FREE TRAINING
Navigating Crisis and Trauma Response: Core Competencies for Professionals
NOV. 20, 2024 | 9 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. ET
Deadline for registration is Nov. 18
3 CEs
This course is approved for 3 CE hours for Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists in the state of Ohio. This course is approved for Substance Use Counselors in domain C2 in the state of Ohio.
Level of Course | 100 Beginner
This webinar is designed to equip 988 call line workers and counselors with foundational knowledge and practical skills for effectively responding to crisis and traumatic stress. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the physiological and psychological responses to stress, learn evidence-based trauma treatment models, and explore crisis communication strategies to enhance intervention efficacy. With a focus on the Tri-phasic Model of trauma care and psycho-educational approaches, this training aims to prepare mental health professionals for the unique challenges they encounter in crisis situations.
Objectives
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- Participants will be able to identify the response and function of the autonomic nervous system regarding perceived threat, stress, PNS/SNS and somatization in the symptoms of traumatic stress.
- Participants will be able to discover the use of the Tri-phasic Model as a standard of care when treating traumatic stress.
- Participants will be able to explore crisis strategies with communication and intervention.
- Participants will be able to describe common factors for responding to traumatic stress and psycho-educational components of early treatment.
Agenda
9 a.m. – Introduction to Trauma (the Autonomic Nervous System)
10 a.m. – Tri-phasic Model
10:30 a.m. – Break
10:45 a.m. – Strategies for Crisis Response
11:15 a.m. – Psychoeducation and Early Intervention
12 p.m. – Questions & Answers
12:15 p.m. – Close
Participants are required to stay logged-in for the Q&A portion of the training for successful completion, as it is part of the educational portion of this course.
Presented by:
Dr. Sarah Stewart-Spencer, PhD, LPC, LMHC, NCC, CCTP, CH
Owner of Stewart-Spencer Consulting and the Integrated Wellness Institute
Dr. Sarah Stewart-Spencer is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida, and Nationally Certified. She is also certified as a Hypnotherapist and a Clinical Trauma Professional. She is the owner of Stewart-Spencer Consulting and the Integrated Wellness Institute. Dr. Stewart-Spencer specializes in trauma treatment with private practice serving first responders and she is a professor at The Chicago School for Professional Psychology. She is the former Dean of Behavioural Sciences at Yorkville University, Canada’s largest and leading online counselor education graduate program. Programs included the Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and Doctorate in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Dr. Stewart-Spencer is a co-creator of the trauma treatment protocol called Trauma-Focused Hypnotherapy (combining bilateral stimulation with hypnotherapy practices) and is a Trainer at
the International Trauma Training Institute. She is the Editor and Founding Member of the Therapeutic Speakeasy Quarterly, which is a peer-reviewed electronic journal for the helping profession. For the past two years she served as the Editor of The Humanistic Counselor, a publication of the Association for Humanistic Counseling. Her published books include Metaphors and Therapy: Enhancing Clinical Supervision and Education and a Routledge publication, Metaphors in Counselor Education and Supervision. These teaching guides break though ambiguity in counselor education and training by introducing a variety of metaphors to help instructors and supervisors. She has contributed to the profession through numerous publications and presentations at the local, regional, state, national and international level. She has also practiced in a variety of roles and settings, such crisis/emergency, community mental health, outpatient counseling, psychiatric inpatient, court-appointed assessments, consultation, and a clinical director of a private agency. She served in multiple leadership roles throughout the professional field, such as the board of the Virginia Clinical Counselors Alliance and University TeleMental Health Training Advisory Forum. She has also served as a committee member at the Association for Creative Counseling and Association for Humanistic Counseling.
Evaluations will open at the end of each training and will also be distributed 24 hours after the training via email. You will receive a link where you can submit the completed evaluation. The links come from Zoom, so please be sure to check your spam folder. Evaluations must be completed within 5 business days of the session date to receive CE credits. Certificates will be emailed out to participants within 7 business days to those who meet attendance requirements, including completing the evaluation within 5 business days of the session date.
We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. You may request accommodation or inquire about accessibility as part of the Zoom registration process. Please contact us at cswce@osu.edu should you need further assistance.
The Ohio State University College of Social Work provides approvals for continuing education for counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists that are accepted by the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Work, and Marriage and Family Therapist (CSWMFT) Board.
The Ohio State University College of Social Work has been approved by the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professional Board as a provider of Continuing Education, approval number: 50-24068.
