Trauma Informed Practice: Applying Principles of Trauma Informed Care to Mental Health Practice

This is the second event in our four-part Foundations of Behavioral Health Practice Series. Receive a $25.00 discount on your registration when attending all four events (2/19/2027, 3/5/2027, 4/23/2027, & 5/14/2027). To receive the discount, you must select the "Attend All Four Sessions" option for $195 located in the registration section for the FIRST event in the series- "Effectively Navigating Mental Health Crisis" on 2/19/2027. This workshop is intended to help mental health professionals provide effective care for individuals who are trauma survivors. Trauma-informed care (TIC) offers a helpful framework specifying guiding principles to attend to individually and organizationally. TIC encourages certain provider practices in line with guiding principles and mental health research, such as providing rationale, offering choices, and inviting questions to encourage active collaboration. Participants will learn how to conceptualize the long-term effects of trauma on emotional, cognitive, biological, behavioral, and interpersonal domains (i.e., symptoms) as adaptations to trauma. Participants will be provided steps to support development of specialized skills. This workshop is designed to provide mental health professionals and administrators with a foundational understanding of trauma-informed care. Trauma-informed care offers a framework for organizations serving individuals who have experienced trauma. Organizations are increasingly recognizing the importance of agency-wide education and awareness about trauma and the impact that trauma has on individuals. Participants will learn about the theoretical model of adaptation to trauma, and the long-term effects that trauma can have on emotional, cognitive, biological, behavioral, and interpersonal domains. Participants will learn how to provide a trauma-informed case conceptualization. We will discuss resilience and post-traumatic growth. Participants will learn about the importance of attending to their own well-being as part of trauma-informed care, using ongoing consultation and supervision, respecting the importance of self-care and stress management, and maintaining awareness and responsiveness to secondary traumatic stress. Cancellation, ADA, and other Policies While we make every effort to accommodate dietary restrictions, allergies, and religious dietary observances, we cannot guarantee that all requests can be fully met. Individuals with severe allergies or highly specific needs may wish to bring supplemental items. We appreciate your understanding. One week prior to the program, registrants will receive an event reminder email with instructions to access handouts along with other program information. Handouts will be available online only for two weeks after the program. If you need help with online registration or other technical issues, please call our help desk at 252-744-5210 or email easternahec@ecu.edu | NCASPPB GSB approval is not confirmed: the source statement contains an unfilled approval-number placeholder. Other separately stated credits remain as published. | The Eastern AHEC is recognized by the North Carolina Psychology Board as an approved provider of (Category A) Continuing Education for North Carolina Licensed Psychologists. No partial credit will be given. | Eastern AHEC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5645. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Eastern AHEC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.