Traumatic Stress: Exploring the Experience of a Refugee Boy Impacted

Description: The case of Ibrahim, a 10 year old Somali refugee boy and his two siblings are passengers in a school bus accident (bridge collapse) while traveling on a summer camp-related trip will be used to explore issues related to refugee trauma, culture and trauma and post traumatic stress reactions.

This session uses the National Child Traumatic Stress Network’s Core Curriculum in Child and Adolescent Trauma©. The Core Curriculum enhances practitioner knowledge in three domains, that include core conceptual and theoretical understanding, core components of trauma-focused interventions and core therapeutic skills.

Objectives:

1. Apply the 12 Core Concepts for Understaing Child Traumatic Stress (NCTSN, 2012) as conceptual lenses to frame information and guide critical reasoning about a case study.

2. Identify ecological factors hypothesized to influence children’s traumatic experiences and contribute to their post-traumatic adjustment.

3. Incorporate relevant ecological factors into a case conceptualization, and use that framework to evaluate the hypothesized contributions of different case factors and guide case-related reasoning.

4. Identify how pre-existing vulnerabilities and trauma history contribute to current trauma-related symptoms.

5. Identify protective and promotive factors in the environment which may contribute to posttrauma recovery.

Discuss the potential impacts of posttraumatic stress reaction on onoing development, especially ways in which they may restrict engagement in healthy age-appropriate activites.

Format: In-Person

CECHs: 6 Continuing Education Contact Hours. Trauma Informed Care Certificate Elective Course

Skill Level: Recommended for LMSW intermediate and advanced skill levels.

Refunds: You can refund yourself up to 7 days before event on Eventbrite.

Accommodations: Please email us directly with any special accommodations you may need at swkce@msu.edu

Contact Info: swkce@msu.edu

Instructor: Cheryl Williams-Hecksel is on the faculty of the MSU School of Social Work. Cheryl is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has been with the School of Social Work since 2006.  Prior to joining the faculty at MSU, she has spent more than 20 years in clinical and administrative roles in public and private child welfare and mental health agencies She is the Coordinator of the School of Social Work’s Evidence Based Trauma Treatment Certificate which prepares graduate social work students for clinical practice with survivors of trauma. She is an affiliate of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and is certified as an advanced facilitator for the Core Curriculum in Child and Adolescent trauma. Her work includes consultation with organizations around their capacity to be trauma informed. She provides frequent professional continuing education related to trauma informed practice, workforce issues, supervision and leadership.

Instructor: Amanda Dubey-Zerka, LMSW received her Master's Degree from Michigan State University in 2006. Amanda is an Instructor for MSU School of Social Work and co-owns Wise Willow Counseling & Consulting in East Lansing, MI. Amanda is Nationally Certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD (CPT – PTSD), and has over 14 years of experience working with children, teens, and adults who have survived trauma. Amanda is a Master Trainer for the Michigan ACE Initiative and regularly provides trainings on the impact of trauma and ACEs.