Narrative: Trauma (full course)

PracticeWise, LLC, is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PracticeWise, LLC, maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

This course is designed to help you learn to recognize, understand, and apply the practice element Narrative: Trauma.

Course Structure:
This course consists of three online learning modules that include instructional videos and progress questions. The learning modules are followed by a posttest and course evaluation. The Narrative: Trauma practice guide is also included with the course. A continuing education certificate is available for download after successful completion of the course.

Learning Objectives:

1. Define Narrative: Trauma and reasons why it is used to explore and correct unhelpful thoughts associated with past traumatic events.
2. Identify effective and ineffective uses of Narrative: Trauma to inform appropriate application of the practice with youths.
3. Summarize the theoretical rationale for Narrative: Trauma.
4. Explain Narrative: Trauma to various stakeholders (e.g., caregivers, teachers) to promote understanding of the practice.
5. Identify essential features of Narrative: Trauma and recommended methods to implement the practice effectively to promote coping and help a youth make meaning out of a traumatic event.
6. Conduct effective Narrative: Trauma across the three phases of the practice: tell the story, retell the story, and cognitive processing.

Course Components:

• Practice Guide
• Pretest
• Instructional videos
• Review questions
• Posttest
• Course evaluation
• Continuing education certificate

Continuing Education:
2.25 credits

Course Format:
Online distance learning

Course Requirements:

• Completion of the course pretest, instructional videos, and review questions
• Completion of the course posttest with at least 9 out of 12 items correct
• Completion of the course evaluation

Target Audience:
Psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and others who want to advance their professional skills

Instructional Level:
Introductory, intermediate

Faculty:
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