Research indicates that incarcerated individuals have experienced high rates of trauma, which correlates with long-term negative outcomes. This presentation will focus on the impact of trauma on the body, including the brain and the nervous system. Potentially negative outcomes in a correctional setting of a dysregulated nervous system will be explored, and skills to regulate the nervous system will be examined from a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy perspective. Participants will learn skills that can be applied to achieve better emotional regulation over all, as well as skills that can be used in a moment of crisis to downregulate emotions.

Educational Objectives

• Review the different types of trauma
• Discuss trauma's impact on emotional dysregulation
• Apply concrete skills to help patients manage symptoms of trauma

Level: Intermediate