10th Annual Best Practices Conference
Trauma and Recovery: Providing Trauma-Informed Care
Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 Time: 8:00 AM – Registration/Breakfast
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Program
Place: Imperia Banquet and Conference Center 1714 Easton Avenue
Somerset, New Jersey 08873
Fee: UBHC Employees with ID $125 Other Healthcare Professionals $150 Physicians $250
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 3, 2014 BE SURE TO REGISTER EARLY
A CME/CE Certified Activity Provided by Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care and the Center for Continuing and Outreach Education at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
“Many individuals who seek treatment in behavioral health settings have histories of trauma, but they often don’t recognize the significant effects of trauma in their lives; either they don’t draw connections between their trauma histories and their presenting problems, or they avoid the topic altogether. Likewise, treatment providers may not ask questions that elicit a client’s history of trauma, may feel unprepared to address trauma-related issues proactively, or may struggle to address traumatic stress effectively within the constraints of their treatment program, the program’s clinical orientation, or their agency’s directives.
By recognizing that traumatic experiences and their sequelae tie closely into behavioral health problems, front- line professionals and community-based programs can begin to build a trauma-informed environment across the continuum of care. Key steps include meeting client needs in a safe, collaborative, and compassionate manner; preventing treatment practices that retraumatize people with histories of trauma who are seeking help or receiving services; building on the strengths and resilience of clients in the context of their environments and communities; and endorsing trauma-informed principles in agencies through support, consultation, and supervision of staff.
This program will provide evidence-based and best practice information for behavioral health service providers and administrators who want to work more effectively with people who have been exposed to acute and chronic traumas and/or are at risk of developing traumatic stress reactions. Using key trauma-informed principles, this program will highlight trauma-related prevention, intervention, and treatment issues and strategies in behavioral health services. The content is adaptable across behavioral health settings that service individuals, families, and communities—placing emphasis on the importance of coordinating as well as integrating services.” SAMHSA