Conference Programme
The conference programme has been designed to give you the best possible learning experience and to provide excellent opportunities for professional development. It also offers a unique opportunity to network with friends and colleagues from all over the world and to develop your own, personal, international networks.
If you are a lead presenter or co-presenter and wish to see when your session is scheduled, please click here.
Posters will be available to view throughout the main conference.
To view information about the Poster Presentations, please click here
There will be opportunities to hear insightful and inspiring inputs from some of the world's most respected experts on Trauma and Dissociation. The conference consists of two parts: (i) pre-conference training and (ii) the Main Conference:
Pre-Conference Training:
There will be a full day of pre-conference training sessions from 9am to 5pm on Thursday 8 April.
Details of this can be found HERE.
Main Conference:
The Main Conference will have its opening plenary session at 6pm on the evening of Thursday 8 April. This will be followed by two full days of conference activity. There will be several key note addresses by leading international figures and these will be supported by 60 smaller sesssions happening in parallel with each other.
The parallel sessions will be highly interactive time spent in smaller groups with the emphasis firmly on participation. These sessions will include presentation of research findings, symposia, lectures, workshops and so on. The smaller groupwork will stimulate discussion and debate while creating opportunities for learning and professional development as well as sharing best practice and growing your network of international contacts.
If you are a lead presenter or a co-presenter and you would like to see when your session is scheduled, please click here.
The main themes for the parallel sessions are as follows:
APPROACHES TO INTERVENTION: this theme will gather together contributions that address issues related to intervention, including: Art therapy; Sensory motor; EMDR; Phased intervention; New advances in treating DID; Complex PTSD; Intervening with traumatized children.
CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES: this theme will focus on contributions related to societal and cultural implications of traumatic experiences including organized abuse; literature and trauma.
ATTACHMENT AND THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIPS: this theme broadly gathers together all contributions about the impact of complex traumatic experiences on attachment including Disruptive attachment relationships; Childhood attachment.
ASSESSMENT AND DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS: this theme gathers together all critical issues implied in assessing and diagnosing complex trauma and dissociation and could include Comorbidity; Differential diagnosis; Complex PTSD vs Dissociation etc.
EMPIRICAL FINDINGS IN COMPLEX TRAUMA: most recent research outcomes are grouped together under this theme
If you have already registered for the conference you should NOT register again. We will contact you shortly with details of how you can make your parallel session choices.
The proposed conference structure is as follows, but may be subject to change :
Thursday 8 April 2010 – Pre Conference Training
Pre Conference Training Workshops |
Timings - 9 am – 5 pm |
Thursday 8 April 2010 – Main Conference Opening
Opening of Main Conference -Plenary 1 (of 4) |
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Timings –18.00 –21.00 pm |
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18.00 18.15 18.30
21.00 |
Introduction by Eli Somer, President, ESTD Official Opening of Conference First Keynote Address Sandra Bloom –The Sanctuary Model: A System for Addressing Organisational and Societally-Based Trauma details Close |
Friday 9 April 2010 – Main Conference
Plenary Session 2 (of 4) |
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Timings 08.00 09.00
10.30 11.00 |
Registration to open in Whitla Hall Keynote speaker, Professor David Howe – The legacy of childhood neglect: Tea/Coffee Delegates to move to Parallel Sessions |
Parallel Sessions A |
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11.00 – 12.30 (90 mins) |
12 Parallel Sessions to take place. |
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12.45 -13.45 |
LUNCH |
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Parallel Sessions B |
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14.00 – 15.30 |
12 Parallel Sessions to take place. |
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15.30 – 16.00 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
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Parallel Sessions C |
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16.00 – 17.30 |
12 Parallel Sessions to take place. |
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17.45 – 18.45 |
ESTD Annual General Meeting |
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20.00 |
Social Programme and Entertainment |
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Saturday 10 April 2010 – Main Conference
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Activity |
08.00 |
Registration to open |
Plenary Session 3 (of 4) |
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09.00 10.30 11.00 |
Suzette Boon (Netherlands) - Skills-based structured group treatment for Tea/Coffee - Delegates to move to Parallel Sessions |
Parallel Sessions D |
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11.00 – 12.30 |
12 Parallel Sessions to take place. |
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15.30 – 15.45 |
Delegates return to Parallel Sessions |
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Parallel Sessions E |
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14.00 – 15.30 |
12 Parallel Sessions to take place. |
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15.30 – 15.45 |
Delegates return to Whitla Hall for closing Plenary |
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Plenary Session 4 (of 4) |
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15.45 |
Award of poster prize |
15.50 |
Bruce Perry (USA) – The Neurodevelopmental Impact of Childhood Maltreatment: Implications for Programs, Practice, and Policy details |
17.20 |
President to thank delegates, announce ESTD 2012 and close |