Stabilization, trauma assessment, and treatment planning
Structured assessment approaches for PTSD and developing individualized trauma treatment plans
This trauma training explores the early phases of trauma treatment, focusing on stabilization strategies, structured trauma assessment, and the development of individualized treatment plans.
Participants will examine the relationship between trauma and addictive behaviours, explore neurobiological responses to trauma exposure, and learn structured methods for assessing trauma-related symptoms including dissociation, avoidance, and somatic responses.
Clinical tools such as traumagram mapping, histogram mapping, and problem list development will be introduced to support case conceptualization and treatment planning.
Learning objectives:
- Addictive behaviours as adaptive responses to trauma
- Where addiction and trauma intersect neurobiologically
- Stabilization of addictive behaviours, and other symptoms as Phase One for trauma work.
- Introduction of the clinical assessment process in trauma treatment
- Introduction of structured assessment tool for symptom severity, degree of dissociation, avoidances, and physical symptoms
- Histogram mapping
- Traumagram mapping
- Pulling it all together to create a case conceptualization/formulation
- Developing the “Problem list” for individualized treatment planning
Reserve your spot now to strengthen your trauma assessment, formulation, and treatment planning skills.
Please note: This webinar is module 2 of the Certificate in trauma counselling for mental health professionals: Level 2 advanced clinical training, however; participants can also register for it as a stand-alone training to enhance their knowledge and clinical skills in trauma counselling.