The Neurobiology of Trauma and Its Application to Successful Treatment

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About the Event

Cognitive Behavior Institute is excited to welcome Hillary Straus, LMHC for a live interactive webinar on: The Neurobiology of Trauma and Its Application to Successful Treatment

Date: January 23rd, 2025
Time: 10:30am - 4:00pm EST
Location: online via zoom meeting
*Participants will have access to their camera/microphone
Cost: $35
Level: Introductory
Credit Hours: 5 clinical CEs


Description:
Trauma often presents with a myriad of confounding symptoms, which can lead to missing crucial aspects of treatment and an incomplete recovery. Significant neurobiological underpinnings need to be accurately mapped, upon which lead to a concise understanding of trauma’s structure which needs to be cleared in layers.

This course will delve into three key areas, first, an in-depth neuro-chemical response of the nervous system. Second, the brain’s response including photos of brain scans and regions of the brain that are either under-activated or over-activated. Third, along with physiological reactions, there are detailed and specific emotions and beliefs that get stored in the sub conscious concurrently with the emotional response which includes a detailed structure of the specific negative emotions and limiting beliefs that are imprinted along with trauma memories.

An evidence-based technique from the field of Energy Psychology that is shown to activate the calming response of the nervous system and when combined with proper focused attention, helps to clear trauma from the conscious mind, subconscious mind, and body (Lane, 2009). The technique will be taught and time for interactive practice followed by a review of the most current research which illustrates the efficacy of the technique.


Agenda:
• Introduction and overview – 30 minutes
• The body’s Neuro-chemical response to trauma – 30 minutes
• The brain’s response to trauma – 30 minutes
BREAK – 30 minutes

• The Emotional response to trauma – 30 minutes
▪ Negative Emotions and Illogical beliefs that get encoded
▪ Loss and Violence Trauma Outlines
• Treating trauma and invoking homeostasis – 30 minutes
• Interactive practice in breakout rooms – 1 hour 30 minutes
• Group questions and processing – 30 minutes
• Research review – 15 minutes
• Wrap- up - Using the trauma outlines with clients and questions – 15 minutes



Learning Objectives:
Participants will describe the biology of the fight/flight/freeze reflex and how it imprints as a conditioned response resulting in phobic or traumatic reactions.

Participants will identify at least 3 regions of the brain that are impacted during the fight/flight/freeze response.

Participants will list two major categories of trauma structures and the differences between them.

Participants will describe the layers of trauma with their components.

Participants will use a meridian tapping technique for releasing and eliminating traumatic emotion.

Participants will demonstrate use of the trauma outlines.


Instructor Bio:
  Hillary is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (MH13684) and qualified supervisor in the state of Florida, with a Master of Arts in Counseling and Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She has 12 years of private practice experience. Hillary utilizes a holistic approach to psychotherapy with mind/body integrative healing. Specializing in helping clients find relief from anxiety, depression, PTSD, developmental trauma, and toxic relationships. Her treatment approach is based on treating the underlying issues that contribute to unwanted symptoms. Additionally, Hillary has completed extensive training in Integrative mental health, Energy Psychology, Emotional Freedom Techniques, and Healing From the Body Level Up. She is now offering training and mentoring in the areas of mind/body healing and holistic psychotherapy.


Course bibliography:
see attached


Approvals:

Cognitive Behavior Institute, #1771, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 06/30/2022-06/30/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 5 clinical continuing education credits.

Cognitive Behavior Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0098 and the State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0646 and the State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0216.

Cognitive Behavior Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7117. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Cognitive Behavior Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Cognitive Behavior Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Cognitive Behavior Institute maintains responsibility for content of this program.

Social workers, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors in Pennsylvania can receive continuing education from providers approved by the American Psychological Association. Since CBI is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education, licensed social workers, licensed marriage and family therapists, and licensed professional counselors in Pennsylvania will be able to fulfill their continuing education requirements by attending CBI continuing education programs. For professionals outside the state of Pennsylvania, you must confirm with your specific State Board that APA approved CE's are accepted towards your licensure requirements. The Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) has a process for approving individual programs or providers for continuing education through their Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. ACE approved providers and individual courses approved by ASWB are not accepted by every state and regulatory board for continuing education credits for social workers. Every US state other than New York accepts ACE approval for social workers in some capacity: New Jersey only accepts individually approved courses for social workers, rather than courses from approved providers. The West Virginia board requires board approval for live courses, but accepts ASWB ACE approval for other courses for social workers. For more information, please see https://www.aswb.org/ace/ace-jurisdiction-map/. Whether or not boards accept ASWB ACE approved continuing education for other professionals such as licensed professional counselors or licensed marriage and family therapists varies by jurisdiction. To determine if a course can be accepted by your licensing board, please review your board’s regulations or contact them. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.

Accommodation Information: Our webinars are available to anyone who is able to access the internet. For those who are vision impaired graphs and videos are described verbally. We also read all of the questions and comments that are asked of our speakers. All questions and comments are made via the chat function. For those that require it, please contact us at info@cbicenterforeducation.com for more information on and/or to request closed-captioning.


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Process for Receiving Continuing Education Credit:

1. Register
2. Attend the Training
3. Complete the Evaluation Survey
4. Receive Continuing Education Certificate

All items listed above will be available in your Blue Sky account
*Courses remain open for 2 weeks following the end of the training


TICKETS TO THIS WEBINAR ARE NON-REFUNDABLE/NON-TRANSFERABLE. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. REFUNDS WILL NOT BE ISSUED FOR ANY REASON OTHER THAN THE EVENT’S CANCELLATION BY CBI