Presented by Matthew Reddam, MS, LMFT; Anh T. Ta, MS, LMFT; and James E. Thompson, MA - 3 CE Hours
Workshop Description:
This workshop offers an introductory level course into the Trauma Awareness
Group (TAG) curriculum as an alternative to traditional group therapy
paradigms. The TAG curriculum counters the effects of traditional models
through de-stigmatization, normalization, and building ownership. This TAG
workshop will include: psycho-education on trauma and the brain through the
lens of complex trauma,
somatic experience, and attachment, self-regulation, and competency (ARC)
models; how to incorporate culturally responsiveness strategies for supporting
urban African American youth and other ethnic minorities with complex trauma;
and a step by step walk through of TAG curriculum with emphasis on practical
examples of culturally responsive strategies and interventions focused on
normalizing, de-stigmatizing, and regulating complex trauma in schools and the
community.
Not
for Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors
Learning
Objectives:
At the end
of this session participants will be able to:
1. Identify one to
three ways trauma affects the brain;
2. Identify three responses of trauma;
3. Identify four culturally specific elements addressed by the trauma curriculum;
4. Identify four strategies in providing culturally responsive treatment.
