Trauma Informed Care - Invitation Only

Details

When: September 24 @ 6:00 - 9:00 PM EST

Where: From the comfort of your favorite armchair.

How: All you need to take this live, online course is a Zoom account. We encourage you to sign up for your free Zoom account before the first session. You will receive your Zoom meeting link two weeks before the course begins.

Syllabus

The aims of this workshop are that participants:

• Understand that trauma is prevalent.
• Understand that trauma, neglect and attachment disorders often create behavioural, physiological and cognitive adaptations that affect daily function.
• Understand that trauma is frequently associated with bladder / bowel dysfunction and pelvic pain.
• Understand that routine screening for trauma may not only be ineffective but also potentially harm-inducing (Racine 2020)
• Develop knowledge and skills of evaluating client verbal and non-verbal communication.
• Develop trauma informed language.
• Develop strategies to welcome, support and contain disclosure.
• Develop collaborative consultations and treatment planning.
• Understand how to sensitively discuss the link between bladder / bowel dysfunction and pelvic pain and trauma.
• To carry out intimate examinations more sensitively.

Benefits

This workshop will be valuable to all clinicians who see clients with bladder / bowel dysfunction, pelvic pain and low back pain for the following reasons:

• There is a high prevalence of trauma in the community and the client populations that seek our assistance.
• Victim/survivors of trauma develop behavioural and cognitive adaptations that create barriers to engagement in treatment.
• This workshop will address an education gap in Medical and Allied Health training. We will discuss knowledge and interpersonal skills to help support victim / survivors overcome the barriers to engagement
• Trauma informed skills can increase practitioner confidence and ability to create an emotionally safe and truly collaborative therapeutic alliance. These skills can reduce client re-traumatisation, invalidation and stigma.
• The workshop will include small group discussions and practical skills and experiences.

Instructor

Celia Bolton
Celia Bolton is a registered physiotherapist with a graduate diploma in women’s studies (1997), a graduate certificate in continence and pelvic floor rehabilitation (2000), and a graduate certificate in exercise for women (2007). She expanded her practice to create a holistic approach including nature-based therapy, meditation instructor, trauma-informed care, trauma sensitive mindfulness, integrated somatic trauma therapy and Rishi training Vedic philosophy. Celia is on the board of directors for the Continence Foundation of Australia from 2021-present and owns her own clinic, Inner Strength Healthcare in Geelong Australia (1998 - present).

Dr. Jo Sheedy
Jo is a Counselling Psychologist who holds dual qualifications in both psychology and
physiotherapy. She initially qualified in physiotherapy in 1990 and worked as a physiotherapist for many years before pursuing a passionate interest in mind-body health and retraining as a psychologist. Jo completed an honours degree in psychology before going on to study a Masters of Psychology/PhD through Monash University. Jo’s PhD thesis explored psychological risk and resilience factors associated with persistent pain conditions. Jo has experience in treating a range of psychological conditions. She has a particular interest in psychological treatment of persistent pain conditions as well as trauma-related presentations. She uses evidence-based therapies to help her clients achieve meaningful and lasting change. These include cognitive-behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, schema therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Internal Family Systems (IFS) approaches. Jo is a Level 1 certified IFS practitioner. Jo provides individualised, respectful, and outcomes-driven treatment.

Certificate

Earn a certificate upon completion from Reframe Rehab.

Mentorship

Get ongoing support with free office hours and monthly drop-in sessions with instructors–available indefinitely to all course graduates.

Time Zone

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Participation Policy

• Every participant will receive a certificate for course completion.
• We offer recordings of every session with limited access for one-week. Putting a time limit on the replay forces you to complete the material in a timely fashion which is advantageous over pre-recorded classes, which often get lost in the busy-ness of our lives.⁣
• Recordings will be sent within 24-48 hours of the session. If you haven't received it by the 48 hour mark, please check your junk mail and/or email brittany@reframerehab.com.
• No refunds will be given for missed classes.

Cancellation Policy

• Cancellations that are made 15 days or more in advance of the class start date, will receive a 100% refund by original payment method minus 10% administration fees.
• Cancellations made within 14 days or less of the event will receive a credit towards the same course to be taken within one calendar year. No refunds will be issued in this time period.
• Please let your instructor know if you will be missing a class so that the instructor knows.