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Psychology of Trauma & PTSD

This course addresses the broad range of phenomena that fall under the rubric of “trauma,” exposing attendees both to the major controversies that have developed around definitions of trauma and to the practical controversies that have emerged around prop
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Psychology of Trauma & PTSD
A.  Steven Frankel, Ph.D., J.D.

Abstract/Goals & Objectives

This course addresses the broad range of phenomena that fall under the rubric of “trauma,” exposing attendees both to the major controversies that have developed around definitions of trauma and to the practical controversies that have emerged around proper treatment of trauma and its sequelae.  We will consider types of trauma that range from childhood abuse through here-and-now traumatic experiences such as auto accidents, rape, muggings, terrorist attacks, war veterans, etc.  The morning section of the course considers the emerging data on “resilience” (a construct that seeks to account for individual variations in response to traumatic events – do some people function “better” than others after trauma?) and on attachment theory (an area of research that speaks quite directly to issues of resilience). We will also cover the topics of “chronic complex trauma” and the trauma associated with “tonic immobility.” Assessment will also be covered in the morning session.  The afternoon session focuses on treatment approaches, ranging from exposure techniques (with a videotaped presentation of one approach to exposure treatment) to cognitive-behavioral and depth psychotherapies, to the “power therapies” like “EMDR,” with information about the relative efficacy of these approaches.

Goals/Objectives:
Attendees will be able to:

  1. List four categories of attachment relationships
  2. List three predictors of resilience
  3. List three components of tonic immobility
  4. Describe two varieties of exposure treatments
  5. Define "Traumatic Transference"

After purchasing the course, you will instantly be taken to your Online Classroom page containing links to watch your Online Course and download all lecture slides. You may begin the course at any time. When you've finished viewing the entire course, you will complete an online program evaluation and post-test, and print your Certificate of Completion to receive CE credits.