Courses & Workshops

Credits: Certificate Program
Registration deadline: Rolling admissions
Director: Rebecca Shahmoon Shanok, PhD

The JBFCS Center for Trauma Program Innovation actively disseminates knowledge about state-of-the art trauma services and treatment approaches throughout New York City and New York State. Since its founding in 1998, it has developed innovative programs that address family, community and societal violence and the impact of disasters and terrorism. The Center promotes the development of new trauma services for children and their families, both on the local and national level. In just the last 3 years it provided more than 640 hours of trauma training for well over 5,000 professionals from both JBFCS and community agencies and schools. Our staff can arrange assistance through collaboration, consultation and training in the following areas:

Current One-Day Sessions

Psychological First Aid

Treating Traumatized Children and Adolescents: Evidence-based Treatment Approaches

Childhood Traumatic Loss, Ambiguous Loss, And Their Effects on Professionals

Helping Groups and Systems Cope After a Crisis

Training Areas • Training Topics
• Bereavement and Traumatic Bereavement
• Grief and Loss in Children
• Traumatic Bereavement
• Psychological Preparedness
• Keep it REAL: Psychological Preparedness and Active Coping
• Trauma, Domestic Violence, and Rape
• Community and Family Trauma
• Introduction to Trauma and PTSD
• Assessment and Treatment of PTSD in Adults, Adolescents & Children
• Violence and Trauma: Assessment and Treatment of Adults, Children and Families
• Assessment and Treatment of Complex Trauma
• Systematic Trauma Screening for Children in Foster Care
• Suicide Risk Assessment
• Suicide Risk Assessment
• Sanctuary®
• Sanctuary® for Teachers or Clinicians
• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
• Tools for the Treatment of Children: Cognitive-Behavioral and School Interventions
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Techniques for Children with Affective and Behavioral Dysregulation
• Behavioral Play Therapy for Traumatized Adolescents in Residential Treatment
• Working with Chaotic Families: A Parenting Skills Program
• LGBT
• In and Out: Working with LGBTQ Youth in Residential Treatment