Trauma Support and Counselling Course

Introduction

The course equips you with the relevant knowledge, skills and values to identify clients exposed to traumatic events and provide trauma support services in the immediate aftermath of traumatic events, under supervision of an appropriately trained/registered mental health professional. Through this training, you will come to understand concepts of First Aid, the principles of trauma recovery sessions, and effective treatments for people suffering from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder).

Course Objective:

o Situations in which trauma may occur

o Physical, emotional, cognitive and behavioural symptoms of trauma-related stress

o Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder

o Components of trauma that impact on communities

o Stages in recovery from trauma

o Demonstrate the appropriate application of counselling

Duration

5 Days

Who should attend?

Health practitioners who are beginning, or are in the early stages of their career in security and risk management, emergency response/ medical personnel, NGO staff, professional counsellors, Trauma support staff, emergency responders etc.

Course content

o Introduction to Trauma

o Physiological and Psychological Reactions to Trauma

o Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Grief

o Community Trauma in Natural Disasters

o Community Trauma in Man-made Events

o Workplace Trauma and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

o Childhood Trauma in Experiences and Impacts

o Approaches to Counselling Children

o Counselling Traumatized Clients

o Counselling traumatized Clients

o Trauma Counselling Strategies and Techniques

o Counsellor, Responding to Trauma

Training Approach

This course will be delivered by our skilled trainers who have vast knowledge and experience as expert professionals in the fields. The course is taught in English and through a mix of theory, practical activities, group discussion and case studies. Course manuals and additional training materials will be provided to the participants upon completion of the training.

Tailor-Made Course

This course can also be tailor-made to meet organization requirement. For further inquiries, please contact us on: Email: [email protected] Tel: +254 721 331 808

Training Venue

The training will be held at our Upskill Training Centre. We also offer training for a group (at a discount of 10% to 50%) at requested location all over the world. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, and buffet lunch.

Visa application, travel expenses, airport transfers, dinners, accommodation, insurance, and other personal expenses are catered by the participant

Certification

Participants will be issued with Upskill certificate upon completion of this course.