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Course on Understanding Trauma

Defining and Understanding Trauma

 

How to best cope with trauma by building skills and exploring how to ask for help.

Defining and Understanding Trauma

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  • tickTrauma Awareness: Develop an understanding of trauma, its causes, and its effects.
  • tickEmotional Reactions: Recognize and manage emotional and behavioral reactions to trauma.
  • tickSeeking Help: Learn to seek help and build safety through effective communication.
  • tickCoping Mechanisms: Explore healthy mechanisms for emotional regulation and stress management.
  • tickRebuilding Trust: Navigate social reactions and work on rebuilding trust in relationships.

Meet Course Creator, Kaylene Graffitti

Kaylene holds a Bachelor of Arts in Human Development and Family Science and a Masters of Social Work from Adelphi University. She is currently a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the United States. Kaylene is a School Social Worker turned Trauma Therapist who is committed to helping those who have experienced stressful life events cope and heal in a positive way. She left the school system to pursue a career more focused on individually helping students and their families understand big emotions resulting from trauma. Having the support of the family system is essential for ultimate healing and growth after a traumatic experience. As a therapist, Kaylene is able to work not just with the student, but also is able to encourage deep family involvement and commitment to healing. She truly believes that education on complex issues, for both students and their families, is the first necessary step for healing.

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