Sutures to the Psyche: Weaving Contemporary Treatments and Psychoanalysis into Hospital-Based Trauma Recovery by Nathan Brown, Psy.D and Sandy Hyatt, Psy.D

Psychoanalytic Explorations is a series in which faculty members and students of the NOBPC, as well as interested members of the community, present and discuss issues of current concern to them. The focus will be on clinical practice, theoretical challenges, and non-clinical applications of psychoanalytic theory; all presentations are intended to deepen attendees’ ability to think psychoanalytically. Each session will begin with a presentation followed by questions and answers and open discussion, with the intention of facilitating relaxed, informal peer exchange.

Psychologists, Social Workers, and Licensed Professional Counselors may also receive continuing education credit for this activity if their accredited associations or boards recognize CME credits.

Discussion begins at 11am Central Time at NOBPC or Zoom

This presentation will provide an overview of trauma and its treatment among patients seeking medical care for traumatic injuries in a Level 1 Trauma Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Presenters will then provide a review of current research on “evidence-based” treatments for PTSD, specifically Prolonged Exposure (PE) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), compared with certain psychoanalytic treatments. Presenters will explore how these contrasting modalities may be integrated effectively within a hospital-based setting. Throughout this culturally informed presentation, presenters will use case examples, live demonstrations, and group discussion with the hope that attendees will be able to utilize concepts presented in their clinical practices.

Nathan H. Brown, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry for LSU Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC). He is also the dedicated Psychologist at the Burn Center at University Medical Center, New Orleans (UMCNO). He earned his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Roosevelt University in Chicago and completed internship and postdoctoral fellowship at LSUHSC. He was a Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Fellow at the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis from 2017-2019. He has been licensed in Louisiana since 2020. Dr. Brown provides clinical services in English and Spanish, and specializes in the psychological assessment and treatment of patients in both outpatient and integrated medical settings. Dr. Brown works in the UMCNO Behavioral Health Clinic, in general mental health and the Intensive Outpatient Program, and the UMCNO Burn Center, providing psychological care to inpatient and outpatient burn survivors. He is also a Phoenix Society SOAR Coordinator and facilitates a long-running Burn Survivor Support Group. His professional interests include health and burn psychology, psychotherapy with Latinx patients, clinical supervision, and multicultural competence in mental health treatment. Dr. Brown has presented locally and regionally on topics related to psychological care for burn patients. He also supervises predoctoral psychology interns as they rotate through the Burn Unit.

Sandy Hyatt, Psy.D. (2020, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology; 2020, Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC)): Dr. Hyatt is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at LSUHSC. She currently provides clinical services at University Medical Center (UMC) and serves as the Associate Director for UMC’s Seeds of NOLA Trauma Recovery Center. As part of her work at UMC, Dr. Hyatt is engaged in multiple staff wellness initiatives aimed at increasing trauma-informed care practices throughout the hospital and associated academic institutions. Dr. Hyatt is actively involved in the training and education of psychology trainees and psychiatry residents, concurrently assuming the role of Director of Group Supervision of Supervision within LSUHSC‘s Psychology Internship Program. In addition to these pursuits, her professional and clinical interests include health psychology, programmatic development, increasing access to treatment for underserved populations, and culturally responsive treatment and education.

Learning Objectives:

• Attendees will be able to compare and contrast psychoanalytic theories and interventions for trauma with certain ”evidence-based” modalities (i.e., EMDR and PE)
• Attendees will be able to identify practical ways in which they could integrate EMDR and/or PE with psychoanalytic treatments for trauma (e.g., using the language of Stricker’s 1994 article on integration in psychotherapy)
• Attendees will demonstrate understanding of the ways in which trauma-focused treatments may be applied in a hospital-based clinical setting

Please join us at NOBPC or via Zoom. Participation is open to all. In-person space is limited so please register early.

Please click HERE for online registration. If you prefer to pay by check, please email nobpcenter@gmail.com.

Fee for 2 CME credits:

• NOBPC members $15
• Non-members $25

Zoom registration ends 24 hours before the event.

Optional Readings:

• Charles, M. (2019). The Clinical Psychologist in an Open Inpatient Setting: A Psychoanalytic Perspective. In Clinical Psychology in the Mental Health Inpatient Setting (pp. 31-49). Routledge.
• Paintain, E., & Cassidy, S. (2018). First-line therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: A systematic review of cognitive behavioural therapy and psychodynamic approaches. Counselling and psychotherapy research, 18(3), 237–250. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12174
• Peri, T., Gofman, M., Tal, S., & Tuval-Mashiach, R. (2015). Embodied simulation in exposure-based therapies for posttraumatic stress disorder-a possible integration of cognitive behavioral theories, neuroscience, and psychoanalysis. European journal of psychotraumatology, 6, 29301. https://doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v6.29301

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American Psychoanalytic Association and NOBPC. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The APsA CE Committee has reviewed the materials for accredited continuing education and has determined that this activity is not related to the product line of ineligible companies and therefore, the activity meets the exception outlined in Standard 3: ACCME’s identification, mitigation and disclosure of relevant financial relationship. This activity does not have any known commercial support.