Trauma, PTSD and Accumulated Stress: An Emotional, Behavioral, and Neurological Perspective

When

Thursday, April 9, 2020 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
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Where

Webinar will take place via Zoom webinar. Following registration, you will receive instructions via email to access Zoom. 

**This is a live online webinar**

Contact

Christina Steudte, LMHC
Association for Mental Health and Wellness
631-471-7242 ext 1330
csteudte@mhaw.org

In this webinar, trauma, Post-traumatic stress, and accumulated stress injury will be defined. Symptoms and behaviors associated with these will be illustrated and discussed.  Discussion will be included on the personal, emotional, and social impact of COVID-19, as well as it’s clinical implications for practitioners. A neurological understanding of trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress and Accumulated Stress Injury will be achieved through a discussion of how the Autonomic Nervous System functions. Clinical implications and treatment approaches will be illustrated and discussed. Case study will be used to illustrate how psychotherapy and biofeedback techniques can be utilized.
Register Now!Please note: Webinar will take place through Zoom. Following registration for this event, you will be emailed instructions on how to access the webinar.

 

Who Should Attend:

Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Creative Arts Therapists, Marriage and Family Therapists, and any professional that is working in the mental health field.    

Learning Objectives:

  • Participants will demonstrate the ability to distinguish between a bad experience and a traumatic one through feedback and clinical illustrations. 
  • Participants will demonstrate an understanding of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) and how injury to the ANS is at the core of Post-Traumatic Stress symptoms. 
  • Participants will demonstrate knowledge of the difference between Post Traumatic Stress and Accumulated Stress Injury.
  • Participants will demonstrate an understanding of the most recent treatment approaches for Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress including symptom relief, cognitive re-association and integration, and titration of bound-up traumatic energy.

APPROVED FOR 3 CE HOURS (LMSW/LCSW/LMHC/LCAT/LMFT)

Association for Mental Health and Wellness is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers. (Provider #0156)

Association for Mental Health and Wellness is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. (Provider #MHC-0014)

Association for Mental Health and Wellness is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists. (Provider #MFT-0010)

Association for Mental Health and Wellness is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists. (Provider #CAT-0004)
 

*New York State Office of the Professions (NYSED) regulations require that participants attend the entire approved educational activity in order to receive continuing education credits, from 9:00am-12:00pm. 

Certificate of completion will be provided following the workshop. Participants will receive their certificate after completing and returning workshop evaluation.

Registration fee: $75.00

***No Refunds will be issued for cancellations ***

About the Presenter

Roger Keizerstein, LCSW, is a child psychotherapist, certified clinical trauma professional, writer, and public speaker. His essays and case studies have appeared in Newsday, the New York Times, and The Neuropsychotherapist magazine.