Full Course Description

The 10 Core Competencies of Trauma, PTSD, Grief & Loss

This is the first of a two-day seminar recording that delivers the bio-psycho-social aspects of traumatic stress, traumatic grief, & traumatic loss. Mental health professionals are on the front lines and, in many cases, have the initial contact with the individual(s) who has experienced traumatic stress. Clinicians are routinely called upon to serve survivors of major disasters, war, childhood physical and sexual trauma, rape, violent crime, and other forms of traumatic events. Participation in this workshop leads to a holistic and systemic understanding of traumatic stress and provides skills for immediate use in a variety of clinical settings.

How people respond to traumatic stress is an individual matter based on a number of factors including psychological, emotional, social, cultural, biological, spiritual, and familial. The two-day training will involve an analysis of the various defense mechanisms and other coping skills individuals employ during and following the experience of traumatic stress. Key approaches and interventions include:

Crisis intervention
Critical incident stress debriefing
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

This training provides take-away evidence-based, best-practice clinical interventions and techniques for the Assessment, Safety & Stabilization, and Remembrance & Mourning phases of trauma treatment. In addition, completion of this seminar recording along with DAY 2 recording Evidence-Based TraumaTreatments & Interventions meets the educational requirement when applying to become a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (International Association for Trauma Professionals, www.traumapro.net).

Program Information

Objectives

Examine the nature of traumatic stress, grief and loss and their sequelae.
Analyze the clinical application of theoretical treatment models for traumatic stress, grief and loss.
Evaluate traumatic stress, grief and loss from biochemical, psychological, & social perspectives in order to improve clinical outcomes.
Examine the clinical research that supports the efficacy of trauma treatment.
Determine appropriate treatment interventions to address the comorbidity of traumatic stress in other diagnoses, including personality disorders and Dissociative Identity Disorder.
Examine the research on the efficacy of self-regulation skills as preliminary treatment interventions for trauma.

Outline

A Brief History and Evolution of Traumatic Stress, Grief & Loss

Systemic traumatic stress theory
Symptom review
Review of effective treatments
Tri Phasic model
Most commonly used instruments to assess traumatic stress

10 Core Competencies of Traumatic Stress, Grief & Loss Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual Factors that Produce Anxiety &Traumatic Stress

Precipitating events
Meaning making
Physiology of Trauma
Perception

Adaptive and Maladaptive Coping Behaviors

Trauma Adaptation
Systemic influences
Emotional & psychological stressors
Integrated theoretical concepts from stress, crisis & trauma theories
Information Processing Model
Psychosocial Model

Review of Effective Treatment Interventions

Cognitive Behavioral Techniques (PE, CPT & SIT)
EMDR & Bilateral Stimulation
Thought Field Therapy (TFT)/Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
Sensorimotor

The Biochemical, Affective, and Cognitive Impacts of Traumatic Stress

Affective volatility
The body keeps the score
Biology of traumatic stress

The Impacts of Traumatic Stress Over Time Across & Within Developmental Stages

Epigenetics
Reactive Attachment Disorder
Adrenal fatigue

The Role of Traumatic Stress in Clinical Disorders such as Personality Disorders, Dissociative Identity Disorder, and More

Traumagenesis
Traumaddiction
Comorbidity

Conceptualizing a Framework of Healing for Survivors of Traumatic Stress

Systemic perspective
Strengths perspective
Survivor metaphor

Traumatic Stress Exists Across the Continuum of Systemic Levels

Systemic trauma theory
Community trauma

Target Audience

Addiction Counselors, Case Managers, Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers, and other Mental Health Professionals

Copyright : 08/04/2016

MODULE 2 OUTLINE

10 Core Competencies of Traumatic Stress, Grief & Loss Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual Factors that Produce Anxiety & Traumatic Stress

Precipitating events
Meaning making
Physiology of Trauma
Perception

Adaptive and Maladaptive Coping Behaviors

Trauma Adaptation
Systemic influences
Emotional & psychological stressors
Integrated theoretical concepts from stress, crisis & trauma theories
Information Processing Model
Psychosocial Model

The Biochemical, Affective, and Cognitive Impacts of Traumatic Stress

Affective volatility
The body keeps the score
Biology of traumatic stress

The Impacts of Traumatic Stress Over Time& Across & Within Developmental Stages

Epigenetics
Reactive Attachment Disorder
Adrenal fatigue

The Role of Traumatic Stress in Clinical Disorders such as Personality Disorders, Dissociative Identity Disorder, and More

Traumagenesis
Traumaddiction
Comorbidity

Conceptualizing a Framework of Healing for Survivors of Traumatic Stress

Systemic perspective
Strengths perspective
Survivor metaphor

Traumatic Stress Exists Across the Continuum of Systemic Levels

Systemic trauma theory
Community trauma

MODULE 3 OUTLINE

Self-Regulation

Interoception and Balancing the ANS
Self-Regulation Skills & Techniques

Assessment of Traumatic Stress Disorders

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the APA
DSM-5® changes
ACE & Developmental Trauma
Diagnosing PTSD with the PCL-5

Evidence-Based Trauma Treatments & Interventions

MODULE 4 OUTLINE

Techniques/Interventions

Relaxation/Self-regulation
Grounding
Containment
Writing/journaling
Drawing art
Healing metaphors
Transitional objects

Program Information

Objectives

Determine psychoeducation and cognitive restructuring techniques for maximizing client engagement and participation in early stages of treatment.
Articulate the 10 core competencies of traumatic stress, grief and loss and specify the clinical application of each.
Incorporate clinical interventions and techniques for the initial assessment, safety and stabilization phase of treatment as well as the remembrance and mourning phases of trauma treatment.
Examine the potential clinical limitations and benefits of completing a needs assessment for better progress in treatment.
Develop clinical skills to support and facilitate recovery from complicated bereavement in clients.
Incorporate CBT skills to promote the development of stability, self-efficacy, anxiety management, and relational capacities in traumatized clients.

Outline

Theories of Traumatic Stress, Loss and Grief

Information processing model
Psychosocial model
Contemporary thoughts

Bereavement and Adjustment Disorders

Supporting Normal Bereavement
Treating Complicated Bereavement

Assessment of Traumatic Stress Disorders

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the APA
DSM-5® changes
ACE & Developmental Trauma
Diagnosing PTSD with the PCL-5

Techniques/Interventions

Relaxation/Self-regulation
Grounding
Containment
Writing/journaling
Drawing art
Healing metaphors
Transitional objects

Demonstrations: Interactive Exercises/Application of skills

Cognitive Behavioral Techniques
Narrative Exposure Therapy Technique
Thought Field Therapy (TFT)
Bilateral Stimulation

Closure: Lessons Learned

Target Audience

Addiction Counselors, Case Managers, Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers, and other Mental Health Professionals

MODULE 5 OUTLINE

Demonstrations: Interactive Exercises/Application of skills

Narrative Exposure Therapy Technique
Thought Field Therapy (TFT)
Bilateral Stimulation

MODULE 6 OUTLINE

Review of Effective Treatment Interventions

Cognitive Behavioral Techniques (PE, CPT & SIT)
EMDR & Bilateral Stimulation
Thought Field Therapy (TFT)/Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
Sensorimotor

MODULE 7 OUTLINE

Desensitization & Integration

Trauma Memory Processing
Graphic Timeline
Narratives

Closure: Lessons Learned

MODULE 8 OUTLINE

Theories of Traumatic Stress, Loss and Grief

Information processing model
Psychosocial model
Contemporary thoughts

Bereavement and Adjustment Disorders

Supporting Normal Bereavement
Treating Complicated Bereavement