As any other therapist I pursue continuing education to stay up to date in knowledge and new developments in the mental health field. I discovered a new therapeutic modality being offered in Comprehensive Resource Model (CRM). After reviewing available materials on line I decided to take advantage of the training. The information shared and the therapeutic processes and techniques that I observed and experienced represented a complete shift in my thinking and my approach to therapy. CRM is a neurological/ biological approach to the resolution of the types of issues and distress clients bring to the office. This approach allows the client to address the sources of the ongoing behaviora
Although I have been studying, teaching and writing about collective trauma for many years, I had a breakthrough of understanding recently. In June, I joined a group of 150 people from 39 countries who traveled all the way to Israel to begin a deep and rich training about Collective Trauma (CT) and its impact on our social psychology. And I learned some things I think I had to leave the country to see more clearly. Namely, the extent of the Collective Trauma of war in the US and its impact on our veterans, me being one of them. I also learned how therapists (including me) often unwittingly perpetuate the CT by leaving their veteran clients continuing to carry the burden of our country’s CT
