Description
Research consistently reveals that a disproportionate number of clients who seek or are required to seek social work services have histories of trauma. Therefore, social workers must understand how they can respond to the unique needs of clients with histories of trauma in ways that promote empowerment and minimize the risk of re-traumatization.
Clinicians also require the support and guidance of supervisors who themselves understand the trauma-informed formulation, its implications for practice and supervision, and the nature and manifestations of indirect trauma and their role in helping supervisees manage it.
In day one, the emphasis will be on familiarizing participants with the TI formulation, its guiding principles, and relevance to clinical practice. Because working with clients with histories of trauma inevitably results in clinicians being indirectly traumatized, this phenomenon will be explained.
In day two, the presenter will identify common models of clinical supervision and explain their intersection with the TI formulation. She will then describe supervisory skills that promote the TI principles that enhance supervisees’ competence and confidence, create a supervisory alliance that respects supervisees’ cultural and social identities, address disruptions in the supervisory relationship, helpfully “demand work” of supervisees, and respond to supervisees’ experiences with indirect trauma.
Throughout the two days, the presenter will identify content that reflects and is consistent with Maryland BSWE regulations and requirements for supervisors and relies upon a discussion format. The presenter will integrate research and theory and provide case examples to illustrate key points. Attendees will be encouraged to share their questions, cases, and concerns.
*This workshop meets the requirements of Supervision CEs and the requirement for Board-Approved Supervisors to complete 12 credit hours of continuing education in social work supervision (COMAR 10.42.08.04.).
Instructor
Dr. Carolyn Knight is a social worker with more than thirty-five years of experience working individually and in groups with adult survivors of childhood trauma and teaching practice in the generalist and foundation social work practice curriculum. Dr. Knight has written about and presented workshops on the trauma-informed conceptualization and its application to clinical practice and supervision. She is co-author, with Professors Alex Gitterman and Carel Germain (deceased), of the 2021 social work practice text, The Life Model of Social Work Practice, 4th ed. She also is the author of Introduction to Working with Adult Survivors of Childhood Trauma: Strategies and Skills and Group Therapy for Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, as well as numerous articles and book chapters on working with adult survivors.
Dr. Knight is the co-editor of two additional books, Group Work with Populations at Risk, 4th ed (with G. Greif) and Trauma-informed Supervision in a Global Context (with L.D. Borders). She is co-editor of the forthcoming book (with G. Greif), Handbook of Contemporary Group Work Practice: Promoting Resilience and Empowerment in a Complex World, published by Oxford University Press.
Agenda & Learning Objectives
AGENDA:
Day 1
9:00 am - 10:30 am
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Introductions & how we will work together.
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What does it mean to adopt a trauma-informed lens in supervision?
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Requirements for supervision: Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners
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What is unique about TI supervision?
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TI formulation 1
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Impact of trauma on those exposed to it
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Core principles
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Intersection of TI principles and core values of social work
10:30 am - 10:45 am BREAK
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
12:00 pm - 12:30pm LUNCH
12:30 pm - 2:15 pm
2:15 pm - 2:30pm BREAK
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
4:00 pm Questions and adjournment
Day 2
9:00 am - 9:30 am
9:30 am - 10:45 am
10:45 am - 11:00 pm BREAK
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm LUNCH BREAK
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
1:45 pm - 2:00 pm BREAK
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
4:00 pm Questions and Adjournment
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Upon the completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Day 1:
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Specify the principles of and rationale for the trauma-informed perspective
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Understand the implications of the trauma-informed conceptualization for their practice setting and/or that of their supervisees
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Identify core social work practice skills that promote a trauma-informed perspective
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Recognize manifestations of indirect trauma
Day 2:
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Distinguish models of supervision that reflect a trauma-informed orientation
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Understand the implications that the parallel process in supervision has for trauma-informed practice
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Identify skills that promote TI principles in supervision
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Explicate the supervisor’s role in helping supervisees manage manifestations of indirect trauma
Bibliography & References
BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCES
Bernard, J.M. & Goodyear, R.K. (2014). Fundamentals of clinical supervision. (5th ed.) New York NY: Pearson.
Blome, W. W., & Safadi, N. S. (2016). Shared vicarious trauma and the effects on Palestinian social workers. Illness, Crisis, & Loss, 24, 236–260.
Dombo, E. A., & Blome, W., 2016. Vicarious trauma in child welfare workers: A study of organizational responses. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 10(5), 505-523.
Figley, C. (1995). Compassion fatigue: Toward a new understanding of the costs of caring. In B. Stamm (Ed.), Secondary trauma stress: Self-care issues for clinicians, researchers, and educators (pp. 3-28). Sidran Press.
Frey, L. L., Beesley, D., Abbott, D., & Kendrick, E. (2017). Vicarious resilience in sexual assault and domestic violence advocates. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 9, 44-51.
Gitterman, A., Knight, C., & Germain, C. (2021). The life model of social work practice 4th ed. New York NY: Columbia University Press
Harris, M., & Fallot, R. (2001). Using trauma theory to design service systems: New directions for mental health services. Jossey Bass.
Hensel, J. M., Ruiz, C., Finney, C., & Dewa, C. S., 2015. Meta-analysis of risk factors for secondary traumatic stress in therapeutic work with trauma victims. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 28(2), 83-91.
Knight, C. (2013). Indirect trauma: Implications for supervision, the organization, and the academic institution. The Clinical Supervisor, 32, 224-243.
Knight, C. (2022). Trauma-informed supervision. In K. O'Donoghue & L. Engelbrecht (Eds.) International Handbook of Social Work Supervision. Abingdon UK: Routledge/Taylor & Francis.
Lee, J. J., Gottfried, R., & Bride, B. E. (2018). Exposure to client trauma, secondary traumatic stress, and the health of clinical social workers: A mediation analysis. Clinical Social Work Journal, 46, 228–235.
McCann, I., & Pearlman, L. (1990). Psychological trauma and the adult survivor. Brunner/Mazel.
Shulman, L. (2010). Interactional supervision. National Association of Social Workers Press.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMSHA) (2014). Retrieved from https://ncsacw.samhsa.gov/userfiles/files/SAMHSA_Trauma.pdf
Target Audience
Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists
We welcome anyone interested in the topic!
Late Fees and Refunds
The base price is $260 and includes CE credit. A non-refundable late fee of $20 is added on 02/08/24.
Cancellations** must be received 24 hours in advance prior to the workshop to receive a refund or an account credit.
Late fees cannot be refunded or applied to account credit.
**ALL cancellations will be subjected to a $35.00 administration fee.**
ADA Accommodations
If you are requesting ADA accommodations, please contact our office via email at least two weeks prior to the workshop date. Requests after that date may not be fulfilled.
Our email address is cpe@ssw.umaryland.edu.
