Trauma On Life's Stage 

Level 1 in Life Trauma Certification

 

Join us in July and August as ETC presents a new trauma workshop series with facilitator Barbara Allyn, Trauma Therapist *

The Emotional Trauma Centre ("ETC") offers training programs that help equip individuals and agency staff to deal confidently and compassionately with traumatized, abused and troubled clients. The trainings are also excellent for students in community and social services programs.

ETC's training offers participants practical methods to support individuals and staff members while enabling them to better support those they serve.

This series was created to address the impact of trauma on all of life's stages so attending all the workshops is optimally beneficial and results in a certification Level 1 in Life Trauma.

 

Can't attend this workshop? Ask about upcoming workshops.

 

Workshop 1 – Wednesday, August 15, 2012 8:30am-3:30pm

Supporting Traumatized Children

Early recognition of trauma can allow helpers to address the needs of the child and prevent both future victimization and a myriad of other difficulties for these children. This workshop provides information about recognizing traumatized children, differential diagnosis, and techniques for helping children cope and develop skills for healing and thriving.

 

Workshop 2 – Thursday, August 16, 2012 8:30am-3:30pm

Adolescents and Trauma/Gateway to Addictions and Anxiety

Traumatic stress and youth substance abuse are strongly linked and these youth are at a higher risk for developing other emotional and/or behavioural problems. This workshop introduces the impact of adolescent traumatic stress in the development of the adolescent brain; the relationship between adolescent traumatic stress, anxiety, and substance abuse; and assessment and treatment strategies for youth affected by trauma.

 

Workshop 3 – Friday, August 17, 2012 8:30am-3:30pm

Trauma’s Impact in Mid-Life

Many of the traumatic experiences people have as children, adolescents and early in adulthood have been blocked from their memories, like a mental sun screen, but the body faithfully remembers. Bottled up emotions that people didn't learn how to understand and genuinely feel, eventually surface, especially at middle age, in the form of confusion, anger, depression, or disease. This workshop introduces how the ‘body remembers’ and its impact on mid-life challenges and reflections.

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Trauma Among the Elderly

As people age, their histories may become more and more significant to them. For some of our aging population, these histories are full of terrifying, abusive experiences. How do we support aging survivors? What are the salient issues for elderly survivors? This workshop will help participants to address these questions and provide ideas about how to help elderly survivors heal and fosters loving relationships.

Some workshops are also offered via video conferencing

Registration fee: $450.00

Register Now!* Barbara Allyn ACTT, ACI

Barbara Allyn, traumatologist and crisis intervention specialist has been featured on many Canadian television and radio shows in response to traumatic incidents and issues both national and international. As a highly respected and sought after facilitator in trauma training, Barbara also runs a private practice in trauma counselling and is the Mental Health Director of the Emotional Trauma Centre “ETC” in Richmond, British Columbia.