319: Identifying + Assessing Dissociation In Complex Trauma Work With Dr Deborah Korn

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Dr. Deborah Korn. </span><span class="s2">Deborah L. Korn, PsyD maintains a private practice in Cambridge, MA and is a faculty member at the Trauma Research Foundation and the EMDR Institute.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s2">She is also the former Clinical Director of the Women’s Trauma Programs at Charter Brookside and Charles River Hospitals and a past board member of the New England Society for the Treatment of Trauma and Dissociation. Dr. Korn has authored or coauthored numerous articles and chapters focused on EMDR therapy, including comprehensive reviews of EMDR applications with Complex PTSD. </span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s2">She is an EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)-approved consultant and also on the Editorial Board of the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research. She presents and consults internationally on the treatment of adult survivors of childhood abuse and neglect and complex traumatic stress disorders. She is the co-author of Every Memory Deserves Respect—a 2021 book about trauma, recovery, and EMDR therapy written for the layperson.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s2">This is a fascinating conversation between two trauma therapists that covers the following topics:</span></p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li1"><span class="s2">The importance of assessing for dissociation in preparation for EMDR work with clients;</span></li> <li class="li1"><span class="s2">HOW Dr. Korn assesses for dissociation - what that means and what instruments and clinical skills she uses;</span></li> <li class="li1"><span class="s2">How clinicians can help clients understand the process of EMDR.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span class="s2">Resources</span></strong></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s2">Dr. Korn generously provided a number of resources for listeners, which can be found with Episode 319 on <a href= "https://traumatherapistnetwork.com/podcast-category/therapy-chat-podcast/">