Mothers With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Course Description: After September 11th, our country turned its attention towards a mental condition that has afflicted more than 20,000,000 million Americans: PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Over half of these individuals are women and many are mothers. Our society now expects human service providers to possess a basic knowledge and expertise regarding PTSD.

Many women, as well as mothers, are predisposed to PTSD through rape, domestic violence, and cultural learned helplessness. Mothers who have PTSD can affect parenting dynamics leading to risk factors for their children's developmental stages. This course is designed to give students the skills to work "proactively" with mothers who have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Course Objectives:
1. To assure that professional human service providers acquire core knowledge pertaining to trauma.
2. To teach participants an understanding and be able to define and recognized PTSD.
3. To give students an overview of how the parenting/bonding is affected by a mother who has PTSD.
4. To share drug/alcohol usage patterns of mothers with PTSD.
5. To share helpful communication strategies for utilization with mothers who emit the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
6. To share strategies of self care for mothers with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
7. To explore public resources/ policies to implement heightened awareness for mothers

Educational Format:
  • This well organized workshop fills the information gap that currently exists about mothers with PTSD. This workshop has been researched to be an informative and an interesting educational tool for targeted participants. It draws upon the latest research in the field of traumatology and builds on a "general" framework of psychology. This framework can be augmented for professional audience concentrations of social workers, chaplains, ministers and counselors. It can also be tailored for actual mother audiences.
  • Participants will acquire "proactive" knowledge through lecture, power point presentation, helpful videos, and overhead transparencies. These learning components will provide an effective and interesting format. Additionally, focus will be placed on active and "interactive" learning approaches that can be applied through sessions that will be structured with large group activities and small group breakouts. This process will enable participants to individualize and receive information within the learning session.
  • Within the training, participants receive beneficial, "user-friendly" handouts and workbooks. Written information is designed for future reference and can be incorporated in office memos, bulletin boards, and newsletters. It can also be utilized for future worksite, workshop, or conference trainings.
Topic 1 Overview of and Trauma- Offers a personalization and general account of trauma and examines psychosocial, neurophysiological research pertaining to the central nervous system.
Topic 2 &3 Understanding and Recognition of PTSD-Offers a definition of PTSD, detailed listing of symptomology, stages of PTSD/ Integration, and various types of anxiety/ PTSD: normal stress response, acute stress, Uncomplicated PTSD, Comorbid PTSD, and Complex PTSD. Offers heightened awareness pertaining to diagnosis and problematic/exacerbated treatment.
Topic 4 PTSD and How It Affects The Parenting/bonding- Offers a comprehensive overview of how mothers are impacted by PTSD.
Topic 5 Drug and Alcohol Concerns- Examines how private drug/alcohol usage is often implemented in coping strategies to remedy agitation associated with PTSD. Focus on with Comorbid & Complex PTSD.
Topic 6 Effective Communication Tactics-Offers unique and insightful communication strategies pertaining to mothers who have PTSD.
Topic 7 Strategies For mothers With PTSD- Offers an examination of current treatment strategies and various coping tactics to relay to mothers. Offers a general account of trauma therapies with inclusion of researched-based results pertaining to Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Topic 8 & 9 Helpful Resources/Future Issues & Policies- Offers an overview of a listing of resources and direct attention toward implementation of policy

 
 
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