Trauma Support and Counselling Course

Introduction

The course equips you with the relevant knowledge, skills and values to identify clients exposed to traumatic events and provide trauma support services in the immediate aftermath of traumatic events, under supervision of an appropriately trained/registered mental health professional. Through this training, you will come to understand concepts of First Aid, the principles of trauma recovery sessions, and effective treatments for people suffering from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder).

Course Objective:

•          Situations in which trauma may occur
•          Physical, emotional, cognitive and behavioral symptoms of trauma-related stress
•          Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder
•          Components of trauma that impact on communities
•          stages in recovery from trauma
•          Demonstrate the appropriate application of counselling

Duration

5 days

Who should attend?

Health practitioners who are beginning, or are in the early stages of their career in security and risk management, emergency response/ medical personnel, NGO staff, professional counsellors, Trauma support staff, emergency responders etc.

Course content

•          Introduction to Trauma
•          Physiological and Psychological Reactions to Trauma
•          Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Grief
•          Community Trauma in Natural Disasters
•          Community Trauma in Man-made Events
•          Workplace Trauma and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
•          Childhood Trauma in Experiences and Impacts
•          Approaches to Counselling Children
•          Counselling Traumatized Clients
•          Counselling traumatized Clients
•          Trauma Counselling Strategies and Techniques
•          Counsellor, Responding to Trauma