Ever since The Body keeps the Score was published in 2015 and, since then, has been read by well over 1,000,000 people, the Trauma Research Foundation (TRF) has been inundated by requests for referrals to experienced clinicians who are capable of providing the various treatment modalities discussed in that book.
In response, TRF is dedicated to setting up networks of clinicians around the United States, and possibly around the world, who have a solid understanding of the nature, impact, and resolution of traumatic stress and who are deeply familiar with a variety of treatment options and approaches.
This certificate program is, among other things, meant to be a foundation for the creation of such networks of expert clinicians.
Our intensive post-graduate level certificate program consists of a 32-weeks of immersion into the fundamental issues necessary to become an expert clinician treating adults and children who suffer from traumatic stress.
In addition, students will have a monthly opportunity for a face-to-face interaction with one of the senior supervisors of this program to discuss lessons learned and clinical challenges, as well as for the formation of peer support groups.
While most advanced training programs are geared to teaching clinicians a particular treatment modality, this course provides a comprehensive overview of a variety of different treatment approaches, relevant to the particular conditions that your clients live under, their presenting problems, their developmental stages and the cultural context and resources of the traumatized individuals.
This course will provide an overview of the basic biological and psychological processes at work that form the foundation for innovative and effective treatment approaches, such as a variety of body based techniques, IFS, ARC, SMART, sand tray therapy, neurofeedback, EMDR, psychedelic therapies, yoga and theater, and address issues of assessment, culture, race, spirituality, families and other contextual issues.
The Trauma Research Foundation's Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies
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in Traumatic Stress Studies, you will:
- Gain a comprehensive view of Traumatic Stress, including the art and science of its nature and treatment, from childhood through adulthood
- Discover how to build stronger connections with your clients
- Learn to go beyond standard talk therapy to customize treatment for deep-rooted trauma
- Stay on the leading-edge of diagnosing trauma related issues
- Learn how to create unique treatment interventions that maximize your therapeutic outcomes
- Become a Trauma Research Foundation Affiliate*
- Be eligible to apply to the Trauma Research Foundation's Group Supervision and Consultation Program. (Upon completion you are invited to join the Trauma Research Foundation Referral Network).
How trauma impacts the brain and body, and the efficacy of an array of clinical treatment methods to apply in your practice.
- Neurobiology of PTSD and Developmental Trauma
- Attachment Theory and Relationships
- Treatment Foundations and Assessments
- Attachment, Regulation and Competency (ARC) and Supporting Regulation in Childhood
- Adult Treatment and Component-Based Psychotherapy (CBP)
- Dissociation and Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Trauma Processing and EMDR
- Sensorimotor Treatment and Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment (SMART)
- Sand Tray Therapy, Play and Activity, Theater and Trauma-Drama, and Trauma Sensitive Yoga
- Trauma Focused Neurofeedback
- Vicarious Trauma and Self-Care
- Special Issues including Sexual Exploitation, Community Trauma, and Sexual Behavior Problems
Over the next 7 months you will learn how to set the stage for trauma resolution:
To pendulate between states of exploration and safety, between language and body, between remembering the past and feeling alive in the present.
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Get the comprehensive foundation on the neuroscience of trauma
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Earn Your Certificate
Earn your Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies through the TRF's advanced training program, featuring leading experts on trauma, including:
- Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., founder of the Trauma Center and New York Times #1 best-selling author of The Body Keeps the Score
- Richard Schwartz, Ph.D., developer of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model
- Stephen Porges, Ph.D., creator of the Polyvagal Theory and Social Engagement System
- Elizabeth Warner, Psy.D., lead developer of Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment (SMART)
- Margaret Blaustein, Ph.D., co-developer of the Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency (ARC) treatment framework
- and over a dozen more leaders in the field.
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Discover how to bridge advanced research on PTSD and developmental trauma with today's most optimal clinical methods, treatments and modalities to improve outcomes and help your clients heal.
Week 1 | Understanding Trauma: The Foundations
with Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
Week 2 | The Complexity of Adaptation to Trauma
with Jana Pressley, Psy.D.
Week 3 | The Nature of Trauma: Developmental Neurobiology, Neuroimaging Research and Effective Intervention
with Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
Week 4 | Neurobiology of Trauma Treatment: EMDR and New Research Directions
with Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
Week 5 | Adult Attachment Relationships
with Jana Pressley, Psy.D.
Week 6 | Race, Class, and Context: Impact of culture-related trauma on treatment outcomes
with Gary Bailey, MSW, ACSW
Week 7 | Trauma Assessment of Children and Adults
with Alexandra Cook, Ph.D.
Week 8 | Childhood Trauma: Impact and Long-Term Consequences
with Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
Week 9 | The Scope of Trauma Treatment: From Acute Interventions to Restoration of Self-Experience
with Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
Week 10 | Introduction to ARC: The Attachment, Regulation, and Competency Model
with Margaret Blaustein, Ph.D.
Week 11 | ARC & Supporting Regulation in Childhood
with Margaret Blaustein, Ph.D.
Week 12 | Adult Treatment Through the Lens of Components-Based Psychotherapy (CBP)
with Elizabeth Hopper, Ph.D.
Week 13 | Details Coming Soon
with Stephen Porges, Ph.D.
Week 14 | Details Coming Soon
with Patricia Wilcox, LCSW
Week 15 | Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment (SMART): Bottom-up Interventions for Childhood Trauma
with Elizabeth Warner, Psy.D.
Week 16 | Working with the Impact of Trauma on the Body: Sensorimotor Treatment of Regulation
with Anne Westcott, LICSW
Week 17 | Body-Based Approach for Treating the Effects of Trauma
with Matthew Sanford, M.A.
Week 18 | Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy: A Model for Accelerated Change
with Deborah Korn, Psy.D.
Week 19 | Trauma Processing with Children
with Michele Henderson, LICSW
Week 20 | Making Connections: The Neuropsychology of Sandplay Therapy in the Treatment of Trauma
with Lorraine Freedle, Ph.D.
Week 21 | Use of Play and Activity to Support Trauma-informed Treatment
with Steven Gross, MSW
Week 22 | Incorporating Play Therapy into Evidence-Based Treatment
with Jennifer Lefebre, Psy.D.
Week 23 | Working with Problematic Sexual Behavior in Children & Youth
with Jon Ebert, Psy.D., & Tarah Kuhn, Ph.D.
Week 24 | Internal Family Systems
with Richard Schwartz, Ph.D.
Week 25 | Details Coming Soon
with Frank Anderson, M.D.
Week 26 | Healing the Traumatized Self: Consciousness, Neuroscience, Treatment
with Ruth Lanius, Ph.D., M.D.
Week 27 | Trauma-Informed Change Making: A Model for Community Healing and Transformation in Eastern Africa
with Ilya Yacevich, MA, LMFT, and Anita Shankar, MPH
Week 28 | Impact of Trauma in Adult Spirituality and Meaning-Making
with Jana Pressley, Psy.D.
Week 29 | Caring for the Caregiver: Vicarious Trauma
with Jana Pressley, Psy.D.
Week 30 | Alternative Non-pharmaceutical Treatment Techniques for Development Trauma: Neurofeedback and Biofeedback
with Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Ainat Rogel, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW, Diana Martinez, M.D., M.SC
Week 31 | The Future of Trauma Interventions
with Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
Week 32 | Graduation Celebration
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There is no other training program available that offers the depth and breadth of this exclusive certificate program...
This post-graduate level course is recommended for practitioners who are licensed mental health providers and who currently see clients or provide mental health services.
Participants who complete the weekly teachings and CE tests will be awarded a certificate of completion from the world-renowned Trauma Research Foundation.
Your certificate not only showcases your personal and professional accomplishment, it distinguishes you from your peers and shows your clients, your colleagues, and employer your continued dedication to improving therapeutic outcomes.
Register today and you will automatically be enrolled as an affiliate of the Trauma Research Foundation for 1 year. Affiliation includes:
- Option to list your organization or practice through TRF's private directory
- Networking with other TRF Affiliates
- 10% discount on TRF's courses
Upon completion of this course, participants are invited to enroll in the Trauma Research Foundation's 6-Week Group Supervision and Consultation Program.
Enrollees will join group settings led by a skilled TRF faculty member in a secure environment that allows clinicians to reflect on and discuss their practice.
Each week, the group will examine one case study in depth and discuss clinical challenges.
Therapists that complete both the 7-month Certificate Program in Traumatic Stress Studies and the 6-week Group Supervision and Consultation program are invited to join the Trauma Research Foundation Referral Network.
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Author of the #1 New York Times best-selling book The Body Keeps the Score, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk has spent his professional life studying how children and adults adapt to traumatic experiences.
He established one of the first clinical/research centers in the US dedicated to the study and treatment of traumatic stress in civilian populations. Dr. van der Kolk has dedicated his career to translating emerging findings from neuroscience and attachment research into effective treatments for traumatic stress and developmental trauma in children and adults.
Click here for information about Bessel A. van der KolkDr. Pressley specializes in the treatment of individuals and families whose lives have been impacted by complex trauma. Her research is focused on the experience of court-involved young adults who have suffered relational trauma in the midst of chronic poverty and community violence, as well as the impact of complex trauma history on adult spirituality and meaning-making.
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