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Post-Traumatic Growth

Post-Traumatic Growth: Working with Survivors of Trauma Increased Strength, Self-Awareness, and Safety

Practitioners who work with people who have experienced painful, life-altering events know that many powerful trauma-focused interventions are available to help survivors heal and recover.  This training will explore research that suggests that up to a third of survivors of traumatic experiences experience “Post-Traumatic Growth”, the development of valuable strengths and insights beyond even their pre-trauma capacities

What factors help with Post-Traumatic Growth? This training will provide concrete guidance for how providers can use specific approaches for supporting the best possible outcomes for survivors of trauma. 

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Description

In this training, participants will learn about post-traumatic growth, how it differs from, and overlaps with, recovery, and how to discuss growth with clients without minimizing their trauma or struggles.  Participants will learn and practice approaches that can help open the door to growth, and foster progress for their clients. The training will explores the phenomena of post-traumatic growth through the accounts of survivors, and the investigations of researchers and providers.  Participants will review key studies to better understand the factors that support optimal recovery and growth after trauma. Using examples and exercises, participants will explore healthy ways that survivors can respond to trauma to promote growth and development in their own lives, and how practitioners can foster these outcomes. 

Outcomes

Participants will: 

  1. Be able to describe the concept of post-traumatic growth including changes in cognition, behavior and self-experience commonly observed. 
  2. Understand recovery as part of a continuing that can be assessed and supported in the clinical relationship.  
  3. Feel able to provide psycho-education about post-traumatic growth to clients, without diminishing pain and suffering or challenges stemming from trauma.  
  4. Gain strategies to promote and strengthen recovery factors among those they are helping.
  5. Reflect on personal experiences to illustrate or exemplify the factors and changes associated with trauma and promote growth. 

Price

Member Fee: $135.60 (Includes HST)

Non-Member Fee: $169.50  (Includes HST)

Course Dates & Location

Available for In Service

Instructor

Erick Roat, MA, PhD

Erick Roat has worked in the helping professions for over 20 years in hospital and non-profit settings and has worked extensively with combat veterans, first responders, and those who have experienced childhood or relationship violence.  During his career, he has developed and delivered programs focused on preventing violence and assisting people who have experienced violence to use their strengths to create safety and empowerment in their lives. Erick has taught at the College and University level as well as providing mental health training and education to healthcare providers and the public.  In his training and clinical work, Erick incorporates interests in individual strengths, positive psychology, and philosophy with research-based approaches. 

Group Registration

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