The Trauma Center, founded by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, is world-renowned for its innovative treatment approaches for children and adults impacted by trauma. For more than three decades, The Trauma Center has remained dedicated to helping clinicians like you integrate leading-edge research on PTSD and developmental trauma with clinical practice through global training and education.
Here's your opportunity to earn your Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies through the Trauma Center's state-of-the-art advanced training program, which features today's leading authorities on trauma including:
This comprehensive 9-month online training will revolutionize your practice by equipping you with specialized skills for the treatment of posttraumatic and dissociative disorders — preparing you for a distinguished career in the field of traumatic stress.
You'll learn how to masterfully weave insight from critical research with today's most optimal clinical methods, treatments and modalities to help children and adults heal from traumatic experiences.
Don't wait to become one of the field's true specialists...join the elite group of your peers who are transforming their practice and their clients' lives by earning their Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies.
Here's your opportunity to earn your Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies through the Trauma Center's state-of-the-art advanced training program, which features today's leading authorities on trauma including:
- Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., founder of the Trauma Center and New York Times best-selling author
- Richard Schwartz, Ph.D., developer of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model
- Stephen Porges, Ph.D., creator of the Polyvagal Theory and Social Engagement System
- Elizabeth Warner, Psy.D., lead developer of Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment (SMART)
- Margaret Blaustein, Ph.D., co-developer of the Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency (ARC) treatment framework
- and over a dozen more leaders in the field!
This comprehensive 9-month online training will revolutionize your practice by equipping you with specialized skills for the treatment of posttraumatic and dissociative disorders — preparing you for a distinguished career in the field of traumatic stress.
You'll learn how to masterfully weave insight from critical research with today's most optimal clinical methods, treatments and modalities to help children and adults heal from traumatic experiences.
Don't wait to become one of the field's true specialists...join the elite group of your peers who are transforming their practice and their clients' lives by earning their Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies.
Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies
A 9-month Online Training Program
Tuition: $3999 (Valued at over $4,500)
Limited Time Offer: Save $400 Now!
Enroll Today for Only $4,500.00
A 9-month Online Training Program
Tuition: $3999 (Valued at over $4,500)
Limited Time Offer: Save $400 Now!
Enroll Today for Only $4,500.00
$4,500.00 with full payment by 10/15/2018 — Reserve your spot now to get this special, limited-time price!
Interested in a Payment Plan?
Register today for just $399! Then select a billing cycle most convenient for you.
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Multi-Person discounts are also available. Call 800-844-8260 for details.
Earn up to 70 Contact Hours!
Interested in a Payment Plan?
Register today for just $399! Then select a billing cycle most convenient for you.
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Multi-Person discounts are also available. Call 800-844-8260 for details.
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An Invitation from Dr. van der Kolk...
The field of traumatic stress is only about 30 years old, and enormous strides have been made to clarify its basic mechanisms, and develop a large variety of treatment approaches appropriate for various forms of trauma and developmental levels.
We have learned how trauma at different ages, particularly relational trauma, affects a variety of psychological and brain processes, and that intervention needs to occur on multiple levels: social, psychological, relational, somatic, relational and biological. We also now know that affect regulation, the establishment of agency, and interpersonal safety form the foundation of recovery.
This evolving course, now in its 15th year, brings together some of the world’s leading experts on the variety of aspects of trauma processing and intervention, to provide you with the skills to implement these developments in your work.
This year we are particularly pleased to have expanded the faculty with some of the leading experts on the Polyvagal Theory, Stephen Porges; Internal Family Systems Therapy, Dick Schwartz; and advanced yoga practices, Matthew Sanford.
Join us to gain a comprehensive state of the art and science of the nature and treatment of Traumatic Stress throughout the lifecycle.
We have learned how trauma at different ages, particularly relational trauma, affects a variety of psychological and brain processes, and that intervention needs to occur on multiple levels: social, psychological, relational, somatic, relational and biological. We also now know that affect regulation, the establishment of agency, and interpersonal safety form the foundation of recovery.
This evolving course, now in its 15th year, brings together some of the world’s leading experts on the variety of aspects of trauma processing and intervention, to provide you with the skills to implement these developments in your work.
This year we are particularly pleased to have expanded the faculty with some of the leading experts on the Polyvagal Theory, Stephen Porges; Internal Family Systems Therapy, Dick Schwartz; and advanced yoga practices, Matthew Sanford.
Join us to gain a comprehensive state of the art and science of the nature and treatment of Traumatic Stress throughout the lifecycle.
~ Dr. Bessel A. van der Kolk
Key Topics in the Certificate Program in Traumatic Stress Studies
This 9-month training program provides a comprehensive foundation on both the neuroscience of trauma and the science of treatment development and clinical application. You'll learn how trauma impacts the brain and body, and the efficacy of a wide array of clinical treatment methods to apply in your practice to improve client outcomes. Areas of focus include:
• Neurobiology of PTSD and Developmental Trauma
• Attachment Theory and Relationships
• Treatment Foundations and Assessments
• Attachment, Regulation and Competency (ARC) and Supporting Regulation in Childhood
• Adult Treatment and Component-Based Psychotherapy (CBP)
• Dissociation and Internal Family Systems (IFS)
• Trauma Processing and EMDR
• Sensorimotor Treatment and Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment (SMART)
• Sand Tray Therapy, Play and Activity, Theater and Trauma-Drama, and Trauma Sensitive Yoga
• Trauma Focused Neurofeedback
• Vicarious Trauma and Self-Care
• Special Issues including Sexual Exploitation, Community Trauma, and Sexual Behavior Problems
Here's what recent participants are saying...
"This Trauma Certificate program has been comprehensive and growth-producing, and my clients have benefitted substantially from my having had this training. My thanks to Dr. van der Kolk, Dr. Blaustein, all the presenters and PESI for having made this opportunity possible. I am profoundly grateful."
—Candance, LMFT, LPCC
—Candance, LMFT, LPCC
"I feel very fortunate to be a part of the Traumatic Studies Certification Program. I do not think it's an overstatement to say that the course has revolutionized my understanding of trauma and it has changed my career trajectory. I am grateful that you opened up this program to distance learners."
—Jill, Ph.D.
—Jill, Ph.D.
Everything Included in this Online Program:
9-Month online, distance-learning course presentation that runs from October 29, 2018, through late June 2019 (30 weeks).
Each week you'll get access to approximately 2.5 hours of training videos and course materials for on-demand viewing at your convenience!
Engage in online group chat discussions on the course materials with your peers in the course cohort.
Attend four live Q&A calls, led by select Trauma Center faculty, for additional insight, guidance, and answers to your questions.
This self-study course will provide up to 70 contact hours! Continuing education information coming soon.
End this program with an elite Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies from the Trauma Center.
Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies
A 9-month Online Training Program
Tuition: $3999 (Valued at over $4,500)
Limited Time Offer: Save $400 Now!
Enroll Today for Only $4,500.00
A 9-month Online Training Program
Tuition: $3999 (Valued at over $4,500)
Limited Time Offer: Save $400 Now!
Enroll Today for Only $4,500.00
$4,500.00 with full payment by 10/15/2018 — Reserve your spot now to get this special, limited-time price!
Interested in a Payment Plan?
Register today for just $399! Then select a billing cycle most convenient for you.
Click here for Payment Plan Information
Multi-Person discounts are also available. Call 800-844-8260 for details.
Earn up to 70 Contact Hours!
Interested in a Payment Plan?
Register today for just $399! Then select a billing cycle most convenient for you.
Click here for Payment Plan Information
Multi-Person discounts are also available. Call 800-844-8260 for details.
Earn up to 70 Contact Hours!
Featuring Today's Leaders in Trauma Research and Treatment
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., is a clinician, researcher and teacher in the area of post-traumatic stress. His work integrates developmental, neurobiological, psychodynamic and interpersonal aspects of the impact of trauma and its treatment. Dr. van der Kolk and his various collaborators have published extensively on the impact of trauma on development, and he has published over 150 peer reviewed scientific articles on such diverse topics as neuroimaging, self-injury, memory, neurofeedback, Developmental Trauma, yoga, theater and EMDR. He is founder and Medical Director of the Trauma Center in Brookline, Massachusetts; past President of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, and Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University Medical School. He regularly teaches at universities and hospitals around the world. His most recent 2014 New York Times Science best seller, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Treatment of Trauma, transforms our understanding of traumatic stress, revealing how it literally rearranges the brain’s wiring—specifically areas dedicated to pleasure, engagement, control, and trust. He shows how these areas can be reactivated through innovative treatments including neurofeedback, somatically based therapies, EMDR, psychodrama, play, yoga, and other therapies.
Richard Schwartz, Ph.D.
Richard Schwartz earned his Ph.D. from Purdue University, and attained the status of associate professor at both the Institute for Juvenile Research at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and The Family Institute at Northwestern University. Dr. Schwartz developed Internal Family Systems (IFS) in response to clients’ descriptions of experiencing various parts – many extreme – within themselves. In 2000, Richard Schwartz founded The Center for Self Leadership in Oak Park, Illinois. Dr. Schwartz is a featured speaker for many national psychotherapy organizations, a fellow of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and serves on the editorial boards of four professional journals. He has published four books and over 50 articles about IFS. His books include Internal Family Systems Therapy, Introduction to the Internal Family Systems Model, and The Mosaic Mind (with Regina Goulding), Metaframeworks (with Doug Breunlin and Betty Karrer), and Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods (with Michael Nichols), the most widely used family therapy text in the United States. Dr. Schwartz lives and practices in Brookline, MA and is on the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard School of Medicine.
Stephen Porges, Ph.D.
Stephen Porges, Ph.D., is Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University, where he directs the Trauma Research Center within the Kinsey Institute. He holds the position of Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland. He served as president of both the Society for Psychophysiological Research and the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences and is a former recipient of a National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Development Award. He has published more than 250 peer-reviewed scientific papers across several disciplines. In 1994 he proposed the Polyvagal Theory, which provides insights into the mechanisms mediating symptoms observed in several behavioral, psychiatric, and physical disorders including autism, anxiety, depression, ADD, PTSD, and schizophrenia. His research has led to the development of innovative interventions designed to stabilize behavioral and psychological states and to stimulate spontaneous social behavior that are being applied to autism and other clinical diagnoses.
Elizabeth Warner, Psy.D.
Dr. Elizabeth Warner is the lead developer of the Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment (SMART) complex trauma intervention model and Director of the Trauma Center’s SMART program. Dr. Warner has had a psychotherapy practice with adults, adolescents and children in Brookline for the past 25 years. Her specialization is in the area of child and adolescent development, family therapy, and the impact of parenting on adults. Special interests include adoption and adoptive families, the special nature and implications of that attachment, and the development of effective treatments for complex trauma in children and adolescents. She spent 15 years working with severely disordered children including traumatized children and their parents, using innovative methodologies and the use of videotape at the Language & Cognitive Development Center. In addition, she has worked in psychiatric inpatient and outpatient settings at Boston University Medical Center, schools, mental health clinics and residential treatment, providing therapy, teaching and consultation.
Margaret Blaustein, Ph.D.
Margaret Blaustein, Ph.D., is a practicing clinical psychologist whose career has focused on the understanding and treatment of complex childhood trauma and its sequelae. With an emphasis on the importance of understanding the child-, the family-, and the provider-in-context, her study has focused on identification and translation of key principles of intervention across treatment settings, building from the foundational theories of childhood development, attachment, and traumatic stress. With Kristine Kinniburgh, Dr. Blaustein is co-developer of the Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency (ARC) treatment framework (Kinniburgh & Blaustein, 2005), and co-author of the text, Treating Complex Trauma in Children and Adolescents: Fostering Resilience through Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competence (Blaustein & Kinniburgh, 2010). She has provided extensive training and consultation to providers within the US and abroad.
Deborah Korn, Psy.D.
Deborah L. Korn, Psy.D., has been an EMDR facilitator and instructor with the EMDR Institute for the past 15 years. She is a co-investigator in an NIMH-funded study of EMDR vs. Prozac in the treatment of PTSD with Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., and lead author on the article, Preliminary Evidence of Efficacy for EMDR Resource Development and Installation in the Stabilization Phase of Treatment of Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, in the Journal of Clinical Psychology. Dr. Korn is an EMDRIA-approved consultant in EMDR, a member of the EMDRIA Clinical Advisory Board, and on the Editorial Board of the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research. She presents and consults internationally on the treatment of adult survivors of childhood abuse and neglect and other EMDR-related topics.
Frank Anderson, M.D.
Frank Guastella Anderson, M.D., completed his residency and was a clinical instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is both a psychiatrist and psychotherapist. He specializes in the treatment of trauma and dissociation and is passionate about teaching brain-based psychotherapy and integrating current neuroscience knowledge with the IFS model of therapy. Dr. Anderson is the vice chair and director of the Foundation for Self Leadership, and he is a trainer at the Center for Self Leadership with Richard Schwartz, PhD. Dr. Anderson maintains a long affiliation with, and trains for the Trauma Center, and he serves as an Advisor to the International Association of Trauma Professionals (IATP). He is co-author of the Internal Family Systems Skills Training Manual, and maintains a private practice in Concord, MA.
Jennifer Lefebre, Psy.D.
Jennifer Lefebre, Psy.D., RPT-S, is a clinical supervisor and EMDR consult facilitator at the Trauma Center. She is a Registered Play Therapist – Supervisor, and has received specialized training in ARC, SMART, TC-TSY, TF-CBT, Theraplay, and PCIT-A. Dr. Lefebre’s clinical and research interests center on the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, adults and families whose lives have been impacted by complex trauma. She has experience working with young children (0-5), adult survivors of severe childhood abuse and neglect, and combat veterans with PTSD. She has worked in residential treatment, psychiatric inpatient and community mental health settings, and schools, and has taught at both the undergraduate and graduate level. She has provided trainings around the country integrating play therapy and evidence-based trauma practices.
Jana Pressley, Psy.D
Jana Pressley, Psy.D. is Director of Training and Professional Development at the Trauma Center, and an Adjunct Associate Professor at Richmont Graduate University. Dr. Pressley was formerly the Clinical Training and Associate Professor in the Clinical Psychology doctoral program at Wheaton College Graduate School. Her research interests are focused on the experience of court-involved young adults who have suffered relational trauma in the midst of chronic poverty and community violence, as well as the impact of complex trauma history on adult spirituality and meaning-making. Clinically, Dr. Pressley serves as a therapist and supervisor at a community-based counseling center, where she specializes in the treatment of individuals and families whose lives have been impacted by complex trauma. Dr. Pressley founded and directed a non-profit agency for uninsured/underinsured individuals and families in Chattanooga, TN. She is is a national ARC trainer and consultant, and also trains on the impact of trauma on adult spirituality.
Ruth Lanius, MD, Ph.D.
Ruth Lanius, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry is the director of the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) research unit at the University of Western Ontario. She established the Traumatic Stress Service and the Traumatic Stress Service Workplace Program, services that specialize in the treatment and research of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and related comorbid disorders. She currently holds the Harris-Woodman Chair in Mind-Body Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario. She has authored more than 100 published papers and chapters in the field of traumatic stress and is currently funded by several federal funding agencies. She regularly lectures on the topic of PTSD nationally and internationally. She has recently published a book The Impact of Early Life Trauma on Health and Disease with Eric Vermetten and Clare Pain.
Alexandra Cook, Ph.D.
Dr. Alexandra Cook, Ph.D. has been with the Trauma Center since 1995. Dr. Cook graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Psychology and then obtained her M.A. and Ph.D. at Boston University. After completing her post-doctoral fellowship at the Trauma Center, she went on to become the Director of Children's Services from 1997 until 2004. Dr. Cook has a special interest in trauma evaluations and psychological testing. She has co-authored a book, With the Phoenix Rising: Lessons from Ten Resilient Women Who Overcame the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse, and been the lead author on a white paper, Complex Trauma in Children and Adolescents.
Also featuring...
Elizabeth Hopper, Ph.D. Steven Gross, MSW Stephan Wolfert, MFA Patricia Wilcox, LCSW Gary Bailey, MSW, ACSW Ainat Rogel, Ph.D., MSW, LCSWDiana Martinez, M.D., M.ScJon Ebert, Psy.D. Anne Westcott, LICSW Matthew Sanford Frances Grossman, Ph.D. Michele Henderson, LICSW
Who is this training for?
This program is post-graduate level, providing the very latest, cutting-edge information on the core topics in the field of trauma, including key approaches to treatment and intervention techniques. The Trauma Center recommends that practitioners be licensed mental health providers who are seeing clients or providing mental health services.
Additional questions about this certificate training?
Please contact PESI toll free at 800-844-8260.
Additional questions about this certificate training?
Please contact PESI toll free at 800-844-8260.
Certificate of Completion
In recognition of your dedication to furthering your education with this intensive training, participants who complete the weekly teachings and CE tests will be awarded a certificate of completion from the Trauma Center and Trauma Research Foundation.Your certificate not only showcases your personal and professional accomplishment, it distinguishes you from your peers and shows your clients, your colleagues, and employer your continued dedication to improving therapeutic outcomes.
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Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies
A 9-month Online Training Program
Tuition: $3999 (Valued at over $4,500)
Limited Time Offer: Save $400 Now!
Enroll Today for Only $4,500.00
A 9-month Online Training Program
Tuition: $3999 (Valued at over $4,500)
Limited Time Offer: Save $400 Now!
Enroll Today for Only $4,500.00
$4,500.00 with full payment by 10/15/2018 — Reserve your spot now to get this special, limited-time price!
Interested in a Payment Plan?
Register today for just $399! Then select a billing cycle most convenient for you.
Click here for Payment Plan Information
Earn up to 70 Contact Hours!
Interested in a Payment Plan?
Register today for just $399! Then select a billing cycle most convenient for you.
Click here for Payment Plan Information
Earn up to 70 Contact Hours!
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Cancellation Policy: Full refund less the non-refundable payment of $399 until classes begin on 10/29/2018. No refunds will be issued after classes begin, and enrolled participants will be expected to honor the payment plan until payment in full is made. The Trauma Center and/or PESI, Inc. reserve the right to cancel this program with full refunds to paid registrants.
Cancellation Policy: Full refund less the non-refundable payment of $399 until classes begin on 10/29/2018. No refunds will be issued after classes begin, and enrolled participants will be expected to honor the payment plan until payment in full is made. The Trauma Center and/or PESI, Inc. reserve the right to cancel this program with full refunds to paid registrants.