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Supporting people who have experienced traumatic events

The program was created to support adults, children and adolescents who are experiencing stress or its consequences due to psychotraumatic events during the war in Ukraine.

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12 o'clock / 0.4 credits ECTS · 6 topics · remotely · certificate

The purpose of the program

From understanding trauma to supporting tools

The program is aimed at improving the psychological competence necessary to provide psychological and pedagogical support to all participants of the educational process who have experienced traumatic events.

Program in numbers

The volume and format are approved by the educational program of professional development.

  1. 0 hours

    scope of the program

    0.4 ECTS credits

  2. 0

    program topics

    distance form of education

  3. 0

    test questions

    summative assessment at the end

  4. 0 ₴

    cost of participation

    free of charge within the project

For whom

Who studies under this program

Areas of professional development: development of professional competences (in particular, psychological); psychological and physiological characteristics of students of a certain age; creating a safe and inclusive educational environment.

Target group

Who will it suit?

  • Psychologists
  • Scientific-pedagogical and pedagogical workers of educational institutions of all levels
  • Employees of inclusive resource centers
  • Employees of special educational institutions
  • Employees of professional development centers for teaching staff
After training

Competencies to be improved

  • Psychological
  • Emotional and ethical
  • Reflective
  • Ability to learn throughout life

Program content

6 topics

Each topic combines theory with practical exercises and case studies.

  1. 01

    Traumatic situation and its consequences. PTSD

    • The concept of trauma, traumatic stress, PTSD
    • Types of trauma: childhood trauma, post-accident trauma, postpartum trauma, post-divorce trauma, military trauma
    • Changes at the neurophysiological level in a person exposed to a stressful event of high intensity
    • Symptoms of traumatic stress
    • Human reactions to stress
    • Concept of PTSD
    • Common symptoms of PTSD
    • Practical exercises
  2. 02

    Loss. The burning process

    • The concept of loss
    • The burning process
    • Stages of grief
    • How to support a person who is experiencing a loss
    • Self-help during bereavement
    • How to help a child accept a loss
    • Practical exercises
  3. 03

    Anxiety disorders. Panic attacks

    • The concept of anxiety, panic disorder
    • Panic attacks and their causes
    • Physical, emotional, behavioral symptoms of anxiety disorder
    • The concept of obsessive-compulsive disorder
    • Practical exercises
  4. 04

    Emotions. Psychosomatics

    • The concept of emotions, psychosomatics
    • Types of emotions: positive, negative emotions, primary, secondary emotions
    • How the body reacts to emotions
    • Recognition of emotions
    • Relieving stress and emotional tension
    • Practical exercises
  5. 05

    Emotional burnout during war: signs and ways to overcome

    • The concept of emotional burnout
    • Symptoms of emotional burnout: psychophysical, behavioral, social and psychological symptoms
    • Stages of emotional burnout
    • Ways to overcome emotional burnout
    • Working through chronic stress
    • Stabilize the emotional state, reduce emotional burnout
  6. 06

    What are human resources?

    • The concept of a resource
    • Types of resources
    • Signs of an exhaustive resource
    • Restoration of the resource state
    • Exercise "Visualization of the resource state in a comfortable place"

Results

What will you have after your studies?

Expected results recorded in the educational program.

  • Knowledge about the formation of secure emotional attachment in the family and ecological support in child-adult relationships
  • Knowledge of the concept of stress resistance and its components; factors of stress reaction in adults and children
  • Knowledge in the field of effective adult response to children's stress response and the use of fairy tales to reduce anxiety in children
  • Ability to analyze stress reactions and apply psychological first aid tools
  • Ability to cooperate and build socially acceptable norms of behavior, skills of constructive interaction with all participants of the educational process

Final assessment

How the result is confirmed

20 test questions
3 answer options, one is correct
1 an hour for execution
80 % threshold score for the certificate

Assessment takes place in the form of tests. Each participant receives 20 test questions. Each question has three possible answers, one of which is correct. If the teacher chooses more than one answer option, the test question is considered incorrectly solved. 1 hour is allotted for the performance of test tasks. The following system is used to determine the results of the written test: 1 point is awarded for each correct answer. The test results are considered positive if the participant scored the threshold level of points (80%). Participants who, according to the results of the test, did not score the threshold level of points (80%) are considered to have failed the test and cannot receive a certificate of advanced training.

Document

Professional development certificate

  • Scope of the program —12 o'clock / 0.4 credits ECTS
  • The form of advanced training is remote
  • Issued after successful final testing

Developer: NGO Confidence Center for Psychological Support with the support of UNICEF

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Confidence

Professional development certificate

Supporting People Who Have Experienced Traumatic Events

Name Surname

completed the professional development program

12 o'clock / 0.4 credits ECTS
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Registration

How to register

Training is free within the project. All registration is in the Telegram bot, about 5 minutes.

01

Go to the chatbot

The center's Telegram bot is the button below.

02

Choose "Training for specialists"

An item in the bot menu.

03

Answer the questions about yourself

Short participant questionnaire.

04

Select "Professionals/Adults"

In the question "How do you fill out the questionnaire?"

05

Choose a course number

In the bot, this program is course #2.

06

Click "Finish registration"

The last step of the questionnaire.

Open the chatbot

After successful testing, you will receive a certificate of professional development.

Other programs

Two more programs to choose from

All three are free within the project, with a certificate and ECTS credits.

Program 1

Body. Stabilization. Resource.

The program is designed to improve the psycho-emotional state and strengthen the vitality of adults, children and adolescents.

OnlineCertificate

Free within the project

Program details

Program 3

Working with Children with Special Educational Needs

The program for training specialists who work with children with special educational needs is primarily aimed at providing basic knowledge on the topics "Contact", "Interaction" and "Sensory disorders and emotions".

OnlineCertificate

Free within the project

Program details

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