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Trauma

Course Type: Not Faith Based
Course Access: Lifetime
Course Format: Online

It’s estimated that between 60-70% of people experience at least one traumatic event in their lifetimes. Others may experience trauma in childhood or face a number of traumas over time. These events can challenge a person’s ability to cope.

In this 6-hour specialization course for Mental Health Coaches, you’ll learn how to support people who are struggling after a traumatic experience. You’ll learn to recognize signs of trauma, including signs of long-term trauma, PTSD, and Childhood Adverse Experiences (known as ACES). You’ll also learn about treatments and how to refer someone to a helpful mental health provider. And we share skills for relating to people experiencing a trauma response and supporting people so they can heal from these experiences.

The Mental Health Coach training is a prerequisite for this course.

Objectives

You Will Learn:

  • Recognize. You’ll learn how to recognize traumatic exposure and the resulting symptoms, and you will gain an understanding of the effects that trauma may have on a person.
  • Refer. You’ll learn when and how to refer a person to a licensed mental health care provider, about the different types of providers, and the treatment approaches to trauma care.
  • Relate. We share ways to connect with someone who has experienced trauma in a meaningful way using effective communication, validation, and guidance.
  • Restore. You’ll learn tools that can help someone who has experienced a potentially traumatic event and how to offer support using the reImagine curriculum.

Benefits of Taking This Course:

  • You’ll know the signs of trauma, common types of trauma, and when to refer someone to a professional provider.
  • You’ll understand the long-term effects of childhood trauma, and you’ll gain tools to refer, address, and develop support for families.
  • You’ll be able to open new doors for caring for those in your community who have experienced trauma. You can share this training with your faith community and church leadership or develop small group conversations about how to support people after traumatic events.
  • You’ll learn new skills for relating to people who have experienced trauma or multiple traumas.
  • You’ll gain tools that you can use to lead support groups and coach people one-on-one to renew their thinking around traumatic events.
  • You’ll be able to help people address the traumatic event through religion and spirituality and help them restore faith and hope after a distressing situation.

Course Lessons:

  • Lesson 1: Recognize
    • What is Trauma?
    • Prevalence of Trauma
    • Adverse Childhood Experiences, the ACE Study
    • Effects of Trauma
    • Signs to look for
  • Lesson 2: Refer
    • When to refer
    • Treatment options
    • Working with faith leaders to help them understand when and how to refer
  • Lesson 3: Relate
    • Being a compassionate presence
    • Communicating with someone who has experienced trauma
    • Supporting and validating
    • Providing religious support for those who have experienced traumas
  • Lesson 4: Restore
    • A holistic view of well-being
    • The role of religion and spirituality in trauma and healing from trauma
    • Positive religious coping
    • Using the reImagine workbook to help someone reframe their perspectives and reactions to trauma

FAQs

Who can take the course?

Anyone who has taken the Mental Health Coach and Champions training and has an interest in gaining a greater understanding of this subject is encouraged to take the course.

The course is made up of individual lessons. They can be taken all at once or based on your schedule. You can complete the online course at any time you would like. The course is compatible with all devices.

You can complete the online course at any time you would like. The course is compatible with all devices.

Once you have completed all modules there is a final quiz you will need to complete and pass to receive your Certificate of Completion.

No, we don’t offer in-person training. Visit our course catalog to view all of our online courses.

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