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Resilience through Clinician Connection: Safe Spaces in Trauma Care
This course will explore the significance of clinical rapport along with consideration trauma-informed and responsive approaches to treatment. Participants will strengthen key clinical skills in areas such as communication, trauma-informed interventions, and cultural sensitivity, all while learning how to create safe, empowering spaces for clients. The course will also address the impact of caregiver stress, offering practical tools for managing burnout and vicarious trauma through self-care strategies that enhance both personal well-being and professional effectiveness.
Resilience through Clinician Connection: Safe Spaces in Trauma Care
Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 2:00 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT
Presenter: Larissa Theison, LCSW, LSCSW
Course Length: 3 Hours
Learning Objectives:
Develop Skills for Building and Maintaining Therapeutic Rapport and Communication
Enhance Cultural Sensitivity and Trauma-Informed Interventions
Strengthen Self-Care Practices to Prevent Burnout and Vicarious Trauma
This workshop Offers 3 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits
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This course will explore the significance of clinical rapport along with consideration trauma-informed and responsive approaches to treatment. Participants will strengthen key clinical skills in areas such as communication, trauma-informed interventions, and cultural sensitivity, all while learning how to create safe, empowering spaces for clients. The course will also address the impact of caregiver stress, offering practical tools for managing burnout and vicarious trauma through self-care strategies that enhance both personal well-being and professional effectiveness.
Learning Objectives:
Develop Skills for Building and Maintaining Therapeutic Rapport and Communication
Enhance Cultural Sensitivity and Trauma-Informed Interventions
Strengthen Self-Care Practices to Prevent Burnout and Vicarious Trauma
Agenda:
1. Introduction and Course Objectives: Briefly review clinician information, training, and today’s objectives for training; start with a brief mindfulness activity that is supportive of the lesson topic. (10-15 mins)
2. The Role of Empathy and Active Listening: How deep, non-judgmental listening and empathic engagement can lay the foundation for healing. (10-15 mins)
3. Trauma-Informed Communication: Exploring ways to approach communication that respects and acknowledges the impact of trauma, while also fostering hope and agency. (15-20 mins)
4. Cultural Sensitivity and Awareness: Recognizing how trauma manifests differently across cultures and how to approach care that is sensitive and relevant. (20-30 mins)
5. Vicarious Trauma and Caregiver Self-Care: Equipping providers with the tools to manage their own emotional health, avoiding burnout while maintaining compassion. (15-20 mins)
6. Building Strength-Based Relationships: Exploring how to highlight individual and collective strengths in both therapy and caregiving, which empowers resilience and recovery. (15-20 mins)
7. Incorporating Creative Therapies: A brief review of different evidence-based treatment approaches (DBT, EMDR, TF-CBT, Play Therapy, ACT, Brainspotting, ARC, Narrative) and incorporating ideas re: how art, music, and movement therapy can be used to bridge gaps in communication for trauma survivors, especially those who have difficulty verbalizing their experiences. (30 mins)
This presentation is open to:
Social Workers
Professional Counselors
Therapists
Psychologists
Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives
Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.
Disability Access - If you require ADA accommodations, please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification.
Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often, and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling.
The grievance policy for trainings provided by the NEFESH INTERNATIONAL is available here Satisfactory Completion Participants must have paid the tuition fee, logged in and out each day, attended the entire workshop, and completed an evaluation to receive a certificate (If this is a pre-recorded program, a post-test with a passing grade of 80% to receive a certificate.) Failure to log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates are available after satisfactory course completion by clicking here.
There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0129.
Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0325.
Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0275.
Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0774.
CE You! is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland. CE You! maintains responsibility for this program.
Refunds
Registrants who are unable to attend a Frum Therapist seminar or live workshop may ask for, and will receive, a
credit or refund (your choice). Refund requests will be processed within 3 business days. When an attendee
knows in advance that they are unable to attend we ask that they inform Frum Therapist ahead of time by emailing
[email protected] or by calling or texting (607) 249-4585 this allows us to free up the spot in the training in
the event that a training is at or near capacity.
