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Trauma: Professional Considerations

Trauma: Professional Considerations

Explore how you can create a safe and supportive environment for your patients that have experienced trauma.

Language English
Duration 1h
Instructor

Description

Trauma: Professional Considerations explores what it takes to become a therapist who understands and supports patients with trauma in this online massage therapy course. 

Develop a basic understanding of different types of talk therapies used by qualified clinicians to address trauma and how the principles of mindfulness and somatic therapy lend support to the rationale behind providing massage therapy to trauma-affected individuals.

Explore the Four “R”s (Realize, Recognize, Respond, and Resist) of a trauma-informed approach and how understanding these basic principles can help ensure that you, while acting only within your scope of practice, create a safe environment for trauma-affected individuals. Discover the critical importance of maintaining professional boundaries, especially when working with patients who have experienced trauma.

Note that our content aligns with the recommendations of trusted organizations like SAMHSA (a branch of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services) and the Mental Health Commission of Canada.

 

Learn what it means to be a trauma-informed person and therapist, ensuring you can provide the best support for trauma-affected individuals.
Discover the objectives of talk therapy when it comes to helping those who've experienced trauma. Explore successful talk therapy approaches for trauma.
Dive into the Four 'R's of a trauma-informed approach and understand how they influence your practice's policies and procedures, creating a safe and supportive environment.
Review the various types of boundaries necessary for maintaining a professional practice. Learn how these boundaries can be tested and challenged when working with individuals who've experienced trauma.

UNDERSTANDING TRAUMA

Becoming Trauma Informed
Talk Therapy & Trauma

Introduction to the Four 'R's

Introduction to the Four 'R's
Realize
Recognize
Respond
Resist

TREATMENT CONSIDERATIONS

Creating Boundaries
Professional Boundaries
Social Boundaries
Emotional Boundaries
Physical Boundaries

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Course Quiz
  • Michelle Doell, BA, RMT
  • Lydia Giammartino, MMedSc, BKin, RMT
  • Julie Goldstein, MA, MPA, JD
  • Kimberly Kent, RMT
  • Benjamin Reid, BSc, RMT
Purchase Course
Trauma: Professional Considerations

CA$24.99

Included in a Certificate Program