- Define types of trauma and PTSD and the effects on mental health
- Identify the neurobiological changes in the brain and body and how neuroscience-informed care can help develop more targeted interventions
- Use evidence-based interventions to ensure effective and appropriate interventions
- Implement methods for teaching clients how to influence emotional response, integrate sensory information, and modulate decision-making, attention and memory
Neuroscience-Informed Treatment of trauma and PTSD
Dr. Janene Donarski, Licensed Clinician Psychologist
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Overview
Trauma can occur when someone experiences or witnesses a deeply distressing or disturbing event that overwhelms their ability to cope. This can involve events that put someone at risk of serious harm or death, such as natural disasters, accidents, violence, abuse, or war. Trauma's effects can be immediate or delayed, lasting weeks, months, or even years and can ultimately result in PTSD. Trauma can have various impacts on mental health, including emotional reactions such as sadness, anxiety, anger, shame, and numbness. It can also lead to cognitive distortions, causing negative beliefs about oneself, the world, and the future.
Behavioral changes, like avoidance and self-medication, and physical symptoms such as headaches and sleep disturbances are also common. Several therapeutic approaches are used for trauma and PTSD, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure Therapy, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Narrative Therapy (NT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Mindfulness.
Accreditation
Awaiting the OPQ accreditation number
About the expert
Dr. Janene Donarski, PhD, LP, CCATP, ECDCS is practicing as a Licensed Psychologist specializing in Neuropsychology. She has worked in private practice for over 20 years. Dr. Donarski has specialized training in anxiety and trauma treatment, working with individuals with disabilities, Veterans and Military families, dementia care, and has also worked with multiple attorneys in forensic psychological forums to assist individuals in legal matters. Dr. Donarski specializes in neuropsychological assessment of children, adolescents, adults and geriatric populations including head injury, organic issues, emotional and complex behavior disorders. She also assists in testing within the academic areas including ADHD, visual deficits, learning disabilities and autism for IEPs and/or 504 plans/behavior plans.
Dr. Donarski is on the board of, and supervises for, the Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professionals credential through Evergreen Certifications. She is a certified EMDR Level II counselor, an Evergreen Dementia Care Specialist, certified hypnotherapist, and practitioner for Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Time Line Therapy®. She has been engaged for over 10 years as a professional speaker and presenter training mental health and medical specialists in aspects of mental health care. She is the published author of “Anxiety & Trauma Recovery Book: Using a Neuroscience-Informed Treatment Response to Healing”.
Learning objectives
Learning material
A theoretical course illustrated with clinical examples. This course is composed of videos of 5 to 15 minutes each. The PowerPoint of the course to download.
Syllabus
- PowerPoint
- 1. Introduction
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Understanding Trauma and Anxiety
- 2. Definition and Types of Trauma
- 3. Effects of Trauma and-or PTSD
- 4. The Origins of Trauma
- 5. The Neurobiological Reaction
- 6. Brain Structures
- 7. Amygdala and the Sympathetic Nervous System
- 8. Trauma and Anxiety
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Clinical Assessment and Treatment Foundations
- 9. Clinical Screenings and Evidenced-Based Interventions
- 10. Treatment Preparation
- 11. Paradoxical Therapy
- 12. Acceptance Over Avoidance
- 13. Diaphragmic Breathing
- 14. Self-Care Assessment
- 15. Safety Behaviors
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Exposure Models and Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies
- 16. Exposure Therapy- Models and Types
- 17. Different Exposure Therapy
- 18. Goals for Exposure & Personalized Interventions
- 19. Tips for Treatment Effectiveness
- 20. EMDR
- 21. CBT Part I
- 22. CBT Part II
- 23. Reframe Anxiety
- 24. Narrative Therapy
- 25. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- 26. Neuroscience Key Strategy and Identifying the Con
- 27. DBT
- 28. Self-Compassion
- 29. AWARE Observation Skills and Homework
- 30. The Panic Cycle
- 31. Inhibitory Mismatch and Non-Linear Hierarchy
- 32. What Else to Consider
- 33. Conclusion
- Bibliography
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Additional Resources
- Handout - ABCWorksheet
- Handout - Challenging Questions
- Handout - Identifying Emotions
- Handout - Patterns of Problematic Thinking
CE Credits
Download a certificate of successful completion.
Audience
This course is intended for mental health professionals.
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