Course fulfills the Crisis and Trauma Counseling requirement for pre-licensure for LPCCs in CA. Please verify the regulations and requirements prior to registration:
In an age where trauma and tragedy are nearly becoming commonplace, clinicians must arm themselves with education and training in the management of crisis and trauma. This foundational course will provide a comprehensive overview of Trauma Theory, a review of the research on the management of crisis and trauma, and tools for best identifying, assessing and treating acute and prolonged symptoms associated with trauma.
This course is comprised of six articles and four audiotaped recordings (transcripts are provided). The first set of documents proffers definitions and descriptions of crisis and traumatic response including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Additionally, they note the roles played by a variety of responders during crisis. The second set of documents provides several frameworks for better understanding traumatic response and the implications for the development of PTSD and other symptoms. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk speaks about his groundbreaking neurobiological approach in an interview with Dr. David Van Nuys. Dr. Van Nuys also reflects on the influence of trauma on cognitive interpretation and human experience in his interview with Pat Ogden. Measures available for the assessment and treatment of acute and long-term symptoms associated with traumatic experience are summarized in the final set of documents. Additional resources and references are provided for further study, but they are not part of the course.
Disclaimer: This course is purely educational and does not intend to serve as a license (or permission) to mental health professionals to prescribe or practice any of the approaches discussed in this course unless they fall within the scope of practice of your profession. Check with your licensing board about the scope of practice of your profession to make sure you practice within that scope. It also does not serve as a permission to title yourself in any specific way.
Educational Objectives
This course will teach the participant to
Summarize the research on crisis and disaster response
Note the challenges associated with disaster response efforts
Name the four phases of disaster response
Note the foundational elements associated with the SOS Model of Crisis Management
Review the evolution of the field of Trauma Recovery
Identify common impacts of trauma on physical, emotional, cognitive and social function
Describe a variety of acute symptoms of traumatic response
Relate a variety of symptoms that may appear over an extended period of time
Note tools that may be valuable in the identification and assessment of trauma sequelae
Cite models and interventions that are currently in use for the treatment of trauma and PTSD
Review the elements of Polyvagal Theory as it relates to trauma recovery
Report the criteria for making the diagnosis of PTSD per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)
Summarize the primary elements of Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
Describe the use of EMDR in Trauma Recovery
Note how Prolonged Exposure Therapy can be used to modify symptoms of PTSD
Review the benefits of innovative interventions such as Modified Intuitive Prolonged Exposure Therapy (MIPET)
Syllabus
Introduction
What constitutes a crisis?
How does an event become “traumatic”?
Disaster response
Phases of disaster response
Responder roles and affected parties
Emergency responders, search and rescue personnel, mortuary teams, fire, police, and EMS agencies
Witnesses, families of those killed, missing, and injured, friends and coworkers of the aforementioned
Churches, schools, businesses in the affected area, whether damaged or not, residents of the community and state, hospital staff
National guard, clean-up crews, volunteers for the many agencies responding, politicians, funeral directors, clergy, civic groups and organizations, and mental health workers
Challenges associated with managing disasters
Protocols for volunteer efforts
Red Cross
Frameworks for contemplating and understanding trauma
The Predictive Processing Model
Interpersonal Neurobiology
Polyvagal Theory
Identification of acute and long-term trauma
Impacts of trauma
Neurological
Psychological
Emotional
Cognitive
Behavioral
Interpersonal & Social
Assessment of Trauma and Trauma Sequelae
Intervention and Treatment Approaches for the Management and Resolution of Crisis and Trauma
Brief
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
CBITS: Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools
TARGET-A: Trauma Affect Regulation: Guidelines for Education and Therapy for Adolescents and Pre-Adolescents
Trauma-Informed Organizational Self-Assessment
Intermediate
AF-CBT: Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
ARC: Attachment, Self-regulation, and Competency: A Comprehensive Framework for Intervention with Complexly Traumatized Youth
