Beyond the Basics: The Neurobiology of Trauma
Advanced training in understanding the neurobiological impacts of trauma in sexual assault cases.
Registration:
• June 24th (Part 1): https://usd.zoom.us/meeting/register/l40IdlLITQOTtlYYEAAgxg
• July 8th (Part 2): https://usd.zoom.us/meeting/register/7yZ9oJdfR9m_GEdrr2tf6g
Trainer: Dr. Christopher Wilson, PsyD
Dr. Chris Wilson is a retired licensed psychologist from Portland, Oregon. For eighteen years he worked with victims and perpetrators of crime, including for seven years with the Oregon Department of Corrections, and performed psychological evaluations. He currently trains nationally and internationally on a variety of issues including the neurobiology of trauma, vicarious trauma, and being trauma informed, and testifies as an expert in both civil and criminal trials.
He’s provided training, plenary, keynote, and breakout sessions for conferences and organizations across the United States, Canada, Italy, and Denmark, including the National District Attorney’s Association, US Department of Justice, the US Department of the Interior, the US Navy, Marine Corps, Army, and Air Force, the US Office for Victims of Crime, End Violence Against Women International, the National Organization for Victim Assistance, the National Crime Victim Law Institute, and the New York Police Department.
Dr. Wilson is a guest faculty member at the US Army’s Special Victim Capabilities Course where he teaches military criminal investigators about the neurobiology of trauma. He recently served as a curriculum consultant for The National Center for Campus Public Safety. He is also the co-author of the article “Understanding The Neurobiology of Trauma and Implications for Interviewing” (an abbreviated version of which was provided for Danish law enforcement in 2017) and “Judges’ and Juries’ Common Misperceptions About Domestic Violence Victims’ Behaviors.”
Dr. Wilson received his doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Pacific University in 2002. He was licensed as a psychologist in the state of Oregon in 2005 and retired his clinical license in August of 2021. For six years served on the Board of the Oregon Psychological Association. Raised in Andover, Massachusetts, he is a lifelong Boston Red Sox fan and in his spare time enjoys playing the guitar, rooting for his now hometown Portland Timbers, and playing “old man soccer” on weekends.
This project was supported by Grant No. 15JOVW-21-GG-00844-RURA awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Justice. In addition, tools, assessments, and/or screenings described on this site do not constitute OVW endorsement or approval but rather reflect tools, assessments, and/or screenings commonly used in the field.
