Post-Traumatic Growth: Deepening Skills to Help Clients Heal

Open to the public

6.5 CE hours are available for select professions. Please continue reading below for more information on the event.

• CSSW Alumni: Please email [email protected] for promotional code. Your email should contain your full name at the time you graduated and the year you graduated.
• Groups of 5+: select the appropriate group ticket when registering and enter the number of tickets you would like to purchase.
• CSSW Practicum Instructors supervising a CSSW student during the current or upcoming academic year: Please email [email protected] for promotional code. Include the name and year of the CSSW student you are supervising for the academic year.
• Current CSSW employees: Please email [email protected] for your OPE benefit. Your email should contain your full name and position.
• Other Columbia University faculty, staff, alumni: Please email [email protected] for the promotional code. Your email should contain your full name, position, and/or year and school of graduation. Email must be from your Columbia University email domain.

Post-traumatic growth (PTG) represents positive psychological change occurring in some who suffered trauma. You can be the expert companion on a journey with your clients to find new meaning of their traumatic experience as well as purpose in life.

In this workshop, you will gain an understanding of the brain-mind dyad, the role of mindfulness, the latest research pertaining to PTG, and into clinical interventions you can begin incorporating into your work now to promote your clients’ journey towards healing and growth. You will learn how to listen for growth in your client’s language that you might otherwise miss and you will know how to share the possibility of growth at just the right times in the therapeutic journey. You will gain an introductory understanding of PTG and acquire tools and skills that can support you in the mastery of listening for and nurturing posttraumatic growth.

By attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Understand the definition of PTG and how it pertains to clients in clinical and non-clinical settings.
2. Understand the findings of research about PTG.
3. Utalize 3 strategies for helping to facilitate PTG in clinical work and interactions with clients.

Dr. Victoria Grinman, PhD, LCSW-R (Bio) is a NY based psychotherapist, coach and trainer with more than 17+ years of experience working and collaborating with people of all life stages and circumstances and organizations all over the world. She is affiliated with a wide variety of academic organizations and her research focuses on posttraumatic growth, parenthood and Autism.

You will be sent an email containing the Zoom link at 6 p.m. EST the evening before and again 1 hour prior to the webinar start time. If you do not receive an email containing the webinar link by the times indicated here then check your SPAM folder and email us at [email protected] if you need further assistance. Please also note the following:

• You will be required to sign-in with your full name and answer a few registration questions.

• See Continuing Education information and requirements below if receiving CE hours.

You will be sent an email reminder of the workshop 2 days and the evening before. If you do not receive this email by the times indicated here then check your SPAM folder and email us at [email protected] if you need further assistance.

Please see Continuing Education information and requirements below if receiving CE hours.

6.5 live- online or in-person CE contact hours will be awarded to NY, NJ, and CT licensed social workers*, NY psychologists* , and NY mental health counselors * who have met the attendance requirements below who have met the attendance requirements below.

Social Workers: CSSW is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers. Provider #SW‐0021

*Social workers from other states, please confirm with your state licensing board. Please note that we do not specify type of credits (general, cultural competence, clinical, etc.) Many states have recognized Columbia University School of Social Work continuing education hours as we are a CSWE accredited institution and approved by the NYS Education Department to provide continuing education.

Psychologists: CSSW- OPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists. Provider #PSY-0194.

*Psychologists from other states, please confirm with your state licensing board.

Mental Health Counselors: NYSED State Board for Mental Health Practitioners recognizes the Center for Prolonged Grief as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0104)

*Mental health counselors from other states, please confirm with your state licensing board.

Please note that in order to receive your continuing education certificate, you must attend the entire workshop and complete the evaluation in accordance to NYSED regulations. There is a 10 minute grace period. Any participant who arrives/logs in past 9:40 AM OR leaves/logs out earlier than 4:50 PM will not receive CE credits. Refunds are not provided for late arrivals or early departures. Please plan accordingly.

CE Distribution: Evaluation and Certificate forms will be distributed via email within 1 week following the event to those meeting the attendance requirements above.

Special Accommodations: If you require disability accommodations to attend/participate in an event at Columbia University School of Social Work, please contact the Office of Professional Excellence at [email protected] at least 10 days in advance of the event.*

For events posted less than 10 days in advance, contact [email protected] as soon as possible.

Grievance Policy: For information on our grievance policy, click here.

Fees will be refunded less a $5 processing fee, if email notification is received by the Office of Professional Excellence up to 14 days prior to the workshop date.

Refunds will not be provided to those not meeting the attendance requirements.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Columbia School of Social Work, 1255 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, United States