Understanding the Impact of Stockholm Syndrome

Live Online Workshop

Friday, April 4, 2025
10:00am – 1:00pm

NYSED and ASWB/ACE approved for 3 CE contact hours

What do we know about Stockholm Syndrome? Why does it happen? Stockholm Syndrome is defined as a coping mechanism for a captive and/or abusive situation. Over time, people can develop positive feelings toward their captors or abusers. Stockholm Syndrome applies to situations including child abuse, coach-athlete abuse, relationship abuse, sex trafficking, and other coercive situations. Though it is often referred to in the media, a deeper understanding of this issue is elusive. This workshop clarifies the history and theory behind this commonly misunderstood phenomenon. How it is presented in mental health practitioners’ work is examined. Additionally, the intersection of Stockholm Syndrome and Abusive Traumatic Bonding (ATB), child abuse, and domestic/intimate partner violence is examined. In the workshop, case studies and interactive tools are provided and applied. The workshop is a dynamic combination of concrete instruction, powerful examples from the literature and clinical practice, and active discussion.

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Define and identify the specific characteristics of Stockholm Syndrome.
2. Learn the history and prevalence rate of Stockholm Syndrome.
3. Identify the ways Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is involved in the development of Stockholm Syndrome. 
4. Grasp the complexities of navigating Stockholm Syndrome's presentation in child abuse,  Intimate/Domestic Partner Violence, and Abusive Traumatic Bonding (ATB). 
5. List 3 to 5 specific action steps to effectively treat Stockholm Syndrome.

Karen Landmann, LCSW

Karen Landmann is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in private practice in Manhattan. Ms. Landmann is currently enrolled in a doctoral program in Psychology at Staffordshire University in the United Kingdom. Educated at the Master’s Level at Columbia University, she has been in the field for almost 30 years. Her clientele consists primarily of persons dealing with trauma, chronic illness, and depression. Her patients represent a wide variety of ethnic and cultural origins.

Ms. Landmann has been working with persons affected by Stockholm Syndrome to varying degrees throughout her professional career. She is informed by up-to-date research. Previous presentations on Stockholm Syndrome have been conducted for CEYou and Inspirit Counseling.

Ms. Landmann also focuses on aspects of Abusive Traumatic Bonding™ (“ATB™”) a term that she coined in Intimate Partner Violence. Among others, Ms. Landmann has presented on ATB™ for NYU Silver School of Social Work, DC-37, NASW-NYC, and NASW-NYS.  An article on this subject was featured in Good Therapy in 2021.

Ms. Landmann gave a keynote conference presentation on her 9/11 mental health response at Convenings of Crisis Intervention Personnel in Chicago, Illinois in 2002. Her numerous peer-reviewed publications include Psychoanalytic Social Work and a book chapter in Poverty and Street Children in East Africa (Edward Mellen Press).

General Admission: $60

Available Discounts:

• Current Practicum Instructors/Educational Coordinators: 10% discount ($54)
• NYU Silver Alumni: 10% discount ($54)

If after registering, you determine that you can no longer attend this event, The Office of Global and Lifelong Learning will issue refunds on the following basis:

• Refund requests made on or before March 28, 2025 (by midnight): full refund
• Refund requests made on or before April 1, 2025 (by midnight): 50% refund
• Refund requests made on or after April 2, 2025: no refund 

If this event is cancelled, all registrants will be fully reimbursed. To withdraw from and be reimbursed for this event, please complete the event withdrawal form.

NYSED and ASWB/ACE approved for 3 Continuing Education Contact Hours.

55 jurisdictions accept ACE-approved provider CE contact hours. ACE is not an approved Continuing Education provider in the states of New York (though NYU Silver is NYSED CE approved in NYS) and West Virginia, unless the event is outside of West VA. ACE only approves individual courses in New Jersey, though NYU Silver is CSWE-accredited and therefore accepted for licensed NJ professionals. Here is a full list of statutes related to social work CE.

Special Accommodations:
Students requiring accommodations have the opportunity to make these known upon registering or by writing to silver.continuingeducation@nyu.edu.

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Note on Accessibility:
It is a priority to make our events inclusive and accessible. For any questions or to notify us of a request, please email silver.continuingeducation@nyu.edu at least 72 hours before the event.

NYU Silver School of Social Work
Office of Global and Lifelong Learning
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New York, NY 10003

Email: silver.continuingeducation@nyu.edu
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