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Sustaining Trauma-Informed Care in a Punitive World

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CE Credits: 1 Credits
Length: 1 Hour
Level: Introductory
CE Eligibility: APA, ASWB ACE, ANCC, NAADAC, CPA, NYSED
Training Style: Video
Category: GIFR Membership Exclusive (NEARI Series)
Intended Audience: Mental Health, Correctional, and Legal Professionals

Training Description
Treatment programs understand the high prevalence of trauma among the clients they serve. Through training and service changes programs implement brain based trauma informed care, becoming more collaborative, more strength and relationship based, and interpreting behaviors as adaptive. However, after an initial change effort, agencies may experience their staff slipping back into punitive thinking. How do we continue trauma informed practice in a punitive world.
Trainer Biography
Patricia D. Wilcox, LCSW, is the Vice President of Strategic Development at Klingberg Family Centers. At Klingberg she was a clinician and the Clinical Director before obtaining her current position in 2005. She specializes in the treatment of traumatized children and their families and has presented extensively on this topic at several conferences including the Child Welfare League of America, the National Association of Social Workers, the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, the Black Administrators in Child Welfare, the Alliance for Children and Families, and the American Association of Children’s Residential Centers. Ms. Wilcox is the creator of the Restorative Approach, a trauma and relationship based approach to congregate care treatment of children and the author of Trauma Informed Care: The Restorative Approach published by NEARI Press. She is a trainer for the Risking Connection® trauma training program and an adjunct faculty at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work and St. Joseph’s University School of Social Work. Ms. Wilcox was selected as the Social Worker of the Year by NASW/CT in 2011.
Learning Objectives
This training is designed to help you:
  • Learn techniques for transforming a worker’s frustration about a client into empathy
  • Learn methods for increasing self-awareness in those they supervise
  • Identify and address vicarious traumatization
  • Learn leadership practices that sustain hope and energy

1 Sponsorship: Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. MHS maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts Continuing Education Credit sponsored by the American Psychological Association. The Global Institute of Forensic Research, provider #1371, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Global Institute of Forensic Research maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 6/8/2022-6/8/2025. Social Workers completing this course receive continuing education credits. Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. MHS maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) has been approved by NAADAC as an approved Continuing Education, Provider No. 144308. Programs that do not qualify for NAADAC credit are clearly identified. MHS maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The Global Institute of Forensic Research (GIFR) has been approved by NBCC as an approved Continuing Education provider. ACEP No.6711. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. GIFR is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Global Institute of Forensic Research (GIFR) is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0337. Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0036.

2 Refund/Cancellation Policy: If you wish to request a refund on account of technical difficulties, please contact [email protected].

3 Commercial Supports: Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) reports no conflicts of interest in the development and sponsorship of this training. MHS receives no commercial support for its Continuing Education programs or from its presenters.

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