Foundations of Traumatology: Key Skills for Trauma Therapy

Welcome to Foundations of Traumatology, where you can become a trauma expert!

Join our Kase & CO team led by internationally known trauma expert and author Rebecca Kase. The Foundations of Traumatology is designed to teach you the basics of trauma therapy treatment and help you become a trauma expert.

Trauma is more than just an event – it’s a complex response. Our modules delve into the neurobiology of trauma, focusing on the nervous system as the key to healing. Using the latest neuroscience, cutting-edge theories, and proven techniques, our Foundations of Traumatology equips you to understand trauma and plan effective trauma-informed interventions.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

  1. The neuroscience of trauma, based on the most current scientific trauma research.
  2. How to evaluate symptoms and the relationship between trauma and multiple mental health diagnoses.
  3. Evidence-based trauma treatment recommendations and guidelines.
  4. The link between trauma, addictions, and dissociation.
  5. Polyvagal Theory and how to use this model to make sense of trauma responses.
  6. Complex PTSD – what it is, how prevalent it is, and relevant research on this unrecognized diagnosis.
  7. What generational trauma is and how it affects people.
  8. How trauma affects the body and can manifest as physical sensations.
  9. The foundations of trauma informed care and trauma treatment.
  10. The reality of vicarious trauma and trauma therapist burnout.

Our Foundations of Traumatology: Key Skills for Trauma Therapy program offers flexible online learning options. This program is a comprehensive 20-hour on-demand, asynchronous course taught by our expert instructors. You will earn a certificate of completion for each module completed.

This course covers the fundamentals of trauma treatment and provides a solid foundation for working with clients and planning interventions

INVESTMENT

Ready to make a difference?

Sign up for our Foundations of Traumatology Today! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to expand your trauma informed knowledge and become a skilled agent for change!

Why choose our program?

  1. Learn from well known trauma experts
  2. Deep dive into the science of trauma treatment 
  3. Flexible online learning allows you to go at your own pace with lifetime access so you can enjoy the freedom to learn when it fits your schedule best! 

training modules

Foundations of Traumatology: Key Skills for Trauma Therapy includes 20 CE hours approved by NBCC & ACE. Below is a breakdown of the modules and CE hours. Work through the modules in the order that best fits your needs!

Trainer: Crystal Wildes, PsyD, LP, Training Faculty, Kase & CO CE Coordinator

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify the core features and symptoms of Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) that differentiate it from traditional Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
  2. Describe the impact of prolonged, repeated trauma on cognition, emotion, and memory.
  3. Analyze the interplay of attachment and trauma and how attachment is linked to Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD).

Trainer: Jessica Downs, MSW, LCSW, RYT, Kase & CO Trainer, Senior Faculty

Learning Objectives:

  1. Understand and articulate a clear definition of dissociation in the context of mental health.
  2. Differentiate between and describe various signs and symptoms associative with dissociation, including depersonalization, derealization, dissociative amnesia, and identity disturbances.
  3. Explain the underlying causes of dissociative experiences and risk factors that may contribute to the development or exacerbation of dissociative symptoms.

Trainer: Erika Yourdan, MA, LMFT-S, LAC, LCDS, Kase & CO Training Faculty

Learning Objectives:

  1. Appraise the research and identify at least two implications for psychological, physiological, social, and systemic consequences of generational trauma.
  2. List three ways generational trauma impacts communities.
  3. Analyze the role of an integrated approach and list three ways to address generational trauma.

Trainer: Rebecca Kase, MSW, LCSW, RYT, CEO, Owner, Lead Trainer & Consultant

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe the relationship between the vagus nerve and autonomic nervous system.
  2. List the three pathways of the autonomic nervous system and corresponding physiological and psychological characteristics.
  3. Analyze the role of the vagus nerve and autonomic nervous system in trauma responses.
  4. Assess how vagal tone contributes to health and wellness.

Trainer: Crystal Wildes, PsyD, LP, Training Faculty, Kase & CO CE Coordinator 

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify an expanded definition of trauma, focused on the subjective experience rather than the objective event.
  2. Demonstrate knowledge of the neurological impact of trauma, including the role of the brain and nervous system in processing and responding to traumatic events.
  3. Describe common psychological, emotional, and behavioral responses to trauma, both in the short and long term.
  4. Discuss how trauma can impact individuals across the lifespan, including its effects on cognitive, emotional, and social development.
  5. Discuss the prevalence and impact of trauma on special populations and communities.
  6. Demonstrate awareness of the cultural considerations and variation in the experience and expression of trauma.
  7. Identify key aspects of fostering post-traumatic growth across the lifespan.

Trainer: Alison Leslie, LCSW, SEP, Kase & CO Training Faculty

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe implicit memory and its connection to trauma and healing.
  2. Assess how trauma impacts the body
  3. Appraise the threat response cycle

Trainer: Amy Staley, LCSW, Kase & CO Program Manager

Learning Objectives:

  1. Explain the definition and importance of Trauma Informed Care.
  2. Identify the core principles of Trauma Informed Care.
  3. Evaluate the integration of Trauma Informed Care in a variety of practices.

Trainer: Cassie Krajewski, MSW, LCSW, LAC, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, Kase & CO Senior Faculty

Learning Objectives:

  1. Define the relationship between trauma and addiction, exploring how traumatic experiences can influence the development and perpetuation of addictive behaviors.
  2. List the common features of the addictive process.
  3. Demonstrate communication skills in implementing trauma-informed approach with addictions, fostering empathy, safety, and empowerment.

Trainer: Amy Staley, LCSW, Kase & CO Program Manager

Learning Objectives:

  1. Explain the definition of Vicarious Trauma, Compassion Fatigue and Burn-Out
  2. Identify strategies to build resilience to Vicarious Trauma

Trainer: Erika Yourdan, MA, LMFT-S, LAC, LCDS, Kase & CO Training Faculty

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe the relationship between adverse childhood outcomes and later adult functioning.
  2. List two ways childhood trauma impacts each of the following areas: cognitive, social, and emotional.
  3. Describe the relationship between childhood trauma and the generational transmission of symptomatology.
  4. Assess the association between childhood vagal tone and long-term outcomes.
  5. List two examples of an ecosystem and describe their role in building a support system.

Each module includes a CE post-quiz, allowing you to earn a certificate of completion as you progress through Foundations of Traumatology.

You’ll also gain access to a curated library of resources and handouts provided by your course instructors.

Ready to take your expertise to the next level?

Take your trauma knowledge to the next level with the Foundations of Traumatology Program.

Enroll today and enhance your professional development!

What have others said about Foundations of Traumatology?

This program is designed for anyone who works and interfaces with trauma could benefit from this comprehensive program. 

Professional counselors, mental health professionals, and medical professionals will highly benefit from this course. 

Note that this course provides an overview of traumatology and best practices in trauma treatment.

"I was able to bulk up my trauma toolkit with lots of different modalities and approaches. This was a fabulous, comprehensive course!"
-Mike
"This training was phenomenal! So diverse and integrative! I was able to walk away with so much knowledge and a much better understanding of the multiple layers of trauma."
-Leslie
"I have been looking for a course that would help me build my foundational knowledge of trauma and trauma treatment. This course certainly delivered! I walked away with so much confidence and am seeing all of my clients in a whole new light!"
-Rachel
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Meet your team of Trauma Experts

Rebecca Kase

MCSW, LCSW, RYT, CEO, Owner, Lead Trainer & Consultant
Rebecca is a compassionate and authentic consultant, who has a keen sense for holding space, bringing levity to the heaviest of topics, and creating engaging learning experiences. She has specialties in mind-body techniques, dissociation, complex trauma, and ego-state work.

Amy Staley

LCSW, Kase & CO Program Manager
Amy has 19 years experience in social work, specializing in trauma. She utilizes a trauma informed approach not only in clinical care, but with a macro lens of the larger systems impacting the community. She brings a spicy energy with innovative ideas by thinking outside of traditional mental health structures, flows and processes.

Crystal Wildes

PsyD, LP, Training Faculty, Kase & CO CE Coordinator
Crystal has 15 years of experience working, training, and providing supervision/consultation in a variety of settings. She has specialty areas of trauma recovery, including having been trained in EMDR in 2012. She prides herself in being authentic and genuine in her approach to facilitate the learning experience.

Jessica Downs

MSW, LCSW, RYT, Kase & CO Trainer, Senior Faculty
Jessica is a LCSW. Before becoming a therapist, she taught high school among a highly traumatized population, where her inclination toward healing really took root. She specializes ego state work, complex trauma and dissociation. She is bilingual. She strives to support her clients in working towards becoming “whole”.

Alison Leslie

LCSW, SEP, Kase & CO Training Faculty
Alison approaches therapy through the lens of presence and attunement. Her specialties are animal-assisted therapy, EMDR, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and Transforming Touch modalities. She believes in meeting the consultee where they are and supports their continued growth with openness, compassion, and curiosity.

Erika Yourdan

MA, LMFT-S, LAC, LCDC, Kase & CO Training Faculty
Erika is a LMFT, LAC, and a licensed chemical dependency counselor. In the therapy room, she holds space for individuals and families working through relational issues, addiction, attachment wounds, and complex trauma. Iindividuals can expect to be feel safe in a shame-free supportive environment.

Course Details

 

20 CEs are available upon completion of all course material.

Kase & CO is an approved continuing education provider. ASWB & NBCC CEs are available for this course. This course is not approved for ACE, APA or EMDRIA CEs.

Upon completion of each module, you will have an opportunity to take a post-test and receive a certificate of completion.

Participants must complete each module to receive credit.

To receive the total credits available, participants must complete all modules in their entirety.

This course is available for viewing through the Kase & CO learning platform. This is an on-demand, virtual, asynchronous course. No portion of this course is provided synchronously.

Upon purchase you will have lifetime access to this course. 

No prerequisites required for this program.

To receive a certificate of completion, participants must view the video in its entirety, complete the post-test with a score of 80% or above, and complete their course evaluation.

If you do not pass the post-test you may retake it until you achieve a passing score.

Upon completion of each module you will receive and certificate of completion.

Refunds are not available for on demand courses. 

investment

Foundations of Traumatology: Key Skills for Trauma Therapy
$550$300
  • 20 CE hour certification program

  • Certificates earned after each module

  • 10 module program

  • FREE: Lifetime access to the program

  • FREE: Resources for each module in your Learner Account

Do you work with kids?

Get our Foundations of Traumatology: Key Skills for Trauma Therapy program plus a four hour module on Trauma and Kids! Our 24 CE hour program is currently $650! 

Continuing Education

ACE Approved Provider

Kase & CO, #1869, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 1/16/2024 – 1/16/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 6 total credits clinical continuing education credits.

NBCC Approved Provider

Kase & CO has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7033. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Kase & CO is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

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