This masterclass provides mental health and addiction counselors (LPC, LMHC, LPCC, LADC, CADC (and counselors in training), social workers (LCSW, LMSW, LSW, RSW), pastoral staff, case managers (CCM) and marriage and family therapists (LMFT) with the information they need to provide more sensitive, strengths-based treatment to persons who may be dealing with trauma.
Objectives
Trauma 101–Provides an overview of trauma, and an understanding of trauma informed principles and practices
Trauma-Informed Care: Increases awareness of the different types of trauma, their impact and individual differences in the experience of traumatic events.
Trauma Informed Care: Impact of Trauma: Overview of the effects of trauma on the brain and physical health; social relationships; mental health; and the community/society at large.
Trauma Informed Care: Screening and Assessment
Trauma Informed Care: Trauma Specific Services reviews many of the current best and promising practices for survivors of trauma, ranging from child abuse to natural disasters.
Trauma and Resiliency: Highlights the concepts and components of individual, family and community resiliency.
Neurological Impact of Trauma: Provides an overview of the human brain and its response to stress and trauma.
Pharmacotherapy for Trauma: Reviews current practice guidelines for the use of SSRIs, Benzodiazepines, Rapid-Acting Antidepressants, Alpha-1 Antagonists and Mood Stabilizers
Learn group and individual activities that can be used with clients to assist them in addressing depression
Define Physical, emotional, cognitive, environmental and interpersonal interventions
Discuss why it is important to add-in happiness experiences
Discuss solution focused methods for helping clients identify emotional interventions
Define mindfulness and how it can help clients tap into happiness and gratitude and develop hardiness
Based on 100+ Practical Tools to Defeat Depression by Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes (pdf included) and Counselor Toolbox Episodes 282, 283, 285, 286, 287 & 288 (Video versions of the podcast are in the course)
This
class provides you the foundation knowledge to facilitate group
psychoeducation based upon the QuickStart Guide for Recovery from
Addiction and Co-Occurring Disorders.
Learn about co-occurring disorders and the interaction between addiction, physical and mental health
Learn about the PACER dimensions of motivation
Describe the components of SMART Goal Setting
Identify the appropriate interventions for each stage of readiness for change