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Webinar Description
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According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, 81% of women and 43% of men report experiencing some form of sexual harassment and/or assault in their lifetime. Therefore, a therapist is likely to work with clients who are survivors of sexual trauma. Yet many therapists are uncomfortable and unsure of how to help clients work through these traumatic experiences.
This workshop will address the skills necessary to accompany clients on their healing journey. Participants will focus on how to assess and work with clients in the different stages of therapy. Stage 1 - "Undoing Aloneness," Stage 2 - "Deepening the Experience," and Stage 3 - "Consolidating the Gains"
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Qualifications:
Trainer, Reena Bernards, LCMFT, is an experienced attachment-based therapist. She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, in private practice in Maryland and Washington D.C. She is certified as an Emotionally Focused Therapist and works with individuals, couples, and families using a trauma-informed and attachment lens. She also works as an inter-group dialogue consultant and trainer.
Trainer, Donna Jenson, MA, is a national leader in the sexual abuse survivor community. She is the Founder and Director of Time To Tell. Donna is the author of Healing My Life From Incest to Joy, editor of the anthology, Survivor Voices; and producer of the documentary Telling Is Healing. Since 2008 Donna has led writing circles for survivors. She is also a leadership development consultant for non-profits.
Learning Objectives:
- To be prepared, willing and able to help clients with sexual trauma, and to process these issues in therapy.
- To understand the importance of meeting clients where they are at, in their stage of healing, and establishing a trustworthy therapeutic relationship.
- To be able to utilize the stages of healing from sexual trauma through therapy: assessment, psycho-education and the beginning of self-discovery, deepening the experience, and consolidating gains.
- To be able to use the techniques of grounding, mindfulness, and writing as tools in healing.
- To make plans to practice self-care to overcome the impact of vicarious traumatization.
Agenda:
10:00 - 10:30
Welcome – Introductions (Name, where you are from)
Donna Jenson’s healing journey, Reena Bernards’s work as a support person
Principles in being a therapist to a survivor (Dos and Don’t)
10:30 - 11:00
Break-out groups of three: Discuss your experience as a therapist when sexual abuse is an issue. What gets hard? Do you have a question you’d like to ask?
Debrief
11:00 - 11:30
1. Why Sexual Trauma is an Attachment Woun
2. Stages in helping a client heal from the trauma
Assessment Phase – at what stage is the client in their journey?
Stage 1 – Staying with the client at their pace, Grounding, Psycho-education about trauma, Exploring their inner world
Stage 2 - Deepening the experience
Stage 3 - Consolidating gains
When sexual trauma comes up in couples therapy
11:30 - 11:45 Additional Approaches
Using other tools: writing, mindfulness, books, art therapy, sandtray
Referring out for additional healing modalities
Connecting the survivor with a community of support
11:45 - 12:15
Writing exercise: What feels hardest to do with survivors as a therapist? What strengths do I bring to the relationship?
Debrief as a group
12:15 to 1:00
Dealing with vicarious traumatization
Pairs: What do you do for self-care? What do you wish you were doing?
Create list of ideas
Closing reflections: highlights/take-aways
Close with video of John Sheldon singing and playing “It wasn’t your fault”
Certificates Provider - This Webinar Offers 3 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits
- CE You! is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland.
CE You! maintains responsibility for this program. - Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0774.
This presentation is open to:
- Behavior Analysts
- Social Workers
- Professional Counselors
- Therapists
- Psychologists
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
- Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
- Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
This online class is offered at an intermediate level ,and is beneficial for an intermediate level clinician:
- New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
- Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
- Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
- Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives
Official information
- Refunds: Registrants who are unable to attend a Thrapy Express seminar or live webinars may ask for, and will receive, a credit or refund (your choice). Refund requests will be processed within 3 business days. When an attendee knows in advance that they are unable to attend we ask that they inform Thrapy Express ahead of time by emailing [email protected] or by calling or texting (631) 202-1010 this allows us to free up the spot in the training in the event that a training is at or near capacity.
- Disability Access: If you require ADA accommodations, please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification.
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- Satisfactory Completion: Participants must have paid the tuition fee, logged in and out each day, attended the entire webinar, and completed an evaluation to receive a certificate (If this is a pre-recorded program, a post-test with a passing grade of 80% to receive a certificate.) Failure to log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates are available after satisfactory course completion by clicking here
- Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.
- There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.