Description
Instructor: Emily Starr, LCSW
CEU: 4.0 Live CE Hours of credit (LMHC, LMSW, LCSW)
Location Type: Virtual via Zoom
Description:
Trauma Awareness and Clinical Responsiveness provides a foundational overview of trauma and its impact on mental health treatment. This training explores how trauma affects brain functioning, nervous system regulation, and the mind–body connection, as well as common ways trauma may present across the lifespan.
Participants will review core principles of trauma-informed care and learn how to respond to trauma-related symptoms in a manner that promotes safety, empowerment, and emotional regulation. Emphasis is placed on practical, trauma-responsive approaches clinicians can integrate into assessment, communication, and therapeutic engagement across diverse clinical settings.
This course is designed for mental health professionals seeking to strengthen trauma awareness and enhance clinical responsiveness without focusing on a specific trauma modality.
Learning Objectives:
- 2–3 ways trauma impacts brain functioning and physiological stress responses
- 2–3 examples of traumatic experiences across the lifespan
- 2–3 core principles of trauma-informed care
- 2–3 trauma-responsive strategies clinicians can use to promote safety and emotional regulation
Includes:Â Upon Completion- Certificate for 3.0 LIVE Continuing Education Hours
Zoom link and information will be sent out 24 hours before scheduled event.
