Use of Intergenerational Family Theories in Trauma Work

DATE: Saturday, October 10, 2026

TIME: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET // 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CT  // 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. PT // 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. MT

PLATFORM: Via Zoom Webinar

COST: $69

FEATURES:

  • Live & Interactive Webinar
  • Presentation Slides PDF & Additional Resources Included
  • Provides for 3 CE hours of Clinical
Trauma rarely occurs in isolation; it is often embedded within family systems and transmitted across generations through relational patterns, attachment disruptions, unspoken narratives, and survival strategies. Intergenerational family theories provide a powerful framework for understanding how trauma, loss, and resilience are passed down—and how these patterns can be identified and interrupted in clinical work.

This training explores the application of intergenerational family theories in trauma treatment, drawing from Bowen Family Systems Theory, attachment theory, psychodynamic and relational models, and contemporary trauma-informed approaches. Participants will examine how family roles, boundaries, emotional cutoffs, and multigenerational beliefs shape trauma responses, identity development, and coping strategies across the lifespan.
The course will focus on practical clinical applications, including assessing intergenerational trauma, using genograms and narrative techniques, and integrating family of-origin work into individual and family therapy. Emphasis will be placed on helping clients develop insight, emotional regulation, and choice— supporting differentiation while honoring cultural, historical, and systemic contexts.

Upon completion of the webinar, participants will be able to:

  • Explain key concepts from intergenerational family theories and their relevance to understanding the transmission of trauma across generations.
  • Identify intergenerational trauma patterns using assessment tools such as genograms, family narratives, and attachment-informed interviewing.
  • Apply intergenerational frameworks to trauma treatment, integrating family systems concepts into individual, couple, and family therapy while remaining culturally responsive and trauma- informed.

$69.00

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3 CE Hours of Clinical Continuing Education
NBCC #7091 & ASWB #1770 Approved Provider

Target Audience: Mental Health Counselors, Social Workers, Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialists, Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselors, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists

Course Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

NBCC ACEP # 7091, CE Training Workshops has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP #7091. Programs that do not qualify are clearly identified. CE Training Workshops is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. CE Training Workshops designates this continuing education activity for 3 continuing education hours.

CE Training Workshops, LLC, #1770, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/02/2025 to 08/02/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 3 Clinical continuing education credits.

Purchase Instructions

Registration Deadline: Register up until the start time!

Cost Includes: A PDF of the presentation slides and any supplemental training materials and a certificate of completion.

Evaluation / Certificate: Within 4 hours of the completion of the webinar, participants will receive an email with a link to complete an evaluation. Once completed, the participant will be able to download/print the certificate.

System Requirements: Internet and the ability to log into Zoom webinars when provided a meeting link which will be sent upon registration.

Interactive Webinar: This is a live & interactive webinar which means that participants can interact with other participants and the instructor in live time.

Additional information can be found in the FAQs webpage AND on the Company & Approving Boards Policies webpage.

Meet Your Facilitator

Jillian Graves, LCSW, Ph.D. is an associate professor at Eastern Michigan University in the School of Social Work.  Her scholarly work has focused on the experiences of family caregivers, especially siblings, in adolescent and emerging adult development, in reflexivity in qualitative research methodology, and in trauma-reactive violence.  Her most recent research has been on the impact of COVID-19 on retail workers’ mental health and the use of relational coordination as a mitigating factor.  She is currently the co-director of the IPE Center in the College of Health and Human Services.

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