I wrote The Body Keeps the Score to serve both as a guide and an invitation – an invitation to dedicate ourselves to facing the reality of trauma, to explore how best to treat it, and to commit ourselves, as a society, to using every means we have to prevent it.
Our vision at the Trauma Research Foundation is simple:
When trauma happens, everyone has somewhere to turn, someone who can help. This vision drives all of our efforts, ensuring that people worldwide receive the support they need to heal from traumatic experiences. Our Traumatic Stress Studies Certificate Program is central to this vision, a cornerstone in advancing global trauma education and healing.
Join us in this important work and become part of a global network dedicated to trauma healing.
The Traumatic Stress Studies Certificate Program offers the most comprehensive training in trauma available today. Designed for clinicians, researchers, therapists, and all those dedicated to trauma healing, our program provides an in-depth understanding of trauma’s complexities and the latest evidence-based practices for treatment.
Our intensive post-graduate level certificate program consists of 33 weeks of immersion into the fundamental issues necessary to become an expert clinician treating adults and children who suffer from traumatic stress.
In addition, students will have a monthly opportunity for a face-to-face interaction with senior supervisors of this program to discuss lessons learned and clinical challenges, as well as for the formation of peer support groups.
While most advanced training programs are geared to teaching clinicians a particular treatment modality, this course provides a comprehensive overview of a variety of different treatment approaches, relevant to the particular conditions that your clients live under, their presenting problems, their developmental stages and the cultural context and resources of the traumatized individuals.
This course will provide an overview of the basic biological and psychological processes at work that form the foundation for innovative and effective treatment approaches, such as a variety of body-based techniques, IFS, ARC, SMART, sand tray therapy, neurofeedback, EMDR, psychedelic therapies, yoga, and theater, and address issues of assessment, culture, race, spirituality, families and other contextual issues.
The Trauma Research Foundation's Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies
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in Traumatic Stress Studies, you will:
- Gain a comprehensive view of Traumatic Stress, including the art and science of its nature and treatment, from childhood through adulthood
- Discover how to build stronger connections with your clients
- Learn to go beyond standard talk therapy to customize treatment for deep-rooted trauma
- Stay on the leading-edge of diagnosing trauma related issues
- Learn how to create unique treatment interventions that maximize your therapeutic outcomes
- Be eligible to apply to the Trauma Research Foundation's Group Supervision and Consultation Program. (Upon completion you are invited to join the Trauma Research Foundation Referral Network).
How trauma impacts the brain and body, and the efficacy of an array of clinical treatment methods to apply in your practice.
- Neurobiology of PTSD and Developmental Trauma
- Attachment Theory and Relationships
- Treatment Foundations and Assessments
- Attachment, Regulation and Competency (ARC) and Supporting Regulation in Childhood
- Adult Treatment and Component-Based Psychotherapy (CBP)
- Dissociation and Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Trauma Processing and EMDR
- Sensorimotor Treatment and Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment (SMART)
- Sand Tray Therapy, Play and Activity, Theater and Trauma-Drama, and Trauma Sensitive Yoga
- Trauma Focused Neurofeedback
- Vicarious Trauma and Self-Care
- Special Issues including Sexual Exploitation, Community Trauma, and Sexual Behavior Problems
Over the next 7 months you will learn how to set the stage for trauma resolution:
To pendulate between states of exploration and safety, between language and body, between remembering the past and feeling alive in the present.
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Earn up to 70 CE Hours.
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Earn Your Certificate
Earn your Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies through the TRF's advanced training program, featuring leading experts on trauma, including:
- Bessel van der Kolk, MD, founder of the Trauma Center and New York Times #1 best-selling author of The Body Keeps the Score
- Richard Schwartz, PhD, developer of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model
- Stephen Porges, PhD, creator of the Polyvagal Theory and Social Engagement System
- Elizabeth Warner, EdM, PsyD, lead developer of Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment (SMART)
- Janina Fisher, PhD, trauma treatment expert and former instructor at The Trauma Center
- and over a dozen more leaders in the field.
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Week 1 | Understanding Trauma: Foundations
with Bessel van der Kolk, MD | Click here for information about Bessel A. van der Kolk
Week 2 | The Complexity of Adaptation to Trauma
with Jana Pressley, PsyD | Click here for information about Jana Pressley
Week 3 | The Nature of Trauma: Developmental Neurobiology, Neuroimaging Research and Effective Intervention
with Bessel van der Kolk, MD | Click here for information about Bessel A. van der Kolk
Week 4 | Neurobiology of Trauma Treatment: EMDR and New Research Directions
with Bessel van der Kolk, MD | Click here for information about Bessel A. van der Kolk
Week 5 | Adult Attachment Relationships
with Jana Pressley, PsyD | Click here for information about Jana Pressley
Week 6 | The Roles Intersectionality & Cultural Humility Play When Working with Diverse Client Populations
with Gary Bailey, MSW, ACSW | Click here for information about Gary Bailey
Week 7 | The Field Guide for Barefoot Psychology: Making Psychoeducation and Healing Relevant and Scalable across Cultures
with Michael Niconchuk, MSc, and Vivian Khedari DePierro, PhD
Click here for information about Michael Niconchuk
Click here for information about Vivian Khedari-DePierro
Week 8 | Trauma Through the Lens of Polyvagal Theory
with Stephen Porges, PhD | Click here for information about Stephen Porges
Week 9 | Trauma Assessment of Children and Adults
with Alexandra Cook, PhD | Click here for information about Alexandra Cook
Week 10 | Childhood Trauma: Impact and Long-Term Consequences
with Bessel van der Kolk, MD | Click here for information about Bessel A. van der Kolk
Week 11 | The Scope of Trauma Treatment: From Acute Interventions to Restoration of Self-Experience
with Bessel van der Kolk, MD | Click here for information about Bessel A. van der Kolk
Week 12 | Introduction to ARC: The Attachment, Regulation, and Competency Model
with Margaret Blaustein, PhD | Click here for information about Margaret Blaustein
Week 13 | ARC & Supporting Regulation in Childhood
with Margaret Blaustein, PhD | Click here for information about Margaret Blaustein
Week 14 | We Do Not Work Alone: Implementing and Sustaining Trauma-informed Systems
with Patricia Wilcox, LCSW | Click here for information about Patricia D. Wilcox
Week 15 | SMART: Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment
with Elizabeth Warner, EdM, PsyD, and Alexandra Cook, PhD
Click here for information about Elizabeth Warner
Click here for information about Alexandra Cook
Week 16 | Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Theory and Practice
Pat Ogden, PhD | Click here for information about Pat Ogden
Week 17 | Trauma, PTSD and the Mind-Body Relationship
with Matthew Sanford | Click here for information about Matthew Sanford
Week 18 | Embodied Awareness
with Licia Sky, BFA | Click here for information about Licia Sky
Week 19 | Use of Play and Activity to Support Trauma-informed Treatment
with Steve Gross, MSW | Click here for information about Steve Gross
Week 20 | Trauma Processing with Children
with Michele Henderson, LICSW | Click here for information about Michele Henderson
Week 21 | Making Connections: The Neuropsychology of Sandplay Therapy in the Treatment of Trauma
with Lorraine Freedle, PhD, LCSW, ABPdN, ABSNP, CST-T
Click here for information about Lorraine Freedle
Week 22 | The Importance of Play in the Treatment of Trauma
with Dafna Lender, LCSW | Click here for information about Dafna Lender
Week 23 | Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy: A Model for Accelerated Change
with Deborah Korn, PsyD | Click here for information about Deborah Korn
Week 24 | Theater as Embodied Therapy
with Stephan Wolfert, MFA, and Dawn Stern
Click here for information about Stephan Wolfert
Click here for information about Dawn Stern
Week 25 | Working with Problematic Sexual Behavior in Children & Youth
with Jon Ebert, PsyD, and Tarah Kuhn, PhD
Click here for information about Tarah Kuhn | Click here for information about Jon Ebert
Week 26 | Trauma & Altered States of Consciousness
with Ruth Lanius, PhD, MD, FRCPC | Click here for information about Ruth Lanius
Week 27 | Internal Family Systems
with Richard Schwartz, PhD | Click here for information about Richard C. Schwartz
Week 28 | The Use of Internal Family Systems Model in Trauma Treatment
with Frank Anderson, MD | Click here for information about Frank Anderson
Week 29 | Implementing Trauma Informed Therapies in Community
with Janina Fisher, PhD | Click here for information about Janina Fisher
Week 30 | Trauma-informed, Spiritually aware: Considering spirituality in holistic self and client care
with Jana Pressley, PsyD | Click here for information about Jana Pressley
Week 31 | Caring for the Caregiver: Vicarious Trauma
with Jana Pressley, PsyD | Click here for information about Jana Pressley
Week 32 | Alternative Non-pharmaceutical Treatment Techniques for Development Trauma: Neurofeedback and Biofeedback
with Ainat Rogel, PhD, MSW, LCSW, and Diana Martinez, MD, MSc, PhD, BNC | Click here for information about Diana Martinez | Click here for information about Ainat Rogel
Week 33 | The Future of Trauma Interventions
with Bessel van der Kolk, MD | Click here for information about Bessel A. van der Kolk
Week 34 | Graduation Celebration
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the Trauma Research Foundation
There is no other training program available that offers the depth and breadth of this exclusive certificate program...
This post-graduate level course is recommended for practitioners who are licensed mental health providers and who currently see clients or provide mental health services.
Participants who complete the weekly teachings and CE tests will be awarded a certificate of completion from the world-renowned Trauma Research Foundation.
Your certificate not only showcases your personal and professional accomplishment, it distinguishes you from your peers and shows your clients, your colleagues, and employer your continued dedication to improving therapeutic outcomes.
Upon completion of this course, participants are invited to apply for the Trauma Research Foundation's 6-Week Group Supervision and Consultation Program.
Enrollees will join group settings led by a skilled TRF faculty member in a secure environment that allows clinicians to reflect on and discuss their practice.
Each week, the group will examine one case study in depth and discuss clinical challenges.
Therapists that complete both the 7-month Certificate Program in Traumatic Stress Studies and the 6-week Group Supervision and Consultation program are invited to join the Trauma Research Foundation Referral Network.
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Author of the #1 New York Times best-selling book The Body Keeps the Score, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk has spent his professional life studying how children and adults adapt to traumatic experiences.
He established one of the first clinical/research centers in the US dedicated to the study and treatment of traumatic stress in civilian populations. Dr. van der Kolk has dedicated his career to translating emerging findings from neuroscience and attachment research into effective treatments for traumatic stress and developmental trauma in children and adults.Register for this Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies online course without risk. If you're not completely satisfied within 30 days, give us a call at 800-844-8260. We’re that confident you'll find this learning experience to be all that's promised and more than you expected.
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