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ForwardIdentifying and treating PTSD and Complex-PTSD at the Suffolk County House of Corrections
This is a two-part course designed to provide training on traumatic stress disorders, their assessment, and a brief trauma intervention focused specifically on those with mental health challenges in correctional facilities. The first part of the course will provide education on background on traumatic stress, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). After this, attendees will be taught how to administer two tools to systematically measure traumatic experiences and PTSD/CPTSD criteria and have the opportunity to practice the assessment in the session. The second part of the course will review the implementation of the assessment so far and then provide training on a brief interventions for trauma: BREATHE. Attendees will have the opportunity to practice the intervention with their peers and receive feedback.
Target Audience
Mental health staff in two correctional facilities in Greater Boston.
Learning Objectives
Session 1
- Describe the development of traumatic stress symptoms, PTSD, and CPTSD
- Administer the trauma assessments (ITQ and TLEQ)
- Interpret the trauma assessments
Session 2
- Describe the key aspects of the brief trauma intervention (BREATHE)
- Understand the core components in the BREATHE intervention which aid in reducing trauma symptoms
- Provide the key components of BREATHE intervention
Session 1: (2 hours) Dr. Jose Hidalgo and Dr. Abigail Wright
- Background to trauma (biological and psychological development) (30 minutes)
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (15 minutes)
- Break (10 minutes)
- Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (15 minutes)
- Assessment for trauma, Trauma Life Event Questionnaire, International Trauma Questionnaire (30 minutes)
- Workshop: Practice assessment (20 minutes)
Session 2: (2 hours) Dr. Jose Hidalgo
- Review session 1 and quiz on traumatic stress, PTSD/CPTSD and assessment (20 minutes)
- Feedback on assessments (10 minutes)
- BREATHE (background, core components, and implementation) (20 minutes)
- Break (10 minutes)
- Workshop: Practice BREATHE intervention (45 minutes)
- Wrap-up (15 minutes)
Available Credit
- 3.50 Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 3.50 clock hours for continuing education credits.
- 3.50 Participation
This course allows other providers to claim a Participation Certificate upon successful completion of this course.
Participation Certificates will specify the title, location, type of activity, date of activity, and number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ associated with the activity. Providers should check with their regulatory agencies to determine ways in which AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may or may not fulfill continuing education requirements. Providers should also consider saving copies of brochures, agenda, and other supporting documents.