Trauma-Informed Care with Diverse Populations
Dates: April 16 & 17
Time: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Location: UPRAD, 1017 East Hwy-24, Woodland Park
Trainer: Dr. Ryan Kennedy, PsyD, LP, LAC, LMFT, LPC, RN
Lunch and snacks will be provided.
In this class we describe and define what trauma-informed care is and ways in which a traditional treatment approach can be modified to increase the sense of safety experienced by the people we serve. Class participants learn how to incorporate trauma-informed practices into treatment with diverse populations, such as communities in rural settings, military veterans, women, people with co-occurring disorders, and other groups. Although trauma treatment approaches will be considered, this class will not specifically teach how to do trauma-specific treatment.
Trauma-informed approaches to care shift the focus from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?