Trauma Counselling Training

Course Description

This is a Psychosocial Support programme that is facilitated as blended learning. This includes live zoom training sessions plus access to online material, videos and assessments.

Most people will suffer a traumatic experience at least once in their life and therefore trauma can be identified as any event that is regarded as negative and that changes a person’s view of themselves and their world. Trauma is therefore defined as “severe emotional shock and pain caused by an extremely upsetting experience”. As a result we  all need skills to support our ourselves, families and others to cope and move beyond trauma!

The value of Trauma Counselling
It is in this context that trauma counselling is valuable, because it supports a person in identifying and coming to terms with the feelings and emotions experienced during and after a traumatic experience. These emotions will vary from individual to individual and need to be addressed. If suppressed, they will almost certainly have an impact a person’s physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing.
Trauma counselling is a short-term intervention, essential for the promotion of emotional well-being and critical support for adults and children alike.

This psychosocial support programme is aimed at providing a basic foundation for dealing with trauma and providing support to enable a person to come to terms with the traumatic event and then be able to move forward more courageously.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
To equip students with the knowledge, skills, processes and tools to support children, teenagers and adults, who experience trauma, on their journey to wellness.

COURSE OUTCOMES:
Students will:
Be able to identify the different types of Trauma
Be able to identify the different phases of Trauma
Understand the psychological impact, reactions and recovery determinants of trauma and how it affects the whole body of a human being
Know how to help children of different age groups in crisis and through trauma recovery
Understand the Counselling Process and be able to facilitate counselling session
Be able to support a client to build resilience and create a personal well-being and maintenance plan.

PROGRAMME CONTENT:
Crises vs Trauma
Understanding the state of mind of the client in trauma
The whole body reaction to trauma
The counselling Process
Building Resilience
Supporting the client to create a wellness plan

CERTIFICATION
Certificate of Participation is obtained on:
Attendance of all live online sessions
Successful completion of online quizzes