Neuroscience and the Need for Connection
For Clinicians
(1.5 CEs available)
Join Colton Shannon, Ph.D. for a 1.5 hour training to explore the need for connection and how it relates to the latest developments in neuroscience.
This presentation explores the neurobiological imperative for connection, integrating Martin Teicher's research on how early maltreatment structurally alters the brain and Alan Schore's focus on right brain-to-right brain attunement for therapeutic repair.
We will challenge classical emotional views using Lisa Feldman Barrett's theory of constructed emotion, emphasizing how the brain predicts and conceptualizes internal states based on past relational experiences.
Finally, we will connect these neurological and emotional principles to the spiritual and relational honesty required for deep healing, guided by Chip Dodd's work on the essential voice of the heart.
Details
Cost: Free
Audience: Licensed clinicians any professional helper (pastors, physicians, lawyers, educators, etc.)
Continuing Education Credit Available: 1.5 NBCC hours
Date: Friday, November 5, 2025
Time: 10:00-11:30am
Location: 805 S. Church St., Suite 9, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Email Hannah for more information.
About the Presenters
Dr. Colton Shannon
Ph.D., LPC-MHSP
Details
Cost: Free
Audience: Licensed clinicians any professional helper (pastors, physicians, lawyers, educators, etc.)
Continuing Education Credit Available: 1.5 NBCC hours
Date: Friday, November 5, 2025
Time: 10:00-11:30am
Location: 805 S. Church St., Suite 9, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Email Hannah for more information.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will explain the role of the right hemisphere in emotional regulation and interpersonal attunement, based on the work of Alan Schore.
Participants will summarize the findings of Martin Teicher's research regarding the specific effects of childhood maltreatment on brain structure and connectivity.
Continuing Education Credit Available: 1.5 NBCC hours.
To receive credit, participants must sign in, be present throughout, and complete assessment and evaluation at the end of the training. Designated breaks do not count towards CE credits. The Voice of the Heart Center has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7658. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Voice of the Heart Center is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Refund Policy: Full refunds will be available 1 week before the event. After that time, refunds will be given in terms of a credit for a future training held by The Voice of the Heart Center.
If you need any special accommodations or have additional questions, please contact Hannah Skelley at hannah@vothcenter.com or 615-813-5229.
