Certificate in trauma counselling for mental health professionals: Level 1

Certificate in trauma counselling for mental health professionals: Level 1

Presented by SickKids CCMH Learning Institute

Dates: June 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, and 26, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET
Facilitator: Natalie Zlodre Choy, MSW, RSW

Description:
This six-day trauma certificate program will provide the most current information on the biopsychosocial phenomenon of trauma. Learn how to assess and respond ethically and appropriately to adult clients. Examine the effects of and the responses to working with traumatized individuals. Develop trauma-informed approaches to work that enhance personal and professional resilience.

The trauma issues experienced by adult clients/consumers may include early childhood trauma, violent crime, sexual assault, domestic violence, work related trauma, motor vehicle accidents, medical trauma and on-going pervasive developmental arrests.

The objective with clients who have experienced a single incident trauma is to recover to base-line functioning. For this we use psychoeducation and symptom management strategies. With clients who have experienced complex developmental trauma, the objective is to mitigate layers of human suffering. This suffering has manifested in entrenched rigid maladaptive patterns. The objective is to bring clarity to the origin, presence, and manifestations of these patterns. To develop a systematic process for changing the core belief system/schema that drives these patterns.

Registration fee: General - $1,800  |  Student - $1,620

For full program overview and registration details please visit: https://cvent.me/MZVAdX

Facilitator Bio:
Natalie Zlodre Choy, MSW, RSW is the Director of Community Resources and Initiatives, a trauma-informed consulting firm based in Toronto, Canada.

She was the Head of the Trauma and Resiliency Centre and Associate Director of Training at the SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute (formerly known as The Hincks-Dellcrest Centre - Gail Appel Institute).

Her professional focus is in the areas of acute trauma, developmental/complex trauma and the impact of trauma on professionals and on mental health services. Natalie provides clinical consultation and supervision to mental health professionals and organizations. Her theoretical framework is trauma-informed and strength-based.

Natalie is an experienced training facilitator and has provided hundreds of presentations nationally and internationally. She is known for her direct and lively style and her ability to translate complex theories about traumatic responses into relevant practices for post-traumatic growth in vulnerable populations.

Continuing Education (CE) information: 36 CE hours