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Shattered Wounds: Understanding Betrayal and Resilience

Virtual
1.25 CE Hour
Clinical
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Description

This presentation will delve into the intricate relationship between betrayal trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and the neurological impacts of PTSD. The aim is to provide a comprehensive understanding of how betrayal trauma contributes to PTSD and how PTSD, in turn, affects the brain.

 

Betrayal trauma occurs when individuals or institutions on whom a person depends for survival significantly violate that person’s trust or well-being. It is particularly poignant because it intertwines feelings of safety and trust with harm. Examples include childhood abuse by caregivers, infidelity in intimate relationships, and institutional betrayal. This type of trauma is unique in its potential to disrupt fundamental human relationships and can have profound psychological consequences.

 

The presentation will also explore how betrayal trauma is a potent precursor to PTSD. Research indicates that trauma involving betrayal by trusted individuals or institutions is more likely to result in PTSD compared to non-betrayal trauma. This section will cover:

  • • The psychological mechanisms of betrayal trauma, including shattered trust and disrupted attachment.
  • • How betrayal trauma leads to higher incidences of PTSD by exacerbating feelings of vulnerability and helplessness.
  • • The role of cognitive dissonance and emotional conflict in the development of PTSD from betrayal trauma.
Target Audience
  • • Counselor
  • • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • • Social Worker
  • • Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is to increase knowledge about betrayal trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and the neurological impacts of PTSD.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Define betrayal trauma.

  • Summarize the psychological mechanisms of betrayal trauma, including shattered trust and disrupted attachment.

  • Explain how betrayal trauma leads to higher incidences of PTSD by exacerbating feelings of vulnerability and helplessness.

  • Describe the role of cognitive dissonance and emotional conflict in the development of PTSD from betrayal trauma.

References

  • Skinner, K. (2021). Healing from betrayal trauma: Understanding the impact of pornography addiction. Journal of Addictive Behaviors.

  • Ford, J. D., & Spinazzola, J. (2020). Complexities of betrayal trauma in interpersonal relationships. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.

  • Lehavot, K., & Beckman, K. L. (2019). Betrayal trauma among women veterans: The intersection of military sexual trauma and PTSD. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity.

Intermediate
Clinical
Counselor

TPN.health has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7267. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. TPN.health is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0220.

TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1000101) to sponsor continuing education for LPCCs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 1.25 hours of continuing education credit for LPCCs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Marriage & Family Therapist

TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1000101) to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 1.25 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0097.

Social Worker

TPN.health, #1766, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 03/31/2022 – 03/31/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 1.25 Clinical continuing education credits. ASWB ACE Credit is not available in NY and NJ.

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0654.

TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1000101) to sponsor continuing education for LCSWs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 1.25 hours of continuing education credit for LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Substance Use Disorder Professionals

This course has been approved by TPN.health, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #198061, TPN.health is responsible for all aspects of the programming.This course has been approved by TPN.health, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #198061, TPN.health is responsible for all aspects of the programing. Counselor Skill Group: Counseling Services

CE Policy
This course is fiscally sponsored by Exchange Events, Inc. There may be potential biases or conflicts of interest inherent to this relationship, and it must be disclosed to participants. These conflicts of interest have no bearing on the course content and have been resolved.
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Adam McLean, Psy.D., CIP

Dr. Adam McLean, is a clinical psychologist with The Guest House Ocala. Dr. McLean attended California University to complete his doctorate in clinical psychology, focusing on positive psychology and comparative mythology. Dr. McLean continues to research positive psychology, trauma, and addiction in an effort to be an advisor for those with maladaptive coping behaviors and their families. Placing a heavy emphasis on the intricacies of betrayal trauma, Dr. McLean works in continuation with his passion to help those with substance use disorder, PTSD, and co-occurring disorders. Adam’s education and experience has allowed him to help hundreds of families get their loved ones into treatment. Outside of working in behavioral health, Adam enjoys spending time with his son, Jack.

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