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

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.

Copyright : 04/08/2016

Evidence-Based Trauma Treatments & Interventions

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.

Copyright : 05/08/2016

Overcoming Trauma-Related Shame and Self-Loathing with Janina Fisher, Ph.D.

Objectives

Discriminate the clinical implications of physiological and cognitive contributors to shame.
Determine cognitive-behavioral, ego state, and psychoeducational interventions to address shame in clients.

Trauma Defined: Bessel van der Kolk on The Body Keeps the Score

Objectives

Evaluate how trauma influences the activity of the key areas of the brain and how that dictates behavior patterns.
Articulate the clinical research surrounding the effectiveness of yoga, mindfulness meditation, and theater in healing trauma in clients.