Neurophysiological Trauma Treatment-Developmental (NPTT-D)
Symptoms
Developmental trauma especially, during the first 18 months of life, may cause gaps in brain development. This can stem from birth trauma, not crawling, non-integrated primal reflexes, adverse events, medical trauma, in-utero trauma, or relational trauma.
These gaps in brain development may occur due to adverse events in childhood, including medical procedures, illnesses, stays in the NICU, natural disasters, in-utero trauma, and emotional or physical neglect. The first three years of life, particularly the first 18 months, are times when the brain is most vulnerable.
Signs of Developmental Trauma
Did not crawl on belly as a baby
Cannot sit still in a chair (slides down)
Reading or tracking issues
Unexplained somatic symptoms
Dysregulated easily
Emotions inappropriate for the event
Coordination issues
Unexplained medical conditions
Autoimmune Diseases
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Chapter 1
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Introduction to Dr. Dunkin
Dr. Dunkin has a passion for working with trauma and especially developmental trauma. Learn how she got her start and what makes her tick.
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Course Contents
Learn about this course and the five levels of the brain that will be referenced for deficits and treatment
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Lesson 1: Introduction
Learn about the scope of developmental trauma's impact on regulation, health, and development through the lens of neurodevelopment
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Lesson 2: The Problem
Understanding the problem and why we should study developmental trauma
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Lesson 3: The Assessments
Learn the ways to assess developmental trauma at five levels of the brain
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Lesson 4: Emotional Neglect
Emotional neglect is characterized by what is missing not an event
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Chapter 2
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Lesson 1: The Medulla
The medulla controls much of the autonomic functions and is key to daily functioning such as breath control and reflexes
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Lesson 2: The Medulla 2
The medulla forms inutero and is vital to autonomic function
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Lesson 3: The Medulla Part 3
The medulla is involuntary and it is vital to help it function at its best
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Lesson 4: The Medulla Part 4
Symptoms of dysregulation of the medulla include lack of temperature awareness, fear, heightened sense, non integrated primal reflexes to name a few.
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Medulla Memory Tool
A little clip to help you remember functions of the medulla oblongata
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Lesson 5: The Medulla Symptoms of Deficits
Symptoms of dysregulation of the medulla include lack of temperature awareness, fear, heightened sense, non integrated primal reflexes to name a few.
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Lesson 6: The Medulla Treatment
Drumming, dancing, walking, clay! Treatment at the medulla level is a lot of fun.
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Chapter 3
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Lesson 1: The Pons
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Lesson 2: The Pons Part 2
Pons is the bridge between the brainstem and the midbrain. It is a crucial piece of brain communication.
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Lesson 3: Pons Symptoms
Symptoms of the pons show up in reading issues, eye troubles, sensation issues and crawling.
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Lesson 4: Pons Treatment
Treatment for the pons is varied from sensory interventions to sports!
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Lesson 5: Bette Lamont
Crawling is vital to the pons. Check out Bette Lamont and her information on developmental trauma.
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Lesson 6: Crawling
Crawling is crucial to brain development. Even adults can go back and crawl, to improve the gaps they may have from developmental trauma.
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Chapter 4
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Lesson 1: The Diencephalon
The diencephalon encompasses four parts of the thalamus.
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Lesson 2: The Diencephalon Symptoms
The symptoms of the diencephalon include issues at the endocrine system.
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Lesson 3: The Diencephalon Treatment
Treatment is over many domains as this part of the brain spans over many domains.
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
Meet Your Instructor
Dr. Dunkin
Dr. Dunkin has a Doctorate in Psychology, a master's in Professional Counseling, and a master’s degree in Religious Education. She is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), SE assistant, Body and Somatic Education Practitioner (BASE-P), and a session provider for Beg. Level SE students. She is trained in EMDR, Interpersonal Neurobiology, The Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics, Neuroaffective Touch, and DBT.
Her doctoral dissertation is titled A Neurophysiological Treatment Plan for Neurosequential Deficits Due to Developmental Trauma.