Type of Event: Continuing Education Unit Presentation Audience: - - PDF document

Type of Event: Continuing Education Unit Presentation

Audience: Social Workers, approximately 25 attended, 14 questionnaires filled out, approximately 11 left blank/not turned in Topic: The Journey In and Out of Trauma: Clinical Understanding

• f Trauma from Client and Clinician’s Views

Speaker: Healing TREE Founder + CEO Marissa Ghavami, Cynthia Schwartzberg, LCSW, and Co-presented by the Southeast Brainspotting Institute and the Georgia Society of Clinical Social Workers Time: 1 1/2 hours including Q&A Venue: Hillside Hospital Location and Date: Atlanta, GA 10.27.16

Yes No Left Blank Yes No Yes No

• 1. Did you learn something new?
• 1. (Continued) If yes, what did you learn? Please explain briefly.

Please be sure to include any terms you were previously unfamiliar with (i.e.) “Love bombing”, “Gaslighting”, “Trauma bonding”, “Trauma repetition”, or “One-on-One Cult”.

Yes (14 of 14 professionals) New Term (10 of 14 professionals who answered yes)

Love Bombing

New Term (3 of 14 professionals who answered yes)

Gaslighting

Professional Results

Not New Term (4 of 14 professionals) Not New Term (11

• f 14 professionals)

Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Left Blank Already Do

Other answers included:

“Need for body involvement for brain to heal.” “I’m embarrassed that I work in the trauma field and didn’t know these terms but I’m grateful to know them now. I also feel like the layout of your PowerPoint and collaboration of survivor/ clinician as presenters helped me see information in a new way.” - Elisabeth, LCSW, Atlanta, GA after attending Continuing Education Unit Presentation

• 2. Are you more likely to view your clients’ symptoms through a

trauma-informed lens? Trauma Bonding One-on-One Cult Trauma Repetition

New Term (10 of 14 professionals who answered yes) Not New Term (11

• f 14 professionals)

New Term (4 of 14 professionals who answered yes) Yes (12 of 14 professionals) Not New Term (10

• f 14 professionals)

New Term (3 of 14 professionals who answered yes) Not New Term (4 of 14 professionals) Already Do (2 of 14 professionals)

Yes No Left Blank Already Do Not Sure

• 3. Are you planning to become certified in trauma-focused

treatment modalities if you are not already?

• 4. Please share what you liked most about this presentation.

Comments included: “Remember to always look beneath the presenting signs for potential underlying trauma. Easy going and informative.” - Philip, LCSW “Client and therapist perspective.” - Katelynn, LMSW, School Counselor “The survivor/clinician presenter combination was excellent!” - Elisabeth, LCSW

• 5. Please share any suggestions you have to make this

presentation stronger. Comments included: “I want[ed] the presentation to last longer." - Andrea, MSW, Case Manager, Young Adult Psychiatry Program “Longer!” - Elisabeth, LCSW

Yes (5 of 14 professionals) Not Sure (2 of 14 professionals) No (3 of 14 professionals) Already Do (3 of 14 professionals) Left Blank (1 of 14 professionals)

• 6. Please list your professional title.

Responses include: "LCSW, Mental Health Counselor, Clinical Social Worker, Psychotherapist, MFT, Mental Health Clinician, LMSW, Case Manager, School Counselor"