What Really Does Happen in ‘Vagus’?

Diagnosis Training
Written By Pam Hamilton
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Course Description

What happens in ‘vagus’ does not stay there! The vagus nerve has powerful influence on our state of well-being.  Understanding the autonomic nervous system and the polyvagal connection can revolutionize your understanding of anxiety, depression, dissociation, or heightened reactivity your clients are experiencing. Using case studies, this introduction to Polyvagal Theory and application creates a platform for stimulating discussion regarding trauma, diagnosis and treatment.  

2 hours - Meets CE Requirement for Diagnosis Training

Objectives: Participants will be able to...

  1. Define neuroception and state it’s importance in understanding behavior

  2. Articulate an understanding of the autonomic nervous system and application to practice

  3. Think beyond the symptoms when diagnosing, with consideration given to the tone of the vagus nerve and state of the autonomic nervous system

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Pam Hamilton

Pam Hamilton, LCSW LSCSW

Pam is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, in private practice as a therapist and consultant.

In the therapy room or speaking to audiences Pam brings energy, insight and hope to her sessions. She is a firm believer in people’s innate capacity for growth and healing. Her education, experience and her own healing informs her therapy practice and presentations. She is a bearer of hope and living proof of resilience.

Specialties include treatment for anxiety, relationship challenges, grief and loss as well as support for caregivers. She is trained in many modalities including EMDR, Prolonged Grief Disorder, DBT, CBT and incorporates the practical insights of Polyvagal theory into her sessions. Her current therapy and consulting practice is via tele-health for the states of Kansas, Missouri and Indiana.

Pam is an energetic and engaging speaker who continues to train professionals in areas of trauma, resilience, and behavioral health topics. She has spoken at conferences throughout the United States, created curriculums adopted by the state of Missouri child welfare system, served on the Missouri Attorney Generals Human Trafficking Task Force, and continues to provide secondary trauma consults for Kansas and Missouri’s child welfare workers.

She loves the outdoors, cherishes having raised four children, is an avid swimmer and pickle ball player and most importantly hopes she will make a difference in someone’s life through her work.

https://www.HamiltonCandC.com
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