Beyond Limitations: Trauma & Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG)
Information
Date & Time
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Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Summarize personal and professional trauma informed practices.
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Define Post-Traumatic Growth.
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Explain & demonstrate wellness strategies & interventions.
Educational Goal
The educational goal of this workshop is to increase participants ability to understand & facilitate Post-Traumatic Growth for personal and population health advancements.
Description
This session will focus on the importance of trauma-informed practices in personal and professional settings for the purpose of promoting Post-Traumatic Growth. We will delineate between Post Traumatic Growth and Resiliency while highlighting strategies and interventions for emotional and psychological well-being in an anxious world. This session will be engaging and help to foster a framework for wellness in the workplace as well as in private settings.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Dr. Beverly Smith is the Interim CEO/ED of the American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) and a Past President. She is a change agent for Re-Imagining AMHCA for growth and sustainability. Dr. Smith commissioned AMHCA’s Council and AMHCA’s Counseling Compact Taskforce. Currently, she serves as an ex-officio member of the Counseling Compact Commission and the Executive Committee as the AMHCA representative. Additionally, Dr. Smith commissioned the AMHCA’s Multicultural & Social Justice Committee (MSJ), and the MSJ Fellow Credential as a few of her accomplishments with AMHCA.
She has over 28 years of experience in the Mental Healthcare field working with individuals across the lifespan. Smith has worked in numerous settings to include higher education as an adjunct professor, community counseling, corrections, public education, faith-based organizations, and in private practice at BSmith Consulting Group, LLC (a Behavioral Healthcare Firm established in 2009).
Dr. Beverly is licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor in the States of Georgia and Alabama. She is a member of several professional and service organizations. Dr. Smith has been presented with awards to include, but not limited to, the ACA of Alabama Dr. Fannie Richardson Cooley Award for Distinguished Professional Development and the prestigious Georgia Secretary of State Outstanding Georgia Citizen Award by the Secretary of Georgia, Georgia Senate, and Georgia Lt. Governor.
Financially Sponsored By
- American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA)