Date: Monday, January 27, 2025
Time: 12 – 2 pm EST
Format: Hybrid
- Livestream via Zoom, or
- In person: UNC School of Social Work, 325 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
CE Credit: 2 CEs, read for full information on credit types awarded.
Fees: $35 (scholarships available)
Description:
This workshop guides therapists in navigating treatment options for trauma-related symptoms and behaviors in youths. It emphasizes that attributing behavioral struggles solely to trauma related experiences may be insufficient. It is imperative to view trauma related experiences and symptoms along a continuum and contextually. Therapists are tasked with uncovering the relationship between internalizing and externalizing behaviors and trauma, while balancing the idea that not all experiences cause PTSD or require trauma treatment. At times, stabilizing individuals and addressing trauma’s root causes through short-term, evidence-based therapy is necessary prior to trauma treatment. Other times, presenting problems may be caused or reinforced by additional factors that need to be prioritized. Leveraging decades of experience with children and families, Donna Newberne will help participants explore the assessment and contextualization of trauma and its sequela in youths and identify appropriate treatment options and steps. She will underscore the importance of treating youths within the family context and practicing self-care to manage the emotional demands of trauma work.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the training participants will be able to:
1. Name and describe at least 2 norm-referenced, standardized measures to use in practice with youths to assess PTSD symptoms.
2. Differentiate between at least 3 therapeutic approaches that are designed to address the individual needs of youths affected by trauma.
3. Explain how to recognize when trauma treatment is appropriate.
Trainer: Donna Newberne, MA, LCMHCS, serves as the Mental Health Clinic Director, Quality Assurance Manager, and clinical faculty with the NC Child Treatment Program She has more than 13 years of clinical experience working with traumatized families, conducting in-depth trauma-informed mental health assessments, and providing evidence-based mental health treatments including Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Alternative for Families Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress (SPARCS). She is a Master Trainer in SPARCS and enjoys training other professionals in and outside of North Carolina. She has also worked in various Durham County elementary and high schools linking families to community resources and helping adolescents learn more effective ways to cope, problem-solve, and communicate.
References:
- Becker-Haimes, E. M., Wislocki, K., DiDonato, S., Beidas, R. S., & Jensen-Doss, A. (2023). Youth trauma histories are associated with under-diagnosis and under-treatment of co-occurring youth psychiatric symptoms. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 52(2), 184-195. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2021.1923020
- Lee, A. H., & Brown, E. (2022). Examining the effectiveness of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy on children and adolescents’ executive function. Child Abuse & Neglect, 126, 105516-105516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105516
- Metzger, I. W., Anderson, R. E., Are, F., & Ritchwood, T. (2021). Healing interpersonal and racial trauma: Integrating racial socialization into trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for african american youth. Child Maltreatment, 26(1), 17-27. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559520921457
- Okamura, K. H., Skriner, L. C., Becker-Haimes, E. M., Adams, D. R., Becker, S., Kratz, H. E., Jackson, K., Berkowitz, S., Zinny, A., Cliggitt, L., & Beidas, R. S. (2020). Perceptions of evidence-based treatment among youth and caregivers receiving trauma focused-cognitive behavioral therapy. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 29(6), 1712-1722. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-020-01708-2
UNC School of Social Work – Clinical Lecture Series