This course covers Parts I and II (Chapters 1 through 9) of Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children, Second Edition by Guilford Press. The book introduces a variety of trauma-informed therapeutic approaches and strategies that mental health practitioners can use to support children recovering from diverse traumatic events, such as parental loss, child abuse, family violence, bullying, and mass trauma. Expanded content in the second edition includes new information on the neurobiological basis of trauma responses and the effectiveness of creative therapeutic approaches. Topics such as mindfulness, resilience, post-traumatic growth, stress reduction, and dissociation are addressed alongside various therapeutic modalities, including play therapy, art therapy, music therapy, movement therapy, drama therapy, bibliotherapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Additionally, the book provides crisis intervention and prevention strategies and offers practical resources for clinicians.
This course is based on Chapters 1 through 9 of the book, Creative Interventions With Traumatized Children created by Cathy A. Malchiodi, PhD, ATR-BC, LPCC, LPAT, REAT in 2021.
Publication Date
Second Edition Aug 2021
Course Material Author
Cathy A. Malchiodi, PhD, ATR-BC, LPCC, LPAT, REAT
Cathy A. Malchiodi, PhD, ATR-BC, LPCC, LPAT, REAT, is a psychologist, expressive arts therapist, and art therapist. She specializes in trauma recovery and is the founder/executive director of the Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute. For more information, please visit https://www.guilford.com/author/Cathy-A-Malchiodi.
Cathy A. Malchiodi, PhD, ATR-BC, LPCC, LPAT, REAT authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.
Anna Hollis, Ph.D., NCSP, is a nationally certified school psychologist currently living near Detroit, Michigan. She is licensed as a psychologist in 2 states (Michigan and South Carolina) and certified as a school psychologist in in 5 states (South Carolina, Michigan, Vermont, Pennsylvania, and Maryland). She is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA); the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP); the Michigan Association of School Psychologists (MASP); and the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS). Dr. Hollis obtained her Ph.D. in School Psychology from the University of South Carolina. Her professional interests include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT); Positive Psychology; Trauma-Informed Practice; and Urban School Psychology.
Recommended For
Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, play therapists, art therapists, music therapists, and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.
Course Objectives:
After taking this course, you should be able to:
Recognize and discuss the impact of trauma on children and adolescents.
Describe the neurobiology of trauma and the support for creative therapeutic interventions.
Identify the ethical principles of trauma-informed practice and discuss the need for cultural sensitivity in therapy.
Explain the evidence for and recommendations for the use of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy with traumatized children.
Compute and discuss additional approaches and strategies that are covered in Part II of this book, including art therapy, music therapy, play/sandtray therapy, movement therapy, and body maps.
Availability
This course is available starting Oct 23rd, 2024 and expires Oct 22nd, 2034
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Material Authors
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Course Creator
Anna Lynn Hollis, Ph.D., School Psychologist – No relevant financial relationships.
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There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.
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