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“Using a NeuroRelational Approach to Support Challenging Children and Youth”
Dr. Paul W. Baker, Presenter
SAFE SIGNIFICANT RESPECTED RELATED
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Beliefs1 We are a result of our experiences, both good and bad
2 People and practices are primary in relational change
3 The brain can, and will, change for the better when trainedindividuals understand its basic functions and needs
4 Relationships and ecological factors create states inchildren and youth
5 NeuroRelational Retraining is key to transformation
6 NeuroDynamic approaches provide positive, relational andbrain-based supports to troubled children and youth
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“We are Our Experiences”
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NEUROPLASTICITYThe Changeable Brain
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EPIGENETICS
Nature
or
Nurture
…both are in play!
So Which Is It?
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The PersonBrain™ Model An Approach for Multiple Theories
Behavioral
Psychodynamic
Rational-Emotive
Psychoeducational
Relational
Humanistic
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• Relational Reimbursement™
• Experiential Reimbursement
• Eco-Cultural Reimbursement™
• Regulatory Reimbursement™
• Biological Reimbursement™
• Academic Reimbursements™
“Relationships are our natural environment!”-Louis Cozolino
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ATTUNEATTUNE BONDBOND ATTACHATTACH
ATTUNEMENT: the initial brain/body connection
BONDING: the “emotional glue” between two people
ATTACHMENT: the essential foundation for long lasting relationships between people
Finding Artificial Attachments
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TRANSFORMATION
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RESILIENCE
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Therapy
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What makes therapy…therapeutic?
Good therapies change the brain for the better!
Therapeutic Helper
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“It takes years to build trust and seconds to destroy it!”- a wise man
TRUST
Trust Trials™
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When children and youth provide opportunities for us to prove ourselves to them…and them to us!
* will you accept me?
* will you help me?
* will you stay around?
Oxytocin and Vasopressin
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Oxytocin
Vasopressin
REWARDINGHORMONES
CULTURAL CONNECTIONS
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Ceremonies, Rituals and Symbols
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EMPATHY & COMPASSION
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Always Under Construction
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Survival
Emotional
Thinking
Apoptosis (pruning)
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