Treating the Traumatized Child and Family:
A Step-by-Step Family Systems Approach
Welcome, Association of Family Therapists of Northern California
I'm Dr. Scott Sells, Founder of the Family Trauma Institute and the PLL Evidence Based Family Treatment Model.
I am energized by working with family therapists across our country and internationally. Most recently, I have been sharing FST | Family Systems Trauma tools and techniques from my latest book, Treating the Traumatized Child: A Step-by-Step Family Systems Approach (Springer Publishing, 2017).
I specialize in impossible or stuck cases whose families have not been successful with other counselors. I share my step-by-step approach using real video case examples to engage participants actively in the process.
I enjoy hiking in Montana, writing, spending quality time with God, and being a husband to my wife, Nancy, and father to twin boys, David and Jonathon.
I look forward to meeting you in October!
In This Workshop You Will...
- Learn and apply the three simple steps of toxic seeds, undercurrents, and strategic directives to quickly assess the root causes and cure for the child and families problem symptoms.
- Learn structural and strategic theory and how it undergirds the FST (Family Systems Trauma Model).
- Learn and apply the technique of structural-strategic mapping to diagram out the root causes as to why the identified child is showing problem symptoms.
- Learn to enhance your senses to see family systems theory in action through an intensive case study.
- Learn the differences between unhealthy and healthy undercurrents such as accountability, nurturance, and forgiveness and how these can dramatically heal your traumatized families.
Workshop Overview
Learn 3 Simple Steps to cut through the drama of your most complex traumatized families to quickly see the root causes of your child’s trauma. An intensive video case study is used so you can see these 3 Simple Steps in action and apply them to your practice. They are Toxic Seeds, Undercurrents, and Trauma Playbook. And how structural-strategic theory is your lighthouse in the storm.
