NON EMDR TRAINING
Generational Trauma
Available on-demand
How deeply do you understand the impact of trauma that spans generations? The Generational Trauma course, led by Erika A. Yourdan, Ph.D. Candidate, LMFT-S, LAC, LCDC, offers therapists the opportunity to explore the complex and often hidden effects of trauma that are passed down through families. This course will help you uncover the ways in which trauma affects not only individuals but entire communities, shaping behaviors, mental health, and social outcomes in profound ways. You’ll learn how to recognize the signs of generational trauma and gain the skills needed to help your clients begin the process of healing.
By enrolling in this course, you’ll gain practical, evidence-based strategies for breaking the cycle of trauma that can affect families for generations. You’ll explore an integrative approach that addresses both individual and systemic factors, empowering you to create a therapeutic environment that promotes healing and resilience. This course is a valuable resource for therapists who are dedicated to helping their clients overcome the lasting impacts of generational trauma and build a healthier future for themselves and their families.
This course was recorded on May 22, 2024.
Available for asynchronous on-demand learning.
This course is an individual module from our Foundations of Traumatology: Key Skills for Trauma Therapy program, which is a 20 CE, 9 module program. You can get access to this module, and 8 more modules with the entire comprehensive program!
Course Details
The Generational Trauma course, presented by Erika A. Yourdan, Ph.D. Candidate, LMFT-S, LAC, LCDC, provides a comprehensive exploration of the pervasive effects of trauma passed down through generations. The course begins by defining generational trauma, explaining that it involves the transmission of trauma’s psychological, physiological, and social impacts from one generation to the next, even if subsequent generations have not directly experienced the original traumatic event. This transmission can result in a wide array of challenges, including substance use, emotional dysregulation, and long-term psychological effects such as anxiety and depression.
The course delves into the neurobiological and epigenetic changes associated with generational trauma, highlighting how these changes can alter the stress response and affect behaviors and health outcomes in future generations. It also explores the multifaceted impact of generational trauma on individuals, families, and communities, discussing how it can impair social and emotional growth, disrupt academic and occupational functioning, and lead to cultural disconnection and spiritual damage. The course emphasizes the importance of understanding the intersectionality of trauma, recognizing how cultural considerations and diversity influence the experience and transmission of generational trauma.
A significant portion of the course focuses on strategies for breaking the cycle of generational trauma. It advocates for an integrative approach that includes both individual and systemic interventions, such as building internal and external resources, promoting human-oriented and shame-free care, and increasing access to culturally competent services. The course encourages therapists to do their own personal work to understand their biases and limitations, as well as to create safe and supportive environments for their clients. By equipping therapists with these tools, the course aims to empower them to help clients reclaim their agency and heal from the deep wounds of generational trauma.
AGENDA
- Welcome / Orientation to Course (10 Minutes)
- What is Generational Trauma? (20 minutes)
- Impact on Individuals & Communities (30 minutes)
- Cultural Sensitivity (20 minutes)
- Integrative Approach to Breaking the Cycle (20 minutes)
- Wrap up / Closure (10 minutes)
Format
This course is available for viewing through the Kase & CO learning platform.
If you register before the live recording date, you may attend the live, interactive webinar. Instructions for attending the live, interactive webinar are found in your learner account. You will have access to the on-demand, asynchronous course for 1 year from the live date.
Registrations after the live date, may view this course on-demand, asynchronously for 1 year from your registration date.
Learning Objectives
- Appraise the research and identify at least two implications for psychological, physiological, social, and systemic consequences of generational trauma.
- List three ways generational trauma impacts communities.
- Analyze the role of an integrated approach and list three ways to address generational trauma.
About Your Trainer, Erika Yourdan
Erika is an LMFT-Supervisor, an AAMFT Approved Supervisor, EMDRIA approved consultant, and a doctoral candidate. She is also a licensed addiction counselor and a licensed chemical dependency counselor.
Erika owns a group practice, The Sum of You Counseling, PLLC, in Abilene, Texas where she regularly offers EMDR intensives and specializes in complex and generational trauma, substance use, and EMDR with couples and families.
Both in therapy and in teaching roles, Erika approaches with curiosity, compassion, and an invitation to gently lean into the unknown.
Additional Information
Prerequisites
This course is available for mental health professionals credentialed to practice psychotherapy.
This is not an EMDR training.
No specific prerequisites are required for this course.
Continuing Education
2 CEs are available upon completion of all course material.
Kase & CO is an approved continuing education provider. ACE and NBCC CEs are available for this course. This course is not approved for APA or EMDRIA CEs.
Participants must complete the full training to receive credit.
Course Completion
To receive a CE certificate, participants must complete the entire course, complete the post-test with a score of 80% or above, and complete the course evaluation. You may retake the post-test as needed. Once completed, a CE certificate will auto-populate to your online account.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations requested more than 48 hours prior to the live training are eligible for a refund, minus a $20 administrative fee. Cancellation requests can be submitted via email to admin@kaseandco.com. Refunds are not available for cancellations requested after the recorded video is available on-demand.
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 8 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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