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).

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 Objectives

• Understanding trauma support and its basic concepts
• Understanding trauma intervention
• Understand and implement trauma recovery techniques.

Course Content

• Understanding trauma
• History of trauma
• Definitions and characteristics of trauma
• Psychological and physiological reactions to trauma
• Societal trauma in disaster (natural or man-made)
• Workplace trauma
• Characteristics of effective crisis and trauma counsellors
• Intervention and assessment models
• Trauma recovery methods
• Management of emotional arousal
• Childhood trauma and its effects
• Counselling children approaches
• Traumatized clients counselling
• Techniques and strategies of trauma counselling
• Response to trauma by counsellors
• Care in supporting people with post traumatic stress disorder

Methodology

The instructor led trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach and comprises of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web-based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these fields.