Evaluating shame with the Thurston Cradock Test of Shame

Hi everyone,

Please see attached and below. Registration is open until 1/10/23 (flyer register by date is incorrect)

Paid CAABA members attend at no additional cost.

Hope to see you there

Hadas

When: Wednesday January 11th 6:30-8pm Title: Evaluating shame with the Thurston Cradock Test of Shame Presenter: Julie Cradock O'Leary PhD

Register:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/M9XMLQH 

Description:

Shame is a profound sense of inadequacy, that your core self is fundamentally flawed. It underlies

many relationship difficulties and is often hidden within the symptoms that lead to therapy and

psychological assessment. As a complex construct and dynamic, it is difficult to evaluate shame with

a clinical interview or questionnaire. This workshop will teach the Thurston Cradock Test of Shame

(TCTS; 2009), a card-based storytelling measure deeply rooted in shame theory and designed to

access the multidimensional internal, interpersonal and behavioral aspects of shame. Actual TCTS

protocols will be used to provide a brief primer on shame, and to illustrate subtle expressions of

shame, shame dynamics, defenses used to protect oneself from shame, styles of coping with shame

and varying abilities to manage it. Attendees will learn the basics of administration and scoring a

TCTS protocol. A clinical case will be used to demonstrate the interpretation of a protocol.

Learning Objectives:

After completing this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Describe 4 indicators (e.g., symptoms, interpersonal dynamics, behaviors) of possible shame

in clients.

• Identify the 3 defenses of shame measured with the TCTS, and how they can manifest during

clinical interactions.

Learning Level:

Introductory: This course is useful for psychologists new to the field.

Presenter:

Julie Cradock O’Leary, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Anchorage, Alaska

where she provides therapy and assessments to children, adolescents and adults. She is co-author

of the Thurston Cradock Test of Shame (TCTS), which was originally published by Western

Psychological Services in 2009 and is currently self-published. She regularly presents on shame and

the TCTS at professional conferences, as well as clinical and academic settings in the United States

and abroad. Julie provides TCTS scoring and interpretation services via individual and group

consultation, both in-person and online.