2 Day Trauma Competency Training: Traumatic Stress, Grief and Loss

Presented by Eric Gentry, Ph.D.

Monday, October 30, 2017 – Tuesday, October 31, 2017  |  Winnipeg, mb

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A Letter from Dr. Eric Gentry

“In 1999, Hubble, Duncan, and Miller released, in my opinion, the single most important text of the past decade—The Heart & Soul of Change. This book is chocked full of paradigm-shifting information. This data confirms what I, as a professional care provider for nearly three decades, have always intuited—people heal people! It is not EMDR, or CBT, or psychopharmacology that accounts for most of the magical transformation that happens in our office. It is the quality of the relationships that we build with our clients. All we have to do is confirm the gravity of this truth is to think back upon a time in our own lives when we navigated through emotional difficulty and we’ll see that it was the support, care, and presence of another that we recall as the active ingredient in our own successful resolution of this problem.

After fully integrating the work of Hubble, Duncan & Miller, I started seeing that there were three “active ingredients” to successful resolution of traumatic stress symptoms— relationship, relaxation, and narratives. Without the relationship developed and maintained, I found that I was unable to successfully teach self-regulation or co- construct narratives with my trauma survivor clients. Since that time, I have treated thousands of people suffering the effects of traumatic stress. I have found that when we complete these three simple (not easy) therapeutic tasks, then my clients no longer meet diagnostic criteria for PTSD. And, unless they have some organic condition, when they complete these tasks they no longer meet diagnostic criteria for any Axis I or II condition.

Build and maintain a strong therapeutic relationship; teach survivors how to relax their bodies, especially in the context of a perceived threat; and help them construct complete chronological narratives of their traumatic experiences. The completion of these three tasks will heal traumatic stress. Sometimes it takes years of work through countless sessions to complete these tasks. However, as a professional caregiver helping clients heal from traumatic stress, I am always working on one of these three tasks. I suspect we’re in for an exciting training.”

You’re getting good outcomes with your trauma survivor clients — but what if you could do even better? Studies show there are 4 major factors that make trauma treatment work. If you accomplish these 4 things, your clients will heal.

Trauma treatment is that simple. It’s not easy — but it’s simple. Based on 25 years of break-through research, this two day workshop will revolutionize the way you work with trauma survivors. After completing the workshop, you’ll be able to double your outcomes by incorporating these factors into whatever treatment modality you’re using — and we’ll walk you through exactly how to do it. Joy, peace, purpose, and love are available to every single human being — when we, as clinicians, can help our clients effectively, we can end their suffering.

*In addition, completion of this two-day workshop meets the educational requirements when applying to become a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (International Association of Trauma Professionals, www.traumapro.net )

Who Should Attend

Clinical Professionals: All mental health professionals including, but not limited to Clinical Counsellors, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Social Workers, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Hospice and Palliative Care Workers, School Counsellors, Youth Workers, Mental Health Workers, Addiction Specialists, Marital & Family Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Vocational Rehabilitation Consultants and all professionals looking to enhance their therapeutic skills.

Agenda

A Brief History and Evolution of Traumatic Stress, Grief & Loss

• Systemic traumatic stress theory
• Symptom review
• Review of effective treatments
• Tri Phasic model
• Most commonly used instruments to assess traumatic stress

Core Competencies of Traumatic Stress, Grief & Loss Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual Factors that Produce Anxiety & Traumatic Stress

• Precipitating events
• Meaning making
• Physiology of Trauma
• Perception

Adaptive and maladaptive coping behaviours

• Trauma Adaptation
• Systemic influences
• Emotional & psychological stressors
• Integrated theoretical concepts from stress, crisis & trauma theories
• Information Processing Model
• Psychosocial Model

Review of Effective Treatment Interventions

• Cognitive Behavioral Techniques (PE, CPT & SIT)
• EMDR & Bilateral Stimulation
• Thought Field Therapy (TFT)/Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
• Sensorimotor

The Biochemical, Affective, and Cognitive Impacts of Traumatic Stress

• Affective volatility
• The body keeps the score
• Biology of traumatic stress

The Impacts of Traumatic Stress Over Time and Across and Within Developmental Stages

• Epigenetics
• Reactive Attachment Disorder
• Adrenal fatigue

The Role of Traumatic Stress in Clinical Disorders such as Personality Disorders, Dissociative Identity Disorder, and More

• Traumagenesis
• Traumaddiction
• Comorbidity

Conceptualizing a Framework of Healing for Survivors of Traumatic Stress

• Systemic perspective
• Strengths perspective
• Survivor metaphor

Traumatic Stress Exists Across the Continuum of Systemic Levels

• Systemic trauma theory
• Community trauma
• Vicarious secondary traumatization

Theories of Traumatic Stress, Loss and Grief

• Information processing model
• Psychosocial model
• Contemporary thoughts

Bereavement and Adjustment Disorders

• Supporting Normal Bereavement
• Treating Complicated Bereavement

Assessment of Traumatic Stress Disorders

• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the APA
• DSM-5® changes
• ACE & Developmental Trauma
• Diagnosing PTSD with the PCL-5

Learning Objectives

1. Define clearly the nature of traumatic stress, grief, & loss and their sequelae
2. Explain and apply theoretical models of traumatic stress, grief & loss
3. Explain traumatic stress, grief & loss from biochemical, psychological, social & spiritual perspectives
4. List and describe the key current interventions employed for the treatment of traumatic stress, grief & loss
5. Demonstrate a rudimentary understanding of brain functioning as it relates to traumatic stress
6. Describe the pioneering work that informs evidence-based treatments

Your Presenter

Eric Gentry, Ph.D.

Eric Gentry, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized leader in the field of disaster and clinical traumatology, having trained thousands of professionals and paraprofessionals worldwide in the treatment of traumatic stress. His doctorate is from Florida State University where he studied with Professor Charles Figley, one of the pioneers of traumatic stress. Dr. Gentry was one of the original faculty members of the Traumatology Institute and later became the co-director of the International Traumatology Institute at the University of South Florida. Dr. Gentry, along with Dr. Anna Baranowsky, is the co-author and co-owner of the Traumatology Institute Training Curriculum—17 courses in field and clinical traumatology leading to seven separate certifications. He is also a founding board member and vice-president of the International Association of Trauma Professionals (IATP). Dr. Gentry has been a clinical member of several CISM teams and has provided assistance in many different disaster and critical incidents including Oklahoma City, New York City, and hurricanes in Florida.

 

Testimonials

“Really enjoyed Dr. Gentry; appreciated his passion and down to earth delivery. Please bring him back for additional training. Day 3 was my favourite!”
– Calgary, AB | November 27 – 29, 2017

“Eric Gentry was absolutely amazing! Please bring him to Saskatchewan.”
– Calgary, AB | November 27 – 29, 2017

“This course was a game changer. I’m excited to leave with my new found tools in my tool belt and head back to work and get started.”
– Kelly | Winnipeg, MB | October 30 – 31, 2017

“One of the best workshops I’ve attended – very professional; good mix of information and interaction + skill-building. Excellent rapport with group and made so comfortable for open discussions of the subject matter.”
– Evelyn Steginus | Winnipeg, MB | October 30 – 31, 2017

“Eric is an excellent presenter. He is extremely knowledgeable and provides an informative relative workshop.”
– Winnipeg, MB | October 30 – 31, 2017

“Eric is fully engaging and anything but bland. Knowledgeable and helpful in explaining how to use the content in every day practice.”
– Winnipeg, MB | October 30 – 31, 2017

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