Treating Complex Trauma: Beyond Competency – Linda Curran

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Intensify and Expand Your Trauma Treatment Capabilities

You know that building the skills to treat trauma and complex PTSD takes ongoing dedication to the craft and science of therapy… Because trauma treatment is always evolving.

That’s why I’ve interviewed world-renowned trauma experts and collected their insights and in-session demonstrations in this all new online certification training course…

You’ll get insight into proven trauma processing modalities from the developers of these techniques. You’ll learn about:

• Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy from developer Dr. Richard Schwartz, and Dr. Frank Anderson, vice chair and director of the Foundation for Self Leadership
• Gestalt Therapy from David Henrich, who has studied for more than 30 years, and Dr. Mary Lou Schack, one of the founders of the Gestalt Therapy Institute of Philadelphia (GTIP)
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), from Dr. Laurel Parnell, one of the most recognizable experts in the field
• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction from pioneering teacher and leader in the clinical application of mindfulness meditation Elana Rosenbaum
• The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study from Dr. Vincent Felitti, co-principal investigator of the study
• Brainspotting, from the developer of this internationally acclaimed method Dr. David Grand
• Somatic Experiencing from its developer Dr. Peter Levine
• Polyvagal Theory from the founder, Dr. Stephen Porges
• Emotionally Focused Couples and Family Therapy (EFT) from the founder, Sue Johnson
• Compassionate Inquiry for treating addiction, ADHD and more from developer Dr. Gabor Maté
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) from Dr. Lane Peterson, who also founded Dialectical Behavior Therapy National Certification and Accreditation Association (DBTNCAA), the first active organization to certify DBT providers and accredits DBT programs
• Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) from its founder, Dr. Edna Foa
• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) from Dr. Donald Meichenbaum, one of its founders

Discover what’s been done in the field of traumatic stress, new perspectives on the nature and experience of trauma, and gain a deeper understanding of trauma’s far-reaching psychological and physical consequences.

The demonstrations showing these experts’ skills in action help speed the learning and application of their proven processes to your own practice…

So you can adapt their experience to create theoretically sound principles that improve your clinical outcomes…

And help your clients find lasting relief from the anger, nightmares, shame, anxiety, depression, and other debilitating symptoms of trauma and complex PTSD.

Certification Made Simple

It’s never been easier to become a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-Level 1).

Step 1: Watch this online course.

Step 2: Complete the Continuing Education quiz and instantly print your certificate of completion.

Step 3: Submit your certificate of completion and professional license to Evergreen Certifications.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. How the mammalian arousal cycle and stress response inform current trauma treatment.
2. Determine the basics of neurodevelopment in early stages of life and theorize how attachment deficits, left unaddressed, continue to impact adults throughout the lifespan.
3. Employ two methods of grounding a dissociated client in session informed by the Polyvagal theory.
4. Appraise the ACE study and apply its findings to clinical diagnosis and treatment of developmental and attachment trauma.
5. Appraise the diagnostic criteria and clinical presentation of Complex PTSD.
6. Role-play a compassionate approach to self-destructive behaviors with clients in-session.
7. Assess the importance of setting firm boundaries in the therapeutic relationship as it relates to improving treatment outcomes.
8. Debate the current theoretical basis for addiction treatment (i.e. addiction is a choice or a disease) compared to the biopsychosocial theory of addiction.
9. Perform three mindfulness practices; include any clinical modifications for use with a traumatized population.
10. How somatic interventions enable clients to extinguish conditioned responses to procedural memories.
11. Develop an argument for AND against the use of medications with traumatized clients.
12. Define and defend the modifications made to Shapiro’s 8-Phase Model of EMDR when using this protocol with clients with complex trauma.
13. Determine the development of “parts” (a component of IFS therapy) that result from trauma and how their function can be used as a resource for clients.
14. Incorporate the theory and practice of Gestalt Therapy beyond the archetypal empty chair technique into trauma treatment planning.
15. And many more! (see below for complete list)

COURSE MODULES

Part One: Biological Nature of Trauma

Biological nature of trauma

• Triune brain
• Brain/body integration: understanding the brain/body feedback loop
• Mechanisms of trauma
• Principles informing state of the art clinical interventions
• Treatment implications

Polyvagal Theory, with Stephen Porges, PhD

Long-term memory

• Implicit memory
• Explicit memory

DSM-5 trauma diagnoses

• Single-incident PTSD
• Acute Stress Disorder
• PTSD subtypes

Trauma Sequelae: chronology of symptom clusters post-single incident PTSD

• Trauma symptoms characteristic of early childhood trauma, with Robert Scaer, MD

Adverse Childhood Experiences, with Vincent Felitti, MD

• Background
• Long-term impact on individuals
• Correlation with addiction
• Public health implications

Attachment, with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, Dr. Diane Poole Heller, and Dr. Dan Siegel

• Neurodevelopment
• Attachment essentials
• Attachment security and strategies
• Developmental trauma disorder

Part Two: Definition of Trauma and Trauma Conditions

Trauma: working definition

Conditions resulting from trauma

• PTS
• Single incident PTSD
• Complex PTSD
• Borderline Personality Disorder

BPD

• Stigma
• DSM criteria
• Developmental/attachment trauma

BPD and CPTSD

• Parallels
• Distinction

CPTSD

• Diagnosis
• DSM 5 and ICD-11 specifications
• Distinct from PTSD (single incident)

Maladaptive behaviors

• Function of addictions and self-injury in individuals with trauma
• Treatment principles and strategies

Dissociation, with Robert Scaer, MD

• PTSD and CPTSD: “dissociative disorders”
• Correlation between childhood abuse and re-victimization
• Treatment implications

Addiction

• Myths
• Nature of addiction
• Treatment implications
• Trauma and addiction, with Gabor Maté, MD
• 12-step programs and the rehabilitation industry

Part Three: Stage Model of Trauma Therapy

Stage model of trauma therapy

• Janet’s tri-phasic model of trauma therapy
• Dual awareness, with Babette Rothschild, MSW
• History taking

Mindfulness and awareness practices, with Dr. Jim Hopper; Elana Rosenbaum, MS, LICSW; Belleruth Naparstek, LISW, BCD; and Amy Weintraub, MFA, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, YACEP

• Mindfulness
• Mindfulness based stress reduction (MSBR)
  • Program breakdown
  • In-session body scan demonstration
• Guided imagery
• Mindfulness/bodyfulness
• Yoga
  • Pacing yoga practice for traumatized population
  • Effects of trauma on musculoskeletal system
  • Use of yoga mudras for self-soothing
  • In session with Amy Weintraub

Dialectical behavioral therapy, with Lane Pederson, PsyD, LP, DBTC

• Discussion
  • Theory and development
  • Systematic implication
  • DBT skills training and tools
• In session with Lane Pederson

Trauma and medication, with Frank Anderson, MD

• The importance of client agency
• Employing IFS when prescribing medications

Somatic experiencing, with Peter Levine, PhD

• In session with Peter Levine
• Theory and practice

Somatic Therapy, with Babette Rothschild, MSW

• In session with Babette Rothschild

Part Four: Trauma Processing Modalities

Cognitive behavioral therapy, with Donald Meichenbaum, PhD

Prolonged exposure therapy with Edna Foa, PhD

• Theory development
• Applicability

Sensorimotor psychotherapy with Janina Fisher, PhD

• Psychoeducation in trauma therapy – utilizing cognitive override
• Resourcing clients
• Body-oriented and somatic interventions

Eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)

• Theory with field leaders
• Shapiros 8-phase model
• Clinical modifications for complex trauma
• In session with Linda Curran

Internal family systems, with Richard Schwartz, PhD

• Theory and applicability
• In session with Frank Anderson
• Theory development and practice
• In session with Richard Schwartz

Gestalt therapy

• Beyond the empty chair technique
• Verbal narrative vs. body narrative
• In session with Mary Lou Schack, PhD
• In session with David Henrich, LCSW, BCD

When you register today, you’ll receive three FREE bonuses (a $154.97 value!)

Bonus 1: Trauma Competency: A Clinician’s Guide eBook ($24.99 value)

Recommended for all clinicians working with trauma, this book is a clear and concise, reader-friendly illumination of the HOW and the WHY of trauma treatment.

Unique in its approach, Linda Curran not only defines and explains the current trauma paradigm-relevant, theories and current neuroscience, but demonstrates, step-by-step, its in-session clinical utility and applicability.

Bonus 2: 101 Trauma-Informed Interventions: Activities, Exercises and Assignments to Move the Client and Therapy Forward eBook ($29.99 value)

This workbook pulls together a wide array of trauma treatments into one concise resource. Equally useful in both group and individual settings, these interventions provide hope and healing for the client, and expand and solidify your expertise.

The book also includes a link to all reproducible worksheets you can print and use with clients right away!

Bonus 3: Your Certification Application Fee is FREE ($99.99 value)

Certification made simple! Register today and pay no additional fees to complete your Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-Level 1) certification.