Trauma-Informed Rehabilitation

Brian Trzaskos, PT, LMT, CSCS, CMP, MI-C

Online Course

Includes all course content in digital format

Prerequisites Required
2 hours - Provided by Summit Professional Education

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Description

The National Council on Behavioral Health estimates that 70% of all Americans, 223 Million people, have experienced significant trauma at least once in their lives. Trauma, whether deemed psychological, emotional, or physical has been definitively linked to increased rates of chronic diseases including COPD, Heart Disease, chronic pain, chronic fatigue, anxiety, and depression, as well as statistically decreased work performance. Regardless of degree, past trauma experiences play a pivotal role in a person’s capacity to effectively engage and succeed in rehabilitation. With current data revealing the broad prevalence of trauma, the most effective clinicians now know that client trauma histories must be considered the rule rather than the exception in creating inclusive, compassionate, and holistic treatment plans

This course will teach participants how to immediately integrate the 5 core principles of trauma-informed care into both their work environments and client engagements. This training will reveal the hidden impacts of trauma on the brain, emotions, and physiology while introducing participants to holistic, trauma-sensitive treatment approaches that can be used effectively with any client population. Following this course, clinicians will have the knowledge to quickly adopt strategies that foster trust, empower client choices, and markedly improve patient outcomes.

Highlights

  • Immediately apply the 5 core principles of trauma-informed care to foster trust, promote empowered client actions, and improve patient satisfaction
  • Exceed current patient outcomes with the knowledge of evidence-based trauma-sensitive treatment approaches
  • Address the impact of trauma on an individual’s physiology including the autonomic nervous system, motor function, neuromotor development, pain, posture, proprioception, sensory integration, and daily functional activities

Learning Objectives

  1. Examine the key physiological adaptations of complex trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, and acute stress disorder and their relationship to the mental, emotional, and physical healing of rehabilitation clients.
  2. Apply the 5 core principles of trauma informed care and their effective application in occupational and physical therapy rehabilitation.

Course Content

Trauma-Informed Rehabilitation
SCORM Package
Next Steps
Module
  1. The Impact of Trauma
    1. The three levels of trauma practice
    2. Complex, acute, and post-traumatic stress disorders
    3. The body-mind physiology of trauma
  2. Effective Trauma-Informed Practices
    1. The 5 core principles of trauma-informed care
    2. Holistic trauma-sensitive treatment approaches
Brian Trzaskos, PT, LMT, CSCS, CMP, MI-C, is a body-mind rehabilitation expert and co-creator of the Sensation-Based Mindset method. He believes that education is powerful medicine that allows people to access their greatest healing potentials and has extensive experience in diverse clinical settings ranging from working at the world- renowned Craig Hospital for TBI and SCI Rehabilitation, to operating his own holistic center in Upstate New York. Mr. Trzaskos is well known for making even the most difficult concepts easy to understand and immediately applicable to clinical practice. He is the president of NEW Health Inc. and director of the Institute for Rehabilitative Qigong & Tai Chi, which specializes in the integration of western body-mind science and the ancient healing arts of Qigong & Tai Chi. As a practicing physical therapist and student of eastern movement and meditation practices for over two decades, Mr. Trzaskos holds advanced certifications in both Western and Eastern healing arts truly bringing together the best of both worlds in modern rehabilitative care. He earned his degree in Physical Therapy from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

DISCLOSURES

FINANCIAL: Brian Trzaskos is compensated as the owner of NEW Health Inc. and by Summit as an instructor.

NONFINANCIAL: Brian Trzaskos has no nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

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