Certificates in Trauma Counselling for Line Workers: Level 1

The Certificate in Trauma Counselling program is designed for experienced front-line workers (nurses, clergy, social workers, residential workers, addiction counselors) who provide short-term (non psychotherapy) counselling contact with vulnerable populations in community-based settings such as hospitals, schools, community health centres, battered women's shelters, addiction services, crisis phone lines, ACT teams and short-term mental health centres.

The Trauma issues experienced by clients/consumers may include: early childhood trauma (emotional/physical/sexual), violent crime (rape, domestic violence), work related trauma (assaults, sudden death, industrial accidents), motor vehicle accidents and chronic and terminal illness.

Participants will be given the most current information on the biopsychosocial phenomenon of trauma, and training in how to assess and respond ethically and appropriately to clients, given the parameters of the workplace. We will also examine how workers and organizations are affected by and respond to working with traumatized individuals and develop approaches to work that enhance personal and professional resilience.

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