Full Course Description

Post-Traumatic Growth Approach to Trauma Healing: An in-depth course with Richard Tedeschi and Bret Moore

Few therapies focus on symptom reduction and helping clients thrive long after therapy ends.

No longer an afterthought to therapy, the Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG) Approach to therapy is now the key to unlocking profound healing from the very first session.

In this incredible training, you will learn to harness the power of relational and narrative-based models to treat symptoms of PTSD while laying the foundation of PTG, simultaneously!

Join Dr. Tedeschi, developer of the PTG approach, and Dr. Moore, both world-leading experts and in PTG to immerse yourself in the education you need to get started now.  You’ll learn through captivating case studies, interview style-dialogues and cutting-edge assessment tools how to…

  • Use a dynamic Relational Model to create safety and facilitate interpersonal growth
  • Dive deep into the 5 PTG domains and gain access to invaluable assessment tools
  • Empower clients with self-guided healing techniques
  • Craft a personalized approach to nurture PTG that is culturally sensitive
  • Conquer unique challenges, such as treating moral injuries and reshaping belief systems
  • Construct a cognitive map that guides clients to new thoughts and emotions

Register now and get started using one of the only approaches that treats the horrendous pain of trauma AND creates lifelong healing.

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Distinguish the general concept of posttraumatic growth from the posttraumatic growth treatment approach.
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of the five domains of posttraumatic growth and analyze how these domains can positively influence treatment outcomes.
  3. Summarize the empirical evidence supporting the benefits of posttraumatic growth interventions.  
  4. Explain the five phases of expert companionship and their application in assisting clients to navigate and achieve posttraumatic
  5. Differentiate between the concepts of resilience and posttraumatic growth, and articulate their distinctive implications in the context of treating trauma.
  6. List the six predictors of posttraumatic growth and identify strategies for enhancing the likelihood of posttraumatic growth in therapy
  7. Identify and employ at least five interventions for facilitating posttraumatic growth with clients/patients that can be integrated into  existing treatment models.

Outline

Understanding Trauma from a Different Lense

  • What therapists need to consider beyond the DSM symptom list
  • How trauma changes how we see ourselves and the world 
  • Finding potential in the aftermath of trauma

An Overview of Posttraumatic Growth: More Than Just A Positive Mindset

  • What does posttraumatic growth (PTG) really mean
  • What you probably didn’t know about PTG
  • What do spirituality and existentialism have to do with PTG
  • What PTG is not
  • More than just research outcomes: Real stories of PTG

Foundations of Posttraumatic Growth 

  • The five domains of PTG
  • The PTG model: A path from trauma to growth
  • The most common predictors of posttraumatic growth
  • PTG across cultures

         
Guidelines for Treating Trauma: It’s Complicated

  • What are (and what are not) evidence-based practices for trauma
  • The current guidelines for treating trauma and what are they missing
  • The top reasons evidence-based practices for trauma aren’t as effective as we hoped

A Different Approach to Trauma Treatment: Posttraumatic Growth as an Intervention

  • Beyond a concept: A PTG framework for effective treatment
  • The evidence-base for PTG and the unique ingredient leading to better outcomes
  • The five game-changing phases of Expert Companionship: A step-by-step guide to effective implementation

An Example of a PTG Treatment Program

  • The 4 P’s of the Warrior PATHH
  • Summary of treatment outcomes

Putting PTG into Practice

  • Switching mindsets: From PTSD to PTG

Clinical Examples

  • Case 1: A 12-year-old grieves the death of his father
  • Case 2: A Vietnam Vet finds a new mission

Target Audience

  • Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Physicians
  • Clergy
  • Psychologists
  • Addiction counselors
  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Social Workers
  • Case Managers
  • Other Mental Health Professionals

Copyright : 09/01/2023