EMP 738 G. Everett 3 credits
Integrative Trauma Perspectives
Description
This course combines experiential and distance-learning components. In addition to reading and written assignments, students will be required to attend a 3-day course, taught by the instructor, at a location of their choice. Registration for the workshop requires an additional fee beyond the EMU tuition for the course. Students must register for the workshop separately with the instructor through www.TraumaFirstAide.com
Objectives
Upon completion of the course, the students will be able to:
- Identify their personal stress/trauma patterns
- Differentiate between mental health and mind-body perspectives of trauma
- Identify two or more differences between somatic and cognitive approaches to
trauma therapy
- Define how ‘explicit’ and ‘implicit’ memory is affected by trauma
- Identify the divisions and basic function of the brain as they relate to trauma
- Identify the normal human responses to trauma including: cognitive,
emotional, behavioral, physiological, spiritual and relational aspects
- Incorporate TFA skills as a means of self care and self regulation
- Gain the capacity to work directly with acute traumatic symptoms using basic
TFA skills
- Identify 6 or more physiological traumatic responses of the Peripheral
Nervous System
- Practice TFA skills in hi-arousal role playing situations, simulating real-life
events
- Discuss the implications of trauma in our society and on our healthcare
system
Topics
- Integrative aspects of trauma including: cognitive, emotional, behavioral,
physiological, spiritual and relational perspectives
- The role of the nervous system in trauma
- The role of memory in trauma
- The role of awareness in self-regulation
- Correlating trauma and the chakras
- The use of energy medicine in working with trauma
Texts
- Minton, Ogden Pain: Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to
Psychotherapy
- Naparstek, B. Invisible Heroes: Survivors of Trauma and How They Heal
- Rothschild, B. The Body Remembers
- Scaer, Robert The Trauma Spectrum: Hidden Wounds and Human
Resiliency
- Additional articles, websites, publications will be provided by the instructor.
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