“Trauma, Neurobiology, and Domestic Violence”
October 5, 2021 from 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for “Trauma, Neurobiology, and Domestic Violence.” This training will provide participants with a contextualized look at the dynamics of domestic violence from the perspective of the neurobiology of threat and trauma. It will specifically examine the role the attachment built at the outset of the relationship plays, examine the neurobiology of the experience of “walking on eggshells,” and why it is, from a brain perspective, that non-physical abuse has as much, if not more, impact than physical abuse on the victim. The session will integrate the science of trauma and neurobiology, and will help participants understand the complexity of leaving from a brain perspective.
Christopher Wilson, Psy.D.
Dr. Chris Wilson is a licensed psychologist from Portland, Oregon. He is currently the Director of Being Trauma Informed (BTI), an organization dedicated to making the science of trauma accessible and practical. Prior to starting BTI, Dr. Wilson had a private practice conducting evaluations and psychotherapy, while also providing training with a focus on domestic violence and sexual assault. For seven years, he worked in the Oregon Department of Corrections and for ten years ran groups for abusive men. Dr. Wilson is a guest faculty member at the US Army’s Special Victim Capabilities Course, where he teaches military criminal investigators about the neurobiology of trauma. He formerly served as a curriculum consultant for The National Center for Campus Public Safety.
Dr. Wilson co-authored, with the National Crime Victim Law Institute, the bulletin entitled “Judges' and Juries' Common Misperceptions About Domestic Violence Victims' Behaviors.” He also co-authored, with End Violence Against Women International, the bulletin entitled “Understanding The Neurobiology of Trauma and Implications for Interviewing” (an abbreviated version of which was translated and provided for Danish law enforcement in 2017). He’s provided training, plenary, keynote, and breakout sessions for conferences and organizations across the United States, Canada, and Europe, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, US Department of Justice, the US Department of the Interior, the US Navy, Marine Corps, Army, and Air Force, and the US Office for Victims of Crime. His audiences include judges, law enforcement officers, advocates, attorneys, and clinicians. Dr. Wilson received his doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Pacific University in 2002. He was licensed as a psychologist in the state of Oregon in 2005 and for six years served on the Board of the Oregon Psychological Association. He is also a member of the American Psychological Association
Participant Registration and Cost: This training webinar is free. Participants need to register in advance for the training. Please click on registration button above to register.
