Treating Traumatic Stress Injuries: An Overview

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The Tulane School of Social Work is proud to present a special workshop with trauma experts Mark Russell and Charles Figley entitled "Treating Traumatic Stress Injuries: An Overview" on Friday, April 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Tulane School of Social Work in Room 103. A total of six CEUs will be offered. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. with the workshop starting at 9 a.m.

Building on more than 25 years as a Navy clinical psychologist Mark Russell and Director of the Antioch and trauma pioneer Charles Figley share their insights on human responses to trauma and how sometimes a survivor needs time to mobilize their resilience resources. They will discuss with those attending how best to understand post-traumatic reactions and especially the spectrum of causes and consequences beyond being diagnosed with a mental illness. Their thesis, among others, is that social work, clinical psychology, psychiatry, mental health counseling, psychiatric nursing, and substance abuse counselors should attend to the INJURY and less to the disorder. Participants will be invited to share their stories as survivors or of treating survivors.

The afternoon will be devoted to providing an introduction to EMDR treatment planning for the spectrum of war trauma injuries to include treating acute stress disorder and chronic combat-PTSD, traumatic grief, depression and suicide, substance use disorder, co-morbid mild traumatic brain injury, medically unexplained physical symptoms, phantom limb pain from traumatic amputation, and any condition that could be improved by suddenly and significantly lowering subjective sensations of stress.
 
The workshop objectives include:

• Provide an overview of resilience, trauma, traumatic stress, and the traumatic stress injury;
• Identify the spectrum of traumatic stress injuries;
• Clarify the importance of mental health professionals focusing on human development and injury prevention and rehabilitation rather than seeking mental illness treatment;
• Provide an overview of trauma treatment planning;
• Describe contemporary EMDR treatment protocols for acute stress injuries;
• Discuss unique treatment considerations in working with military populations; and
  
• Know where to go on the web to review and understand the research on EMDR treatment of war trauma

Registration Fee and Information
The registration fee is $145. You can register at the door on Friday, where you can pay via check or money order (payable to Tulane School of Social Work). You must submit your payment at the door to enter the workshop.

Parking Information
Each weekday, parking on Tulane's campus is available via parking permit only. Participants can park on any public streets adjacent to Tulane's campus, or they can purchase a one-day parking permit for five dollars. The pass allows participants to park on the second floor and above of the Diboll Parking Garage, which is located about 5 to 10 minutes from the Tulane School of Social Work. Please indicate in your registration whether you will need a parking pass or not. If so, please add $5 to your payment, and we will e-mail the pass prior to the event. For more details about building locations, please see the uptown campus map.

Refreshments and Lunch
Refreshments and snacks will be provided; however, participants are responsible for their own lunch. The Lavin-Bernick Student Center is a five-minute walk from the School of Social Work and offers many food options. There is also a P.J.'s Coffee located just off Freret Street on Tulane's campus that will be open during the event.

Questions
Contact Parker Sternbergh at 504.862.3475 or psternb@tulane.edu.

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