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The International Association of Psychotraumatology and Neuroscience (IAPN) is an international professional organization dedicated to advancing trauma-informed psychotherapy, neuroscience, and modern integrative approaches to mental health, with the ultimate goal of improving people's quality of life.
and Neuroscience
International Association
of Psychotraumatology
of Psychotraumatology
Our approach is grounded in biology as much as psychology: chronic stress and nervous-system dysregulation can affect memory, immune function, emotional regulation, and the body’s core stress-response systems, contributing to the development and persistence of trauma-related symptoms and disorders. By integrating neuroscience, psychoneuroimmunology, and medical perspectives into clinical practice, IAPN promotes a trauma-informed approach that considers both psychological and physiological processes — connecting brain, body, and mind.
IAPN brings together psychologists, psychotherapists, educators, physicians, and other mental health professionals who seek to deepen their understanding of psychological trauma, its neurobiological mechanisms, and its impact on the human nervous system, behavior, and emotions. We view the person as a whole: body, mind, and environment.
IAPN
About
We make up-to-date, evidence-based knowledge about trauma and the nervous system accessible to professionals and the wider public.
Scientific integrity
We maintain ongoing contact with international institutes that study the impact of traumatic events on people's lives and well-being.
International collaboration
IAPN is an organization established to advance the quality and standards of trauma-informed care, supporting the professional development of specialists and helping people access safe, informed, and high-quality support.
Philosophy
We train specialists in ethical, evidence-based trauma-informed practice and support their ongoing professional development.
Clinical competence
IAPN regularly hosts open educational lectures and professional events for all specialists working with people — covering neuroscience, psychology, and modern approaches to mental health.
Our lectures explore the biological and psychological mechanisms of trauma, the relationship between the nervous system and emotional regulation, the effects of chronic stress and attachment trauma, as well as contemporary therapeutic approaches used in trauma treatment.
The goal of these events is to make modern scientific knowledge about trauma more accessible to mental health professionals and the broader community.
Our lectures explore the biological and psychological mechanisms of trauma, the relationship between the nervous system and emotional regulation, the effects of chronic stress and attachment trauma, as well as contemporary therapeutic approaches used in trauma treatment.
The goal of these events is to make modern scientific knowledge about trauma more accessible to mental health professionals and the broader community.
Lectures
Events &
Education
A comprehensive educational program combining a trauma-informed approach with a biological perspective. The program explores trauma through the lens of neuroscience, nervous system functioning, memory processing, and modern trauma-focused psychotherapy.
It integrates contemporary scientific research with practical clinical approaches and therapeutic protocols used in trauma treatment.
Participants study the neurobiology of trauma, mechanisms of dysregulation, adaptive survival responses, attachment patterns, and evidence-based methods of trauma processing.
It integrates contemporary scientific research with practical clinical approaches and therapeutic protocols used in trauma treatment.
Participants study the neurobiology of trauma, mechanisms of dysregulation, adaptive survival responses, attachment patterns, and evidence-based methods of trauma processing.
Trauma-Informed Approach Program
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