Trauma Informed Care - PTSD - Pt. 2 is proudly presented to you by CEQ Santa Barbara County. Thank you. We hope that you enjoy your course.
This training focuses on the definitions and distinctions between trauma, PTSD, complex PTSD, dissociation and related terms. Attendees will review resources related to the SAMHSA definition of trauma, the PTSD diagnosis as well as a related construct called Developmental Trauma Disorder, developed by van der Kolk as a separate diagnosis from PTSD. While some clients may exhibit PTSD symptoms, most clients in a publicly funded program will have exposure to trauma, trauma-related symptoms like substance use or similar unsafe behaviors and a strong dissociative defence to protect themselves within relationships of unequal power dynamics.