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Complex Trauma Summer Training Institute

Complex Trauma Training Institute (CTTI) presents:

Complex Trauma Summer Training Institute

When: July 20-23, 2026

Where: Hyannis, MA

Join us for our annual Summer Institute featuring leading treatment model developers, clinical researchers, scholars and innovators in the field of complex traumatic stress. Our Institute affords a unique balance of immersion in workshops designed to elevate your practice with extensive opportunities for networking with peers and interaction with conference faculty in an elegant setting. This exclusively in-person event will be limited to 100 participants to invite a more personalized learning experience and prioritize health and safety for everyone who attends. This Institute offers the most CEs for the best value on Cape Cod. Our central location was selected, and our schedule artfully designed to provide intensive experiential learning and enable participants to take advantage of nearby cultural opportunities, regional cuisine, and scenic excursions.

Conference Learning Objectives

As a result of attending this conference, participants will:

  • Be able to define complex trauma and describe the intersectional relationship between complex trauma exposure and adaptation, particularly as it pertains to case formulation and treatment planning.
  • Recognize the role of spirituality as it applies to both complex trauma exposure and intervention.
  • Utilize and sharpen self-reflection skills to examine the role of personal identity and bias in cultural attunement.
  • Identify and practice a variety of somatic regulation techniques relevant to working with adults and youth impacted by complex trauma.
  • Be able to articulate various clinical decision-making strategies as they relate to complicated moments in complex trauma intervention.

Target audiences: Psychologists; Social Workers; Mental Health Counselors; Marriage and Family Therapists; Creative Arts Therapists

20 CE hours available in total.

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SCHEDULE

MONDAY, JULY 20

12:00-5:30 pm
The Complexity of Adaptation to Trauma
Presenter: Joseph Spinazzola, Ph.D.
5 CE hours

5:30-7:00 pm
Wine and Cheese Reception with Summer Institute Faculty

TUESDAY, JULY 21

8:15-10:30 am
Complex Trauma-Informed, Spiritually Aware: Considering Spirituality in Client Care
Presenter: Jana Pressley, Psy.D.
2.25 CE hours

Cultivating Cultural Attunement: The Power of Therapist Self-Awareness and Identity Conscious Practice
Presenter: Kaitlyn Wilson, LICSW, PMH-C
2.25 CE hours

7:00-8:30 pm
The Transformative Power of Action: The Role of Theater and Play in Recovery from Trauma (optional; no CE)
Presenter: Joseph Spinazzola, Ph.D.

This fully experiential workshop will immerse participants in an evening of playful movement, community building and embodied action. Through live demonstration of cooperative play activities and improvisational theater exercises drawn from the acclaimed Trauma Drama intervention model, Dr. Spinazzola will engage participants in the practice of action-oriented, mind-body, gross-motor, expressive arts and team building techniques carefully selected to cultivate developmental competencies derailed by exposure to chronic, complex trauma and life adversity. Participants will reflect on the application of demonstrated techniques as powerful, non-traditional means of enhancing many of the core competencies undermined by complex trauma: attunement and interpersonal connection, self-regulation, identity development, executive functioning and the somatic experience of safety. Modifications of exercises to optimize use across psychotherapy modalities, populations, and intervention settings will be briefly described. Participants should wear comfortable, athletic clothing and non-heeled footwear that promote flexible and safe movement.

8:30-10:00 pm
Ice Cream Social

WEDNESDAY, July 22

Embodied Trauma Treatment: The SMART Model Across the Age Span
Offered in three segments, as indicated below, for a total of 6 CE hours.
Presenters: Elizabeth Warner, Ed.M, Psy.D.; Anne Westcott, LICSW; Alexandra Cook, Ph.D.

8:00-10:30 am (Theoretical Foundations)

10:45 am-1:00 pm (Skills and Techniques)

AND Select one of the following options (first come first served):

  • 2:30-3:45 pm (Experiential Applied Practice) OR
  • 4:00-5:15 pm (Experiential Applied Practice)

THURSDAY, JULY 23

8:00 am-1:00 pm
Clinical Decision-Making in Treatment of Complex Developmental Trauma with Children, Adolescents, Families and Young Adults
Presenter: Julian D. Ford, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.
4.5 CE hours

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Conference Hotel

DoubleTree by Hilton Cape Cod-Hyannis
287 Iyannough Road
Hyannis, MA 02601
508-771-1700

For reservations, please visit this direct booking link.

Refund policy: In order to receive a refund, requests must be submitted prior to June 4, 2026. 

Refunds will be subject to a $150 processing fee.

For additional information or specific requests, please contact:
info@complextraumainstitute.com
617-702-6292
Our team is here to help!

Continuing Education Credit

Richmont Graduate University has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 4534. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Richmont Graduate University is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 

Richmont Graduate University is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Richmont Graduate University maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

This program is Approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval #886950879-2672) for 20 continuing education contact hours. If you have any questions, please contact the Continuing Education Department at 202-336-8295 or visit us on the Web at www.socialworkers.org/Careers/CE-Approval-Program . You can also email questions to CEU@socialworkers.org .

 

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For questions, please contact Amy Estes at ContinuingEd@Richmont.edu.

There is no known commercial support for this program.

 

Complex Trauma Summer Training Institute