Working in the Shadow of Trauma and War: Training for Enosh's Senior Staff

Therapeutic Work in the Shadow of Trauma and War Training for the senior staff of the "Enosh" Association: Part A: Intervention and initial treatment of victims of extreme events at various stages Lecturer: Dr. Thuli Flint Part B: Workshop for therapists on how to work with traumatic and complex grief Lecturer: Dr. Avital Gershfeld-Litwin The goal of the combined training is to provide Enosh's senior therapeutic team with enrichment and tools to lead knowledge and guidance in the areas of treating trauma in extreme situations and coping with grief and loss. The training has 2 parts: 1. 24 academic hours about treating trauma in extreme situations under the guidance of Dr. Thuli Flint. 2. 16 academic hours about therapeutic tools for coping with grief and loss under the guidance of Dr. Avital Gershfeld-Litwin. The course is part of the "Saphireshim for the Wind" project, in which the Saphireshim Institute provides courses on issues of trauma and loss treatment to therapists and organizations dealing with the mental health needs of Israeli society following the trauma of Black Sabbath 7.10.23 and the war that followed. We thank the Jewish Federations of North America for funding the project and for their enormous contribution to the mental health of Israeli society. Intervention and initial treatment of victims of extreme events at various stages Dr. Thuli Flint Course scope: 24 academic hours of frontal training Course description: Training mental health professionals in interventions and providing psychological support during an extreme event. Training includes interventions for trauma treatment based on focused methods such as: EMDR SE MSI ACT narrative therapy and more. The course will combine theory and practice. Topics: • The nature of the traumatic event in the neuro-psycho-physiological context: PTSD, ASD, ASR • Memory during extreme events, memory construction and memory impairment. • Considerations in choosing an intervention/treatment • Emergency work versus ongoing work • Combining methods in intervention in a traumatic event, working with additional factors • Treatment of old trauma during a current emergency • Intervention methods at various stages – returning to the window of endurance • Narrative-focused work • Body-focused work The course will be a frontal course and will include demonstrations and practice. Participants will receive unique materials related to working with extreme events and extreme events. Workshop for therapists on how to work with traumatic and complex grief Moderator: Dr. Avital Gershfeld-Litoin Course scope: 16 academic hours Frontal training The events of October 7 and the "Iron Swords" war created a complex reality of dealing with trauma, loss, and mass grief. Psychologists, social workers, and psychotherapists with training and experience in treating trauma and crisis situations have mobilized to offer primary care, and now, about two months after Black Sabbath, the need for grief treatment is increasing. In the transition from primary care to acute grief, appropriate knowledge and training are required so that grief reactions do not become a grief disorder and to help mourners return to functioning and process the loss. Course Description: The course will include providing tools for identifying barriers and possible disruptions to the natural grieving process, and evidence-based interventions for integrative therapy to reduce grief disorder and treat ongoing grief disorder. During the course, recommended steps for treating complex and traumatic grief situations will be practiced, focusing on the role of the therapist and working specifically with common barriers that disrupt natural grieving processes. Course objectives: ✓ Providing tools for identifying and identifying difficulties and complexities in grief. ✓ Learning and practicing integrative intervention for short-term grief-focused treatment. ✓ Increasing therapists' confidence in engaging in grief treatment and identifying personal difficulties and barriers.