Preventing and Managing PTSD - The Academy for Community Behavioral Health

DESCRIPTION

Stressful events and exposure to trauma are common experiences that bring significant challenges. The process of recovering from stress or trauma can look different for everyone. For some people, these events may lead to ongoing fears, unsettling dreams and memories, feeling jumpy or agitated, or other symptoms. Given the profound changes we have experienced during and after COVID-19, stress we might regularly encounter in our work, and other mass traumas, many of us will temporarily experience some of these feelings, whereas others might feel them longer, reflecting a type of posttraumatic stress reaction. We will share an overview of what posttraumatic stress is and how we can care for ourselves if we experience these challenges.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Participants will:

Review risk factors for PTSD and possible interventions
Discuss assessments used to diagnose PTSD
Explore behaviors associated with PTSD and current treatment options
Recognize the impact of secondary trauma and discuss ways to provide care for themselves and colleagues

LEARNING PATH

This course is part of a Series: Tools for Coping with Stress and Trauma. Learners are invited to register for one or more of the five courses in this series:

Managing Stress and Building Resilience
Managing Perceptions of Control
Journaling to Manage Stress and Build Resilience
Chronic Pain and Mental Health
Preventing and Managing PTSD

Those who complete all five courses will receive a certificate of completion for the series.

WHAT TO EXPECT

This course will include presentation as well as opportunities to participate and discuss the tools presented.

ELIGIBILITY

This course is open to staff of any non-profit community organization or government agency that delivers social services in NYC.