Buffalo Trauma Training Details

Daniel A. Lawson

Discount price for our trauma certificate participants and graduates is $115.

Some adult males are mandated into treatment by the criminal justice system. Others may be may be persuaded to come into treatment by a loved one, and some voluntarily initiate seeking relief from their struggles with depression, anxiety, substance use, relationship challenges, etc. Many may not bring up their trauma history because they do not recognize it or do not want to talk about it. Gender stereotyping can also make men feel that they need to be strong, not let the past affect them, and handle life on their own. This training will focus on the strengths based, non-pathologizing, solution focused approach to treatment. Solution Focused Brief Therapy is a competency-based model, which minimizes emphasis on past failings and problems, and instead focuses on strengths and previous successes. While men in treatment may have trauma histories, many are always not ready or interested in working on issues related to trauma. A solution-focused approach focuses on what they want to achieve through the work, rather than on the problem(s) that made them seek help. Often, they simply want to feel better quickly related to the concerns that brought them into treatment.
In this training, you will learn how to use a solution focused brief therapy approaches to create a therapeutic relationship with male clients for effective treatment. We will discuss how to use cutting-edge, Positive Psychology and Solution-Focused research to address the needs of male trauma survivors. Participants will be exposed to other evidenced-based models including Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and mindfulness can be brought into a collaborative treatment plan through a solution focused approach. Discussion and activities will focus on ways to increase the presence of resiliency factors in trauma survivors, appropriate and effective validation, and development of solution focused treatment to enhance engagement, retention, treatment and discharge.

Both male and female clinicians will leave with greater confidence in working with men who have trauma histories. You will have tools and language that can be put immediately into practice to help male adult clients get unstuck and move ahead in a collaborative treatment plan using solution focused process.

Case examples will be discussed with an opportunity to apply content.

Learning Objectives:
• Recognize the research base and process for Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT);
• Identify some of the unique aspects of engaging men with trauma histories in treatment;
• Use SFBT model to engage and motivate change in male clients trying to recover from Trauma using “Future Pull” techniques;
• Identify benefits of using “Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotions” with male clients recovering from trauma;
• Apply the solution focused brief therapy model to develop a treatment plan focused using “Approach Goals” to build lasting solutions for clients;
• Identify key components associated with development of client resiliency;
• Apply SFBT skills designed to develop greater confidence, hope, and motivation in trauma survivors.

Research:
SFBT is an evidence-based approach to psychotherapy that has been studied since the early 1980s. The Solution Focused Therapy Treatment Manual for Working with Individuals: Revised 2013 and other resources can be found at http://sfbta.org/researchDownloads.html and http://sfbta.org/trainingLinks.html. Additional research informationn is at https://solutionfocused.net/research/.

Target Audience: social workers, mental health practitioners, creative arts therapists, marriage and facility therapists, psychologists, addiction professionals, medical professionals, and other interested individuals who work with adult males.

Content level: intermediate

CEUs
New York 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. 6 live in-person contact hours are approved.

New York 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. 6 live in-person contact hours are approved.

New York 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. 6 live in-person contact hours are approved.

New York 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. 6 live in-person contact hours are approved.

New York State OASAS addictions professionals, provider #0045: 6 renewal hours for CASAC, CPP & CPS; 6 initial hours in Section 4 for CPP

ASWB ACE Credits: University at Buffalo School of Social Work Office of Continuing Education, #1312, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) Program. University at Buffalo School of Social Work Office of Continuing Education maintains responsibility for the program. ASWB Approval Period: 7/2/2015-7/2/2018. Social workers in states other than NY should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval for continuing education credits. Content level is intermediate. Social workers participating in this course will receive 6 clinical continuing education credits.

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