Crisis & Trauma Response Seminar Contents
What is Trauma?
Trauma is defined as "an event which causes damage and injury; a psychological and emotional distressing event outside the normal range of human experience." Trauma is caused because we naturally do not know how to cope with the event.
In this seminar you will learn about the normal stages of crisis, the impact of crisis on beliefs, pre-crisis preparation, normal and abnormal responses to trauma and how to help people cope as they work through their responses of fear, guilt, grief, etc. You will learn what you can do to help, when you should refer to professionals, how to recognize and reduce stress, and the symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder. The special needs of children will also be covered.
Topics to be covered include:
- Crisis Theory (Definitions, Crisis and Contingency Management - Four Steps, Crisis Stage Graph, Stages of Crisis, Types of Crisis)
- Normal Normal Response to Crisis (Stages of Grief--U Curve, Stages/Tasks/How to help, Reactions to Loss and Displacement)
- Abnormal Response to Crisis--Psychopathology (DSM-IV Criteria for PTSD, DSM-IV Examples of Stressors Leading to PTSD, Five Ways the Trauma may be Re-experienced, Seven Indicators of Avoidance of Numbing, Five examples of Increased Arousal, Diagnostic Criteria for Acute Stress Disorder, Personal Adjustment, Major Depression Diagnostic Criteria, Exchange at the Cross)
- Specific Populations (Cultural Considerations in Crisis, Helping Children in the Midst of Grief, Struggles and Strengths of Singles)
- Crises and Beliefs (Beliefs Associated with the Resolution of Crisis, Beliefs and Assumptions Effected by Trauma, Beliefs and Assumptions Self-Inventory, Cultural View of Suffering vs. God's View)
- Pre-Crisis Preparation (Stress: Curse or Blessing, Six Skills for Handling Stress, Sources of Stress in Stages of Missionary Service, Personal Indicators of Stress, How Am I at Building Trust? Building Personal Trust, Building Organisational Trust, Building Trust with our Hosts, Living in Community, Forgiveness, Living in Community--Opportunities for Growth, A Beneficial Administrative Style for Time of Crisis
- Sexual Assault (Harassment Overview, HIV Health Services Protocol)
- Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (Pre and Post CISD Considerations, Debriefing Model, CISD Handouts, Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among Missionaries, Crisis Intervention for Missionaries)
- Care for the Caregivers (The Personal Impact of Traumatic Stress, Impact of Secondary Traumatic Stress on Professional Functioning, Questions to Ask Caregivers)
- Assessment and Referral (Suicide Assessment Checklist, Matters of Referral or Field Treatable, Suggested Guidelines for Post-Crisis Evaluation)
Le Rucher Ministries is affiliated with the Association of Christian Counsellors, UK (ACC)