Wellington Regional Conference Schedule

Full Day Pre-Conference Workshops

Exploring Elsewhere Thought Knowns: New Considerations for Using EMDR Therapy to Treat Dissociation
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Room: Rangimarie 1
Presenter: D. Michael Coy
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Dissociation Essentials: Understand, Identify & Treat Dissociative Disorders
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Room: Angus
Presenters: Mary-Anne Kate and Kate McMaugh
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Half Day Pre-Conference Workshops

Treatment of Complex PTSD
Time: 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Room: Icon
Presenter: Julian Ford
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Matekitetanga: Identifying Spiritual Awareness in Tamariki, Rangatahi and Whānau Who Have Experienced Traumatic Events
Time: 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Room: Rangimarie 2
Presenters: Allister Bush and Wiremu NiaNia
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Traumatic and Mind Control Transference and Countertransference in DID Treatment
Time: 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Room: Icon
Presenter: Richard Loewenstein
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Seeking the Full Picture: Recognising and Treating Complex Trauma and Dissociation in Children and Young People
Time: 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Room: Rangimarie 2
Presenters: Summer Benton and Graham Pringle
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Conference Opening & Breakfast

Time: 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

We will kick off the first day of our main conference with a cultural welcome to Aotearoa followed by a light continental breakfast before kicking off our education program

Plenary Workshops

Complex PTSD Across the Lifespan: History and Current Perspectives
Time: 9:30 AM – 10:15 AM
Presenter: Julian Ford
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Too Long Unspoken: Gendered Violence, Child Maltreatment and Substance Abuse
Time: 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Presenter: Jess Hill
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Humility Bites: Navigating the Therapist’s Journey from Not Knowing to Knowing and Back
Time: 1:30 AM – 2:45 PM
Presenter: D. Michael Coy
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Plenary Panel

Connecting Services: Challenges in Delivering Services for Complex Trauma and Dissociation When Resources are Limited
Time: 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Chair: Diane Clare
Panelists: Warwick Middleton, Betty Snell, Ruth Pracy, Briar Warin

Conference Dinner (Ticketed Event)

Concurrent Sessions

The Nature and Content of Voice Hearing in Dissociative Identity Disorder
Time: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Presenters: Martin Dorahy, Becky Ball and Miceal Wilson

Regulatory Function of Shame in DID and Consequent Treatment Considerations
Time: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Presenter: Rick Hohfeler

The Complex Intersection of Dissociation, Neurodivergence, Pride and Prejudice
Time: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Presenter: Denise Abreu

Building Sense of Safety: Integrating Trauma-informed Care into Practice
Time: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Presenter: Johanna Lynch

Organised Sexual Abuse: Patterns, Prevalence, Prevention and Treatment
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Presenters: Michael Salter and Kate McMaugh

Treatment of Traumatic Attachment to a Perpetrator
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Presenter: Roger Solomon

Fair Play: Lessons from an Inpatient Dissociative Disorders Unit
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Presenters: Warwick Middleton, Katelyn Godfrey and Betty Snell

Trauma-Informed Care in the Prison Setting: A Training for Prison Staff
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Presenter: Kirsten Robertson

Dissociation in Borderline Personality Disorder: From Research to Clinical
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Presenter: Marilyn Korzekwa

From Trauma Informed to Trauma Transformative Practice: Changing the Paradigm
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Presenter: Janise Mitchell

Enlisting Effective Para-professionals for Young People with Complex Trauma
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Presenters: Graham Pringle and Will Dobud

Closing Panel and Conference Closing

The Complex Work of Endings in Therapy
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Chair: Martin Dorahy
Panelists: Richard Loewenstein, Rick Hohfeler, Diane Clare and Kate McMaugh