at the root so they can heal faster.
Q: Will you show me how to identify neglect in clients, and what to do about it in this course?
Yes. After you learn how to recognize and identify neglect, you’ll learn how to help clients excavate their story and help them build the history and source of their current problems using multiple modalities. Then, you will develop strategies to implement the primary therapeutic intervention: to help your client feel seen and recognized.
Q: Is this course pre-recorded, or is it live where I can ask questions?
This is an on-demand course you can access anytime, anywhere. Each module is filled with Ruth’s pre-recorded content, and you’ll have unlimited access to the modules.
Q: Can I get CEs for this course?
CEs are not available for this course.
Q: Do you offer scholarships or discounts?
Academy of Therapy Wisdom does not offer full scholarships for its courses but we do invite BIPOC healing professionals to enroll at our discounted rate as one way to address the economic impacts of systemic oppression and generational wealth gaps on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
Our discounted enrollment rate is also available to those with a financial hardship, disability or health condition, or who live in countries with a very high exchange rate for the US Dollar. If one of these applies to you, please email support@therapywisdom.com for more information.
Academy of Therapy Wisdom creates world-class learning experiences for the global therapy community, integrating spirituality and social justice to help cultivate a more just, enlightened, and compassionate world. Our courses are immensely valuable, but we don’t want the cost to be a barrier to your learning and personal growth.