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Intensify and Expand Your Trauma Treatment Capabilities

You know that building the skills to treat complex trauma and PTSD takes ongoing dedication to the craft and science of therapy... Because trauma treatment is always evolving.

That's why I've interviewed world-renowned trauma experts and recorded them in session. I then collected their insights and in-session demonstrations in this all-new online certification course...

Treating Complex Trauma: Beyond Competency


Usually £783.88
Just £149.99 (VAT Inclusive) Today — Stunning Savings!
You'll earn 24.5 CPD Hours included in the course tuition.
Click here for course objectives and outline

BONUS! Your Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-Level II: Complex Trauma) certification
(usually £189.98) is included in today's deeply discounted registration!

You'll have access to the field experience of trauma treatment experts like:

  • •  Bessel van der Kolk, MD
  • •  Peter Levine, PhD
  • •  Stephen Porges, PhD
  • •  Janina Fisher, PhD
  • •  Richard Schwartz, PhD
  • •  Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA
  • •  Diane Poole-Heller, PhD
  • •  David Henrich, LCSW, BCD
  • •  Babette Rothschild, MSW
  • •  Donald Meichenbaum, PhD
  • •  Edna Foa, PhD
  • •  Frank Anderson, MD
  • •  Vincent Felitti, MD
  • •  Robert Scaer, MD
  • •  And MANY more!

 

Discover what's been done in the field of traumatic stress, new perspectives on the nature and experience of trauma, and gain a deeper understanding of trauma's far-reaching psychological and physical consequences.

These powerhouses of the trauma treatment field offer their seasoned views on things like:

  • •  Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
  • •  DSM-5 trauma diagnoses
  • •  Attachment disorders
  • •  Polyvagal Theory
  • •  Dual awareness
  • •  Dissociation
  • •  Addiction
  • •  And MUCH more!

 

You'll also see how they use modalities such as CBT, DBT, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Somatic Experiencing, Gestalt Therapy, and others.

The demonstrations showing these experts’ skills in action help speed the learning and application of their proven processes to your own practice...

So you can adapt their experience to create theoretically sound principles that improve your clinical outcomes...

And help your clients find lasting relief from the anger, nightmares, shame, anxiety, depression, and other debilitating symptoms of complex trauma and PTSD.

Linda Curran
 

Sincerely,
Linda Curran, BCPC, LPC, CACD, CCDPD

P.S. When you complete this course, you'll be immediately eligible to become a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-Level II: Complex Trauma)...

Giving you the opportunity to stand out from the crowd and let clients and colleagues know that you've invested the time and effort needed to provide treatment at the highest level. AND your first year of certification is FREE (usually £189.98)!

Treating Complex Trauma: Beyond Competency

Usually £783.88
Just £149.99 (VAT Inclusive) Today — Stunning Savings!
You'll earn 24.5 CPD Hours included in the course tuition.
Click here for course objectives and outline

BONUS! Your Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-Level II: Complex Trauma) certification
(usually £189.98) is included in today's deeply discounted registration!
Certification Made Simple

It's never been easier to become a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-Level II: Complex Trauma):
 
  • Step 1: Complete this training at your convenience.
  • Step 2: Complete the continuing education quiz and instantly print your certificate of completion.
  • Step 3: Submit the Certification Questionnaire included in this training, and your application is complete.*
 
Click here for certification requirements.

That's it! No hidden fees. No catch. Just certification made EASY.

*Professional, clinical experience and prerequisite standards apply. Learn more below.
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"Good trauma therapy is like very fine neurosurgery. It's extremely skilled work, and good intentions and warm feelings do not substitute for becoming very good at what you do. "
~ Bessel van der Kolk
COURSE OBJECTIVES
  1. How the mammalian arousal cycle and stress response inform current trauma treatment.
  2. Determine the basics of neurodevelopment in early stages of life and theorize how attachment deficits, left unaddressed, continue to impact adults throughout the lifespan.
  3. Employ two methods of grounding a dissociated client in session informed by the Polyvagal theory.
  4. Appraise the ACE study and apply its findings to clinical diagnosis and treatment of developmental and attachment trauma.
  5. Appraise the diagnostic criteria and clinical presentation of Complex PTSD.
  6. Role-play a compassionate approach to self-destructive behaviours with clients in session.
  7. Assess the importance of setting firm boundaries in the therapeutic relationship as it relates to improving treatment outcomes.
  8. Debate the current theoretical basis for addiction treatment (i.e. addiction is a choice or a disease) compared to the biopsychosocial theory of addiction.
  9. Perform three mindfulness practices; include any clinical modifications for use with a traumatized population.
  10. How somatic interventions enable clients to extinguish conditioned responses to procedural memories.
  11. Develop an argument for AND against the use of medications with traumatized clients.
  12. Define and defend the modifications made to Shapiro's 8-Phase Model of EMDR when using this protocol with clients with complex trauma.
  13. Determine the development of "parts" (a component of IFS therapy) that result from trauma and how their function can be used as a resource for clients.
  14. Incorporate the theory and practice of Gestalt Therapy beyond the archetypal empty chair technique into trauma treatment planning.
  15. And many more!
Treating Complex Trauma: Beyond Competency
Usually £783.88
Just £149.99 (VAT Inclusive) Today — Stunning Savings!
 
You'll earn 24.5 CPD Hours included in the course tuition.
Click here for course objectives and outline

BONUS! Your Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-Level II: Complex Trauma) certification
(usually £189.98) is included in today's deeply discounted registration!
COURSE MODULES
 
Biological Nature of Trauma

Biological nature of trauma
  • Triune brain
  • Brain/body integration: understanding the brain/body feedback loop
  • Mechanisms of trauma
  • Principles informing state-of-the-art clinical interventions
  • Treatment implications

Polyvagal Theory, with Stephen Porges, PhD

Long-term memory
  • Implicit memory
  • Explicit memory
DSM-5 trauma diagnoses
  • Single-incident PTSD
  • Acute Stress Disorder
  • PTSD subtypes
Trauma Sequelae: chronology of symptom clusters post-single incident PTSD
  • Trauma symptoms characteristic of early childhood trauma, with Robert Scaer, MD
Adverse Childhood Experiences, with Vincent Felitti, MD
  • Background
  • Long-term impact on individuals
  • Correlation with addiction
  • Public health implications
Attachment, with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, Dr. Diane Poole Heller, and Dr. Dan Siegel
  • Neurodevelopment
  • Attachment essentials
  • Attachment security and strategies
  • Developmental trauma disorder

 
Definition of Trauma and Trauma Conditions
 

Trauma: working definition

Conditions resulting from trauma
  • PTS
  • Single incident PTSD
  • Complex PTSD
  • Borderline Personality Disorder
BPD
  • Stigma
  • DSM criteria
  • Developmental/attachment trauma
BPD and CPTSD
  • Parallels
  • Distinction
CPTSD
  • Diagnosis
  • DSM-5 and ICD-11 specifications
  • Distinct from PTSD (single incident)
Maladaptive behaviours
  • Function of addictions and self-injury in individuals with trauma
  • Treatment principles and strategies
Dissociation, with Robert Scaer, MD
  • PTSD and CPTSD: “Dissociative Disorders”
  • Correlation between childhood abuse and re-victimization
  • Treatment implications
Addiction
  • Myths
  • Nature of addiction
  • Treatment implications
  • Trauma and addiction, with Gabor Maté, MD
  • 12-step programs and the rehabilitation industry

 
Stage Model of Trauma Therapy
 

Stage model of trauma therapy

  • Janet’s tri-phasic model of trauma therapy
  • Dual awareness, with Babette Rothschild, MSW, LCSW
  • History taking
Mindfulness and awareness practices, with Dr. Jim Hopper; Elana Rosenbaum, MS, LICSW; Belleruth Naparstek, LISW, BCD; and Amy Weintraub, MFA, ERYT-500
  • Mindfulness
  • Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MSBR)
    • Program breakdown
    • In-session body scan demonstration
  • Guided imagery
  • Mindfulness/bodyfulness
  • Yoga
    • Pacing yoga practice for traumatized population
    • Effects of trauma on musculoskeletal system
    • Use of yoga mudras for self-soothing
    • In-session with Amy Weintraub
Dialectical behavioural therapy with Lane Pederson, PsyD, LP, DBTC
  • Discussion
    • Theory and development
    • Systematic implication
    • DBT skills and tools
  • In-session with Lane Pederson
Trauma and medication with Frank Anderson, MD
  • The importance of client-agency
  • Employing IFS when prescribing medications
Somatic experiencing with Peter Levine, PhD
  • In-session with Peter Levine
  • Theory and practice
Somatic Therapy with Babette Rothschild, MSW, LCSW
  • In-session with Babette Rothschild

 
Trauma Processing Modalities
 

Cognitive behavioural therapy with Donald Meichenbaum, PhD

Prolonged exposure therapy with Edna Foa, PhD
  • Theory development
  • Applicability
Sensorimotor psychotherapy with Janina Fisher, PhD
  • Psychoeducation in trauma therapy – utilizing cognitive override
  • Resourcing clients
  • Body-oriented and somatic interventions
Eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Theory with field leaders
  • Shapiros 8-phase model
  • Clinical modifications for complex trauma
  • In-session with Linda Curran
Internal family systems with Richard Schwartz, PhD
  • Theory and applicability
  • In-session with Frank Anderson
  • Theory development and practice
  • In-session with Richard Schwartz
Gestalt therapy
  • Beyond the empty chair technique
  • Verbal narrative vs. body narrative
  • In-session with Mary Lou Schack, PhD
  • In-session with David Henrich, LCSW, BCD
Treating Complex Trauma: Beyond Competency

Usually £783.88
Just £149.99 (VAT Inclusive) Today — Stunning Savings!
You'll earn 24.5 CPD Hours included in the course tuition.
Click here for course objectives and outline

BONUS! Your Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-Level II: Complex Trauma) certification
(usually £189.98) is included in today's deeply discounted registration!
When you register today, you’ll receive three FREE bonuses (usually £233.96!)
 
Trauma Competency: A Clinician's Guide eBook (usually £19.99)

Recommended for all clinicians working with trauma, this book is a clear and concise, reader-friendly illumination of the HOW and the WHY of trauma treatment.

Unique in its approach, Linda Curran not only defines and explains the current trauma paradigm-relevant theories and current neuroscience, but demonstrates, step-by-step, its in-session clinical utility and applicability.

 
101 Trauma-Informed Interventions: Activities, Exercises and Assignments to Move the Client and Therapy Forward eBook (usually £23.99)

This workbook pulls together a wide array of trauma treatments into one concise resource. Equally useful in both group and individual settings, these interventions provide hope and healing for the client, and expand and solidify your expertise.

The book also includes a link to all reproducible worksheets you can print and use with clients right away!

 
Your Certification Application Fee is FREE (usually £189.98)

Certification made simple! Register today and pay no additional fees to complete your Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-Level II: Complex Trauma) certification.

Treating Complex Trauma: Beyond Competency
Usually £783.88
Just £149.99 (VAT Inclusive) Today — Stunning Savings!
 
You'll earn 24.5 CPD Hours included in the course tuition.
Click here for course objectives and outline

BONUS! Your Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-Level II: Complex Trauma) certification
(usually £189.98) is included in today's deeply discounted registration!


Evergreen Certifications

Are you ready to step into the life awaiting you as a
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-Level II: Complex Trauma)?
 
Benefits of Certification
  • Clinical expertise: Show clients and colleagues your practice is based on leading-edge research in this complex area of mental health.

  • Client trust: Certification shows your clients you’re dedicated to providing the best care possible. It reveals your professional ability to take on challenging clients and succeed!

  • Documentation of knowledge: Certification is both a professional and personal accomplishment. It’s an unbiased barometer of your knowledge and dedication to your practice.

  • Professional recognition: Set yourself apart from the thousands of clinicians relying on outdated methods to treat their clients. Increase your opportunities for career advancement and client referrals.
MEET YOUR EXPERTS

Linda Curren

Linda Curran, BCPC, LPC, CACD, CCDPD, is president of Integrative Trauma Treatment, LLC, in Havertown, PA. She provides clients with an integrative approach to trauma and treats PTSD in adolescent and adult populations, including clients with eating disorders, sexual trauma, and self-injury. An international speaker on the treatment of trauma, Linda has developed, produced, and presents multi-media workshops on all aspects of psychological trauma.

Linda is the author of the best-selling Trauma Competency: A Clinician’s Guide (PESI, 2010) and 101 Trauma-Informed Interventions: Activities, Exercises and Assignments to Move the Client and Therapy Forward (PESI, 2013). She is the producer of the best-selling Interview Trauma DVD series in which she collaborated with the world’s leaders in trauma: Bessel van der Kolk, MD; Peter Levine, PhD; Babette Rothschild, MSW, LCSW; Stephen Porges, PhD; Janina Fisher, PhD; and many more.

Click here for information about Linda Curran


Frank Anderson, MD, completed his residency and was a clinical instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is both a psychiatrist and a psychotherapist.

Click here for information about Frank Anderson


Edna Foa, PhD, is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and the developer of Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE).

Click here for information about Edna Foa


David Henrich, LCSW, BCD, is in private practice with GKSW/Crystal Group Associates in Wyndmoor, PA where he works with individuals, couples, families, and groups. He also trains and consults in human services for a wide variety of institutions.


Donald Meichenbaum, PhD, is one of the founders of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and was voted one of the top ten most influential therapists of the 20th century.

Click here for information about Donald Meichenbaum


Laurel Parnell, Ph.D., is one of the most recognizable experts in the field of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).

Click here for information about Laurel Parnell


Elana Rosenbaum, MS, LICSW, has been integrating mindfulness with psychotherapy for over 30 years. She is a leader in the clinical application of mindfulness meditation to cancer care and is a pioneering teacher of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction at the Center for Mindfulness, the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Click here for information about Elana Rosenbaum


Richard Schwartz, PhD, earned his PhD in marriage and family therapy from Purdue University, after which he began a long association with the Institute for Juvenile Research at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and more recently at The Family Institute at Northwestern University, attaining the status of associate professor at both institutions. He is co-author, with Michael Nichols, of Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods, the most widely used family therapy text in the United States.

Click here for information about Richard C. Schwartz


Amy Weintraub, MFA, ERYT-500, founder of the LifeForce Yoga Healing Institute, the author of Yoga for Depression (Broadway Books, 2004) and Yoga Skills for Therapists: Effective Practices for Mood Management (W.W. Norton, 2012), has been a pioneer in the field of yoga and mental health for over twenty years.

Click here for information about Amy Weintraub


Christine A. Courtois, PhD, ABPP, is a graduate of the Counseling Psychology program at the University of Maryland and a licensed psychologist in DC and MD. Dr. Courtois has received international recognition for her work on the effects of incest, child sexual abuse, complex traumatic stress disorders, and other types of trauma and has received awards from numerous professional organizations.

Click here for information about Christine A. Courtois


Janina Fisher, PhD, is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Instructor at the Trauma Center, an outpatient clinic and research center founded by Bessel van der Kolk. Known for her expertise as both a therapist and consultant, she is also past president of the New England Society for the Treatment of Trauma and Dissociation, an EMDR International Association Credit Provider, a faculty member of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, and a former Instructor, Harvard Medical School.

Click here for information about Janina Fisher


Louis John "Lou" Cozolino, PhD, has diverse clinical and research interests and holds degrees in philosophy and theology, in addition to his doctoral in clinical psychology. He has conducted empirical research in schizophrenia, child abuse, and the long-term impact of stress.

Click here for information about Louis Cozolino


Lance Dodes, MD, is a Training and Supervising Analyst Emeritus with the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and was an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School (retired).

Click here for information about Lance Dodes


Vincent Felitti, MD, is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California and a Fellow of The American College of Physicians.

Click here for information about Vincent Felitti


Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA, is a clinical social worker and psychotherapist who has been in private practice for 30 years, specializing in adolescent and adult survivors of trauma, abuse and neglect.

Click here for information about Lisa Ferentz


David Grand, PhD, is a psychotherapist, writer, lecturer, performance coach, and humanitarian famous for the discovery and development of the internationally acclaimed Brainspotting method, which brings about life-changing breakthroughs at "Warp Speed."

Click here for information about David Grand


Peter A. Levine, PhD, received his first PhD in medical biophysics from the University of California at Berkeley and holds a doctorate in psychology from International University. He has worked in the field of stress and trauma for over 40 years and is the developer of “Somatic Experiencing.” He teaches trainings in this work throughout the world.

Click here for information about Peter A. Levine


Jamie Marich, PhD, LPCC-S, LICDC-CS, REAT, is a Licensed Supervising Professional Clinical Counselor specializing in addiction treatment (chemical & behavioral), PTSD, issues related to abuse and trauma, dissociative disorders, and grief.

Click here for information about Jamie Marich


Belleruth Naparstek, LISW, BCD, is a psychotherapist, author, guided imagery innovator, and creator of the popular Time Warner Health Journeys guided imagery audio series.

Click here for information about Belleruth Naparstek


Stephen W. Porges, PhD, is a Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Brain-Body Center in the Department of Psychiatry in the College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Click here for information about Stephen Porges


Babette Rothschild, MSW, LCSW, has been a practicing psychotherapist and body-psychotherapist since 1976 and a California Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 1978. She is a member of the International and European Societies for Traumatic Stress Studies, and the Association of Traumatic Stress.

Click here for information about Babette Rothschild


Robert Scaer, MD, received his MD degree at the University of Rochester. He is Board Certified in Neurology, and has been in practice for 39 years, 20 of those as Medical Director of Rehabilitation Services at the Mapleton Center in Boulder, CO.

Click here for information about Robert Scaer


Robin Shapiro, LISW, is an author, psychotherapist, and an EMDRIA-approved consultant, offering consultation to psychotherapists on the gamut of psychotherapy issues including trauma, attachment, endogenous disorders, and countertransference issues.

Click here for information about Robin Shapiro


Jim Hopper, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, an independent consultant, and a part-time instructor at Harvard Medical School. As a researcher and therapist, Dr. Hopper has studied and provided therapy to adults suffering from the long-term effects of child abuse and sexual assault.

Click here for information about James W. Hopper


Sue Johnson, EdD, is an author, clinical psychologist, researcher, professor, and popular presenter and speaker. She is also a leading innovator in the field of couple therapy and adult attachment. Sue is the primary developer of Emotionally Focused Couples and Family Therapy, EFT, which has demonstrated its effectiveness in over 30 years of peer-reviewed clinical research.

Click here for information about Susan Johnson


Diane Poole Heller, PhD, is an established expert in the field of adult attachment theory and models, trauma resolution, and integrative healing techniques. She is a trainer, presenter, and speaker offering workshops, teleseminars, and educational materials on trauma, attachment models, and their dynamics in childhood and adult relationships, as well as many other topics.

Click here for information about Diane Poole Heller


Gabor Maté, MD, is a renowned speaker and bestselling author. He’s highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics including addiction, stress, and childhood development.

Click here for information about Gabor Maté


Dr. Lane Pederson, PsyD, LP, DBTC, has provided DBT training and consultation to over 8,000 professionals in the United States, Australia, Canada, and Mexico through his training and consultation company, Lane Pederson and Associates, LLC. Notable organizations he has trained for include Walter Reed National Military Hospital, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the Ontario Psychological Association, and Psychotherapy Networker.

Click here for information about Lane Pederson


Mary Lou Schack, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, working with individuals and couples and supervising therapists in her Bala Cynwyd, PA practice. She received her PhD in Psychology from Temple University and has been training therapists in experiential methods for more than 30 years.

Click here for information about Mary Lou Schack


Bessel A. van der Kolk, MD, has been active as a clinician, researcher, and teacher in the area of post-traumatic stress and related phenomena since the 1970s. His work integrates developmental, biological, psychodynamic, and interpersonal aspects of the impact of trauma and its treatment. His book Psychological Trauma was the first integrative text on the subject, painting the far-ranging impact of trauma on the entire person and the range of therapeutic issues which need to be addressed for recovery.

Click here for information about Bessel A. van der Kolk

The Next Steps in Advancing Your Practice
 
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Review the course materials at your own pace and at your convenience! You'll have unlimited access to all course videos and materials online forever. Plus, use the PESI Mobile app to access the course content on-the-go, wherever and whenever you want on your mobile devices.
 
Instantly collaborate with other professionals on the course materials through interactive message boards. You'll be part of a community of hundreds of practitioners all focused on integrating the most effective trauma techniques, providing valuable opportunities to share insight and experiences and to build your professional network.
 
Complete your online CPD tests and earn 24.5 CPD hours!
 
Complete the certification application—at no additional cost—to become a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-Level II: Complex Trauma).
Treating Complex Trauma: Beyond Competency

Usually £783.88
Just £149.99 (VAT Inclusive) Today — Stunning Savings!
You'll earn 24.5 CPD Hours included in the course tuition.
Click here for course objectives and outline

BONUS! Your Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-Level II: Complex Trauma) certification
(usually £189.98) is included in today's deeply discounted registration!
 
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