SPEAKING TOPICS
These topics can be tailored to suit different audiences, including mental health professionals, legal experts, social workers and educational institutions, ensuring the content is relevant and engaging.
- Diplomate, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
- Board Certified in Domestic Violence Trauma, Board Certified in Forensic Traumatology, Board Certified in Rape Trauma
1. The Unseen Wounds: Understanding Trauma and Its Hidden Impact
Dr. Loring delves into the complex nature of trauma, revealing its subtle yet destructive manifestations.
Dr. Loring will also present her innovative model for effective intervention and therapy.
2. Trauma in the Trenches: Forensic Application in High-Stakes Cases
With extensive experience as a trauma expert, Dr. Loring thoroughly examines how trauma is construed within the justice system. Tailored for legal professionals, this talk sheds light on the role of expert testimony in death penalty and battered person cases, with practical insights into traumafocused mitigation tactics.
3. Breaking the Cycle: Transformative Approaches to Family and Intimate Partner Violence
Drawing from her years of clinical practice, Dr. Loring explores innovative therapeutic strategies for addressing family and intimate partner violence. Audience members will gain valuable understanding of the patterns that sustain abusive dynamics and how to implement interventions that not only support victims but also aim to transform perpetrators.
4. Post-Traumatic Stress and Society: Beyond the Battlefield
In this compelling presentation, Dr. Loring expands the dialogue on PTSD beyond combat-related narratives to include its prevalence among civilians, refugees and survivors of various traumas. Attendees will learn how PTSD influences social reintegration and community health, as well as strategies for broader societal support and healing.
5. Coercion Uncovered: The Power Dynamics of Control and Manipulation
Delving into the depths of coercion, Dr. Loring discusses how power imbalances manifest in relationships and social structures, leading to victimization. A topic of interest for both mental health and legal
professionals, the presentation outlines the subtle signs of coercive behavior, its psychosocial impact and effective pathways to recovery for victims.
“ Emotional Abuse breaks new ground in describing this little understood and acknowledged form of interpersonal mistreatment. Loring describes both overt and covert emotional abuse and makes crucial linkages to other types of abuse as well. Her intervention strategies are grounded in relational theory and give the therapist a practical approach to the assessment and treatment of the emotionally abused client.”
― Christine A. Courtois, clinical director, Center for Abuse Recovery &
Empowerment, Psychiatric Institute of Washington, D.C