Certificate to demonstrate awareness of Trauma Informed Care
This online certificate track 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
This course is also available as part of the unlimited CEU membership which includes access to all of our on-demand CEU courses and our weekly live webinars. https://www.allceus.com/member/signup/index/c/mgUwR3Vf
Explore information on the use of the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
Identify the nine goals for psychiatric management of persons with PTSD or ASD
List the eight steps in assessment of a person with PTSD or ASD
Identify eight things to be considered when determining the treatment setting
List three characteristics which would make inpatient treatment a better choice
List for ways to establish and maintain a therapeutic alliance
Explain the most effective ways to coordinate treatment efforts
Identify the types of education which should be provided to patients with PTSD or ASD
Identify the five goals of treatment for patients with PTSD or ASD
Identify the three approaches which are used either alone or in combination in treating this population
List nine issues that should be considered when choosing the appropriate initial treatment modality
Describe approaches for patients who do not respond to initial treatment
Summarize the standard pharmacological treatment strategy for PTSD or ASD
Summarize the recommendations for psychotherapy with persons with PTSD or ASD
Explore historic and well-established contemporary counseling theories, principles and techniques of counseling and their application in professional counseling settings
Discuss the causes of PTSD
Examine PTSD through a strengths-based lens
Identify tools to help patients deal with PTSD symptoms
Define Cognitive Processing Therapy
Explore the 12 Session Protocol for CPT
Examine complex trauma from a developmental and strengths-based lens
Identify interventions to help patients acquire the skills to mitigate the impact of complex trauma