Trauma: Being Informed, Being on the Look Out

This course is a broad overview of trauma and trauma-related challenges and problems commonly encountered in clinical offices. Distinctions between and among childhood complex traumas and population-based disaster, single event traumas and exposure, as well as fears and anxiety disorders are explored. Trauma informed clinical/counseling practice including understanding the role of trauma in common diagnoses like ODD, Substance Abuse and Depression, dealing with the wounded healers and personal reactivity and system trauma sustaining or inducing practices is covered. PTSD specifically is described along with its limits in recognizing the imprint on trauma in the lives of clients. Evidence based interventions and principles will be introduced.

Level: General/Intermediate                Hours: 8 hours