Course Summary
Practice Level: Intermediate
Series Overview: This course is part of a 3-course series on Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care
Traumatic experiences are common and take varied forms. Trauma occurs in a range of contexts—from exposure to natural disasters or combat to being a first responder and/or a victim of interpersonal violence. This series provides information that clinicians can use to improve their recognition and understanding of trauma and improve the help seeking experiences of trauma victims. Recovery from trauma exposure is possible and this series details trauma and trauma-informed care in behavioral health services so that programs and interventions can best meet the needs of trauma survivors. The courses in this Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care series are:
- An Introduction to Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care
- The Effects of Trauma
- Trauma-Informed Screening, Assessment, and Treatment
Because there are many facets of trauma experiences and symptoms, clinicians generally take a comprehensive, conscious approach to screening and assessment. The goal of screening and assessment is to identify individuals who have experienced traumatic events and assess the influence of these events. Trauma-informed screening and assessment refers to tools and processes that are used with survivors of trauma. Trauma-informed clinicians incorporate practices that value and respect the dignity of all clients. They are aware that the lived experiences of trauma survivors are different, as are the expression of trauma symptoms. Trauma screening and assessment are conducted with children, adolescents, and adults.
Trauma-informed clinicians can be a valuable resource to trauma survivors. Adhering to trauma-informed principles and working with clients using evidence-based approaches can assist clinicians in their work. This course is the 3rd part of a course series on the topic of trauma-informed care designed to provide social workers, psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists with the information necessary to identify and respond to trauma exposure in varied settings. This course provides clinicians with information about working with trauma survivors, screening and assessment tools, treatment methods, and clinician self-care.
Course Format
This course contains downloadable online lessons (PDF) and a practice test.
Learning Objectives
- Explain general principles for working with trauma survivors.
- Identify essential elements of trauma-informed screening and assessment.
- Explain trauma-specific treatment.
- Identify the roles of vicarious and secondary trauma and clinician self-care in the provision of trauma care.
Course Syllabus
- Introduction
- General Principles for Working with Survivors
- Supporting Safety and Stabilization
- Clinician Competencies
- Assisting Survivors with Coping
- Mitigating the Effects of Trauma
- Ethical Practice
- Child Safety and Mandatory Reporting
- Screening and Assessment
- Cross-Cultural Screening and Assessment
- Screening and Assessment Instruments
- Trauma-Specific Treatments
- Selected Best Practices for Children and Families
- Selected Best Practices for Adults
- Tools for Coping
- Challenges and Barriers to Trauma Treatment
- Referrals to Trauma-Specific Services
- Models for Integrated Trauma Treatment
- Self-Care for Clinicians
- Vicarious and Secondary Trauma
- Self-Care Wheel and Coping
- Supervision and Consultation
- Agency Policies and Procedures
- Summary
- Resources
- References
Author
Teresa Crowe, PhD, LICSW
Teresa Crowe, PhD, LICSW is a licensed clinical social worker in the District of Columbia and Maryland. She is a professor of social work at Gallaudet University and teaches practice, theory, and research in the MSW program. Her recent research focuses on deaf and hard of hearing populations, especially in the areas of behavioral health, intimate partner violence, telemental health, well-being, and help-seeking.
Accreditation Approval Statements
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Social workers completing this course receive 2 clinical continuing education credits.
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