Dr. Lieberman is returning to Vermont in response to the verwhelming success of her conference last year. THis year's lecture will build upon her visit here in 2016.
The presentation will describe the impact of trauma exposure on brain development and on the emotional, social and cognitive development of young children. It will explain how the impact of early trauma exposure informs therapeutic interventions with specific attention to the theoretical and empirical foundations of Child-Parent Psycotherapy. Clinical case examples will be used to demonstrate the application of therapeutic strategies that lead to restoration of healthy development in young children and their caregiviers.
*Online Registration is now closed! You can still register by contacting Kaitlyn Moore at (802) 658-0040 or KaitlynMoore@nafi.com
NFI Vermont Presents:
Alicia Lieberman, Ph.D.
"The Gifts and Challenges of Speaking the Unspeakable: Addressing Trauma in the Early Years"
Thursday, May 18th, 2017
9:00am-4:00pm
Check In/ Registration begins at 8:00am
Lecture begins at 9:00am
Cost: $139 per person, includes lunch provided by Sugarsnap
*For Group rates please contact Kaitlyn Moore at KaitlynMoore@nafi.com
Alicia F. Lieberman, Ph.D. holds the Irving B. Harris Endowed Chair of Infant Mental Health in the UCSF Department of Psychiatry, where she is also Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs. She is Director of the Child Trauma Research Program, San Francisco General Hospital and clinical consultant with the San Francisco Human Services Agency. Born and raised in Paraguay, she received her B.A. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Ph.D. from The John Hopkins University. This national and cultural background informs her work on behalf of children and families from diverse ethnic and cultural origins. Her major interests include infant mental health, disorders of attachment, child-parent interventions with families experiencing multiple adversities, the effects of trauma and domestic violence in the first years of life, and treatment outcome research with traumatized young children and their parents. She is the lead developer of Child-Parent Psychotherapy, an evidence-based, culturally informed treatment for traumatized young children and parents that is disseminated nationally and internationally.