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Forward2025 Trauma Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: The Basics - June 2-4, 2025
Overview
Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT): The Basics will provide attendees with the tools needed to be able to engage clients in this evidenced-based therapy. The components of TF-CBT will be discussed at length and case studies will be used to further explain how the model works with youth and families and how to address common barriers and issues that arise.
Target Audience
This course is designed for Psychologists, Social Workers, and Mental Health Counselors.
Learning Objectives
After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
- Identify the PRACTICE components of TF-CBT.
- Describe how to use psychoeducation tools in TF-CBT.
- Demonstrate cognitive coping strategies to change an unhelpful thought.
- Share creative strategies for completing trauma narration with clients.
- Identify when to incorporate safety skills within the model.
- Communicate why caregiver participation and conjoint sessions within the model are important.
- Identify one self-care practice to help mitigate vicarious traumatization.
Program
AGENDA
Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
3 Day Virtual Basic Training
Day 1
8:00 Introductions and Overview of TF-CBT
8:30 Trauma and its effects/symptoms and treatment
9:00 Break
9:15 Psychoeducation and Parenting Skills
10:45 Break
11:00 Relaxation
11:45 Wrap up/Common Questions
12:00 END
Day 2
8:00 Review Day 1
8:30 Affective Regulation
9:30 Break
9:45 Cognitive Coping
11:30 Wrap up/Common Questions
12:00 END
Day 3
8:00 Review Day 2
8:30 Trauma Narration and Examples
9:30 Break
9:45 Cognitive Processing TN
11:00 Break
11:15 Enhancing Safety, Future Development, Terminating Therapy
11:45 National Certification/Next Steps/ Wrap up
12:00 END
Venue
Faculty
Planners & Speakers
Jessica Wozniak, PsyD.
Assistant Professor
UMass Chan Medial School - Baystate
Psychologist
Baystate Health
Lisa Blanchard, LMHC
Chief Clinical Officer
Spectrum Health Systems
Leah Berkowitz-Gosselin, MSW/LICSW
Grants Project Coordinator
Baystate Medical Center
Jennifer McCaffrey, MPH
Project Specialist/Behavioral Health Clinician II
Baystate Health
Jessica Griffin, PsyD
Associate Professor
UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Clinical Psychologist
Baystate Medical Center
Name of Individual | Individual's Role in Activity | Financial Relationship Disclosure | Discussion of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Wozniak, PsyD | Planner, Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Lisa Blanchard, LMHC | Planner | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Leah Berkowitz-Gosselin, MSW/LICSW | Planner | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Jennifer McCaffrey, MPH | Planner | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Jessica Griffin, PsyD | Speaker | No relevant relationship with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Faculty Disclosure
The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education (CE) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Any relevant financial relationships are mitigated prior to the educational activity.
None of the planners or faculty for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Accreditation
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Psychologists
Baystate Health is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Baystate Health maintains responsibility for this program and its content. A maximum of 8.25 CE credit(s) for psychologists have been awarded varying amounts of continuing education credits for this educational activity.
Social Workers (ASWB)
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Baystate Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organization, not individual courses are approved under this program. Baystate Health maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive a maximum of 8.25 continuing education credits. .
Mental Health Counselors
Baystate Health is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider, (ACEPTM) and may offer NBCC approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. (ACEP #5684). Mental health counselors completing this course receives a maximum of 8.25 clock hours.
Available Credit
- 8.25 APA American Psychological AssociationBaystate Health is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Baystate Health maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
- 8.25 ASWB Continuing Education Credit(s)
- 8.25 BCIPE Instructional Hours
- 8.25 NBCCBaystate Health is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP™) and may offer NBCC approved clock hours for events that meet NBC requirements. The ACEP solely responsible for all aspects of the program.