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Trauma-Informed Therapy

Become a Trauma-Informed Therapist and help those who have gone through it. 

Course starts 25 Feb 2025

ONLINE Course on Zoom
Once a week classes

Assignment based evaluation

Video recordings

PDF Notes
For individuals, counsellors, and other mental health professionals

Trauma-informed therapy is crucial in the field of mental health as it recognizes and addresses the significant impact that past traumatic experiences have on an individual's current well-being. By understanding how trauma can shape a person's beliefs, behaviours, and emotions, therapists can provide more effective and sensitive treatment. This approach emphasizes creating a safe therapeutic environment, building trust with clients, and empowering them to regain control over their lives. In essence, incorporating trauma-informed practices into therapy not only facilitates deeper emotional processing but also fosters a more compassionate and respectful relationship between client and therapist.

Course Details

Course objective

To enable individuals/counsellors/mental health professionals to understand the subject of  Trauma in its various manifestations and learn tools and techniques to help people who have gone through trauma
 

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Admission Criteria

The course is open to anyone who wishes to understand the aspects of Trauma-Informed Therapy. The course can also be done by, practising counsellors, and mental health professionals who wish to add the knowledge of Trauma Informed Therapy

Course content

This will be an 8-session course with classes conducted once a week. The duration of each class will be two and a half hours. Since this is an online course, most of the sessions would have a 20-30 minute break out room for one-to-one discussion with a batchmate on the concepts outlined in the class (like a practical session in real-time), to enable the learning to be strongly reinforced. The session highlights: 

  1. Understanding Trauma

  2. The Role of Attachment in Trauma

  3. Loss/Grief and Adoption from a Trauma Perspective, Trauma in the Classroom

  4. Trauma-Informed techniques-1

  5. Trauma-Informed techniques-2

  6. Trauma-Informed techniques-3

  7. Sexual Abuse

  8. Legal Aspects on Reporting / Care of Self

Course Duration

Once a week session on Zoom.

Tuesdays from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm.* 

Course Starts from 25 Feb  2025

Course Faculty
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Jennifer Tavares
Therapist, Trainer

About the Faculty

Jennifer Tavares is a qualified nurse, counsellor, and special educator. She has been working with adolescents since 1998 in various capacities. Her journey as a counsellor and special educator has made her understand the core needs of a person who has undergone trauma She has been guiding teenagers, young and older adults in their journey of healing from trauma.
Course evaluation-assignment based

At the end of each session, the student is expected to submit a report about their learning and their view of the session. Submission of this report is regarded as attendance.

They are expected to attend all 8 classes to qualify for the certificate.

There will be a few assignments in the course where the participants are expected to talk to someone in their circles and submit a report. They are expected to answer a few case studies.

Expectations from the participants: 

We expect 100% attendance from every student. All students of the course are expected to attend ALL  the classes in the course and follow the rules of engagement as defined by the faculty.

The students are expected to submit all the assignments in time and be proactive in the classroom activities. They are expected to uphold strict confidentiality on all matters shared by other participants either in the class or in the breakout room activities. 

Course Fee

The course fee is Rs 15000/- to be paid on enrollment. Please check the refund policy in the footer.

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