Riding the Rollercoaster: Supporting Emotionally Dysregulated Clients

About This Event

All helping professionals will encounter emotionally dysregulated clients in their practice, and at times the helper will also experience their own emotional dysregulation. While the experience is common, it can be uncomfortable, challenging to navigate and a contributing factor to burn out and compassion fatigue. It is therefore vital that helping professionals have a strong understanding of why emotion dysregulation occurs and how to best support their clients.

This 7.5 hour workshop will:

• Unpack what emotion dysregulation is, how to identify it, and what the impacts of emotion dysregulation are on the brain and body
• Explore how to support clients to identify their "early warning signs" of emotion dysregulation
• Introduce concepts such as the "window of tolerance" and the "brain-body connection"
• Briefly introduce participants to mental health conditions which frequently present with emotion dysregulation symptoms, including Borderline Personality Disorder, trauma and Oppositional Defiant Disorder
• Explore a variety of practical interventions for emotion dysregulation drawn from therapeutic frameworks such as Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

Workshop Details:

The workshop runs online from 9:00am - 4:30pm (QLD Time) via Microsoft Teams. Meeting details will be sent to participants by email approximately 48 hours prior to the workshop. Participants will be provided an electronic copy of the workshop slides as well as comprehensive worksheets and handouts. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions during the workshop.

Who Should Attend:

The workshop is suitable for anyone who engages people who may present as emotionally dysregulated. Participants do not require any prior clinical experience or therapy/counselling training. Participants do not need to work in a clinical setting.

Important Information About Registrations:

Registrations are non-refundable, however if you are unable to attend, you may transfer your registration to another person. Please email monica@flourishtherapyandconsulting.com.au if you need to transfer your registration.

Questions?

Further questions can be emailed to monica@flourishtherapyandconsulting.com.au

About the Presenter:

Monica Lord is the owner of Flourish Therapy & Consulting, the founder of the Australia Centre for Hoarding, Squalor and Clutter, and a passionate, enthusiastic Accredited Mental Health Social Worker.

Monica holds a Bachelor of Social Work from Griffith University, a Master of Youth Mental Health from University of Melbourne and is a current PhD Candidate at Griffith University. Monica has 15 years direct clinical experience working with children, young people, women and families, and has spent 8 years running her own private practice on the Gold Coast. 

Monica has a broad range of practice experience in drug and alcohol, youth mental health, parenting support, adult mental health and mental health system reform. Monica now focuses her practice on working with children, adolescents, women and parents across a broad range of presenting concerns, with a special interest in disruptive childhood behaviours. Monica is also a lecturer in Social Work at Griffith University.