Charles Jacob – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Trauma, PTSD and Grief
Faculty:
Charles Jacob
Duration:
6 Hours
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Apr 20, 2017
Description
How to ethically protect yourself and your practice
Learn Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques through role plays and case example
Crisis management and interventions to protect your clients
Trauma, grief and loss are regular aspects of your practice; and yet, you may not really be aware of what works and what doesn’t work in helping clients move forward with their lives. You might even be causing your clients (and yourself) more harm…
This seminar pulls from cutting edge research to help you identify effective Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)-focused interventions to help clients cope in the aftermath of trauma, PTSD, grief and loss. It has been shown that CBT techniques are a powerful tool for trauma and PTSD. You will have an opportunity to put these new skills to practice during role-playing exercises and case examples throughout the day.
When working with clients suffering from trauma, grief and loss, you need to be aware of the risk factors for you, your practice and your clients. This seminar will address ways to effectively deal with crisis management and summarize how to be sure your clients are safe and using best practices to avoid litigation.
Vicarious trauma of the therapist (you!) is another serious problem that comes along with these clients. Caring for the self is equally important for you to be the best therapist you can be. This seminar will teach you mindfulness skills to use as a protective tool, as well as CBT techniques to help heal vicarious trauma that may affect your practice and your personal life.
Handouts
Manual (3.50 MB) 32 Pages Available after Purchase
Outline
Healing Grief and Loss
CBT as conceptual framework
Timing and techniques for specific interventions
When to use CBT
When to use other techniques for grief
CBT Techniques for Trauma and PTSD
Essentials of exposure-based treatment
Exposure-based treatment to manage symptoms of PTSD
Clinical assessment and CBT-based trauma treatment
Structured assessment methods
Less formal assessment methods
CBT Treatment strategies for trauma and PTSD
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
Specific techniques
Interfering with the natural process of coping
Prochaska’s model as a guide for intervention
Recovered memory techniques and the treatment of dissociation
Role playing exercises/Case examples
CBT for Managing Crisis and Crisis Intervention
Essentials and risk factors
CBT techniques to keep your clients safe
Matching versus calming
Breathing exercises
CBT and safety planning
Specifics of assessment and crisis planning
Concerns and criticism regarding safety contracts
Role playing exercises/Case examples
Keeping You and Your Practice Safe
Ethically work with these difficult clients
Documentation and lessening risks for litigation
Best practices in the event of a lawsuit
Manage personal anxiety in the aftermath of losing a client
Being aware of your vicarious trauma
CBT to conceptualize personal and professional impairment
Difference of self-care and mindfulness
Mindfulness-based interventions
Faculty
Charles Jacob, Ph.D.
Charles Jacob, PhD, is a psychologist with over 15 years of clinical experience conducting and overseeing the delivery of mental health services to individuals with severe mood and personality disorders as well as their families. He is past president of the Pennsylvania branch of the American Counseling Association and maintains a robust private practice in the suburbs of Philadelphia as a licensed psychologist, professional counselor and marriage and family therapist.
In addition to training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy for the treatment of borderline personality disorder, Dr. Jacob is an expert in Cognitive Therapy and a highly regarded clinician and scholar. He is a recipient of PCA’s David W. Hall Advocacy Award, and has been a featured interview in Counseling Today as well as NPR’s The Pulse.
Dr. Jacob is a full time faculty member in the Human Development Quantitative Methods Division at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education. He received his PhD from The Pennsylvania State University and completed a year of additional training at the Center for Cognitive Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Charles Jacob is in private practice. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Charles Jacob is a member of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association; American Counseling Association; and the American Mental Health Counseling Association.
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