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Your Learning Journey

Pre-Certification

I've tried to make it easy to prepare for the course!  You’ll need a computer, reliable internet, a set of headphones, and a free basic level Zoom account to get started.

 

You’ll also need to purchase two books

Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving, by Pete Walker; and

The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel van der Kolk. 

 

And don’t forget to bring your enthusiasm!

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Post-Certification

Earning your CTS is a wonderful accomplishment! The knowledge shared through this educational experience will prepare you to lead a more trauma-informed and trauma-trained professional and personal life. You can also choose to enroll in the second course, leading to certification as a Trauma Recovery Coach.

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Schedule

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This is a fifteen-hour course that meets once a week for 1.5 hours over 10 weeks. You can choose a course that meets Mondays (7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST) or a course that meets Wednesdays (7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST) starting the week of January 16, 2023, and winding down the week of March 20, 2023. Both courses contain the same material.  The course is completely online. There will be a meet and greet informal session that is highly recommended but not mandatory on January 9 and January 11 at the regular course time.

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Learning Outcomes

This course will introduce and strengthen your knowledge in the following areas:

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  • The definition of trauma, its subtypes, and classifications, including moral injury

  • The biological aftereffects of trauma on the brain, nervous system and the body systemically including Polyvagal Theory

  • The psychological aftereffects of trauma

  • The emotional aftereffects of trauma

  • The relational aftereffects of trauma

  • The Parish Trauma Response Model – a framework for how people respond to and recover from trauma

  • The intersection of trauma, attachment and childhood psychosocial development

  • Healthy and toxic shame

  • Somatic trauma responses including Fear and Shame Adaptation

  • Understanding and de-pathologizing trauma coping strategies

  • Intergenerational trauma

  • Understanding the multi-dimensionality of trauma survivors, being able to understand trauma in the context of social, gender, racial, ethnic and historical frameworks

  • Relationship rupture and repair in the context of trauma

  • What is trauma informed care and how can you incorporate it into your business’ policies, procedures and processes as well as understanding the needs of your clients who are trauma survivors

  • How to work with trauma survivors safely

  • How to remain centered, grounded and anchored in your work which benefits you as well as the clients you work with who have experienced trauma

Investment

The cost of the course is $1800, with a 25% deposit ($450) due to the IAOTRC upon registering. You can choose to pay the remainder ($1350) by Monday, January 9, 2023, or contact me for payment plan options. Payment plans have small fees attached.

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