Anchoring into Resiliency: Navigating Trauma in Rehabilitation Settings

For Group discounts:  USE CODE rehab10 for 10% discount and rehab15 for 15% discount for group. 

Course intended to be completed in full. If you need to arrive late or leave early the CE department must be notified before course takes place for contact hours to be adjusted and approval numbers removed.

SLP: This course is registered through ASHA for full course participation. Participant information will not be submitted to the ASHA CE registry for partial credit and hours will be adjusted on your course certificate if the course is not attended in full.

PT/PTA partial credit: Course will be submitted to the MN Board of PT for approved credits. (submitting credits through the MN Board of PT does not guarantee full credits will be approved by the board)

OT/OTA: You will receive a certificate of course completion with total CE contact hours.
M HEALTH Fairview is not an approved provider through AOTA. For additional information about CE requirements for license, please see MN Statute 148.6443: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.6443
MN statutes 143.6443, subdivision SUBD.2 “Standards for determining the qualified education activities” will continue to be utilized in determining appropriate OT related CE courses.

Cancellation Policy: Cancellation Fee will apply

Brief course description: It is estimated that 223.4 million people in the United States have experienced at least one traumatic event in their lives. Effecting 70% of adults, the National Council for Mental Wellbeing has emphasized that symptoms of trauma are the most common psychological health condition. Research has demonstrated that unresolved trauma can have a significant negative impact on individuals, families, and communities. Unresolved trauma impacts an individual’s ability to heal and maintain gains in rehabilitation settings. This comprehensive, one-day course will support healthcare professionals in the rehabilitation realm toward understanding and effectively identifying trauma within the rehabilitation context as well as provide practical solutions to reduce the likelihood for re-traumatization and promote more comprehensive healing. A mix of lecture and interactive activities will be provided throughout the day. The curriculum will have a heavy focus on integration of the concepts for optimal learning and immediate implementation with patients through practice individually and in small groups. Join us for a day of transformative learning as we anchor into resiliency and strengthen our collective commitment to providing trauma-conscious care in rehabilitation settings. 

Bio:

Mandy Wannarka is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW, MN BOSW #23382) and Certified Perinatal Mental Health specialist (PMH-C) practicing as a psychotherapist in Coon Rapids, MN.  She is certified in EMDR and is an approved consultant with EMDRIA. EMDRIA is the international organization for EMDR, a trauma-informed treatment modality that leverages the brain’s inherent capacity for healing with empirically validated studies to resolve trauma. She specializes in perinatal mental health with a focus on reproductive health traumas including birth trauma, complex health conditions, NICU stays, and perinatal loss. She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Minnesota and her master’s in social work from the University of St Thomas/St Catherine University. She volunteered with Pregnancy and Postpartum Support Minnesota (PPSM), a nonprofit dedicated to ensuring the emotional wellbeing of families during the perinatal period and currently volunteers with Postpartum Support International facilitating their support group for those who have experienced a Termination for Medical Reasons (TFMR). Before private practice, she spent five years practicing hospital social work with an emphasis on supporting families experiencing expected and unexpected hospitalizations. Her group practice, Mindful Wellbeing, focuses on providing individual and family outpatient mental health therapy and is continuing to expand into the holistic health and wellness arena by partnering with holistic health professionals to offer a multitude of services directly from their clinic. 

Disclosures (financial and non-financial): No disclosures at this time.

Course Objectives

• Describe the fundamentals of trauma and trauma-conscious care to create a safe and supportive environment for patients.

• Apply theoretical knowledge to practical applications within rehabilitation settings to support clients and maintain professional wellbeing.

Course Timed Agenda

7:30 to 8:00 Registration

8:00 to 9:30 Understanding Trauma (Lecture)

• Defining Trauma and its Impact
• Trauma-Conscious Care Principles
• Recognizing Trauma Symptoms in Patients

9:30 to 9:45 Morning Break

9:45 to 12:00 Supporting Patients through Trauma Reactions (Lecture, Demonstration and Self-Guided Practice)

• Understanding Trauma Reactions
• Creating a Trauma-Conscious Environment 
• Practical Techniques for Trauma Reactions
• Supportive Communication Skills
• Integration through demonstration & interactive exercises

12:00 to 1:00 Lunch (On Your Own)

1:00 to 2:30 A Closer Look at Compassion Fatigue, Secondary Trauma & Burnout (Lecture + small group breakouts)

• Define compassion fatigue, secondary trauma & burnout
• Recognizing signs & symptoms
• Understanding the impact on professional practice
• Strategies for prevention & management
• Creating a supportive work environment

2:30 to 2:45 Afternoon Break

2:45 to 5:00PM Practical Approaches to Resiliency (Lecture + Self-Guided Practice)

• Understanding what resiliency is (and what it isn’t) in the context of trauma
• Developing professional resiliency
• Enhancing patient resiliency
• Collective reflections
• Time for questions 

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