In this talk, Dr Gwen Adshead will talk about the impact of exposure to trauma on the development of language and autobiographical memories. Adshead will suggest that this can leave many trauma survivors feeling that their experience is ‘unspeakable’ and makes engagement with therapy difficult. The talk will be illustrated with some clinical examples and also discuss how psychological interventions can aid recovery and discovery of news way of being after trauma.
Open to all Social Sciences staff and students.
Location
Round the Green Table in Psychology, 6th Floor – Copland Building, Cavendish Campus
About the speaker
Dr Gwen Adshead
Forensic Psychiatrist, West London NHS Trust
