Treating Trauma: A Practical, Evidence-Based Approach

Whether or not you consider yourself a trauma specialist, you probably treat people who have experienced trauma. Most people seeking counseling have been through some extremely challenging events. What evidence-based practices will you use to intervene with these people?

In this web conference you will learn practical tools that will make you more effective in treating trauma. You’ll find out what works and what doesn’t work. We’ll review approaches that have earned top marks for their powerful impact on people. We’ll also cover:

• The new DSM-5 category called "Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders," which includes a new diagnosis of Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder and a new symptom cluster for PTSD, negative alterations in cognitions, and mood.
• Large "T" and small "t" trauma: What they are and why it matters.
• Trauma assessment: What tools best meet your needs?
• Risk factors and protective factors: Learn what raises and what lowers risk and how protective factors offset risk factors.
• The three-stage consensus model: How to use this as a strategic approach to treatment.
• Stress inoculation and its applicability in your practice.
• Psychological first aid (PFA): The new first-line intervention with people in the immediate aftermath of trauma.
• Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT): A highly effective form of therapy to use with children, teens, and their families.
• The Adverse Childhood Experiences study (ACE): What it teaches us about the long-term consequences of traumatic exposure in childhood.
• Trauma and substance use disorders: How they are related and how to treat them using an integrated approach.

This intermediate instructional level web conference is designed to help clinicians:

1. Accurately diagnose trauma-related disorders using the DSM-5.
2. Analyze risk factors and protective factors that influence the impact of trauma on a person.
3. Examine the long-term consequences of traumatic experiences in childhood.
4. Describe the relationship between trauma and substance use disorders.

If you have any questions or concerns about this web conference, or would like more information, please contact us here.

Event Reviews from Members

A very organized, interesting, and effective presentation. - Lisa Heim-Zeller, MSW

I appreciated the thoroughness and scope of information the presenter provided for treatment of trauma. I valued the details regarding risk factors and protective factors. - Nancy M Brockett, PhD

Continuing Education (CE) Information

Two CE credits will be provided by GoodTherapy.org for attending this web conference in its entirety.

GoodTherapy.org is also an Approved Education Provider by NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals (provider #135463). Of the eight counselor skill groups ascribed to by NAADAC, this course is classified within counseling services.

GoodTherapy.org is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements.

GoodTherapy.org is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. GoodTherapy.org maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

GoodTherapy.org, SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0395.

To receive CE credit hours for an archived event, you will need to complete a survey as well as a 12 or 15-question exam, verifying that you listened to or watched the event in its entirety. Archived CE events generally are considered "homestudy" by licensing boards.

Registration Information

Premium and Pro Membership with GoodTherapy includes access to this web conference at no additional cost, as well as other member benefits such as a profile listing in GoodTherapy's Therapist Directory. Not yet a member? Sign up for a Premium or Pro Membership, here.

Just want CE credits? Sign up for a monthly or annual CE Subscription with GoodTherapy to get unlimited access to our CE Program, including this event, other live CE web conferences, and hundreds of hours of homestudy courses.

Mental health professionals who are not members can attend this live web conference for $30.95 or access the homestudy recording for $15.50. Sign up here to purchase this CE course and earn a CE certificate.

If the event is canceled by GoodTherapy, registrants who purchased the event will be notified and the charge for the event will be refunded

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