Having Difficult Conversations With Traumatized Patients

Working in the mental health field is not for the faint of heart. As professionals we are tasked with creating safe spaces in which people can be vulnerable. At the same time, we are human, and often the things our clients have been through, and the things they do to cope with what they’ve been through, are challenging for us to inquire about, to sit with, and to explore.

In this workshop, attendees will examine some of the obstacles to having difficult conversations with traumatized clients across a range of services and discuss principles for overcoming those barriers.

2 CEs are available for NYS LMHCs, LMSWs, LCSWs, LMFTs, LCATs, NYS Licensed Psychologists and NYS Licensed Psychoanalysts upon completion of this training.

Objectives:

Upon completion of the training, participants will be able to:

-list two reasons that traumatized people are reluctant to talk about their experiences.

-identify two internal challenges helping professionals face in the work.

-describe at least two techniques for engaging traumatized people in dialogue.

In accordance with the NY State Education Department guidelines, in order to receive continuing education contact hours, a participant needs to be present for the duration of the workshop/training. Therefore, participants who arrive late or leave the event early will not be granted a certificate of completion.

​Cancellation Policy: Refunds will be provided for cancellations made in writing up to one day prior to the start of the event.

Accommodations and Accessibility: HVPD welcomes participants with diverse abilities. Please contact us at [email protected] to request accessibility accommodations. Accommodation requests are considered in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Craig Haen, Ph.D., RDT, CGP, LCAT, AGPA-F has a private practice working with children, adolescents, adults and families in White Plains, NY. Craig is cofounder and Training Director of the Kint Institute, which offers post-Masters clinical training in the arts and trauma treatment in New York City. He is a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association, where he serves as a founding member of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force and co-chair of the Community Outreach Task Force. In these roles, he has coordinated responses to mass trauma events internationally for the past decade and co-authored the organization’s public statements on human rights issues. He received the Social Responsibility Award in 2021 in recognition of this work. Craig is also an independent scholar whose most recent book was Creative Arts-Based Group Therapy with Adolescents, with the late Nancy Boyd Webb.

Event Venue

Online