 Brian Riedesel, PhD ~ San Francisco ~ 7 Hrs
Oct 24, 2008, 9:00am-5:00pm Brian Riedesel, PhD, BCETS is a licensed psychologist, a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress currently serving as a Psychologist and Adjunct Associate Professor for the University of Utah Counseling Center. He has trained undergraduates, graduate students and licensed professionals worldwide. He is a Diplomate listed in the International Registry of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress and a member of the Utah Critical Incident Stress Management Team. He has been teaching, counseling and consulting for 33 years, including 5 consecutive years abroad (1988-1993) in Asia and Europe with the United States Air Force, as well as rehabilitation work with tortured refugees. In 1991 he received commendation for meritorious service while demonstrating exemplary leadership and outstanding clinical skills, analyzing and modifying the effects of terrorism, natural disasters, and other crises. While co-receiving the 3rd Annual Pete Suazo Social Justice Award in 2004 for training, outreach and awareness building, he was cited as a master teacher in the formal classroom as well as in outreach and workshop settings. (He also speaks fluent Minnesotan.) This class will provide mental health professionals with advanced skills for assisting veterans recovering from trauma. The basic model provies a framework that includes client psychoeducation, coping skill development, and narrative reconstruction domains. In particular, skills for how to work with vets when addressing the cluster symptom phenomena of re-experiencing, numbing-avoidance, and hyperarousal-reactivity is taught. Existential, cognitive behavioral, positive psychology, and mind-body approaches are emphasized. |
