LIVE: Beyond a Buzzword: “Trauma-Informed” Forensic Mental Health Assessment and Implications for Knowledge, Procedures, and Formulation
January 10, 2025 | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific
January 10, 2025
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Pacific
2 Hours | 2 CEs
$125 Registration | $100 Early Registration (through 1/3) | Live Virtual Training via Zoom
Julie Goldenson, PhD presents a live virtual professional training program on Beyond a Buzzword: “Trauma-Informed” Forensic Mental Health Assessment and Implications for Knowledge, Procedures, and Formulation.
This program focuses on integrating trauma-informed practices into assessment referrals across criminal and civil contexts. Participants will explore the significance of trauma in various assessment referrals, understanding its relevance and impact. The program will cover the differentiation between Type I and Type II trauma, providing a review of the literature on the biopsychosocial effects of chronic (Type II) trauma exposure.
Participants will learn to conduct trauma-informed assessments by examining recent literature (Goldenson, Brodsky & Perlin, 2022; Goldenson, 2024; Goldenson & Bailey, 2024). This includes discussing the importance and limitations of trauma screening and reviewing various measures. The program will emphasize process-related considerations such as transparency, informed consent, attunement to non-verbal behavior and altered states of arousal, and appropriate pacing of interviews. Additionally, it will address navigating the tensions around empathy and compassion within forensic contexts.
The program will also cover the diagnostic formulation of trauma, including the ICD-11 definition of complex trauma. Finally, it will highlight the emotional toll of trauma-related work, its potential impact on assessment quality, and the importance of self-awareness and consultation.
This program is intended for professionals at all stages of their careers. The material will be germane to professionals conducting forensic mental health assessments for civil or criminal purposes in inpatient, correctional, or outpatient settings.
Intended Audience
This live program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals.
Experience Level
This live program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Presented By
Julie Goldenson, PhD
Dr. Julie Goldenson is a clinical and forensic psychologist who practices in the criminal and civil arena. She is frequently retained as an expert to evaluate harms from institutional abuse. As a professor at University of Toronto, she teaches assessment of personality and psychopathology at the doc...
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and trauma exposure are relevant to a variety of types of forensic assessments in both criminal and civil realms
Describe the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 trauma and identify the biopsychosocial impact of more chronic childhood trauma across the evaluee’s lifespan
Describe what it means to take a “trauma-informed” approach to FMHA in terms of event screening, interviewing, and diagnostic formulation
Describe the personal impact of forensic work with trauma-affected evaluee's and strategies for management
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