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Digital Seminar

The Role of Shame in Sexual Abuse in Women

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The central role of shame in women who have been sexually abused will be explored, including the experience of body shame. We will examine the dynamics of shame in sexual abuse, and cultural messages that increase and maintain shame around sex and the body. A practical integration of cognitive, emotional, relational and somatic interventions to resolve shame will be discussed.

Here's What You'll Learn


  • The role of shame in trauma-related disorders and sexual abuse in women
  • The specific issues of sexual abuse that promote shame in women: secrecy, power differentials, threats, relational betrayal, body as the source of trauma, helplessness, and fear with immobilization
  • The effects of shame: body hatred, re-victimization, relational disconnection, self-disgust, depression, self-harm, and suicidality
  • Recognizing and working with defenses against shame
  • How to approach shame
  • Relational interventions
  • Cognitive interventions
  • Somatic interventions

Everything You're Getting


  • More than 1 hour of video content
  • Up to 1.0 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

Meet Your Experts


Kathy Steele, MN, CS

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Kathy Steele, MN, CS, is Clinical Director of Metropolitan Counseling Services, a psychotherapy and training center, and is in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a past President of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. She frequently teaches about trauma and dissociation around the world, and has authored or co-authored numerous publications in the field. Kathy has received several awards for her work, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. She is co-author of The Haunted Self: Structural Dissociation of the Personality and Treatment of Chronic Traumatization (2006) and Coping with Trauma-related Dissociation: Skills Training for Patients and Therapists (2011). She is currently writing a practical clinical manual on treatment, resistance, and impasses in dissociative disorders with Suzette Boon, PhD, and Onno van der Hart, PhD.


Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Kathy Steele maintains a private practice. She receives royalties as a published author. Kathy Steele receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Kathy Steele is a member of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation.

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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
PDR058743
Duration:
1 hour, 14 minutes
Copyright:
Nov 18, 2021
Closed Captions:
Available
Format:
Audio and Video

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