PILT Training: Working with Trauma Related Concerns | 3 CE Credits

Clinicians will learn important aspects of case conceptualization, the diagnostic assessment process, and ethical components of working with trauma; along with biopsychosocial and cultural factors to consider; and therapeutic approaches and therapy interventions to use in their therapy practice.

CARE Psychotherapy Training Videos are intended solely for educational purposes for mental health professionals. Viewers are expected to treat confidential material found herein according to professional guidelines. Unauthorized viewing is prohibited. 

Level of programming is intermediate: assumes general familiarity with the topic.  

This training is designed to help attendees:  

First Hour  

• Name one+ key aspect of how to diagnose and rule out trauma & related disorders. 
• List two+ new ways to gather diagnostic information through interview questions and assessments. 

Second Hour  

• Discuss one+ ways “the self as therapist” influences work with trauma related concerns.   
• Identify one+ considerations for trauma related symptoms through the following lenses: biological, psychological, and social/environmental. 

Third Hour  

• Define a trauma-informed therapy space and list key elements of this space.   
• Name three+ theoretical approaches to working with trauma-related concerns. 
• Describe one+ interventions for trauma that you can add to your "toolbox." 

The presentation is designated for CARE Counseling mental health professionals (LP, LPC/LPCC, MFT/LMFT, LGSW/LICSW, LADC), pre-licensed mental health practitioners, and students. 

CARE Counseling is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CARE maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 

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About the Presenters:

Heidi Bausch-Ryan, Psy.D., LP, mental health professional and the Director of Training at CARE Counseling. For the past seven years, Dr. Bausch-Ryan has gained clinical training and professional experience as a generalist practitioner: on inpatient behavioral health units, at an outpatient mental health practice, in a university department of psychiatry, and at a residential substance use treatment center. She has delivered professional training presentations on topic such as modalities of therapy, grief, depression, anxiety, trauma, co-occurring concerns, recovery pathways, and resiliency. 
 
Hannah Dufek, MS, LADC, LPCC mental health practitioner and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Specialist at CARE Counseling. Prior to working in outpatient mental health, Hannah worked in higher education as a career and academic advisor and participated in leading panels and discussions regarding DEI initiatives at the university. She has additional professional experience working at an intensive residential treatment facility as well as community mental health work supporting refugees and immigrants. Hannah has studied the experiences of marginalized groups in therapy and has training in assessing and treating substance use and recovery in individual and group settings.  

Kierst Finsand, Psy.D. LP, is a psychologist and Associate Director of Clinical services at CARE Counseling. Kierst has studied the experiences of grief and trauma for those experiencing infertility and works frequently with clients experiencing a wide range of these narratives. Kierst has provided professional trainings on grief, resilience, trauma and vicarious trauma, and therapy modalities including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Dr. Kierst Finsand has worked in university counseling supporting students in their transitions to a new environment and has worked in providing higher level of care intensive programming in an eating disorder recovery setting.  Kierst’s clinical interests include grief and loss, eating disorders, somatic exploration and trauma, and resilience. 

Guest Speakers: The following speakers have professional experience and specialized training in the corresponding trauma-informed topic/intervention and will speak to this during the third session of training series.  

*The speakers have indicated no conflicts of interest and there was no commercial support for this training series.  

• Lauren Sobotta, MSW, LICSW: Trauma-Focused CBT & Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing 
• Erin Appel, MA, LPCC: Cognitive Processing Therapy  
• Emma Hansen, PsyD, LP: Dialectical Behavior Therapy