Buffalo Trauma Training Details

Dr. David Pratt

Discount price for our trauma certificate participants and graduates is $235.

Prerequisite: Participants are expected to have prior experience or coursework involving clinical services for adults with mental health disorders.

This course will provide training in evidence-based, cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) for depression, suicide prevention and common co-morbid disorders in adults. Participants will learn how to integrate traditional “first” and “second wave” CBT interventions including mood monitoring, behavioral activation, cognitive restructuring and exposure therapy with more recent “third wave” CBT interventions such as Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Positive Psychology. The neuro-science of stress and meditation will be taught emphasizing how “third wave” mindfulness approaches calm the mind and allow traditional “second wave” CBT approaches to be more effective. Recent advances in suicide risk assessment, safety planning and prevention will be covered, as well as, evidence based treatments for common co-morbid conditions including anxiety disorders, PTSD, Substance Abuse and Cluster C Personality Disorders. Methods to enhance client engagement and motivation will be taught, as well as, case conceptualization skills for complex clients.

Learning Objectives:
1. Identify diagnostic criteria, etiology, prevalence and associated features of adult depression and common co-morbid conditions including anxiety disorders, PTSD and substance abuse with diverse populations across multiple social work and human service settings;
2. Recognize the essential elements of evidence-based, CBT treatment for adult depression and co-morbid conditions, as well as, ethical issues that apply to the use of evidence-based treatments;
3. Evaluate the function and use of CBT techniques including: psycho-education, mood monitoring, behavioral activation, cognitive restructuring, exposure therapy and schema therapy for Cluster C Personality Disorders.
4. Develop skills in “third wave” CBT interventions including: Cognitive Processing Therapy, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Positive Psychology.
5. Understand the fundamental neuro-science of stress and mindfulness meditation and how to use mindfulness therapy techniques to enhance the effectiveness of traditional CBT interventions.
6. Develop methods to assess suicide risk and learn evidence based suicide prevention strategies.
7. Utilize assessment, case conceptualization and motivational enhancement skills to successfully engage the complex client.

Research: CBT is a widely studied form of evidence-based psychotherapy. Select information can be found at The Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Review of Meta-analyses http://bit.ly/2k097m5 as well as numberous publications at NIH http://bit.ly/2DYu2wX.

Target Audience: social workers, mental health practitioners, creative arts therapists, marriage and facility therapists, psychologists, and other interested individuals

Content Level: intermediate

CEUs

NY Social Workers: University at Buffalo School of Social Work Office of Continuing Education 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-0001. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance. 12.5 live in-person contact hours are approved.

NY Mental Health Counselors: University at Buffalo School of Social Work Office of Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0008. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance. 12.5 live in-person contact hours are approved.

NY Creative Arts Therapists: University at Buffalo School of Social Work Office of Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists. #CAT-0003. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance. 12.5 live in-person contact hours are approved.

NY Marriage and Family Therapists: University at Buffalo School of Social Work Office of Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists. #MFT-0007. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance. 12.5 live in-person contact hours are approved.

NYS OASAS addictions professionals, provider #0045: 12.5 hours approved for CPP Initial hours, Section 4; CASAC, CPP & CPS Renewal hours.

ADA Accommodations: If you require any support for your ADA needs in the United States, please contact us by email at least 3 weeks prior to the event by email at sw-ce@buffalo.edu or by phone at 716-829-5841.

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