Episode 400: Damon Wood, PhD. Healing Inside A Prison

Dr. Damon Wood is back on the podcast. Damon was my guest on episode 370 ( https://www.thetraumatherapistproject.com/podcast/california-prisons-safety-and-clinicians-damon-wood/ ) of The Trauma Therapist | Podcast in which we talked about safety within the prison setting. Today, though, we’re talking about what it means to work within the prison setting. What’s involved, what’s it like working with this particular population? What are the specific challenges, and also, what are the upsides and the rewards of doing this type of challenging and demanding work? First, a huge thank you to my sponsors who help me keep this thing moving along! *PESI* ( http://www.pesi.com/traumaworksheets ) Re-activate the trauma impacted brain with the help of these simple but effective trauma treatment worksheets. Presented by PESI, these take-home hand-outs give your clients structured tools that leverage the latest neuroscience insight to help clients think, express themselves, and finally experience lasting therapeutic improvement. PESI is allowing you to instantly access these today, absolutely FREE! Visit episode 370 ( https://www.thetraumatherapistproject.com/podcast/california-prisons-safety-and-clinicians-damon-wood/ ) to get your copy today.   *Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute (SETI)* ( https://traumahealing.org/kser ) Trauma may be a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Somatic Experiencing is a psychobiological method of addressing clients’ physical and emotional trauma conditions and helps to give voice to their experiences without a need for them to retell the story. For more information please visit: https://traumahealing.org/kser Damon has held an interest in trauma focused therapies since his graduate education and has completed trainings in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems, and DBT. Since 2009, Dr. Wood has worked for the state of California in forensic institutions including Napa State Hospital and four California state prisons where he has provided treatment to the severely mentally ill, the severely behaviorally challenged, and the severely traumatized. In 2015 Dr. Wood was promoted to the mental health leadership team at Salinas Valley State Prison where he has led teams of clinicians to provide treatment in one of the state’s most violent maximum security prisons. In this role and setting, Dr. Wood has championed trauma informed organizational support for the clinical staff that work in such a stressful and difficult environment. *The Quote* ----------- Train people well enough so they can leave. Treat them well enough so they don’t want to.” -Sir Richard Branson *In This Episode* * Damon website ( http://elishagoldstein.com/ ) * Games Criminals Play: How You Can Profit by Knowing Them ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0960522603/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wescoatrapro-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0960522603&linkId=717dd843f2b298219cfacdc338a0bdb5 ) , by Bud Allen, Diana Bosta * [email protected] Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/donations