Trauma and Its Effects: An Introduction to PTSD (2HR)
$32.00
This webinar provides a comprehensive overview of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its profound impact on the mind and body. Through this session, you will gain a deep understanding of the causes, symptoms, and diagnostic criteria of PTSD, as well as how trauma manifests in various individuals. The training will cover the neurobiological and psychological underpinnings of trauma, explore the emotional and behavioral responses, and provide strategies for assessing and treating clients with PTSD. By the end, you’ll be equipped with essential tools to support clients on their path to recovery, fostering resilience and healing in the therapeutic process.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
- Define post-traumatic stress disorder
- Identify the causes of PTSD
- Describe best practices for treatment of PTSD
Social workers completing this course receive 2 Clinical asynchronous continuing education credits.
For other board approvals, this course qualifies for 2 hours of Clinical, Evidence-Based Practices, and General Skill Building continuing education training.
Course Instructor: Dreya Blume, MA, LCSW
Recording Date: 8/12/2025
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.
Dreya Blume, MA, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker, with her MSW from Radford University and an MA in anthropology from the University of Hawaii. Dreya has twenty years of experience working in mental health, from case management to intensive in-home services to leading groups for addicts in recovery.
Introduction
• Define post-traumatic stress disorder
• Anxiety symptoms related to PTSD
• Memory issues associated with trauma response
• Impact of PTSD on the brain
Objective 1: Identify the causes and nature of PTSD.
• The nature of trauma
• Single-event traumatic experiences
• Chronic and ongoing trauma exposure
Objective 2: Describe best practices for treatment of PTSD.
• Mindfulness-based approaches
• Dual awareness strategies
• Somatic-based therapies for trauma recovery
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