About this course

Learning Objectives

• 1. Define trauma and its various forms
• 2. Evaluate the symptoms of trauma by determining if they are rooted in the sympathetic or parasympathetic nervous system to inform clinical treatment interventions.
• 3. Recognize at least one distinctive feature of fight, flight, freeze, and fawn response in clients who have experienced trauma.
• 4. Implement at least one intervention for each trauma response to support clients in clinical practice.

Learning Levels

• Beginner and Intermediate

Target Audience

Course Instructor(s)

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  Erena DiGonis, LCSW-R

  Erena DiGonis, LCSW-R is a New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Health Coach, and Certified Clinical Anxiety and Trauma Treatment Professional. Erena has twenty-one years of practical and professional experience as an active clinician, teacher, and supervisor. She has worked in a variety of community, psychiatric, in-home, and private practice settings with hundreds of complex cases. Erena is a sought-after writer, speaker, and consultant and has been featured in Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Psychology Today, Reader’s Digest, Women's Health, and MEL magazine. She has reviewed book proposals for the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). She is also an Advisory Board Member for the CPTSD Foundation.

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