TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE TRAUMA FIELD Boston University School of Social Work Advanced Certificate Program in the Treatment of Psychological Trauma 617-353-3756 The Trauma Center, founded by Bessel van der Kolk, MD, also offers a nine-month post-graduate certificate program in the treatment of trauma. Now located in the Coolidge Corner neighborhood of Brookline, Mass, you can contact them at www.traumacenter.org I highly endorse the documentary shorts produced by Oscar winners Cambridge Documentary Films. You may contact them at www.cambridgedocumentaryfilms.org or 617-484-3993. In addition to their film "Strong at the Broken Places" they also offer the film "Rape Is...", the film "Defending Our Lives", and many other relevent films with extensive study guides." For the local NASW/American Red Cross Disaster Response Training, contact Wayne Kessler at wkessler@ifcboston.org or 617-558-1278 Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Certification: www.emdria.org Body-based trauma treatment by Pat Ogden, PhD www.sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org For intensive training in play therapy or sand tray therapy with traumatized children with Eliana Gil, PhD www.elianagil.com For the Stone Center Relational and Cultural Approach to the treatment of trauma, various workshop are offered in the Boston area: www.wellesley.edu/JBMTI Look for Amy Banks, MD and her workshops on trauma and the brain. She is the best! The following centers offer post-modern and culturally competent trainings on trauma treatment:
They do focus on treatment of adult offenders in prison and they have a heavy research emphasis. However, they do collaborate well with more juvenile-oriented organizations (such as our own Mass. Adolescent Sex Offender Coalition (413-532-1713) and their conferences are excellent. Also, the National Organization of Forensic Social Workers www.nofsw.org is a terrific organization with lots of training and great professional image building. You might want to join the American Society of Professionals of the Abuse of Children at apsac.fmhi.usf.edu The have terrific resource lists, publications, related links and excellent forensic interviewing clinics on state-of-the art interviewing of victims of physical and sexual abuse. To learn to be an adventure-based therapist seek trainings from Project Adventure at www.pa.org Local group therapy organizations often offer trainings that are relevant to trauma treatment:
www.bostoninstitute.org You can also seek low-cost supervision from an LICSW from the NASW Member-to-Member Supervision Service www.naswma.org |
